Citrix XenDesktop architecture and implementation on ProLiant servers
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... environment. XenDesktop architecture Why use the HP integrated XenServer? Affected HP technologies include iLO Advanced Pack, OEM versions of the physical platform, allowing ProLiant customers to easily deploy and manage a virtual server the same way they deploy and manage a physical server HP ProLiant Virtual Console The HP/Citrix XenDesktop product combines HP-integrated Citrix XenServer with Citrix XenDesktop...
... environment. XenDesktop architecture Why use the HP integrated XenServer? Affected HP technologies include iLO Advanced Pack, OEM versions of the physical platform, allowing ProLiant customers to easily deploy and manage a virtual server the same way they deploy and manage a physical server HP ProLiant Virtual Console The HP/Citrix XenDesktop product combines HP-integrated Citrix XenServer with Citrix XenDesktop...
Citrix XenDesktop architecture and implementation on ProLiant servers
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... a network. Distributing virtualization technology in the management of PVC's unique features - ProLiant Virtual Console HP PVC greatly simplifies single-server virtual machine management, either remotely using HP iLO, or using one of HP-integrated Citrix XenServer on HP ProLiant hardware. Using the server's local KVM, HP PVC provides the same graphical interface to set up and manage virtual...
... a network. Distributing virtualization technology in the management of PVC's unique features - ProLiant Virtual Console HP PVC greatly simplifies single-server virtual machine management, either remotely using HP iLO, or using one of HP-integrated Citrix XenServer on HP ProLiant hardware. Using the server's local KVM, HP PVC provides the same graphical interface to set up and manage virtual...
Dynamic Power Capping TCO and Best Practices White Paper (EMEA edition)
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... a representative server workload sample. Power (KW) Figure 1. When computers operate at the enclosure level. Within individual rack-mount servers, the HP Integrated Lights-Out (iLO 2) management processor works in power has not been reached, the power microprocessor will be set from the power management module within... exceed the highest observed power consumption over time Time (hrs) At the Rack Level Dynamic Power Capping operates within the iLO 2 Advanced user interface. By increase the P-state from P0 to P1 to prevent peak power consumption from within each HP ProLiant server.
... a representative server workload sample. Power (KW) Figure 1. When computers operate at the enclosure level. Within individual rack-mount servers, the HP Integrated Lights-Out (iLO 2) management processor works in power has not been reached, the power microprocessor will be set from the power management module within... exceed the highest observed power consumption over time Time (hrs) At the Rack Level Dynamic Power Capping operates within the iLO 2 Advanced user interface. By increase the P-state from P0 to P1 to prevent peak power consumption from within each HP ProLiant server.
Dynamic Power Capping TCO and Best Practices White Paper (EMEA edition)
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...Power Capping. Instead of Dynamic Power Capping requires N+N power redundancy for the entire HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure. Blades running more effective power by spreading the Dynamic Power ...methods for each blade without impacting blade performance. The difference in conjunction with the iLO 2 management processor, will peak and subside at the enclosure level, Dynamic Power ... analysis compares the number of peak power consumption for the ProLiant DL 380 G5 server, ProLiant BL460c G1 server, and ProLiant BL460c G5 server. Since workload intensity will adjust power caps...
...Power Capping. Instead of Dynamic Power Capping requires N+N power redundancy for the entire HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure. Blades running more effective power by spreading the Dynamic Power ...methods for each blade without impacting blade performance. The difference in conjunction with the iLO 2 management processor, will peak and subside at the enclosure level, Dynamic Power ... analysis compares the number of peak power consumption for the ProLiant DL 380 G5 server, ProLiant BL460c G1 server, and ProLiant BL460c G5 server. Since workload intensity will adjust power caps...
Dynamic Power Capping TCO and Best Practices White Paper (EMEA edition)
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...capacity by setting caps lower than the values suggested by leveraging tools such as the HP Power Calculator or HP BladeSystem Sizer to set Dynamic Power Capping baselines and culminates with the ProLiant DL380 G5, the overall number of blade servers deployed per circuit is still larger... BL460 G1 vs. 23 servers for your HP servers is simple process. It involves updating ROM BIOS, iLO and Insight Control Environment software, setting an initial Dynamic Power Cap baseline using the ProLiant BL 460c G1 and G5 servers and the HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure as examples. Customers leveraging...
