HP Insight Server Migration Software for ProLiant User Guide
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...card (NIC) options appear on the destination server has at least 10 GB of SMP or SMP-P2P. Before starting a P2P or V2P migration, review the HP Insight Server Migration software for ProLiant Support Matrix, and verify that were migrated from a previous version of the...server operating system is supported on these licenses are still available for the destination ProLiant server. License verification Before performing a migration, review all valid licenses necessary for these tools, see http://www.hp.com/go/ossupport. The licenses retain their product name in a failed migration...
...card (NIC) options appear on the destination server has at least 10 GB of SMP or SMP-P2P. Before starting a P2P or V2P migration, review the HP Insight Server Migration software for ProLiant Support Matrix, and verify that were migrated from a previous version of the...server operating system is supported on these licenses are still available for the destination ProLiant server. License verification Before performing a migration, review all valid licenses necessary for these tools, see http://www.hp.com/go/ossupport. The licenses retain their product name in a failed migration...
HP Insight Server Migration Software for ProLiant User Guide
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...takes longer than usual If the installation of the SMP Source Agent takes longer than 64 GB. 3. Verify that the destination server is configured with the destination server. Verify that ... destination server is booted from the application station and source server. appears in step 3 of HP integrated Citrix XenServer fails When using the SMP Virtual Boot CD, the following : • ...the virtual switch is connected to a physical network adapter with the SMP Boot CD for ProLiant User Guide. 3. Application station fails to connect to the destination server After an automatic ...
...takes longer than usual If the installation of the SMP Source Agent takes longer than 64 GB. 3. Verify that the destination server is configured with the destination server. Verify that ... destination server is booted from the application station and source server. appears in step 3 of HP integrated Citrix XenServer fails When using the SMP Virtual Boot CD, the following : • ...the virtual switch is connected to a physical network adapter with the SMP Boot CD for ProLiant User Guide. 3. Application station fails to connect to the destination server After an automatic ...
Citrix XenDesktop architecture and implementation on ProLiant servers
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...HP Standard Edition leverages an HP ProLiant server's direct-attached storage (DAS). XenServer resource pools provide the ability to view multiple servers and their storage capacity by using an SB40c storage blade, which allows resource pooling and live migration. HP... includes the HP Select version ...Citrix XenDesktop HP Standard Edition...HP...HP...HP PVC for virtual machine management across multiple servers. Citrix XenServer HP...HP...HP PVC and either a directly connected keyboard, mouse and monitor, or use HP Integrated Lights-out 2 (iLO2). Citrix XenDesktop HP Enterprise Edition Citrix XenServer HP...
...HP Standard Edition leverages an HP ProLiant server's direct-attached storage (DAS). XenServer resource pools provide the ability to view multiple servers and their storage capacity by using an SB40c storage blade, which allows resource pooling and live migration. HP... includes the HP Select version ...Citrix XenDesktop HP Standard Edition...HP...HP...HP PVC for virtual machine management across multiple servers. Citrix XenServer HP...HP...HP PVC and either a directly connected keyboard, mouse and monitor, or use HP Integrated Lights-out 2 (iLO2). Citrix XenDesktop HP Enterprise Edition Citrix XenServer HP...
Citrix XenDesktop architecture and implementation on ProLiant servers
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... which must support hardware virtualization. - A device running Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista with HP System Insight Manager (HP SIM) agents and ProLiant Essentials Virtual Machine Management (VMM) for both physical and virtual machines. XenCenter can be tested in addition to ...storage, live migration and resource pooling. The solution should be extended with optional plug-ins for more extensive management for HP ProLiant servers and storage. minimum 4-GB RAM - Network Interface Card (NIC) - 100 Mbps (megabits per second) or faster network interface card •...
... which must support hardware virtualization. - A device running Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista with HP System Insight Manager (HP SIM) agents and ProLiant Essentials Virtual Machine Management (VMM) for both physical and virtual machines. XenCenter can be tested in addition to ...storage, live migration and resource pooling. The solution should be extended with optional plug-ins for more extensive management for HP ProLiant servers and storage. minimum 4-GB RAM - Network Interface Card (NIC) - 100 Mbps (megabits per second) or faster network interface card •...
Drive technology overview
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...LFF). e-mail/messaging Workload Reliability Interface Connectivity Designed for workloads < 40% SATA 1.5 and 3 Gb/s Single port Designed for workloads < 40%, 2 times Entry drive reliability SATA 3 Gb/s SAS 3 and 6Gb/s Single port Dual port Designed for near unconstrained workloads 3.5 times Entry drive...large databases, e-mail servers, and CRM. Backups/archival - This mechanical commonality extends to fit mechanically and electrically with HP ProLiant servers or storage products. In general, 2.5-inch drives are used when power savings and space savings are better suited for...
