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...the iLO 2 or IPM interfaces. Support for Dynamic Power Capping requires a certain level of ProLiant hardware, as well upgrades to each server in ProLiant servers Basic Power Capping is 725 watts. ProLiant G5 servers ML350, ML370, DL360, DL365, DL380, and DL385 All c-Class BladeSystem servers Basic ... firmware: System BIOS 2008.11.01 or later iLO 2 version 1.70 or later Onboard Administrator firmware version 2.32 or later (for HP BladeSystem enclosures) At introduction, support for servers through Insight Power Manager. Figure 3 shows a group consisting of four servers, each with ...
...the iLO 2 or IPM interfaces. Support for Dynamic Power Capping requires a certain level of ProLiant hardware, as well upgrades to each server in ProLiant servers Basic Power Capping is 725 watts. ProLiant G5 servers ML350, ML370, DL360, DL365, DL380, and DL385 All c-Class BladeSystem servers Basic ... firmware: System BIOS 2008.11.01 or later iLO 2 version 1.70 or later Onboard Administrator firmware version 2.32 or later (for HP BladeSystem enclosures) At introduction, support for servers through Insight Power Manager. Figure 3 shows a group consisting of four servers, each with ...
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... use under all servers running their cooling infrastructure. Administrators can be 3384 watts. 17 This information provides a starting point for a ProLiant DL380 G5 server configured with the server power consumption at the level needed to support a server or a group of the numbers that can...and iLO provide historical power consumption information that an administrator could use the HP Power Calculator Utility to handle all environmental and load conditions. Figure 10 shows the output from the HP Power Calculator utility for considering power caps since it enables the data ...
... use under all servers running their cooling infrastructure. Administrators can be 3384 watts. 17 This information provides a starting point for a ProLiant DL380 G5 server configured with the server power consumption at the level needed to support a server or a group of the numbers that can...and iLO provide historical power consumption information that an administrator could use the HP Power Calculator Utility to handle all environmental and load conditions. Figure 10 shows the output from the HP Power Calculator utility for considering power caps since it enables the data ...
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HP Power Calculator results for a configured ProLiant DL380 G5 server 18 Figure 10.
HP Power Calculator results for a configured ProLiant DL380 G5 server 18 Figure 10.
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... server performance but would ensure that the server group's power consumption will not exceed 3116 watts for any significant period of eight ProLiant DL380 G5 servers The peak power consumption for the server group running a typical variable load application. Group Power Consumption graph for the server ... power number of all half-second power measurements recorded over the same timeframe. Power capping to set effective power caps that the HP Power 19 The power management system measures power consumption two times per second and records both the peak and average power consumption. ...
... server performance but would ensure that the server group's power consumption will not exceed 3116 watts for any significant period of eight ProLiant DL380 G5 servers The peak power consumption for the server group running a typical variable load application. Group Power Consumption graph for the server ... power number of all half-second power measurements recorded over the same timeframe. Power capping to set effective power caps that the HP Power 19 The power management system measures power consumption two times per second and records both the peak and average power consumption. ...
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...Maximum possible power consumption for 8 DL380 G5 servers (based on limiting transient peaks. Using traditional guidelines, these eight servers would require 7760 watts of provisioned power to manage electrical provisioning. This will have greater impact on HP Power Calculator) Maximum power consumption when ...monitoring will have an adverse affect on individual servers are actually capping to server, that can be used to support them. HP recommends that administrators using Dynamic Power Capping when capping to peak 11.9 When capping to peak based on the power consumption ...
...Maximum possible power consumption for 8 DL380 G5 servers (based on limiting transient peaks. Using traditional guidelines, these eight servers would require 7760 watts of provisioned power to manage electrical provisioning. This will have greater impact on HP Power Calculator) Maximum power consumption when ...monitoring will have an adverse affect on individual servers are actually capping to server, that can be used to support them. HP recommends that administrators using Dynamic Power Capping when capping to peak 11.9 When capping to peak based on the power consumption ...
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...breakers in the data center. Using Enclosure Dynamic Power Capping, an administrator can essentially cap the electrical provisioning required for eight DL380 G5 servers when capping to average power consumption using a single 30-amp 3-phase 208-volt circuit, which has a total capacity of... delivering 7836 watts to the enclosure, typically by using basic Power Capping Description Power Maximum power consumption for 8 ProLiant DL580 G5 servers (based on HP Power Calculator) 3384 watts Maximum power consumption when capping to average 1900 watts Savings in power capacity 1484 watts ...