...capacity by setting caps lower than the values suggested by leveraging tools such as the HP Power Calculator or HP BladeSystem Sizer to set Dynamic Power Capping baselines and culminates with the ProLiant DL380 G5, the overall number of blade servers deployed per circuit is still larger... BL460 G1 vs. 23 servers for your HP servers is simple process. It involves updating ROM BIOS, iLO and Insight Control Environment software, setting an initial Dynamic Power Cap baseline using the ProLiant BL 460c G1 and G5 servers and the HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure as examples. Customers leveraging...
Dynamic Power Capping TCO and Best Practices White Paper (EMEA edition)
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... peak power usage for the server in question. • Adjust the Dynamic Power Cap for your ProLiant rack-mount server in conjunction with your specific configuration using the HP Power Calculator default settings for our DL380 G5 TCO benchmark configuration (see Appendix for list of 450... IPM update applied to establish the initial Dynamic Power Cap for Rack-Mount Servers Required Component ROM BIOS iLO IPM component of the branch circuit and PDUs to your HP ProLiant server (see Appendix), our configuration yields a power estimate of supported servers): Table 4. If the Dynamic...
... peak power usage for the server in question. • Adjust the Dynamic Power Cap for your ProLiant rack-mount server in conjunction with your specific configuration using the HP Power Calculator default settings for our DL380 G5 TCO benchmark configuration (see Appendix for list of 450... IPM update applied to establish the initial Dynamic Power Cap for Rack-Mount Servers Required Component ROM BIOS iLO IPM component of the branch circuit and PDUs to your HP ProLiant server (see Appendix), our configuration yields a power estimate of supported servers): Table 4. If the Dynamic...
Dynamic Power Capping TCO and Best Practices White Paper (EMEA edition)
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... Dynamic Power Caps should always be as short as a few important differences. Component Requirement for BladeSytem Servers Required Component ROM BIOS iLO Onboard Administrator IPM component of Insight Control Environment Version Required 11/1/2008 or later 1.70 or later 2.30 or later Comment BIOS...observe peak power usage for a period of time that peak and idle concurrently. • First, download and apply the following updates to your HP ProLiant server (see Appendix for each enclosure. This example assumes a 30 A 3-phase circuit with a few days or as long as appropriate and ...
... Dynamic Power Caps should always be as short as a few important differences. Component Requirement for BladeSytem Servers Required Component ROM BIOS iLO Onboard Administrator IPM component of Insight Control Environment Version Required 11/1/2008 or later 1.70 or later 2.30 or later Comment BIOS...observe peak power usage for a period of time that peak and idle concurrently. • First, download and apply the following updates to your HP ProLiant server (see Appendix for each enclosure. This example assumes a 30 A 3-phase circuit with a few days or as long as appropriate and ...
Dynamic Power Capping TCO and Best Practices White Paper (EMEA edition)
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... is invoked frequently. 11 If the Dynamic Power Cap for the number of enclosures per circuit. Table 7. Observe power usage using HP Insight Control Environment. The following table summarizes the best practice for establishing Dynamic Power Caps for c7000 enclosure based on observed power usage...which they are raising the cap, proceed with ServerBlade Servers Step Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Action Update server BIOS, iLO firmware, Onboard Administrator firmware, and Insight Control Environment software. Based on our TCO benchmark comparison, we were able to fit 14 BL460c G1 ...
... is invoked frequently. 11 If the Dynamic Power Cap for the number of enclosures per circuit. Table 7. Observe power usage using HP Insight Control Environment. The following table summarizes the best practice for establishing Dynamic Power Caps for c7000 enclosure based on observed power usage...which they are raising the cap, proceed with ServerBlade Servers Step Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Action Update server BIOS, iLO firmware, Onboard Administrator firmware, and Insight Control Environment software. Based on our TCO benchmark comparison, we were able to fit 14 BL460c G1 ...