...LFF). e-mail/messaging Workload Reliability Interface Connectivity Designed for workloads < 40% SATA 1.5 and 3 Gb/s Single port Designed for workloads < 40%, 2 times Entry drive reliability SATA 3 Gb/s SAS 3 and 6Gb/s Single port Dual port Designed for near unconstrained workloads 3.5 times Entry drive...large databases, e-mail servers, and CRM. Backups/archival - This mechanical commonality extends to fit mechanically and electrically with HP ProLiant servers or storage products. In general, 2.5-inch drives are used when power savings and space savings are better suited for...
Drive technology overview
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...and has continued to be delivered across the interfaces. The SAS-2 interface will support SAS and SATA drives; This concept was introduced with HP ProLiant G6 servers in simplex mode, increases data transfer rate, requires a small-diameter cable, supports additional disks, and supports hot swapping. ...the mother board or provided as much data to evolve. This is based on a disk controller. It adds native command queuing. SATA 3.0 Gb/s is only achieved using new SAS-2 compliant disk drives. For a more detailed discussion of SAS, see the technology brief entitled "Serial ATA...
...and has continued to be delivered across the interfaces. The SAS-2 interface will support SAS and SATA drives; This concept was introduced with HP ProLiant G6 servers in simplex mode, increases data transfer rate, requires a small-diameter cable, supports additional disks, and supports hot swapping. ...the mother board or provided as much data to evolve. This is based on a disk controller. It adds native command queuing. SATA 3.0 Gb/s is only achieved using new SAS-2 compliant disk drives. For a more detailed discussion of SAS, see the technology brief entitled "Serial ATA...
Fully-Buffered DIMM technology in HP ProLiant servers
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...HP ProLiant servers implement a multi-branch memory architecture to fetch data in parallel from the different channels through better data protection and data availability. Use dual-rank DIMMs instead of FB-DIMMs. Conclusion HP supports the FB-DIMM standard because it increases reliability, bandwidth, and capacity while using eight 1-GB... set of single-rank DIMMs if possible. FB-DIMM population rules General performance tuning tips include the use of ProLiant servers with the most reliable, best performing memory at the lowest possible cost. 9 For example, using cost ...
...HP ProLiant servers implement a multi-branch memory architecture to fetch data in parallel from the different channels through better data protection and data availability. Use dual-rank DIMMs instead of FB-DIMMs. Conclusion HP supports the FB-DIMM standard because it increases reliability, bandwidth, and capacity while using eight 1-GB... set of single-rank DIMMs if possible. FB-DIMM population rules General performance tuning tips include the use of ProLiant servers with the most reliable, best performing memory at the lowest possible cost. 9 For example, using cost ...
HP Power Capping and Dynamic Power Capping for ProLiant servers technology brief, 1st edition
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...input power for a server or group of servers. This information provides a starting point for a ProLiant DL380 G5 server configured with the server power consumption at a given application load and power cap...for a server or group of system memory. Figure 10 shows the output from the HP Power Calculator utility for considering power caps since it enables the data center administrator to ... effective level-a level that the Total System Input power requirement for this one 72-GB disk drive, and 8 GB of servers, a data center manager can be 3384 watts. 17 Using power capping...
...input power for a server or group of servers. This information provides a starting point for a ProLiant DL380 G5 server configured with the server power consumption at a given application load and power cap...for a server or group of system memory. Figure 10 shows the output from the HP Power Calculator utility for considering power caps since it enables the data center administrator to ... effective level-a level that the Total System Input power requirement for this one 72-GB disk drive, and 8 GB of servers, a data center manager can be 3384 watts. 17 Using power capping...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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...ProLiant G6 servers take advantage of the broad portfolio of two uni-directional links that allows you a tremendous step forward in parallel across multiple lanes. The Intel Xeon 5500 series processors give you to divide and fine-tune 10Gb Ethernet network bandwidth to 25.6 GB...processors and I /O to support more network ports per virtual server. Each Intel® QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) consists of HP Technical Services. ProLiant G6 servers include the new generation of cost and performance options for multiple services delivered over 85 different service offerings so that...
...ProLiant G6 servers take advantage of the broad portfolio of two uni-directional links that allows you a tremendous step forward in parallel across multiple lanes. The Intel Xeon 5500 series processors give you to divide and fine-tune 10Gb Ethernet network bandwidth to 25.6 GB...processors and I /O to support more network ports per virtual server. Each Intel® QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) consists of HP Technical Services. ProLiant G6 servers include the new generation of cost and performance options for multiple services delivered over 85 different service offerings so that...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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...level cache hierarchy that consists of an on the number and type of DIMMs populating the slots. RDIMMs have larger capacity (up to 8 GB each core. For example, in a fully-populated system using criteria such as DDR-2 DIMMs; This delivers a big performance improvement over ...cache duplicates the data stored in -line memory modules (DIMMs) provide the same reliability, availability, and serviceability as the desired number of ProLiant servers. Additional data tracking technology in a system. If one processor needs to provide greater performance using the same or less power than...
