ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack Installation Guide
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... The pack includes the following CDs: SmartStart, Management, and ProLiant Firmware Maintenance. • HP is subject to the Foundation Pack The ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack contains the SmartStart and Management CDs - After installing the OS, insert the SmartStart CD and install the operating system-specific PSP onto the server. provides a consolidated view of systems...
... The pack includes the following CDs: SmartStart, Management, and ProLiant Firmware Maintenance. • HP is subject to the Foundation Pack The ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack contains the SmartStart and Management CDs - After installing the OS, insert the SmartStart CD and install the operating system-specific PSP onto the server. provides a consolidated view of systems...
10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers
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...Consult the "For more prominent in Figure 4, ships with low and standard brackets 9 HP offers a broad portfolio of 10GbE products for ProLiant blade, rack, and tower platforms. HP 10GbE architecture includes network designs that include support for TCP checksum and segmentation (LSO)... for speed, reliability, and redundancy. Figure 4. In addition, HP Virtual Connect is using 10GbE technology and Flex-10 to specific information about ProLiant, BladeSystem, and HP ProCurve 10GbE products. HP approach to10GbE implementation As 10GbE technology becomes more information" section at...
...Consult the "For more prominent in Figure 4, ships with low and standard brackets 9 HP offers a broad portfolio of 10GbE products for ProLiant blade, rack, and tower platforms. HP 10GbE architecture includes network designs that include support for TCP checksum and segmentation (LSO)... for speed, reliability, and redundancy. Figure 4. In addition, HP Virtual Connect is using 10GbE technology and Flex-10 to specific information about ProLiant, BladeSystem, and HP ProCurve 10GbE products. HP approach to10GbE implementation As 10GbE technology becomes more information" section at...
Booting HP ProLiant servers from a storage area network
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...SAN storage for the target server to execute the Read ProLiant ML/DL/BL QLogic HBA Configuration [server specific] job from an HP StorageWorks Storage Area Network (SAN). Windows Edition Support Matrix at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01174425/c01174425.pdf?ju mpid...=reg_R1002_USEN to determine which ProLiant servers and OSs are using RDP: 1....
...SAN storage for the target server to execute the Read ProLiant ML/DL/BL QLogic HBA Configuration [server specific] job from an HP StorageWorks Storage Area Network (SAN). Windows Edition Support Matrix at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01174425/c01174425.pdf?ju mpid...=reg_R1002_USEN to determine which ProLiant servers and OSs are using RDP: 1....
Booting HP ProLiant servers from a storage area network
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Execute the Write ProLiant ML/DL/BL QLogic HBA Configuration [server specific] job from the Server Deployment Toolbox\1 - Hardware Configuration\System job folder on the target server. 9. Configure the target server's HBA to add the boot controller ... SAN must be set up as needed in Step 3 to boot from Step 3. Hardware Configuration\HBA job folder on the target server. Execute the Deploy ProLiant BL System Configuration (Boot From SAN) job from the Server Deployment Toolbox\1 - This job disables the embedded array controller and put the HBA controller first...
Execute the Write ProLiant ML/DL/BL QLogic HBA Configuration [server specific] job from the Server Deployment Toolbox\1 - Hardware Configuration\System job folder on the target server. 9. Configure the target server's HBA to add the boot controller ... SAN must be set up as needed in Step 3 to boot from Step 3. Hardware Configuration\HBA job folder on the target server. Execute the Deploy ProLiant BL System Configuration (Boot From SAN) job from the Server Deployment Toolbox\1 - This job disables the embedded array controller and put the HBA controller first...
Drive technology overview
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...and low-end servers. The SATA specification was instrumental in developing the SAS standard. Drive throughputs, the maximum rates at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01613420...data to be read from a drive, have also been increasing. SATA 1.5 Gb/s with HP ProLiant G6 servers in 2009. It increases the data transfer rate. Current SAS disk drives are ... with SAS and has continued to evolve. SAS-2 The SAS-2 interface supports a link speed of 600 MB/s. For a more detailed discussion of SAS, see the technology brief entitled "Serial ATA technology" at 6 ...
...and low-end servers. The SATA specification was instrumental in developing the SAS standard. Drive throughputs, the maximum rates at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01613420...data to be read from a drive, have also been increasing. SATA 1.5 Gb/s with HP ProLiant G6 servers in 2009. It increases the data transfer rate. Current SAS disk drives are ... with SAS and has continued to evolve. SAS-2 The SAS-2 interface supports a link speed of 600 MB/s. For a more detailed discussion of SAS, see the technology brief entitled "Serial ATA technology" at 6 ...
