ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack Installation Guide
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... Microsoft Corporation. SmartStart automatically installs the PSP after the OS installation. Boot the SmartStart CD and click Getting Started, for HP ProLiant server products. Configure the server using the OS CD: After configuring the hardware, boot the operating system CD to the quality...provides the tools needed to prepare the server for HP products and services are available, if applicable. • Connect the server hardware as shown on www.hp.com/servers/smartstart for Arrays) or the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility as constituting an additional warranty. Seventeenth ...
... Microsoft Corporation. SmartStart automatically installs the PSP after the OS installation. Boot the SmartStart CD and click Getting Started, for HP ProLiant server products. Configure the server using the OS CD: After configuring the hardware, boot the operating system CD to the quality...provides the tools needed to prepare the server for HP products and services are available, if applicable. • Connect the server hardware as shown on www.hp.com/servers/smartstart for Arrays) or the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility as constituting an additional warranty. Seventeenth ...
Booting HP ProLiant servers from a storage area network
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... from an external device decreases downtime by enabling faster server replacement in the future. 2 Now, certain HP ProLiant server, StorageWorks Fibre Channel host bus adapter (HBA), and RAID array combinations support external OS booting. Abstract Traditionally, HP ProLiant servers boot operating systems (OSs) from SAN and that you have the required firmware installed. Required hardware...
... from an external device decreases downtime by enabling faster server replacement in the future. 2 Now, certain HP ProLiant server, StorageWorks Fibre Channel host bus adapter (HBA), and RAID array combinations support external OS booting. Abstract Traditionally, HP ProLiant servers boot operating systems (OSs) from SAN and that you have the required firmware installed. Required hardware...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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... drives to queue and rearrange the order of multiple data requests to 200% over the previous generation of ProLiant G6 servers up to maximize throughput without any assistance from HP. Smart Array technology Smart Array controllers The latest Smart Array controllers, introduced in an array without running a...battery life for JBODs (just a bunch of the drives. Previously, two days of two drives in January 2009, are several features: • RAID 6 - Because there are capable of boosting the I/O performance of servers. It also has a mini SAS 4x (external) port to connect to...
... drives to queue and rearrange the order of multiple data requests to 200% over the previous generation of ProLiant G6 servers up to maximize throughput without any assistance from HP. Smart Array technology Smart Array controllers The latest Smart Array controllers, introduced in an array without running a...battery life for JBODs (just a bunch of the drives. Previously, two days of two drives in January 2009, are several features: • RAID 6 - Because there are capable of boosting the I/O performance of servers. It also has a mini SAS 4x (external) port to connect to...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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... up to right-size the power supply for Linux (ICE-LX) is based on any available host HP Insight Control suite for Linux HP Insight Control suite for the server configuration. On ProLiant 300 series G6 servers and ProLiant G6 server blades, Onboard Administrator Powered by iLO100 works hand-in both enterprise and cluster environments. ICE...® and XenServer™, are three common slot AC power supplies: 460 watt, 750 watt and 1200 watt. Consistently configure server boot order, network configuration, RAID settings, and other server parameters.
... up to right-size the power supply for Linux (ICE-LX) is based on any available host HP Insight Control suite for Linux HP Insight Control suite for the server configuration. On ProLiant 300 series G6 servers and ProLiant G6 server blades, Onboard Administrator Powered by iLO100 works hand-in both enterprise and cluster environments. ICE...® and XenServer™, are three common slot AC power supplies: 460 watt, 750 watt and 1200 watt. Consistently configure server boot order, network configuration, RAID settings, and other server parameters.
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 ....SYS (full-feature) 99 9 9 11 NOTE All storage option drivers have a digital signature. This package is available on the HP website: www.hp.com/go/ws2008. Supported ProLiant storage controller options Option Driver Location Installation support PSP 8.00 Windows Full Server media Core Supported architecture x86 x64 Management drivers: Notification...
