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What is HP Insight Control and how is it different from HP Insight Control for Linux? |
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HP Insight Control is essential server management that allows you to unleash management capabilities built into every HP ProLiant BL, ML, and DL server. HP Insight Control gets installed and runs on a Microsoft Windows central management server (CMS) whereas HP Insight Control for Linux gets installed and runs on a Linux CMS. |
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Why should I buy Insight Control? |
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HP Insight Control helps you transform your data center into the best run server infrastructure. Insight Control is the management software that delivers deep insight, precise control, and ongoing optimization for your ProLiant infrastructure. With Insight Control you can expect to realize the following management benefits:
- Enhanced infrastructure stability and reduced incidence of unplanned downtime.
- Reduced time and cost associated with infrastructure roll-out, change, and update.
- Optimized utilization of data center power and cooling facilities
- Efficient use of scarce IT talent.
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| Q3. |
How can I buy Insight Control? |
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You can buy Insight Control through various options:
- Bundled with HP BladeSystem enclosures and ProLiant servers - physical or electronic delivery or through an Activation Key Agreement (AKA) contract
- As a standalone software - physical or electronic delivery or through an Activation Key Agreement (AKA) contract
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Can I buy Insight Control along with HP ProLiant servers and HP BladeSystem chassis? |
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Yes. You can buy Insight Control bundled with HP BladeSystem enclosure or with HP ProLiant servers. |
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| Q5. |
I already have some of the other Insight software products. Can I upgrade to Insight Control? If so, how? |
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Yes. You can upgrade from Insight software products like HP Insight Control server deployment and HP iLO Advanced to Insight Control. Please contact your sales representative or HP reseller in your region on how you can upgrade. |
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| Q6. |
How can I redeem Insight Control entitlement certificate? |
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You can redeem the Insight Control entitlement certificate as mentioned here:
and receive a license file. |
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What are the kind of services and support that I can use from HP for Insight Control? |
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Insight Control licenses come with 1 year 24x7 technical support and upgrade (TS&U) built in which can be extendable up to 3, 4 or 5 years. TS&U provides you access to award-winning HP services support. |
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| Q8. |
What licensing options are available with Insight Control? |
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HP Insight Control offers you four licensing options:
- Single-server license: License that enables you to manage a single server through Insight Control.
- Flexible-quantity license: Flexible-quantity license kits are ways to obtain an exact quantity of licenses with a single option kit and a single license key.
- Activation Key Agreement: This option provides the customer with the ability to order a key for the total quantity of licenses desired over a longer period of time, and then purchase licenses (a material-less SKU) for each node deployed as required.
- Electronic LTUs: This option provides the customers with the ability to purchase Insight Control licenses on the web with instant delivery option. Upon ordering an HP software product, an email is sent to you and/or your HP-certified reseller with instructions to get the license keys and download links.
For more information on Flexible-quantity and Activation key agreement options, visit the Insight Software Licensing Options page.
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How do I extend my support contract following the first year of 24 x 7 Software Technical Support and Update Service? |
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At the time of sale, customers are encouraged to extend their first year of 24 x 7 Software Technical Support and Update Service by purchasing 3, 4, and 5 year uplift Care Packs that will extend their term of support. Customers registered for Software Technical Support and Update Service with HP will be contacted prior to service contract expiration with a reminder to extend their service contract. Customers are encouraged to extend their contract, enabling continued Software Technical Support and access to software updates. |
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| Q10. |
I cannot find HP Insight Vulnerability and Patch Manager software on Insight Software DVD. Where can I find the software? |
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HP Insight Vulnerability and Patch Management software (VPM) is phased out from HP Insight Control. Updated VPM software is not available on this Insight software DVD. The latest version of VPM is available for download at this website. The downloaded VPM requires manual installation on the CMS. Customers are strongly recommended to start planning their discontinuation of VPM usage. |
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How do I update the Insight Control as new capabilities are released? |
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The Insight Control ships with the Insight software update utility which facilitates identification of available updates. Run the utility within HP Systems Insight Manager and it will identify available updates and where they can be downloaded.
Customers must have a valid Software Technical Support and Update Service contract to download Insight Control updates for purchases made after July 9, 2007. |
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| Q12. |
Can I buy Insight Control licenses bundled with servers using the Activation Key Agreement contract? |
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Yes. You can buy Insight Control AKA licenses with HP BladeSystem enclosures and ProLiant servers as a “bundled license”. Please contact your HP sales person on the AKA contract. |
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Can I buy Insight Control licenses electronically? If so, how? |
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Yes. Customers can buy Insight Control standalone licenses (both single server and tracking licenses) electronically through most channels. Customers will receive a license entitlement certificate via e-mail. The license entitlement certificate must be redeemed online at this website or via fax in order to obtain the license activation key(s). Electronic license part numbers are available through most points of sale in most countries; if not available through your usual sales path, you may order the equivalent physical part number. |
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| Q14. |
I used to buy HP Insight Virtual Machine Management software, HP Insight Server Migration software and/or HP Insight Power Management software. I cannot find these products any more. Where can I now buy these licenses? |
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HP has phased out standalone versions of HP Insight Virtual Machine Management software, HP Insight Server Migration software and HP Insight Power Management software and has incorporated them into HP Insight Control. These solutions will only be available in HP Insight Control, and therefore, customers should buy HP Insight Control to get the features supported by these software tools. |
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What is Insight Control for Microsoft System Center and Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server? |
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Insight Control for Microsoft System Center is the name we use to indicate an Insight Control installation complete with the Insight Control extensions for Microsoft System Center suite. Customers who are using System Center in their environment should still buy Insight Control and use these extensions to optimize the management of HP ProLiant servers. Similarly, Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server is the name we use to indicate an Insight Control installation complete with the Insight Control extensions for VMware vCenter Server. |
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