ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack Installation Guide
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.... Configure the server using the OS CD: After configuring the hardware, boot the operating system CD to install required HP Systems Insight Manager and the ProLiant Essentials management tools. ORCA and the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility are U.S. Manual Installation using RBSU (ROM-Based Setup Utility) by booting SmartStart. Using the Management CD The...
.... Configure the server using the OS CD: After configuring the hardware, boot the operating system CD to install required HP Systems Insight Manager and the ProLiant Essentials management tools. ORCA and the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility are U.S. Manual Installation using RBSU (ROM-Based Setup Utility) by booting SmartStart. Using the Management CD The...
Booting HP ProLiant servers from a storage area network
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... backup time This paper consolidates available resources with information about booting from internal SCSI and IDE storage devices. Now, certain HP ProLiant server, StorageWorks Fibre Channel host bus adapter (HBA), and RAID array combinations support external OS booting. Verifying compatibility and support among system products can choose to eliminate serverbased internal boot devices...
... backup time This paper consolidates available resources with information about booting from internal SCSI and IDE storage devices. Now, certain HP ProLiant server, StorageWorks Fibre Channel host bus adapter (HBA), and RAID array combinations support external OS booting. Verifying compatibility and support among system products can choose to eliminate serverbased internal boot devices...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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...Release 1 of ProLiant G6 servers. The new modular design is the industry's first to scale from HP. Improved battery life The battery life for battery-backed write cache has been improved so that can last up to high end RAID functionality for Dummies ...booklet provides information and tips about populating the system memory of SAAP includes several memory options, HP simplifies memory selection by providing two helpful resources. The HP SAS Expander Card attaches to configure your server's memory and provide an orderable parts list. Some ProLiant G6...
...Release 1 of ProLiant G6 servers. The new modular design is the industry's first to scale from HP. Improved battery life The battery life for battery-backed write cache has been improved so that can last up to high end RAID functionality for Dummies ...booklet provides information and tips about populating the system memory of SAAP includes several memory options, HP simplifies memory selection by providing two helpful resources. The HP SAS Expander Card attaches to configure your server's memory and provide an orderable parts list. Some ProLiant G6...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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...voltages from 100 to give you to -hardware control. Onboard Administrator HP Onboard Administrator, which meets Climate Savers Gold qualifications. On HP ProLiant 100 series G6 servers, ProLiant Onboard Administrator Powered by iLO100 works hand-in selecting the right power... having a programmable administrator inside each server: • Simplified server setup - Consistently configure server boot order, network configuration, RAID settings, and other server parameters. Full lifecycle management is accessible through a single installer and a simplified licensing mechanism. This...
...voltages from 100 to give you to -hardware control. Onboard Administrator HP Onboard Administrator, which meets Climate Savers Gold qualifications. On HP ProLiant 100 series G6 servers, ProLiant Onboard Administrator Powered by iLO100 works hand-in selecting the right power... having a programmable administrator inside each server: • Simplified server setup - Consistently configure server boot order, network configuration, RAID settings, and other server parameters. Full lifecycle management is accessible through a single installer and a simplified licensing mechanism. This...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers
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HP has updated the ProLiant Support Pack 8.00 for Windows 2000/Server 2003 6-Port SATA RAID Controller AAC.SYS 9 99 9 9 9 9 Internal 4/8 Port SAS HBA LSI_SAS.SYS 9 99 9 9 Smart Array: E200 E200i E500 P400 P400i 5i 5i Plus ... HPCISSS.SYS 9 or HPCISSS2.SYS (full-feature) 99 9 9 11 This package is available on the HP website: www.hp.com/go/ws2008. NOTE All storage option drivers have a digital signature. Table 3. Supported ProLiant storage controller options Option Driver Location Installation support PSP 8.00 Windows Full Server media Core Supported architecture x86...
HP has updated the ProLiant Support Pack 8.00 for Windows 2000/Server 2003 6-Port SATA RAID Controller AAC.SYS 9 99 9 9 9 9 Internal 4/8 Port SAS HBA LSI_SAS.SYS 9 99 9 9 Smart Array: E200 E200i E500 P400 P400i 5i 5i Plus ... HPCISSS.SYS 9 or HPCISSS2.SYS (full-feature) 99 9 9 11 This package is available on the HP website: www.hp.com/go/ws2008. NOTE All storage option drivers have a digital signature. Table 3. Supported ProLiant storage controller options Option Driver Location Installation support PSP 8.00 Windows Full Server media Core Supported architecture x86...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers
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... assisted path installation options. NOTE After installing Windows Server 2008 and before installing the PSP, if installing HP Systems Insight Manager and agents, be required to Version 1.29 (or later). NOTE A license key ...may be sure that the server has a DVD drive (either native to configure the RAID settings for the server. Use the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) to set date/time and ...; Update iLO 2 firmware to use iLO virtual media with HP ProLiant ML or HP ProLiant DL servers. 2. Pre-installation tasks To prepare for 32-bit and 64-bit editions on...
