Overview of HPE Insight Management WBEM providers for ESXi
Article ID: 323323
Updated On: 11-28-2024
Products
Issue/Introduction
Note: The partner product referenced in this article is a software module that is developed and supported by a partner. Use of this product is also governed by the end user license agreement of the partner. You must obtain the application, support, and licensing for using this product from the partner. For more information, see http://vibsdepot.hpe.com/.
Environment
VMware vSphere ESXi 8.0
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.7
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.0
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5
Resolution
HPE Insight Management WBEM Providers for ESXi
HPE Insight Management WBEM Providers for ESXi deliver a full set of monitoring and management information and capabilities for HPE ProLiant server hardware. This information covers all aspects of the server’s health including fans, power supplies, temperature, CPUs, memory and locally attached storage. These providers are delivered as a single offline bundle from HPE’s website. They are also included in the HPE custom ESXi image. The table in the Supported hardware and software section of this article describes the full list of CIM providers delivered by HPE for use with ESXi.
Supported hardware and software
| Provider | Hardware/software component |
| SMXBaseServer | ProLiant G5 and forward Servers |
| SMXBladeSystemLite | ProLiant C-class and forward Blades and enclosures |
| SMXCPU | ProLiant server Processors |
| SMXEthernetPort | Ethernet HBAs, Ethernet portion of FCoE CNAs |
| SMXFCHBA | Fiber Channel HBAs, FC portion of FCoE CNAs (not FC-attached storage) |
| SMXFan | ProLiant server Fans |
| SMXIMLRecordLog | HPE Integrated Management Log (IML) |
| SMXMPLite | HPE Integrated Lights Out (iLO) |
| SMXMemory | ProLiant server Memory |
| SMXPCI | PCI Cards and Devices |
| SMXPowerSupply | ProLiant server Power Supplies |
| SMXProfileRegistration | DMTF Profile Registration |
| SMXSASHBA | SAS HBAs and direct attached storage enclosures and drives |
| SMXSensor | ProLiant server temperature sensors |
| SMXSmartArray | HPE SmartArray HBAs and direct attached SAS/SATA storage enclosures and drives (not pSCSI or FC) |
| SMXSCInstaller |
Supports online firmware update of ProLiant server hardware |
IPMI extensions (if any)
The SMXBaseServer, SMXFan, SMXPowerSupply, and SMXSensor providers supply information for hardware listed in IPMI.
Implementation schema details
Detailed datasheets that describe the schema supported by each provider listed in the preceding table are available at Software Delivery Repository - vibsdepot. Under Documentation, click HPE Manuals –VMware Virtualization Software For HPE ProLiant Servers and look for HPE Insight Management WBEM Providers Datasheets.
CIM indications to SNMP mapping support
HPE Insight Management WBEM Providers for ESXi support CIM indication to SNMP mapping capability to generate HPE SNMP traps. Detailed documentation on the SNMP traps supported is available at Software Delivery Repository - vibsdepot. Under Documentation, click HPE Manuals –VMware Virtualization Software For HPE ProLiant Servers and look for HPE Insight Management WBEM Providers SNMP Data Migration.
CIM client plug-in support
On HPE Gen10 servers, below are the supported VMware classes in the root/cimv2 namespace for HPE SmartArray controllers and attached drives:
- VMware_Controller
- VMware_Battery
- VMware_StorageExtent
- VMware_StorageVolume
ESXi OpenSLP heap-overflow vulnerability
There is a vulnerability found in vSphere and it’s resolution affected the CIM server/client. Please visit below KB for more details:
Support information
For support contact information, see Contact HPE Worldwide.
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