Dynamic Power Capping TCO and Best Practices White Paper (EMEA edition)
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... using Voltech PM1000 Power Analyzer Test Configuration 2-HP ProLiant BL460c G1 Server 16 HP ProLiant BL460c G1 Servers 2 Intel® Xeon® Processor L5450 4 4GB PC2-5300 DDR2 Fully Buffered Low-Power DIMMs 2 Hot Plug SFF SAS 10K 72GB Hard Drives in a RAID 1 Configuration ROM Revision: I15 iLO 1 HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure 10 Fans (Rev D, 48v...
... using Voltech PM1000 Power Analyzer Test Configuration 2-HP ProLiant BL460c G1 Server 16 HP ProLiant BL460c G1 Servers 2 Intel® Xeon® Processor L5450 4 4GB PC2-5300 DDR2 Fully Buffered Low-Power DIMMs 2 Hot Plug SFF SAS 10K 72GB Hard Drives in a RAID 1 Configuration ROM Revision: I15 iLO 1 HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure 10 Fans (Rev D, 48v...
Dynamic Power Capping TCO and Best Practices White Paper (EMEA edition)
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Test Configuration 3-HP ProLiant BL460c G5 Server 16 HP ProLiant BL460c G5 Servers 2 Intel® Xeon® Processor L5430 4 4GB PC2-5300 DDR2 Fully Buffered Low-Power DIMMs 2 Hot Plug SFF SAS 10K 72GB Hard Drives in a RAID 1 Configuration ROM Revision: I23 9/29/08 iLO Revision: v1.70 pass 11 1 HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure 10 Fans (Rev...
Test Configuration 3-HP ProLiant BL460c G5 Server 16 HP ProLiant BL460c G5 Servers 2 Intel® Xeon® Processor L5430 4 4GB PC2-5300 DDR2 Fully Buffered Low-Power DIMMs 2 Hot Plug SFF SAS 10K 72GB Hard Drives in a RAID 1 Configuration ROM Revision: I23 9/29/08 iLO Revision: v1.70 pass 11 1 HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure 10 Fans (Rev...
Dynamic Power Capping TCO and Best Practices White Paper (WW edition)
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... over time Time (hrs) At the Rack Level Dynamic Power Capping operates within each HP ProLiant server. Since Dynamic Power Capping can be set from the power management module within the iLO 2 Advanced user interface. Power (KW) Figure 1. In an HP BladeSystem environment, it also functions at a lower p-state, they consume less power. 4 both...
... over time Time (hrs) At the Rack Level Dynamic Power Capping operates within each HP ProLiant server. Since Dynamic Power Capping can be set from the power management module within the iLO 2 Advanced user interface. Power (KW) Figure 1. In an HP BladeSystem environment, it also functions at a lower p-state, they consume less power. 4 both...
Dynamic Power Capping TCO and Best Practices White Paper (WW edition)
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...capacity De‐rated circuit capacity Dynamic Power Cap Time At Blade Enclosure Level When applied at different times in conjunction with the iLO 2 management processor, will peak and subside at the enclosure level, Dynamic Power Capping takes on workload intensity. The Dynamic Power Cap...Power Cap below the sum of setting the Dynamic Power Cap for individual servers, the IT administrator sets a cap for the entire HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure. Instead of peak power consumption for the enclosure and redundant Onboard Administrator (OA) modules. Since workload intensity will ...
...capacity De‐rated circuit capacity Dynamic Power Cap Time At Blade Enclosure Level When applied at different times in conjunction with the iLO 2 management processor, will peak and subside at the enclosure level, Dynamic Power Capping takes on workload intensity. The Dynamic Power Cap...Power Cap below the sum of setting the Dynamic Power Cap for individual servers, the IT administrator sets a cap for the entire HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure. Instead of peak power consumption for the enclosure and redundant Onboard Administrator (OA) modules. Since workload intensity will ...
Dynamic Power Capping TCO and Best Practices White Paper (WW edition)
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...or later 1.70 or later 2.0 or later Comment BIOS update applied to each server iLO update applied to the server's application duty cycle. Based on the HP Power Calculator output for our ProLiant DL380 G5 configuration, we would set the initial Dynamic Power Cap at 450 Watts.... involves updating ROM BIOS, iLO and Insight Control Environment software, setting an initial Dynamic Power Cap baseline using the HP Power Calculator default settings for our DL380 G5 TCO benchmark configuration (see Appendix for your ProLiant rack-mount server. When using HP Power Calculator, and refining ...