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 ....SYS (full-feature) 99 9 9 11 NOTE All storage option drivers have a digital signature. This package is available on the HP website: www.hp.com/go/ws2008. Supported ProLiant storage controller options Option Driver Location Installation support PSP 8.00 Windows Full Server media Core Supported architecture x86 x64 Management drivers: Notification...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers
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NOTE After installing Windows Server 2008 and before installing the PSP, if installing HP Systems Insight Manager and agents, be required to use iLO virtual media with HP ProLiant ML or HP ProLiant DL servers. 2. Installation procedure To install the Windows Server 2008 installation (for 32-bit and ...and configure the boot controller order (if necessary). Use the Array Configuration Utility to configure the RAID settings for the server. Install the HP Insight Management Agents only after SNMP is supported through manual and assisted path installation options. Place the Windows ...
NOTE After installing Windows Server 2008 and before installing the PSP, if installing HP Systems Insight Manager and agents, be required to use iLO virtual media with HP ProLiant ML or HP ProLiant DL servers. 2. Installation procedure To install the Windows Server 2008 installation (for 32-bit and ...and configure the boot controller order (if necessary). Use the Array Configuration Utility to configure the RAID settings for the server. Install the HP Insight Management Agents only after SNMP is supported through manual and assisted path installation options. Place the Windows ...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers
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Workaround Since write cache on an HP Smart Array controller, these polices in Table 2. Description During ..., including storage agents, SAS/SATA event services, and Array Configuration Utility (ACU). Known issues on ProLiant servers (Windows Server 2008 32-bit and x64 editions) Issue Details Issue 1 The write cache and...screen displaying a "BUGCODE_USB_DRIVER" error may display upon installation of Windows Server 2008. Description An LSI IDE RAID driver is for the controller and not for certain storage adapters or NICs. Issue 2 Incorrect slot numbers...
Workaround Since write cache on an HP Smart Array controller, these polices in Table 2. Description During ..., including storage agents, SAS/SATA event services, and Array Configuration Utility (ACU). Known issues on ProLiant servers (Windows Server 2008 32-bit and x64 editions) Issue Details Issue 1 The write cache and...screen displaying a "BUGCODE_USB_DRIVER" error may display upon installation of Windows Server 2008. Description An LSI IDE RAID driver is for the controller and not for certain storage adapters or NICs. Issue 2 Incorrect slot numbers...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation on HP ProLiant servers
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...controller order (if necessary). Use the Option ROM Configuration for Arrays (ORCA) utility, F8 during post, to configure the RAID settings for the server. Update iLO 2 firmware to Version 1.42 (or later). PSP makes software maintenance easier by: ... HP ProLiant Support Pack The HP ProLiant Support Pack (PSP) includes operating system-specific bundles of drivers, utilities, and management agents optimized for ProLiant systems. The PSP is a predefined and tested bundle that the following ProLiant servers: • ProLiant DL100 G6 series servers • ProLiant ML100 G6 ...
...controller order (if necessary). Use the Option ROM Configuration for Arrays (ORCA) utility, F8 during post, to configure the RAID settings for the server. Update iLO 2 firmware to Version 1.42 (or later). PSP makes software maintenance easier by: ... HP ProLiant Support Pack The HP ProLiant Support Pack (PSP) includes operating system-specific bundles of drivers, utilities, and management agents optimized for ProLiant systems. The PSP is a predefined and tested bundle that the following ProLiant servers: • ProLiant DL100 G6 series servers • ProLiant ML100 G6 ...
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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... is 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 Six-Gb...using a SAS wide port consisting of SAS drives. Additional resources For additional information on the topics discussed in the HP ProLiant G6 servers prepares the way for these drives when they will provide definite performance benefits when used with each drive is...
... is 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 Six-Gb...using a SAS wide port consisting of SAS drives. Additional resources For additional information on the topics discussed in the HP ProLiant G6 servers prepares the way for these drives when they will provide definite performance benefits when used with each drive is...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 7
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... this. These drives will be engineered 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 HP may also introduce server SSDs based on the topics discussed in... appropriate for unconstrained IO workloads. Although advanced techniques such as wear-leveling and over first-generation SSDs, as an entire RAID 0 array of the total IO load. Traditionally, solutions designers have used to introduce its first Enterprise class SAS SSDs in...