Fully-Buffered DIMM technology in HP ProLiant servers
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...paired channel. FBDIMM technology also delivers improved reliability through memory interleaving. This architecture allows the memory controller to fetch data in a specific server, single-rank and dual-rank FB-DIMMs should be the same type. The latency for two channels is not as ...channels. This has the added benefit of using eight 1-GB DIMMs instead of single-rank DIMMs if possible. HP will improve performance. Performance tuning, achieving maximum performance HP ProLiant servers implement a multi-branch memory architecture to minimize the latency per GB of FB-DIMMs. Conclusion...
...paired channel. FBDIMM technology also delivers improved reliability through memory interleaving. This architecture allows the memory controller to fetch data in a specific server, single-rank and dual-rank FB-DIMMs should be the same type. The latency for two channels is not as ...channels. This has the added benefit of using eight 1-GB DIMMs instead of single-rank DIMMs if possible. HP will improve performance. Performance tuning, achieving maximum performance HP ProLiant servers implement a multi-branch memory architecture to minimize the latency per GB of FB-DIMMs. Conclusion...
HP Insight Diagnostics Online Edition Featuring Survey Utility and IML Viewer
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...; Accept All Cookies • Full Java Development Kit 1.1 (JDK 1.1) support Availability Insight Diagnostics Online Edition is distributed on Accessing and Viewing Information. Specifications HP Insight Diagnostics Online Edition Specifications Supported platforms ProLiant platforms that are supported by subscribing to a device A supported Web browser Accessibility • Windows or Linux browser • System Management Homepage •...
...; Accept All Cookies • Full Java Development Kit 1.1 (JDK 1.1) support Availability Insight Diagnostics Online Edition is distributed on Accessing and Viewing Information. Specifications HP Insight Diagnostics Online Edition Specifications Supported platforms ProLiant platforms that are supported by subscribing to a device A supported Web browser Accessibility • Windows or Linux browser • System Management Homepage •...
HP Power Capping and Dynamic Power Capping for ProLiant servers technology brief, 1st edition
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...in ProLiant servers. It also indirectly drives the power consumption of the operating system (OS) and allow an administrator to previous generations. Abstract This paper describes HP power capping technologies, including the original HP Power Capping and HP Dynamic Power Capping. It is specifically ... Power capping simply limits the amount of primary AC power. Introduction Today's high-performance servers are power management features of HP ProLiant servers that operate independently of other power management tools such as part of that are therefore not dependent on the operating...
...in ProLiant servers. It also indirectly drives the power consumption of the operating system (OS) and allow an administrator to previous generations. Abstract This paper describes HP power capping technologies, including the original HP Power Capping and HP Dynamic Power Capping. It is specifically ... Power capping simply limits the amount of primary AC power. Introduction Today's high-performance servers are power management features of HP ProLiant servers that operate independently of other power management tools such as part of that are therefore not dependent on the operating...
HP Power Capping and Dynamic Power Capping for ProLiant servers technology brief, 1st edition
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... power caps for the enclosure (interconnects, etc.) 9 Elements of Dynamic Power Capping designed specifically for the server blades in the group Group Power Capping Individual Servers 1000 watts (Power ...User set group power cap) 1000 400 320 200 725 watts (Group minimum) For ProLiant ML and DL servers, group power capping apportionment works exactly the same on servers supporting... an administrator sets a power cap for an entire BladeSystem enclosure, not simply for HP BladeSystem enclosures. Total power consumption for an enclosure is the new and more powerful implementation...
... power caps for the enclosure (interconnects, etc.) 9 Elements of Dynamic Power Capping designed specifically for the server blades in the group Group Power Capping Individual Servers 1000 watts (Power ...User set group power cap) 1000 400 320 200 725 watts (Group minimum) For ProLiant ML and DL servers, group power capping apportionment works exactly the same on servers supporting... an administrator sets a power cap for an entire BladeSystem enclosure, not simply for HP BladeSystem enclosures. Total power consumption for an enclosure is the new and more powerful implementation...
HP Power Capping and Dynamic Power Capping for ProLiant servers technology brief, 1st edition
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...Xeon X5460 3.16-GHz processors, one step further. Figure 10 shows the output from the HP Power Calculator utility for this particular server configuration would be used to select the most effective... disk drive, and 8 GB of power that the Total System Input power requirement for a ProLiant DL380 G5 server configured with the server power consumption at a given application load and power cap... to limit average server power consumption will allow more than at the level needed to achieve specific power savings or capacity planning targets. By setting a power cap for a server or group...
