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HP Web-enabled management agents are the key piece of the HP remote management strategy. They provide direct access to in-depth instrumentation built in to HP servers, workstations, desktops, and portables. After they are installed on a network device, these software components read the device's instrumentation, evaluate it, and use industry-standard protocols to report device status or to transmit system alerts to a management console such as HP Systems Insight Manager. HP management agents monitor more than 1,000 parameters on system and subsystem elements such as the disk, processor, memory, and fans. In the event of subsystem failures or abnormal instrumentation readings, these agents initiate alerts to the management console. HP management agents work with the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), a widely used industry-standard management protocol. SNMP uses standard and extended MIBs to define the types of information that can be retrieved from a device. HP makes its MIBs freely available to enable integration of HP management agents with a wide variety of management platforms. Note For a complete list of available agents and supported operating systems, go to http://www.hp.com/support/files. |
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