... this. These drives will be engineered 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 HP may also introduce server SSDs based on the topics discussed in... appropriate for unconstrained IO workloads. Although advanced techniques such as wear-leveling and over first-generation SSDs, as an entire RAID 0 array of the total IO load. Traditionally, solutions designers have used to introduce its first Enterprise class SAS SSDs in...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 7
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... within the ProLiant BL490c G6 server blade chassis. The flash memory in HP servers. ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 7 Deploying VMware ESXi on HP ProLiant BL400 Series server blades Because of their vSphere infrastructure on HP BladeSystem. NOTE This article refers to the ProLiant BL490c G6 server blade for... hypervisor on a solid state drive (SSD) within these devices have to be combined into a mirrored RAID set due to the integrated SATA controller used in HP server SSDs uses single-level cell technology, which is possible to create a Virtual Machine File System (...
... within the ProLiant BL490c G6 server blade chassis. The flash memory in HP servers. ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 7 Deploying VMware ESXi on HP ProLiant BL400 Series server blades Because of their vSphere infrastructure on HP BladeSystem. NOTE This article refers to the ProLiant BL490c G6 server blade for... hypervisor on a solid state drive (SSD) within these devices have to be combined into a mirrored RAID set due to the integrated SATA controller used in HP server SSDs uses single-level cell technology, which is possible to create a Virtual Machine File System (...
ProLiant High Availability: The IT Imperative
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... Adapter Teaming 2a ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack 2a Integrated Lights-Out Technology ...... 3a Advanced Memory Protection .......... 3a Redundant Cooling and Power......... 4a RAID Technology 4a 1a Given... their position at the center of that infrastructure. High availability requires that a system administrator manage a server without having to be colocated with innovative technologies Organizations are under growing pressure to which it is repaired. SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION ahvigahilability: the IT imperative Enhancing HP ProLiant...
... Adapter Teaming 2a ProLiant Essentials Intelligent Networking Pack 2a Integrated Lights-Out Technology ...... 3a Advanced Memory Protection .......... 3a Redundant Cooling and Power......... 4a RAID Technology 4a 1a Given... their position at the center of that infrastructure. High availability requires that a system administrator manage a server without having to be colocated with innovative technologies Organizations are under growing pressure to which it is repaired. SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION ahvigahilability: the IT imperative Enhancing HP ProLiant...
ProLiant High Availability: The IT Imperative
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...to in determining server availability and performance. To address slot-constrained environments, server adapters offer multiple ports. dual port server adapter ProLiant servers support multiple port server adapters. The HP NC6170 and NC7170 improve scalability by technologies such as server consolidation and virtualization, that a given server can support. Basic network ... business protection feature of switches and beyond. These are vendor specific, such as redundant DIMMs (dual inline memory modules), memory scrubbing and RAID controllers on industry standards.
...to in determining server availability and performance. To address slot-constrained environments, server adapters offer multiple ports. dual port server adapter ProLiant servers support multiple port server adapters. The HP NC6170 and NC7170 improve scalability by technologies such as server consolidation and virtualization, that a given server can support. Basic network ... business protection feature of switches and beyond. These are vendor specific, such as redundant DIMMs (dual inline memory modules), memory scrubbing and RAID controllers on industry standards.
ProLiant High Availability: The IT Imperative
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...traffic over the key system resources such as ECC (Error-Correcting Code) memory, online spare memory, mirrored memory and RAID memory in industrystandard servers. Dual channel teaming allows system administrators to operate even if the server's operating system is not available with... NIC has 100 Mbps path to core switch NIC 1 primary SWITCH A ▼ Gigabit Ethernet 100 Mbps ▼ secondary NIC 2 SWITCH B HP ProLiant server CORE SWITCH slower cross-link RECOVERY: team's new primary NIC has gigabit path to core switch NIC 1 new primary new secondary NIC 2 SWITCH...