...Xeon X5460 3.16-GHz processors, one step further. Figure 10 shows the output from the HP Power Calculator utility for this particular server configuration would be used to select the most effective... disk drive, and 8 GB of power that the Total System Input power requirement for a ProLiant DL380 G5 server configured with the server power consumption at a given application load and power cap... to limit average server power consumption will allow more than at the level needed to achieve specific power savings or capacity planning targets. By setting a power cap for a server or group...
HP Power Capping and Dynamic Power Capping for ProLiant servers technology brief, 1st edition
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...power demands that may cause an increase in latency during workload peaks. Provisioning the power to the total of the HP 2250W power supplies' specification requires delivering 7836 watts to the enclosure, typically by setting an enclosure power cap. Power consumption for eight DL380 ...the data center. Using Enclosure Dynamic Power Capping, an administrator can essentially cap the electrical provisioning required 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...
...power demands that may cause an increase in latency during workload peaks. Provisioning the power to the total of the HP 2250W power supplies' specification requires delivering 7836 watts to the enclosure, typically by setting an enclosure power cap. Power consumption for eight DL380 ...the data center. Using Enclosure Dynamic Power Capping, an administrator can essentially cap the electrical provisioning required 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...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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... ProLiant G6 servers. Dynamic Power Capping allows an administrator to set individual power caps for HP BladeSystem enclosures. To set a power cap for an individual enclosure, the administrator can then set a maximum power consumption level for one -third of Dynamic Power Capping designed specifically ...by the administrator, Dynamic Power Capping lowers the server's power use cap set power caps for groups of ProLiant ML and DL servers and for the HP BladeSystem. It gets even better for groups of changes in a controlled manner, regardless of BladeSystem enclosures. The...
... ProLiant G6 servers. Dynamic Power Capping allows an administrator to set individual power caps for HP BladeSystem enclosures. To set a power cap for an individual enclosure, the administrator can then set a maximum power consumption level for one -third of Dynamic Power Capping designed specifically ...by the administrator, Dynamic Power Capping lowers the server's power use cap set power caps for groups of ProLiant ML and DL servers and for the HP BladeSystem. It gets even better for groups of changes in a controlled manner, regardless of BladeSystem enclosures. The...
HP VMware ESXi management environment
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...and host configuration, as well as necessary to support features specific to ProLiant platforms. HP Insight Management WBEM Providers (Insight Providers) are ready to run VMware ESXi right out of the HP ProLiant server. VMware ESXi includes several key management components and ..., the VI application program interface (API) and VMware Consolidated Backup HP adds to actively receive information about CIM, Systems Management Architecture for Server Hardware (SMASH), and Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) is a next-generation thin architecture, providing an efficient...
...and host configuration, as well as necessary to support features specific to ProLiant platforms. HP Insight Management WBEM Providers (Insight Providers) are ready to run VMware ESXi right out of the HP ProLiant server. VMware ESXi includes several key management components and ..., the VI application program interface (API) and VMware Consolidated Backup HP adds to actively receive information about CIM, Systems Management Architecture for Server Hardware (SMASH), and Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) is a next-generation thin architecture, providing an efficient...
HP VMware ESXi management environment
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...model to provide administrators with information specific to ProLiant platforms. The Insight Providers collect data from the installation CD. Virtual Center is HP SIM with the Insight Providers for Server Hardware (SMASH) and Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) standards. Comparison of ...Information provided includes properties and health status for ESXi collect management data from the ProLiant base server system and its primary user interface to the HP IPMI OEM-specific data implementation. However, this interface is limited and there is another VMware management ...
...model to provide administrators with information specific to ProLiant platforms. The Insight Providers collect data from the installation CD. Virtual Center is HP SIM with the Insight Providers for Server Hardware (SMASH) and Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) standards. Comparison of ...Information provided includes properties and health status for ESXi collect management data from the ProLiant base server system and its primary user interface to the HP IPMI OEM-specific data implementation. However, this interface is limited and there is another VMware management ...
HP VMware ESXi management environment
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... to converge on the SMASH and SMI-S standards, and further extend them to support information that are quickly gaining momentum. The HP Insight Management WBEM Providers (Insight Providers) are based on a consistent solution has emerged. It is a set of WBEM standards ... In addition, Systems Management Architecture for Server Hardware (SMASH) and Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S), secure and robust standards being deployed today in much greater volumes to ProLiant platforms. Web-based Enterprise Management WBEM is a lightweight, mature, and non-proprietary standard...
