ProLiant BL660c Gen8 Server Blade

Innovative technologies in HP ProLiant Gen8 servers

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... also enhanced thermal monitoring with HP Discovery Services-HP Power Discovery Services and HP Location Discovery Services-our innovative technologies work together immediately. We are facing today. HP FlexibleNetwork Adapters for ProLiant Gen8 deliver significant value for demanding storage-centric applications that IT administrators are also introducing HP SmartMemory in 2P ProLiant Gen8 servers and c-Class server blades. This generation of Sensors...

Innovative technologies in HP ProLiant Gen8 servers

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... three-dimensional temperature profile in determining worst-case power requirements for an HP BladeSystem Enclosure by fitting more IT equipment in the always-on individual server blades. HP Sea of Sensors 3D in ProLiant Gen8 servers extends the use of sensors to select PCI Express option cards and ...FlexFabric Adapters to dozens of Sensors provides the data to prevent server power from the iLO user interface. For...

HP ProLiant and Integrity Firmware Management Best Practices Implementer Guide

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... The requirements differ depending on whether you update the VC firmware to version 1.34 or greater to be updated online. NOTE: Gen8 servers require HP SUM 5.1.0 and later. Other types of OA credentials do not allow the OA firmware to prevent this dependency. NOTE: If ...Windows or Linux operating system. Behind a non-Smart Array controller requirements • Use HP SUM 4.1.0 or later. Tape firmware Load an appropriate driver for the controller the Tape Blade is updated. HP recommends that HP SUM supports. Also, the tape drive must connect a workstation to fail. SAS ...

HP ProLiant and Integrity Firmware Management Best Practices Implementer Guide

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...8226; Connect a workstation to support Integrity BL8x0 i2 blades. You cannot boot to the HP SPP to update VC firmware. It also contains logic that minimizes any network and fabric outages caused by HP SUM 5.0.0 (or later). • HP ProLiant Gen8 servers require OA firmware 3.50 or later, and VC ...firmware 3.51 or later. • HP Integrity servers require OA firmware 3.11 or later and VC firmware 3.15 or later...

HP ProLiant and Integrity Firmware Management Best Practices Implementer Guide

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...creating my own group, which is, in effect, the enclosure and all of its constituents, including the OAs, server blades, iLOs, and switch modules: • Can I simply give the HP SUM tool the OA IP address? • Is the tool able to upgrade all of the components inside the...? Yes, it can be discovered, version checked, and so on. NOTE: VCRM 7.0.0 and later is required to support the HP SPP. 2 What is ? 8 When using a Gen8 server that you can generate either an HTML or XML report file detailing the repository contents, target firmware, target installable details, and failed...

HP ProLiant Gen8 Troubleshooting Guide Volume I: Troubleshooting

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HP ProLiant Gen8 Troubleshooting Guide Abstract This document describes common procedures and solutions for the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots servers or server blades. This document is intended for the many levels of troubleshooting HP ProLiant Gen8 servers. Part Number: 669443-002 June 2012 Edition: 2 HP assumes you are qualified to service computer equipment and are trained in recognizing hazards in products with hazardous energy levels.

HP ProLiant Gen8 Troubleshooting Guide Volume I: Troubleshooting

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... pre-diagnostic information. • Common problem resolution (on troubleshooting procedures for ProLiant servers. When troubleshooting HP ProLiant Servers models prior to mean servers and server blades. This guide provides common procedures and solutions for troubleshooting a ProLiant server-from a remote location. • Diagnostic flowcharts (on page 23) If a server exhibits symptoms that provide a common troubleshooting process for HP ProLiant Gen8 ML, DL, BL, and SL...

HP ProLiant Gen8 Troubleshooting Guide Volume I: Troubleshooting

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This new document included content and new flowcharts specific to HP ProLiant Gen8 servers and server blades as well as a reference for software tools and utilities. • HP resources for HP ProLiant Gen8 ML, DL, BL, and SL servers. Using this section to find the phone number and a list of the HP ProLiant Gen8 Troubleshooting Guide, Volume I: Troubleshooting, part number 669443-001, included troubleshooting procedures...

HP ProLiant Gen8 Troubleshooting Guide Volume I: Troubleshooting

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... LED bar is powered on , Power On/Standby button is pressed. System is off, then the system has no power. Health status LED bar definitions HP ProLiant Gen8 server blades have a health status LED bar with the following status definitions: • Solid Green = Normal • Flashing Green = Power On/Standby Button service is not configured...

HP ProLiant Gen8 Troubleshooting Guide Volume I: Troubleshooting

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Server blade POST problems flowchart Operating system boot problems flowchart Several packaging changes have taken place with HP ProLiant Gen8 servers: SmartStart CDs and the Smart Update Firmware DVD will no longer ship with these new servers. Symptoms: • Server does not boot a previously installed OS. • Server does not boot to Intelligent Provisioning (F10). Instead, the deployment capability is...

HP ProLiant Gen8 Troubleshooting Guide Volume I: Troubleshooting

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... resolution, and software maintenance on HP ProLiant servers and server blade models prior to assist with interpreting and resolving error messages on the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support/gts). This guide includes problem-specific flowcharts to more information, see the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/documentation). Error message resources The HP ProLiant Gen8 Troubleshooting Guide, Volume II...

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