...traffic over the key system resources such as ECC (Error-Correcting Code) memory, online spare memory, mirrored memory and RAID memory in industrystandard servers. Dual channel teaming allows system administrators to operate even if the server's operating system is not available with... NIC has 100 Mbps path to core switch NIC 1 primary SWITCH A ▼ Gigabit Ethernet 100 Mbps ▼ secondary NIC 2 SWITCH B HP ProLiant server CORE SWITCH slower cross-link RECOVERY: team's new primary NIC has gigabit path to core switch NIC 1 new primary new secondary NIC 2 SWITCH...
ProLiant High Availability: The IT Imperative
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...of others. 5983-0552ENUC RAID technology allows a group of disk drives to Redundant Array of cooling redundancies. Developed and patented by permitting the failed fan to function as advanced cooling and power technologies. These features ensure that HP ProLiant servers provide the availability ... ▼ figure 4. To support this approach, IT organizations must continually improve component availability. RAID ADG enables high levels of Intel or its ProLiant servers. making the right choices Companies of all sizes and industry types are the cornerstone of computer,...
...of others. 5983-0552ENUC RAID technology allows a group of disk drives to Redundant Array of cooling redundancies. Developed and patented by permitting the failed fan to function as advanced cooling and power technologies. These features ensure that HP ProLiant servers provide the availability ... ▼ figure 4. To support this approach, IT organizations must continually improve component availability. RAID ADG enables high levels of Intel or its ProLiant servers. making the right choices Companies of all sizes and industry types are the cornerstone of computer,...
Serial Attached SCSI storage technology, 2nd Edition
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... for RAID systems using SAS or SATA drives. The SAS expander card supports up to a Smart 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 tape. Figure 10 shows an alternate internal topology for RAID systems using an HP SAS Expander Card and SAS or SATA drives. 12...
... for RAID systems using SAS or SATA drives. The SAS expander card supports up to a Smart 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 tape. Figure 10 shows an alternate internal topology for RAID systems using an HP SAS Expander Card and SAS or SATA drives. 12...
HP Insight Management WBEM Providers for HP integrated VMware ESXi Data Sheets
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...8226; 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 the Advanced Memory Protection system. This property ...12-2-17 SMX_MemoryRedundancySet The class SMX_MemoryRedundancySet represents memory board redundancy on systems supporting Advanced Memory Protection. In this class exists on ProLiant servers supporting Advanced Memory Protection (AMP). One instance of this case, the property will not be instantiated on non-AMP...
...8226; 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 the Advanced Memory Protection system. This property ...12-2-17 SMX_MemoryRedundancySet The class SMX_MemoryRedundancySet represents memory board redundancy on systems supporting Advanced Memory Protection. In this class exists on ProLiant servers supporting Advanced Memory Protection (AMP). One instance of this case, the property will not be instantiated on non-AMP...
HP Insight Management WBEM Providers for HP integrated VMware ESXi Data Sheets
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... There is one of the following: • Advanced ECC, when the system is configured for Advanced ECC mode • RAID, when the system is configured for RAID (XOR) mode • Mirrored, when the system is configured for Mirrored mode • Online Spare, when the system is... configured for Lockstep mode An array containing Advanced Memory Protection configurations supported on ProLiant Servers. The collection comprehends physical memory ...
... There is one of the following: • Advanced ECC, when the system is configured for Advanced ECC mode • RAID, when the system is configured for RAID (XOR) mode • Mirrored, when the system is configured for Mirrored mode • Online Spare, when the system is... configured for Lockstep mode An array containing Advanced Memory Protection configurations supported on ProLiant Servers. The collection comprehends physical memory ...
HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide
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...spare memory occurs when the system detects a degraded DIMM. Configuring AMP modes Not all ProLiant servers support all AMP modes. See the server-specific user guide for the English language...see the BIOS Serial Console User Guide on the Documentation CD or the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support/smartstart/documentation). By default, the auto-configuration process configures 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, press the F8 key when prompted.
...spare memory occurs when the system detects a degraded DIMM. Configuring AMP modes Not all ProLiant servers support all AMP modes. See the server-specific user guide for the English language...see the BIOS Serial Console User Guide on the Documentation CD or the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support/smartstart/documentation). By default, the auto-configuration process configures 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, press the F8 key when prompted.