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There is not really any reason not to install PSP on the servers, you will get full details about your servers. Serial numbers, hardware list, firmware etc. You will need that before you know it.<br />
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Anyway, I know that SIM does detect also the ILO's for servers without PSP installed. So if you tell ILO to send its SNMP messages to SIM it should work just fine. I have not tried the latter though, so don't take my word as the reference.
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There is not really any reason not to install PSP on the servers, you will get full details about your servers. Serial numbers, hardware list, firmware etc. You will need that before you know it.

Anyway, I know that SIM does detect also the ILO's for servers without PSP installed. So if you tell ILO to send its SNMP messages to SIM it should work just fine. I have not tried the latter though, so don't take my word as the reference.

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The server runs ESXI. &nbsp;I installed the wrong version. &nbsp;The one without HP agents. &nbsp;I am hoping that I can get basic alerts from the ILO port. &nbsp;Anyone successfully configure this before?
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The server runs ESXI.  I installed the wrong version.  The one without HP agents.  I am hoping that I can get basic alerts from the ILO port.  Anyone successfully configure this before?

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NetPro70, Could you elaborate on this?
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The answer NetPro70 gave is sufficient. tarkmyler need to set ILO on the servers to forward SNMP traps to his monitoring server (SIM). If he want to test that the solution works, why not try to disconnect one of the two power supplies and see if the error comes up in SIM.
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The answer NetPro70 gave is sufficient. tarkmyler need to set ILO on the servers to forward SNMP traps to his monitoring server (SIM). If he want to test that the solution works, why not try to disconnect one of the two power supplies and see if the error comes up in SIM.

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I am wondering if the PSP w/ agents is required in order to monitor a server via SIM 5.X, or if you can simply configure it to communicate with the ILO port to collect SNMP traps? &nbsp;All I am looking for is power supply and Hard Disk failure alerts. &nbsp;Thanks.
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I am wondering if the PSP w/ agents is required in order to monitor a server via SIM 5.X, or if you can simply configure it to communicate with the ILO port to collect SNMP traps?  All I am looking for is power supply and Hard Disk failure alerts.  Thanks.

HP SIM 5

Servers are computing devices that are similar to desktop computers in that they have the same basic components, but are significantly different in size, configuration and purpose. Servers are usually accessed over a network, and many run unattended, without a computer monitor, input device, audio hardware or USB interfaces. Many servers do not have a graphical user interface (GUI), and are configured and managed remotely. Servers typically include hardware redundancy such as dual power supplies, RAID disk systems, and ECC memory, along with extensive pre-boot memory testing and verification. Critical components might be hot swappable, and to guard against overheating, servers might have more powerful fans or use water cooling.