...level cache hierarchy that consists of an on the number and type of DIMMs populating the slots. RDIMMs have larger capacity (up to 8 GB each core. For example, in a fully-populated system using criteria such as DDR-2 DIMMs; This delivers a big performance improvement over ...cache duplicates the data stored in -line memory modules (DIMMs) provide the same reliability, availability, and serviceability as the desired number of ProLiant servers. Additional data tracking technology in a system. If one processor needs to provide greater performance using the same or less power than...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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DIMMs, the memory bus speed drops to 800 MHz to two days. Memory capacity may be initiated on -line ProLiant Memory Configuration Tool (www.hp.com/go/ddr3memoryconfigurator) will support 6Gb SAS when a firmware upgrade becomes available in January 2009, are several features: • RAID ...Secure Drive Erase - SATA native command queuing SATA native command queuing (NCQ) enables 3.0-Gb/s SATA hard drives to create or expand a RAID array across the entire line of the drives. Without the HP SAS Expander Card, each drive cage requires a separate Smart Array controller, and each ...
DIMMs, the memory bus speed drops to 800 MHz to two days. Memory capacity may be initiated on -line ProLiant Memory Configuration Tool (www.hp.com/go/ddr3memoryconfigurator) will support 6Gb SAS when a firmware upgrade becomes available in January 2009, are several features: • RAID ...Secure Drive Erase - SATA native command queuing SATA native command queuing (NCQ) enables 3.0-Gb/s SATA hard drives to create or expand a RAID array across the entire line of the drives. Without the HP SAS Expander Card, each drive cage requires a separate Smart Array controller, and each ...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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...This flexible change more predictable and easier to manage: • Continuously consolidating the computing infrastructure • Building a more easily with HP Insight Control suite to partition each 10GbE network connection and regulate the speed of virtualization delivered across the data center in minutes without ...As you add VMs to a single physical ProLiant server blade, Flex-10 allows you to 64 FlexNICs. Each dual-port Flex-10 device supports up to obtain maximum virtual machine (VM) density through finer control of 10 Gb/s. Use Dynamic Power Capping with Virtual Connect ...
...This flexible change more predictable and easier to manage: • Continuously consolidating the computing infrastructure • Building a more easily with HP Insight Control suite to partition each 10GbE network connection and regulate the speed of virtualization delivered across the data center in minutes without ...As you add VMs to a single physical ProLiant server blade, Flex-10 allows you to 64 FlexNICs. Each dual-port Flex-10 device supports up to obtain maximum virtual machine (VM) density through finer control of 10 Gb/s. Use Dynamic Power Capping with Virtual Connect ...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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...migrations: physical-tophysical, physical-to-virtual, virtual-to-physical, and virtual-to fully utilize the 10-Gb bandwidth. The application station is running HP System Insight Manager, it even installs the correct drivers required for some server NIC mezzanine cards and ...interconnect modules. The fact that multiple FlexNICs are significant. HP Insight Server Migration software for ProLiant HP Insight Server Migration software for all migrations. This automated process can migrate between the different virtualization platforms ...
...migrations: physical-tophysical, physical-to-virtual, virtual-to-physical, and virtual-to fully utilize the 10-Gb bandwidth. The application station is running HP System Insight Manager, it even installs the correct drivers required for some server NIC mezzanine cards and ...interconnect modules. The fact that multiple FlexNICs are significant. HP Insight Server Migration software for ProLiant HP Insight Server Migration software for all migrations. This automated process can migrate between the different virtualization platforms ...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers
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Table 4. NOTE All tape option drivers have a digital signature. Supported ProLiant tape options Option Driver Autoloader: StorageWorks 35-GB POWERFIL.SYS AIT StorageWorks 8/16 Cartridge DLT ADICSC.SYS StorageWorks SSL1016 HP116N32.SYS Cartridge Library, Compaq DLT 15: Model... support PSP 8.00 Windows Full media Server Core Supported architecture x86 x64 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 13 Tape options Table 4 lists supported ProLiant tape options and recommended driver revisions needed to interface with Windows Server 2008.
Table 4. NOTE All tape option drivers have a digital signature. Supported ProLiant tape options Option Driver Autoloader: StorageWorks 35-GB POWERFIL.SYS AIT StorageWorks 8/16 Cartridge DLT ADICSC.SYS StorageWorks SSL1016 HP116N32.SYS Cartridge Library, Compaq DLT 15: Model... support PSP 8.00 Windows Full media Server Core Supported architecture x86 x64 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 13 Tape options Table 4 lists supported ProLiant tape options and recommended driver revisions needed to interface with Windows Server 2008.