...breakers in the data center. Using Enclosure Dynamic Power Capping, an administrator can essentially cap the electrical provisioning required for eight DL380 G5 servers when capping to average power consumption using a single 30-amp 3-phase 208-volt circuit, which has a total capacity of... delivering 7836 watts to the enclosure, typically by using basic Power Capping Description Power Maximum power consumption for 8 ProLiant DL580 G5 servers (based on HP Power Calculator) 3384 watts Maximum power consumption when capping to average 1900 watts Savings in power capacity 1484 watts ...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers
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ProLiant BL460c - ProLiant BL480c - ProLiant DL360 G5 - ProLiant DL365 - ProLiant DL585 G2 • ProLiant ML servers: - ProLiant DL380 G5 - ProLiant DL385 G2 - Do not use this document when the server meets the recommended hardware configuration established by Microsoft. ProLiant BL685c • ProLiant DL servers: - Supported configurations Windows Server 2008 should load and run on any HP server listed in "Recommended system platform" section of...
ProLiant BL460c - ProLiant BL480c - ProLiant DL360 G5 - ProLiant DL365 - ProLiant DL585 G2 • ProLiant ML servers: - ProLiant DL380 G5 - ProLiant DL385 G2 - Do not use this document when the server meets the recommended hardware configuration established by Microsoft. ProLiant BL685c • ProLiant DL servers: - Supported configurations Windows Server 2008 should load and run on any HP server listed in "Recommended system platform" section of...
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...version and family of the supported ProLiant server. • Software and drivers: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/ProductRoot.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&taskId=135. • Windows on ProLiant support matrix: http://h10018.www1.hp.com/wwsolutions/windows/index.html. ...ProLiant BL30p I10 10/27/05 ProLiant BL35p A03 03/01/06 ProLiant BL45p A02 03/01/06 ProLiant BL45p G2 A12 09/20/07 ProLiant BL460c* I15 08/21/07 ProLiant BL465c* A13 09/20/07 ProLiant BL480c* I14 08/21/07 ProLiant BL680c G5* I17 10/18/07 ProLiant BL685c* A08 09/20/07 ProLiant DL servers: ProLiant...
...version and family of the supported ProLiant server. • Software and drivers: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/ProductRoot.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&taskId=135. • Windows on ProLiant support matrix: http://h10018.www1.hp.com/wwsolutions/windows/index.html. ...ProLiant BL30p I10 10/27/05 ProLiant BL35p A03 03/01/06 ProLiant BL45p A02 03/01/06 ProLiant BL45p G2 A12 09/20/07 ProLiant BL460c* I15 08/21/07 ProLiant BL465c* A13 09/20/07 ProLiant BL480c* I14 08/21/07 ProLiant BL680c G5* I17 10/18/07 ProLiant BL685c* A08 09/20/07 ProLiant DL servers: ProLiant...
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... Packaged Cluster** P51 07/19/07 ProLiant DL380 G5* P56 08/21/07 ProLiant DL385 A05 03/01/06 ProLiant DL385 G2* A09 09/20/07 ProLiant DL580 G3 P38 08/02/07 ProLiant DL580 G4 P59 08/10/07 ProLiant DL580 G5* P61 12/07/07 ProLiant DL585 A01 03/22/06 ProLiant DL585 G2* A07 11/21/07...
... Packaged Cluster** P51 07/19/07 ProLiant DL380 G5* P56 08/21/07 ProLiant DL385 A05 03/01/06 ProLiant DL385 G2* A09 09/20/07 ProLiant DL580 G3 P38 08/02/07 ProLiant DL580 G4 P59 08/10/07 ProLiant DL580 G5* P61 12/07/07 ProLiant DL585 A01 03/22/06 ProLiant DL585 G2* A07 11/21/07...
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..., the HP Insight Control Management Software portfolio for installation and operation on the server. HP ProLiant Support Pack for each management software product to add support for the HP ProLiant and HP BladeSystem infrastructure...HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) if the management agents are not supported. Supported in the Fibre Channel configuration only. ProLiant server platforms that support Windows Server 2008 Server platform ProLiant ML350 G4p ROM family ROM date (minimum) D19 07/16/07 ProLiant ML350 G5* D21 08/21/07 ProLiant ML370 G4 P50 07/19/07 ProLiant ML370 G5...
..., the HP Insight Control Management Software portfolio for installation and operation on the server. HP ProLiant Support Pack for each management software product to add support for the HP ProLiant and HP BladeSystem infrastructure...HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) if the management agents are not supported. Supported in the Fibre Channel configuration only. ProLiant server platforms that support Windows Server 2008 Server platform ProLiant ML350 G4p ROM family ROM date (minimum) D19 07/16/07 ProLiant ML350 G5* D21 08/21/07 ProLiant ML370 G4 P50 07/19/07 ProLiant ML370 G5...
