Status Polling - Compaq BL10e - HP ProLiant - 512 MB RAM Hardware Manual

Status polling

The HP SIM Status Polling module allows HP SIM to keep status up to date and provide a timely and
accurate "follow-the-red" picture for users. "Follow-the-red" refers to the process of following a top-
level status value down through various levels of status to the offending instance of hardware.
HP SIM Status Polling collects an overall status value from Insight Providers for Windows every five
minutes. This polling task contacts all discovered managed nodes that have WBEM as a discovered
protocol and collects the overall status.
Figure 6 illustrates how "follow-the-red" can be used starting at HP SIM Health Status and tracing
through the System Management Homepage.
Figure 6. Following a status to the offending hardware
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