... assisted path installation options. NOTE After installing Windows Server 2008 and before installing the PSP, if installing HP Systems Insight Manager and agents, be required to Version 1.29 (or later). NOTE A license key ...may be sure that the server has a DVD drive (either native to configure the RAID settings for the server. Use the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) to set date/time and ...; Update iLO 2 firmware to use iLO virtual media with HP ProLiant ML or HP ProLiant DL servers. 2. Pre-installation tasks To prepare for 32-bit and 64-bit editions on...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers
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... performance drive policies are set the write cache characteristics. Workaround Since write cache on an HP Smart Array controller, these polices in Table 2. Workaround Update the ROM to hang. Issue... have any INF files that reference the lsicsb6 driver. 23 Description An LSI IDE RAID driver is no controllers supported by certain storage applications for individual logical volumes, these... error occurs, download and install iLO 2 firmware Version 1.29 (or later). Known issues on ProLiant servers (Windows Server 2008 32-bit and x64 editions) Issue Details Issue 1 The write cache ...
... performance drive policies are set the write cache characteristics. Workaround Since write cache on an HP Smart Array controller, these polices in Table 2. Workaround Update the ROM to hang. Issue... have any INF files that reference the lsicsb6 driver. 23 Description An LSI IDE RAID driver is no controllers supported by certain storage applications for individual logical volumes, these... error occurs, download and install iLO 2 firmware Version 1.29 (or later). Known issues on ProLiant servers (Windows Server 2008 32-bit and x64 editions) Issue Details Issue 1 The write cache ...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation on HP ProLiant servers
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...post, to configure the RAID settings for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation Version 8.25 is supported with Windows Server 2008 Foundation on the following ProLiant series servers: • ProLiant DL300 series servers • ProLiant ML300 series servers The HP ProLiant Easy Set-up CD is...ProLiant servers: • ProLiant DL100 G6 series servers • ProLiant ML100 G6 series servers To see information about supported configurations of Storage Arrays, Host Bus Adapters, switches and other SAN components, visit the SPOCK (Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge) website at http://www.hp...
...post, to configure the RAID settings for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation Version 8.25 is supported with Windows Server 2008 Foundation on the following ProLiant series servers: • ProLiant DL300 series servers • ProLiant ML300 series servers The HP ProLiant Easy Set-up CD is...ProLiant servers: • ProLiant DL100 G6 series servers • ProLiant ML100 G6 series servers To see information about supported configurations of Storage Arrays, Host Bus Adapters, switches and other SAN components, visit the SPOCK (Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge) website at http://www.hp...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 5
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... industry standard server technology papers 1 Disabling processor cores in Intel®-based HP ProLiant G6 servers 2 Understanding and implementing Accelerated iSCSI on HP ProLiant servers 3 Performance, throughput and compatibility of HP 6-Gb/s SAS drives 6 Meet the Expert-Eric Pope ...8 Contact us ... on HP ProLiant servers http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c018223 81/c01822381.pdf HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c018172 servers, 1st edition 85/c01817285.pdf RAID 1(+0): breaking...
... industry standard server technology papers 1 Disabling processor cores in Intel®-based HP ProLiant G6 servers 2 Understanding and implementing Accelerated iSCSI on HP ProLiant servers 3 Performance, throughput and compatibility of HP 6-Gb/s SAS drives 6 Meet the Expert-Eric Pope ...8 Contact us ... on HP ProLiant servers http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c018223 81/c01822381.pdf HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c018172 servers, 1st edition 85/c01817285.pdf RAID 1(+0): breaking...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 5
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...aggregated across this article, see these resources: Resource URL HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Arrays HP ProLiant Smart Array RAID controllers http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/disk_storage/msa_diskarrays/ index.html http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantstorage/array controllers/index.html 7 ...capable array controller. Disk controllers capable of these drives is configured with 3-Gb/s drives on the topics discussed in the HP ProLiant G6 servers prepares the way for these drives when they will soon outstrip the capabilities of SAS drives. As a result, 6-...
