HP OpenView Smart Plug-in for Microsoft Virtual Server

Release Notes

April 2005

This document provides an overview of the HP OpenView Smart Plug-in for Microsoft Virtual Server (MSVS SPI) software version B.01.00.

In This Version
Installation Notes
Known Problems, Limitations, and Workarounds
Verified Environments
Support
Legal Notices

In This Version

The MSVS SPI integrates fully with HP OpenView Operations for Windows (OVO). The SPI extends the management scope of OVO to include the virtual computer environment of Microsoft Virtual Server.

The features provided by the MSVS SPI are detailed below:

Service Discovery: The MSVS SPI discovers the Microsoft Virtual Server services running on an OVO managed node and creates the service map in OVO. The services that are discovered are virtual networks, virtual hard disks, virtual machines (VMs), and the host resources. When a Guest system is added as a managed node to OVO, a dependency to the System Infrastructure service of the Smart Plug-in for Microsoft Windows OS (Windows OS SPI) is created.
Policies: The SPI includes policies to collect data and monitor the CPU, network utilization, and disk utilization of VMs.
Tools: The SPI includes tools to administer the Virtual Server environment and to perform maintenance tasks.
Graphs: The graphs on the host machine show the resource (disk, CPU and network) utilization of the VMs.
Reports: The reports detail the usage trends of host resources and the VMs.

Installation requirements, as well as instructions for installing the MSVS SPI are documented in Smart Plug-ins CD for OpenView Operations Installation/Upgrade Guide provided in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.

Before installing the MSVS SPI, make sure that your system meets the following requirements. For the management server requirements, refer to the OVO version 7.5 requirements.

Software

OVO 7.5 management server
Virtual Machine Remote Client (VMRC) version 1.1.465 on the management server. This is required only to run tools that launch the VMRC and Web clients.

MSVS SPI Reporter on a Microsoft Cluster with HP OpenView Reporter 3.6 and no OVO Installation

You must install the MSVS SPI Reporter only on the cluster node where the OV Reporter 3.6 resource group is active.

To uninstall MSVS SPI Reporter, you must make sure that you uninstall MSVS SPI Reporter from the same cluster node on which you installed it. In addition, you must make sure that the OV Reporter 3.6 resource group is active on the cluster node during uninstallation.

Uninstalling MSVS SPI

You must perform the following steps to uninstall MSVS SPI:

Remove MSVS SPI policies from managed nodes
Remove MSVS SPI components and software

To remove MSVS SPI policies from managed nodes:

In the OVO console, locate the following:
Nodes > <node name>
Right click and view the policy inventory by using the following option in the menu:
View > Policy Inventory
Select and right click the MSVS SPI policies, and remove them from the node by using the following option in the menu:
All tasks > Remove from node

To remove the MSVS SPI components and software:

In the OVO console tree, locate the following:
Tools > SPI for MS Virtual Servers > Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 > Maintenance
Run the Host Agents Uninstall tool to uninstall the HP host agent.
Run the Data Source Remove tool to remove the data source created by MSVS SPI.
Run the SPI CD common installer to uninstall the MSVS SPI. Refer to the Smart Plug-ins CD for OpenView Operations Installation/Upgrade Guide for information on how to uninstall the SPI using the SPI CD common installer.

Known Problems, Limitations, and Workarounds

Installation of HP MSVS2005 Host Agents might fail

The installation of HP MSVS2005 Host Agents application might fail due to insufficient permissions to install the application when you run the following tools or policy:

Tools
- SPI for MS Virtual Servers > Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 > Maintenance > Host Agent Install
- SPI for MS Virtual Servers > Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 > Maintenance > Host Agent Uninstall
Policy
SPI for MS Virtual Servers > Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 > Auto-Deploy > MSVSSPI-HP Host Agent Install

You must run these tools or policy as a user with permissions to install or uninstall applications.

To change the user for a tool:

From the OVO console, right-click the Host Agent Install or Host Agent Uninstall tool and select Properties. The Tool Properties dialog box is displayed.
Select the Target tab from the Tool Properties dialog box
Clear the Run as Agent User check box. The User Name text box is enabled
Type the <user name> in the User Name text box. The Password text box is enabled
Type the <password> in the Password text box. The Verify Password text box is enabled
Type the <password> for confirmation in the Verify Password text box
Click OK. This completes the procedure to change the user for a tool

To change user for a policy:

From the OVO console, double-click the MSVSSPI-HP Host Agent Install policy. The MSVSSPI-HP Host Agent Install dialog box is displayed.
Select the Task tab
Select the As user check box. The As user text box is enabled
Type the <user name> in the As user text box
Select the Specify password check box. The Specify password text box is enabled.
Type the <password> in the Specify password text box
Click Save and Close
From the OVO console, right-click MSVSSPI-HP Host Agent Install policy and select All Tasks > Deploy on.... The Deploy policies on... dialog box is displayed
Select the required host nodes from the dialog box and click OK. This completes the procedure to change the user for a policy

Verified Environments

MSVS SPI version B.01.00 supports only OVO 7.5. Earlier versions of OVO are not supported.

Supported operating system versions on the Virtual Server host node:

Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Supported operating system versions on the Virtual Server guest node:

32-bit version of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (excluding Datacenter edition)
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 with Service Pack 6a (SP6a)
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server (excluding Datacenter edition)

Support

Please visit the HP OpenView web site at: http://managementsoftware.hp.com/

This web site provides contact information and details about the products, services, and support that HP OpenView offers.

You can also go directly to the support web site at:

http://support.openview.hp.com/support

HP OpenView online software support provides customer self-solve capabilities. It provides a fast and efficient way to access interactive technical support tools needed to manage your business. As a valuable support customer, you can benefit by being able to:

Search for knowledge documents of interest
Submit and track progress on support cases
Manage a support contract
Look up HP support contacts
Review information about available services
Enter discussions with other software customers
Research and register for software training

NOTE: Most of the support areas require that you register as an HP Passport user and log in. Many also require an active support contract. To find more information about support access levels, go to the following URL:

http://support.openview.hp.com/access_level.jsp

To register for an HP Passport ID, go to the following URL:

https://passport2.hp.com/hpp/newuser.do

To view release notes and other documentation:

Click using hp software--> product manuals.

The product manuals search window opens. It is located at:
http://ovweb.external.hp.com/lpe/doc_serv/
In the select product list, click Smart Plug-ins for Microsoft Virtual Server .
In the select version list, click b.01.00.
In the OS list, click Windows.
To start the search, click Open or Download.

NOTE: To view files in PDF format (*.pdf), Adobe Acrobat Reader must be installed on your system. To download Adobe Acrobat Reader, go to the following URL:

http://www.adobe.com/

Legal Notices

The information contained herein is subject to change without notice.

The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.