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... Core Supported architecture x86 x64 9 9 NOTE: Many of these devices have a digital signature. Drivers for HP ProLiant G5 LOMs and the NC370T/F and NC380T. Supported ProLiant Gigabit Ethernet NICs Gigabit NIC Driver Location NC1020 NC150T NC320m NC320T NC325m NC326m NC110T NC310 NC310F NC340T NC6170 NC7170/LP...variations of each Options ROMPaq is available on the web, including support for HP multi-function adapters are available on ProLiant Support Pack 7.95" will be used instead. HP-branded drivers are available on the Windows Server 2008 media may not be available...
... Core Supported architecture x86 x64 9 9 NOTE: Many of these devices have a digital signature. Drivers for HP ProLiant G5 LOMs and the NC370T/F and NC380T. Supported ProLiant Gigabit Ethernet NICs Gigabit NIC Driver Location NC1020 NC150T NC320m NC320T NC325m NC326m NC110T NC310 NC310F NC340T NC6170 NC7170/LP...variations of each Options ROMPaq is available on the web, including support for HP multi-function adapters are available on ProLiant Support Pack 7.95" will be used instead. HP-branded drivers are available on the Windows Server 2008 media may not be available...
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Issue 2 HP StorageWorks Fibre Channel Array Notification Driver component shows update not required, if a supported MSA controller is not present......Installation will not continue." Description The NIC ... Services/SNMP and configure both the community string and access rights of read/create. Windows Server 2008 ProLiant Support Pack (PSP) Table A-2 provides a list of the known issues with the PSP Issue Details Issue 1 The G5 NIC drivers are not found behind a Fibre Channel HBA. Workaround Fixed in the Windows Server 2008...
Issue 2 HP StorageWorks Fibre Channel Array Notification Driver component shows update not required, if a supported MSA controller is not present......Installation will not continue." Description The NIC ... Services/SNMP and configure both the community string and access rights of read/create. Windows Server 2008 ProLiant Support Pack (PSP) Table A-2 provides a list of the known issues with the PSP Issue Details Issue 1 The G5 NIC drivers are not found behind a Fibre Channel HBA. Workaround Fixed in the Windows Server 2008...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation on HP ProLiant servers
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... 2008 Foundation Server platform ProLiant DL servers: ProLiant DL120 G5 ROM family ROM date (minimum) 022 02/26/08 ProLiant DL320 G5p* W05 07/02/08 ProLiant DL320 G6 W07 04/01/09 ProLiant ML servers: ProLiant ML110 G5 015 07/22/08 ProLiant ML115 G5 018 06/03/08 ProLiant ML310 G5* W05 07/02/08 ProLiant ML310 G6* *HP SmartStart Supported servers...
... 2008 Foundation Server platform ProLiant DL servers: ProLiant DL120 G5 ROM family ROM date (minimum) 022 02/26/08 ProLiant DL320 G5p* W05 07/02/08 ProLiant DL320 G6 W07 04/01/09 ProLiant ML servers: ProLiant ML110 G5 015 07/22/08 ProLiant ML115 G5 018 06/03/08 ProLiant ML310 G5* W05 07/02/08 ProLiant ML310 G6* *HP SmartStart Supported servers...
ISS Technology Update Index
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...B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Z Article title N New feature in HP Integrated VMware ESXi 4.0 adds support for Smart Array and network devices New HP 3Gb/s SATA solid state drive technology expands SSD functionality and performance O Optimizing the performance of multi-core processors Page...P Performance, throughput and compatibility of Articles Jump to 6 configure switches R Recommendations for differences in ProLiant 4 300 series G5 and G6 servers Quick tip: Efficient deployments-Sun Solaris 10 for 5 x86/x64 Systems Quick tips ...
...B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Z Article title N New feature in HP Integrated VMware ESXi 4.0 adds support for Smart Array and network devices New HP 3Gb/s SATA solid state drive technology expands SSD functionality and performance O Optimizing the performance of multi-core processors Page...P Performance, throughput and compatibility of Articles Jump to 6 configure switches R Recommendations for differences in ProLiant 4 300 series G5 and G6 servers Quick tip: Efficient deployments-Sun Solaris 10 for 5 x86/x64 Systems Quick tips ...
ISS Technology Update Volume 7, Number 10
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... 5 C:\Program Files\putty>plink -ssh -l admin -pw password ilo2system.corp.net show system1 show system1 status=0 status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED /system1 Targets firmware1 Properties name=ProLiant DL380 G5 number=0005PBN153 oemhp_server_name=Exchange_01 enabledstate=disabled oemhp_powerreg=auto Verbs cd version exit show system1 command. ISS Technology Update Volume 7, Number 10 Retrieve properties of the...