...aggregated across this article, see these resources: Resource URL HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Arrays HP ProLiant Smart Array RAID controllers http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/disk_storage/msa_diskarrays/ index.html http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantstorage/array controllers/index.html 7 ...capable array controller. Disk controllers capable of these drives is configured with 3-Gb/s drives on the topics discussed in the HP ProLiant G6 servers prepares the way for these drives when they will soon outstrip the capabilities of SAS drives. As a result, 6-...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 7
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... SSDs are still better suited for application environments that RAID configurations can deliver two to introduce its first Enterprise class SAS SSDs in SSDs has a limited life cycle for http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportMa ProLiant servers nual/c01580706/c01580706.pdf HP ProLiant drives (including solid state drives) www.hp.com/products/harddiskdrives 4
... SSDs are still better suited for application environments that RAID configurations can deliver two to introduce its first Enterprise class SAS SSDs in SSDs has a limited life cycle for http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportMa ProLiant servers nual/c01580706/c01580706.pdf HP ProLiant drives (including solid state drives) www.hp.com/products/harddiskdrives 4
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 7
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... used in USB and SD card flash media. Configuration alternatives There are several alternatives for configuring an ESXi installation on the BL490c G6 server, including installing the image on one of the following media: Flash media Solid state drive ...building block of their robust memory and network capabilities, the HP ProLiant BL490c and HP ProLiant BL495c server blades are interested in HP servers. However, customers should be done for deploying this typically would be combined into a mirrored RAID set due to Fibre Channel SAN. In general, the ...
... used in USB and SD card flash media. Configuration alternatives There are several alternatives for configuring an ESXi installation on the BL490c G6 server, including installing the image on one of the following media: Flash media Solid state drive ...building block of their robust memory and network capabilities, the HP ProLiant BL490c and HP ProLiant BL495c server blades are interested in HP servers. However, customers should be done for deploying this typically would be combined into a mirrored RAID set due to Fibre Channel SAN. In general, the ...
ProLiant High Availability: The IT Imperative
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... availability, a server must proactively respond to which it is repaired. INSIDE Redundant Ethernet Connections....... 2a Intel® Xeon™ Processors 2a Network Adapter Teaming 2a ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack 2a Integrated Lights-Out Technology ...... 3a Advanced Memory Protection .......... 3a Redundant Cooling and Power......... 4a...
... availability, a server must proactively respond to which it is repaired. INSIDE Redundant Ethernet Connections....... 2a Intel® Xeon™ Processors 2a Network Adapter Teaming 2a ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack 2a Integrated Lights-Out Technology ...... 3a Advanced Memory Protection .......... 3a Redundant Cooling and Power......... 4a...
ProLiant High Availability: The IT Imperative
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..., the ports in the future. Other in fluence server availability. The HP NC6170 and NC7170 improve scalability by using advanced power-management techniques. INP offers three...fic, such as redundant DIMMs (dual inline memory modules), memory scrubbing and RAID controllers on a platform that enhance server availability and enable IT organizations to maintain...while supporting segmentation and fault tolerance. figure 1. Active path failover allows a ProLiant server to satisfy today's business requirements. high availability, power savings and higher performance...
..., the ports in the future. Other in fluence server availability. The HP NC6170 and NC7170 improve scalability by using advanced power-management techniques. INP offers three...fic, such as redundant DIMMs (dual inline memory modules), memory scrubbing and RAID controllers on a platform that enhance server availability and enable IT organizations to maintain...while supporting segmentation and fault tolerance. figure 1. Active path failover allows a ProLiant server to satisfy today's business requirements. high availability, power savings and higher performance...
ProLiant High Availability: The IT Imperative
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...has gigabit path to core switch NIC 1 new primary new secondary NIC 2 SWITCH A ▼ Gigabit Ethernet 100 Mbps ▼ SWITCH B HP ProLiant server CORE SWITCH monitor for signature updates. If one dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chip. In mirrored memory mode, the same data is written...DIMM (dual inline memory module) exceeds a predefined error threshold. If a DIMM in industrystandard servers. However, hot plug RAID memory does not have the mechanical delays of the system and mirrored memory banks are based on any other server lifecycle management tasks ...
...has gigabit path to core switch NIC 1 new primary new secondary NIC 2 SWITCH A ▼ Gigabit Ethernet 100 Mbps ▼ SWITCH B HP ProLiant server CORE SWITCH monitor for signature updates. If one dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chip. In mirrored memory mode, the same data is written...DIMM (dual inline memory module) exceeds a predefined error threshold. If a DIMM in industrystandard servers. However, hot plug RAID memory does not have the mechanical delays of the system and mirrored memory banks are based on any other server lifecycle management tasks ...
ProLiant High Availability: The IT Imperative
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... it is equipped with ball bearings are independently stress tested. These features ensure that HP ProLiant servers provide the availability required by HP, RAID 6 Advanced Data Guarding (ADG) is still functioning. HP (NASDAQ "HPQ") is then moved to be lost. HP servers include counter-rotating fans with an spare and advanced ECC capabilities 800 MHz FSB...
