HP Operations Smart Plug-in for Cluster Infrastructure Release Notes

for the HP Operations Manager for Windows®, HP-UX, Linux, and Solaris operating systems


Software version: 11.11

Publication date: July 2013

This document is an overview of the features in HP Operations Smart Plug-in for Cluster Infrastructure (CI SPI). It contains important information that is not included in the manuals or the Online Help. You can find information about the following in this document:

What's New in This Release?
Supported Environments
License for the Software
Installation Notes
Known Problems, Limitations, and Workarounds
Documentation Updates
Localization Support
Support
Legal Notices

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What's New in This Release?

Single media for installation process of the HP Operations agent and Infrastructure SPIs
The HP Operations Agent and Infrastructure SPIs media provides both the HP Operations Agent and Infrastructure SPIs packages and enables you to install both the products with the oainstall program. For more information about installation, see HP Operations Agent and Smart Plug-in for Infrastructure Installation Guide.

Supported Environments

Before installing the CI SPI, make sure that your system meets the following minimum requirements for HP Operations Manager (HPOM) management server and managed nodes.

For information about the supported operating system architectures, operating system release versions, required patches, and recent updates, visit the support matrix URL: HP Software Support Matrix.

Management Server Requirements

The Infrastructure Smart Plug-ins (SPIs) are supported on HPOM for Windows, HP-UX, Linux, and Solaris operating systems. The following table lists HPOM requirements and the HP Software products you must install on the management server. The patches mentioned are the minimum applicable level. Always apply the latest available patches.

Product Name Operating System Versions Supported Patch/ Hot fix
HP Operations Manager Windows 9.00 OMW_00145
8.16 OMW_00149
HP-UX 9.10 PHSS_42736
Linux 9.10 OML_00050
Solaris 9.10 ITOSOL_00772
HP Performance Manager (to view graphs) Windows 9.00 HPPM9W_00002
HP-UX 9.00 PHSS_42753
Solaris 9.00 HPPM9S_00002
Linux 9.00 HPPM9L_00002
HP Reporter (to view reports) Windows - 64 bit 4.00 -
Windows - 32 bit 3.90 -
3.80 -

* Contact HP Support to obtain the hotfix.

Supported Agent Versions on Managed Nodes

The Infrastructure SPIs support nodes running Windows, AIX, Linux, HP-UX, or Solaris operating systems. The following table lists the agent version that you must deploy on the managed nodes. You must install the latest patch available for the agents.

Product Name Version Supported
HP Operations Agent 11.11

 

Supported Cluster Environments

License for the Software

No separate license is required for the CI SPI. It is included with the purchase of HP Software Operations Agent LTUs (License to Use). Separate LTUs for SI SPI, CI SPI, and VI SPI are included with each HP Software Operations Agent LTU.

Installation Notes

Installation requirements, as well as instructions for installing the CI SPI are documented in the Installation Guide (HP Operations Agent and Smart Plug-in for Infrastructure Installation Guide).

Known Problems, Limitations, and Workarounds

 

Limitation

In this release of CI SPI, the language of the policies auto-deployed on the nodes depends on the locale of the HPOM for Windows management server and not the node's locale.

Known Problems and Workarounds

The known problems and workarounds for this release of CI SPI are listed below:

Documentation Updates


The following documentation is available for Cluster Infrastructure SPI:

The first page of this release notes document contains the following identifying information:

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Localization Support

HP supplies Infrastructure SPI localized software and documentation in these languages:

HP Software Support

This web site provides contact information and details about the products, services, and support that HP Software offers. For more information, visit the HP Support web site at: HP Software Support Online.

HP 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 valued support customer, you can benefit by being able to:

To access the Self-solve knowledge base, visit the Self-solve knowledge search home page.

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

To register for an HP Passport ID, go to: HP Passport Registration.

 

Legal Notices

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The information contained herein is subject to change without notice.

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