HP Systems Insight

HP Insight Diagnostics, augmented by HP Systems Insight, embodies a comprehensive suite of Intelligent Provisioning solutions offered by HP, encompassing a range of systematic and hardware tests conducted both offline and online. This software executes rigorous evaluations on components such as processors, RAM, hard drives, etc., to meticulously scrutinize the system’s integrity.

It gathers system configuration data and has the capability to assess the health of HP server components through a diverse set of tests. HP Systems Insight further amplifies the diagnostic prowess by facilitating real-time monitoring and alerting. In this discourse, we will delve into the online testing of components, leveraging the synergies of HP Insight Diagnostics and HP Systems Insight to ascertain optimal system performance and reliability.

Benefits and features of System Insight

The HP Insight Diagnostics application streamlines the process of identifying system anomalies by segregating hardware-related issues. It encompasses several pivotal benefits and features, including the capability to scrutinize existing system configurations at diverse levels, diagnose hardware malfunctions, document system settings for standardization, crash recovery, and server maintenance, and transmit configuration information to an alternate location for in-depth analysis. It also incorporates Integrated Management Log Management (IML) for enhanced log handling.

During offline analysis and testing, the user-installed operating system is disengaged, thus the software information is not relayed by the system but is accessible through the Intelligent Provisioning environment. Online utilization of these features is facilitated via web-based applications. To enable various functionalities on the HPE Systems Insight, specific HP License types are requisite.

Troubleshoot HP servers

HP Systems Insight Diagnostics (license) is a very efficient way to troubleshoot HP servers. Whenever a network administrator encounters a problem with the system, they can easily check and analyze the performance of HP servers. Just by doing the following steps in order:

• Check the health of the server and the status of the LEDs located on the front panel of the device
• Use the HP Systems Insight Diagnostics Survey Utility to verify server configuration components and firmware versions
• Use the offline test version of HP Insight Diagnostics to help authenticate server hardware components
• Use IML to detect errors. (if the server supports this option)

HP Insight Diagnostics Online Edition for Windows

• HP Advanced System Management Driver
• HP System Management Homepage
• HP Server Management Application and Agents
• Memory: 512 MB
• Graphics controller support: 1024×768

HP Insight Diagnostics Online Edition for Linux

• HP System Management Homepage
• HP Server Management Application and Agents
• Memory: 512 MB

Graphics controller support: 1024×768

HP Insight Diagnostics Offline Edition

• System support for a bootable CD-ROM or HP Intelligent Provisioning installed in system
• Memory: 512 MB
• Graphics controller support: 1024×768

Note that if this software and its license are deployed on a system with less than 1 GB of RAM, there’s a possibility that certain tests may not execute correctly or may not run at all. This scenario is applicable to both HP Insight Diagnostics and HP Systems Insight functionalities. It’s important to acknowledge that this amount of RAM is allocated for offline tests with a duration of up to 12 hours; for extended testing durations, additional RAM is requisite. The performance and efficacy of HP Systems Insight may also be contingent on the available RAM, particularly during extensive testing scenarios.

Also note that you must use the appropriate methods for your operating system environment to perform the HPE System Insight software installation process. Before installing HP Insight Diagnostics Online Edition, note that HP’s suggestion is that if you have HP Survey Utility installed on your system, you need to uninstall it.

How to install the online version of HP Insight Diagnostics for Windows:

Installation via Smart Component:

• Enter the Windows environment through Administrator access.
• Download the Smart Component executable file.
• Temporarily copy the executable file to a folder on the server.
• Run the Smart Component executable file to begin installing the HP Diagnostics Interactive application.
• During the installation process, Insight Diagnostic files are copied to the hp/hpdiags path, usually on the same drive as Windows installed on.

How to install the online version of HP Insight Diagnostics for Linux:

HP Insight Diagnostics and HP Systems Insight are available for Linux, utilizing the Linux RPM Utility for installation. The following features are accessible within the RPM tool:

• Install
• Query
• Refresh
• Uninstall

Follow the steps below to install HP Insight Diagnostics and HPE Systems Insight using the respective Linux RPM files:

• First download the HP Insight Diagnostics RPM file. This file is both in the Service Pack Proliant (SPP) Image and can be accessed via the HP link.
• In the next step, enter the desired server as root.
• Now run pm -Uvh command. For example rpm -Uvh hpdiags-8.6.0-12.linux.x86_64.rpm
• To run the online version of HP Insight Diagnostics for Linux from the HP System Management homepage, follow these steps:
• Open your browser and Enter https: // localhost: 2381 in the address bar.
• Press the Enter key to bring up the System Management Homepage.
• Click on the Webapps option.
• Click on HP Insight Diagnostics in the Other Agent section.