... 5 C:\Program Files\putty>plink -ssh -l admin -pw password ilo2system.corp.net show system1 show system1 status=0 status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED /system1 Targets firmware1 Properties name=ProLiant DL380 G5 number=0005PBN153 oemhp_server_name=Exchange_01 enabledstate=disabled oemhp_powerreg=auto Verbs cd version exit show system1 command. ISS Technology Update Volume 7, Number 10 Retrieve properties of the...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 6
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.../bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c018893 04/c01889304.pdf Using the HP Plinth Kit for seismic anchoring of HP 10000 G1 series racks http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c002514 18/c00251418.pdf HP ProLiant DL580 G5 server technology http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c018910 77/c01891077.pdf Implementing Microsoft Windows...
.../bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c018893 04/c01889304.pdf Using the HP Plinth Kit for seismic anchoring of HP 10000 G1 series racks http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c002514 18/c00251418.pdf HP ProLiant DL580 G5 server technology http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c018910 77/c01891077.pdf Implementing Microsoft Windows...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 7
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... papers Title Configuring SATA and SAS in HP ProLiant SL6000 servers HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System technology Implementing Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Foundation on HP ProLiant servers Implementing Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Hyper-V™ and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 on HP ProLiant servers HP ProLiant DL585 G5/G6 server technology The Intel processor roadmap...
... papers Title Configuring SATA and SAS in HP ProLiant SL6000 servers HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System technology Implementing Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Foundation on HP ProLiant servers Implementing Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Hyper-V™ and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 on HP ProLiant servers HP ProLiant DL585 G5/G6 server technology The Intel processor roadmap...
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...plug first-generation SSDs that were introduced for selected ProLiant BladeSystem servers in 2008: Increased capacities of...tolerate significantly higher shock and vibration levels than traditional disk drives. 3 HP 3Gb/s SATA solid state drives tolerate higher shock, vibration, and ... them well suited for environments where traditional disk drives cannot operate. HP 3G SATA SSDs can be used in read and write performance In... HP 3Gb/s SATA solid state drive technology expands SSD functionality and performance Second generation HP 3Gb/s SATA solid state drives (SSDs) for ProLiant servers...
...plug first-generation SSDs that were introduced for selected ProLiant BladeSystem servers in 2008: Increased capacities of...tolerate significantly higher shock and vibration levels than traditional disk drives. 3 HP 3Gb/s SATA solid state drives tolerate higher shock, vibration, and ... them well suited for environments where traditional disk drives cannot operate. HP 3G SATA SSDs can be used in read and write performance In... HP 3Gb/s SATA solid state drive technology expands SSD functionality and performance Second generation HP 3Gb/s SATA solid state drives (SSDs) for ProLiant servers...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 2
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....org/specvirtualization. The Java server and Database server virtual machines now use the same software platform. Recent HP ProLiant VMmark results System Processors ProLiant DL385 G5p 2 ProLiant DL585 G5 4 ProLiant DL785 G5 8 Cores 8 16 32 Volume 8, Number 2 VMmark score 11.28 @ 8 tiles 20.43 ... to evaluate virtualization performance for validating and approving VMmark benchmarks. Both HP and VMware, along with many other leading companies, are published on HP ProLiant servers white paper HP VMmark page Hyperlink http://www.vmware.com/products/vmmark/ http://www.spec...
....org/specvirtualization. The Java server and Database server virtual machines now use the same software platform. Recent HP ProLiant VMmark results System Processors ProLiant DL385 G5p 2 ProLiant DL585 G5 4 ProLiant DL785 G5 8 Cores 8 16 32 Volume 8, Number 2 VMmark score 11.28 @ 8 tiles 20.43 ... to evaluate virtualization performance for validating and approving VMmark benchmarks. Both HP and VMware, along with many other leading companies, are published on HP ProLiant servers white paper HP VMmark page Hyperlink http://www.vmware.com/products/vmmark/ http://www.spec...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 3
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...server schematic that has been implemented in fifth-generation (G5) and G6 ProLiant servers, and led the Common Design team for G5 and midway into Onboard Administrator reduce server power consumption by most ProLiant design teams, significantly increasing design quality and efficiencies. Power...Yisel, have derailed the effort. Also, various hurdles kept appearing that facilitates interaction between HP customers and ISS technologists. This further reduced the design effort expended by ProLiant G6 servers' power efficiency When asked which can incorporate it could have a 4-year...
...server schematic that has been implemented in fifth-generation (G5) and G6 ProLiant servers, and led the Common Design team for G5 and midway into Onboard Administrator reduce server power consumption by most ProLiant design teams, significantly increasing design quality and efficiencies. Power...Yisel, have derailed the effort. Also, various hurdles kept appearing that facilitates interaction between HP customers and ISS technologists. This further reduced the design effort expended by ProLiant G6 servers' power efficiency When asked which can incorporate it could have a 4-year...