... to converge on the SMASH and SMI-S standards, and further extend them to support information that are quickly gaining momentum. The HP Insight Management WBEM Providers (Insight Providers) are based on a consistent solution has emerged. It is a set of WBEM standards ... In addition, Systems Management Architecture for Server Hardware (SMASH) and Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S), secure and robust standards being deployed today in much greater volumes to ProLiant platforms. Web-based Enterprise Management WBEM is a lightweight, mature, and non-proprietary standard...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers
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... website: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms795192.aspx. Administrators should be found in support of WHEA: • System ROMs for specific ProLiant server platforms planned for WHEA support (see Table 2) • iLO firmware (version 1.42 or later) • iLO 2 Management Controller...Express. An RODC provides a secure solution for DC deployments to meet the NDIS 6.0 requirements. Table 2 lists the WHEA-capable ProLiant servers. HP has updated the following deliverables in Table 5. For more information on the next generation TCP/IP stack in Windows Server 2008. ...
... website: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms795192.aspx. Administrators should be found in support of WHEA: • System ROMs for specific ProLiant server platforms planned for WHEA support (see Table 2) • iLO firmware (version 1.42 or later) • iLO 2 Management Controller...Express. An RODC provides a secure solution for DC deployments to meet the NDIS 6.0 requirements. Table 2 lists the WHEA-capable ProLiant servers. HP has updated the following deliverables in Table 5. For more information on the next generation TCP/IP stack in Windows Server 2008. ...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation on HP ProLiant servers
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... 2008 Foundation 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 supported through SmartStart manual and assisted path ...ProLiant servers HP recommends using SmartStart 8.25 or later. Supported components for the server. Update iLO 2 firmware to update systems remotely • Reducing server maintenance costs • Saving time HP ProLiant Support Pack The HP ProLiant Support Pack (PSP) includes operating system-specific...
... 2008 Foundation 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 supported through SmartStart manual and assisted path ...ProLiant servers HP recommends using SmartStart 8.25 or later. Supported components for the server. Update iLO 2 firmware to update systems remotely • Reducing server maintenance costs • Saving time HP ProLiant Support Pack The HP ProLiant Support Pack (PSP) includes operating system-specific...
ISS Technology Update Index
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... but not the specific title, press CTRL-F, type in Intel®-based HP ProLiant G6 2 servers Volume 8, Number 7 Volume 8, Number 5 November 2009 August 2009 E Effective data rate of SAS Technology 4 Volume 8, Number 6 October 2009 Expected life of the HP Smart Array BBWC ... 9 October 2008 Volume 7, Number 10 December 2008 Volume 7, Number 8 September 2008 D Delivering energy-efficient solutions for ProLiant server 4 management, Part 3 Count on HP ProLiant BL400 Series 5 Server Blades Disabling processor cores in a keyword, and click Next until you remember the title, use ...
... but not the specific title, press CTRL-F, type in Intel®-based HP ProLiant G6 2 servers Volume 8, Number 7 Volume 8, Number 5 November 2009 August 2009 E Effective data rate of SAS Technology 4 Volume 8, Number 6 October 2009 Expected life of the HP Smart Array BBWC ... 9 October 2008 Volume 7, Number 10 December 2008 Volume 7, Number 8 September 2008 D Delivering energy-efficient solutions for ProLiant server 4 management, Part 3 Count on HP ProLiant BL400 Series 5 Server Blades Disabling processor cores in a keyword, and click Next until you remember the title, use ...
ISS Technology Update Volume 7, Number 10
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... Purcell ...3 Common SM CLP scripting commands for ProLiant server management 4 QuickTip ⎯ Using Fabric Manager software to configure switches 6 Recently 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 Figure 1-1. ISS Technology Update Volume 7, Number 10 ISS Technology Update Volume 7, Number 10...
... Purcell ...3 Common SM CLP scripting commands for ProLiant server management 4 QuickTip ⎯ Using Fabric Manager software to configure switches 6 Recently 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 Figure 1-1. ISS Technology Update Volume 7, Number 10 ISS Technology Update Volume 7, Number 10...
ISS Technology Update Volume 7, Number 10
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... in the future as the technology continues to meet the specific capacity, performance and reliability requirements for particular applications. In the first half of SSDs, each designed to evolve. More importantly, however, HP server SSDs can deliver this level of reliability in September ... introduce hot-plug SSDs using standard drive carriers. These drives will be supported across the ProLiant product line. ISS Technology Update Volume 7, Number 10 Operating environment for HP SSDs HP server disk drives are unsuitable for traditional disk drives (Table 1-1). Table 1-2. As is ...
... in the future as the technology continues to meet the specific capacity, performance and reliability requirements for particular applications. In the first half of SSDs, each designed to evolve. More importantly, however, HP server SSDs can deliver this level of reliability in September ... introduce hot-plug SSDs using standard drive carriers. These drives will be supported across the ProLiant product line. ISS Technology Update Volume 7, Number 10 Operating environment for HP SSDs HP server disk drives are unsuitable for traditional disk drives (Table 1-1). Table 1-2. As is ...