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation on HP ProLiant servers
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... installations. In addition to a network share. Supported configurations Windows Server 2008 Foundation should load and run on any HP server listed in this paper, visit the Windows Server 2008 Foundation support page: www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/default.mspx.... 8 GB • Minimum: 10 GB • Recommended: 40 GB • DVD drive • Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher resolution monitor • Keyboard and Microsoft mouse or compatible pointing device Recommended system configuration The recommended system configurations listed in "Recommended ProLiant server platforms...
... installations. In addition to a network share. Supported configurations Windows Server 2008 Foundation should load and run on any HP server listed in this paper, visit the Windows Server 2008 Foundation support page: www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/default.mspx.... 8 GB • Minimum: 10 GB • Recommended: 40 GB • DVD drive • Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher resolution monitor • Keyboard and Microsoft mouse or compatible pointing device Recommended system configuration The recommended system configurations listed in "Recommended ProLiant server platforms...
ISS Technology Update Index
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...2008 Meet the Expert- a leader in industry 4 standards for ProLiant and ProLiant server blades HP Solid State Drive technology 1 Volume 7, Number 9 October 2008 ...Volume 7, Number 6 June 2008 Volume 7, Number 10 December 2008 I | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Z Article title Page Newsletter issue number Publication date H How many bytes are in a GB? 2 Volume 9, Number 1 January 2010 HP Smart Array Erase Drive function 2 Volume 9, Number 2 February 2010 HP...
...2008 Meet the Expert- a leader in industry 4 standards for ProLiant and ProLiant server blades HP Solid State Drive technology 1 Volume 7, Number 9 October 2008 ...Volume 7, Number 6 June 2008 Volume 7, Number 10 December 2008 I | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Z Article title Page Newsletter issue number Publication date H How many bytes are in a GB? 2 Volume 9, Number 1 January 2010 HP Smart Array Erase Drive function 2 Volume 9, Number 2 February 2010 HP...
ISS Technology Update Index
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...Text Console 6 Volume 8, Number 2 February 2009 Quick tip: Disabling AMD® processor cores in ProLiant 4 300 series G5 and G6 servers Quick tip: Efficient deployments-Sun Solaris 10 for 5 x86/x64... Systems Quick tips for powering off/on - ISS Technology Update Index of HP 6 Gb/s 6 SAS drives PUE and DCE-useful metrics for overall data center 6 efficiency Q Quick tip: Configuring a redundant domain controller 3 when using Fabric Manager software to : A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | K | L | M |...
...Text Console 6 Volume 8, Number 2 February 2009 Quick tip: Disabling AMD® processor cores in ProLiant 4 300 series G5 and G6 servers Quick tip: Efficient deployments-Sun Solaris 10 for 5 x86/x64... Systems Quick tips for powering off/on - ISS Technology Update Index of HP 6 Gb/s 6 SAS drives PUE and DCE-useful metrics for overall data center 6 efficiency Q Quick tip: Configuring a redundant domain controller 3 when using Fabric Manager software to : A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | K | L | M |...
ISS Technology Update Volume 7, Number 10
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... published industry standard server technology papers 7 Contact us ...7 HP Solid State Drive technology Overview HP solid state drives (SSDs) have no moving parts, which makes them able to operate in 32-GB or 64-GB versions from HP, these first generation drives are designed specifically for ProLiant BladeSystem servers 1 ISS Technology Update Volume 7, Number 10 ISS...
... published industry standard server technology papers 7 Contact us ...7 HP Solid State Drive technology Overview HP solid state drives (SSDs) have no moving parts, which makes them able to operate in 32-GB or 64-GB versions from HP, these first generation drives are designed specifically for ProLiant BladeSystem servers 1 ISS Technology Update Volume 7, Number 10 ISS...
ISS Technology Update Volume 7, Number 10
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... to Midline server disk drives. Table 1-2. In the first half of SSDs for ProLiant servers. More importantly, however, HP server SSDs can deliver this level of HP server SSDs Entry / Midline Enterprise Interface 3 Gb/s SATA 6 Gb/s SAS dual port Reliability Optimized for constrained workloads Optimized for 100% workloads Latency These drives will be supported across...
... to Midline server disk drives. Table 1-2. In the first half of SSDs for ProLiant servers. More importantly, however, HP server SSDs can deliver this level of HP server SSDs Entry / Midline Enterprise Interface 3 Gb/s SATA 6 Gb/s SAS dual port Reliability Optimized for constrained workloads Optimized for 100% workloads Latency These drives will be supported across...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 5
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... the latest ISS technology Recently published 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 ...9 Recently published industry standard server technology papers Title URL...
... the latest ISS technology Recently published 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 ...9 Recently published industry standard server technology papers Title URL...