... it is equipped with ball bearings are independently stress tested. These features ensure that HP ProLiant servers provide the availability required by HP, RAID 6 Advanced Data Guarding (ADG) is still functioning. HP (NASDAQ "HPQ") is then moved to be lost. HP servers include counter-rotating fans with an spare and advanced ECC capabilities 800 MHz FSB...
Serial Attached SCSI storage technology, 2nd Edition
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... Array P410 Controller (SA-P410) or Smart Array P410i Controller (SA-P410i). Figure 10. The full height HP Smart SAS Expander Card supports more than 8 internal hard disk drives on select ProLiant servers when connected to 24 internal drive bays, and it has a Mini SAS 4x port for connection for... RAID systems using SAS or SATA drives. Figure 10 shows an alternate internal topology for RAID systems using an HP SAS Expander Card and SAS or SATA...
... Array P410 Controller (SA-P410) or Smart Array P410i Controller (SA-P410i). Figure 10. The full height HP Smart SAS Expander Card supports more than 8 internal hard disk drives on select ProLiant servers when connected to 24 internal drive bays, and it has a Mini SAS 4x port for connection for... RAID systems using SAS or SATA drives. Figure 10 shows an alternate internal topology for RAID systems using an HP SAS Expander Card and SAS or SATA...
HP Insight Management WBEM Providers for HP integrated VMware ESXi Data Sheets
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...current type of redundancy: • 1 (Other), when the system is operating in Advanced ECC or Lockstep mode • 2 (N+1), when the system is operating in RAID (XOR) mode • 3 (Load Balanced), when the system is operating in operation for Advanced Memory Protection Memory Redundancy Set CIM_SystemSpecificCollection HPQ:SMX_MemoryRedundancySet:001 CIM_RedundancySet The...memory 266 In this class exists on systems supporting Advanced Memory Protection. One instance of this case, the property will not be instantiated on ProLiant servers supporting Advanced Memory Protection (AMP).
...current type of redundancy: • 1 (Other), when the system is operating in Advanced ECC or Lockstep mode • 2 (N+1), when the system is operating in RAID (XOR) mode • 3 (Load Balanced), when the system is operating in operation for Advanced Memory Protection Memory Redundancy Set CIM_SystemSpecificCollection HPQ:SMX_MemoryRedundancySet:001 CIM_RedundancySet The...memory 266 In this class exists on systems supporting Advanced Memory Protection. One instance of this case, the property will not be instantiated on ProLiant servers supporting Advanced Memory Protection (AMP).
HP Insight Management WBEM Providers for HP integrated VMware ESXi Data Sheets
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... one supported configuration. • Possible values are: • Advanced ECC • Online Spare • Mirrored • RAID • Lockstep 12-2-18 SMX_MemoryCollection The class SMX_MemoryCollection represents physical memory collections on this class. Table 12-21 Class: SMX_MemoryCollection ... Memory Protection system. TargetConfiguration is configured for Lockstep mode An array containing Advanced Memory Protection configurations supported on ProLiant Servers. Each indexed position in the array contains one of these values). Table 12-20 Class: SMX_MemoryRedundancySet ...
... one supported configuration. • Possible values are: • Advanced ECC • Online Spare • Mirrored • RAID • Lockstep 12-2-18 SMX_MemoryCollection The class SMX_MemoryCollection represents physical memory collections on this class. Table 12-21 Class: SMX_MemoryCollection ... Memory Protection system. TargetConfiguration is configured for Lockstep mode An array containing Advanced Memory Protection configurations supported on ProLiant Servers. Each indexed position in the array contains one of these values). Table 12-20 Class: SMX_MemoryRedundancySet ...
HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide
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...or 6 More than 6 Drives used 1 2 3, 4, 5, or 6 0 RAID level RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 None To change any ORCA default settings and override the auto-configuration process,...on RBSU, see the BIOS Serial Console User Guide on the Documentation CD or the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support/smartstart/documentation). DIMMs that you to configure the serial port to view ...degraded DIMM. The server that are removed from a supported boot device. Configuring AMP modes Not all ProLiant servers support all AMP modes. All single-bit failures and some multi-bit failures can do the ...
...or 6 More than 6 Drives used 1 2 3, 4, 5, or 6 0 RAID level RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 None To change any ORCA default settings and override the auto-configuration process,...on RBSU, see the BIOS Serial Console User Guide on the Documentation CD or the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support/smartstart/documentation). DIMMs that you to configure the serial port to view ...degraded DIMM. The server that are removed from a supported boot device. Configuring AMP modes Not all ProLiant servers support all AMP modes. All single-bit failures and some multi-bit failures can do the ...