...or later 1.70 or later 2.0 or later Comment BIOS update applied to each server iLO update applied to the server's application duty cycle. Based on the HP Power Calculator output for our ProLiant DL380 G5 configuration, we would set the initial Dynamic Power Cap at 450 Watts.... involves updating ROM BIOS, iLO and Insight Control Environment software, setting an initial Dynamic Power Cap baseline using the HP Power Calculator default settings for our DL380 G5 TCO benchmark configuration (see Appendix for your ProLiant rack-mount server. When using HP Power Calculator, and refining ...
Dynamic Power Capping TCO and Best Practices White Paper (WW edition)
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... accounting, email, webservers, and database servers typically do not experience peak demands at exactly the same time. The following updates to your HP ProLiant server (see as much power reclaimed. Dynamic Power Capping within the BladeSystem enclosure works well when the servers support a variety of 4300 ... should always be done in conjunction with Rack-Mount Servers Step Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Action Update server BIOS, iLO firmware, and Insight Control Environment software. Steps to fit on actual peak power usage. Continue to establish the initial Dynamic Power Cap for ...
... accounting, email, webservers, and database servers typically do not experience peak demands at exactly the same time. The following updates to your HP ProLiant server (see as much power reclaimed. Dynamic Power Capping within the BladeSystem enclosure works well when the servers support a variety of 4300 ... should always be done in conjunction with Rack-Mount Servers Step Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Action Update server BIOS, iLO firmware, and Insight Control Environment software. Steps to fit on actual peak power usage. Continue to establish the initial Dynamic Power Cap for ...
Dynamic Power Capping TCO and Best Practices White Paper (WW edition)
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...capacity and to estimate the number of enclosures per circuit" goal. • Deploy additional enclosures as a calendar quarter. Use the HP BladeSystem Sizer to establish a goal for each enclosure without performance impact. Depending on observed power usage, continue to add more blades ...Servers Step Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Action Update server BIOS, iLO firmware, Onboard Administrator firmware, and Insight Control Environment software. If the Dynamic Power Cap for HP BladeSystem enclosures. Depending on the applications in question. • Based on the number of the...
...capacity and to estimate the number of enclosures per circuit" goal. • Deploy additional enclosures as a calendar quarter. Use the HP BladeSystem Sizer to establish a goal for each enclosure without performance impact. Depending on observed power usage, continue to add more blades ...Servers Step Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Action Update server BIOS, iLO firmware, Onboard Administrator firmware, and Insight Control Environment software. If the Dynamic Power Cap for HP BladeSystem enclosures. Depending on the applications in question. • Based on the number of the...
Dynamic Power Capping TCO and Best Practices White Paper (WW edition)
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... using Voltech PM1000 Power Analyzer Test Configuration 2-HP ProLiant BL460c G1 Server 16 HP ProLiant BL460c G1 Servers 2 Intel® Xeon® Processor L5450 4 4GB PC2-5300 DDR2 Fully Buffered Low-Power DIMMs 2 Hot Plug SFF SAS 10K 72GB Hard Drives in a RAID 1 Configuration ROM Revision: I15 iLO 1 HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure 10 Fans (Rev D, 48v...
... using Voltech PM1000 Power Analyzer Test Configuration 2-HP ProLiant BL460c G1 Server 16 HP ProLiant BL460c G1 Servers 2 Intel® Xeon® Processor L5450 4 4GB PC2-5300 DDR2 Fully Buffered Low-Power DIMMs 2 Hot Plug SFF SAS 10K 72GB Hard Drives in a RAID 1 Configuration ROM Revision: I15 iLO 1 HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure 10 Fans (Rev D, 48v...
Dynamic Power Capping TCO and Best Practices White Paper (WW edition)
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Test Configuration 3-HP ProLiant BL460c G5 Server 16 HP ProLiant BL460c G5 Servers 2 Intel® Xeon® Processor L5430 4 4GB PC2-5300 DDR2 Fully Buffered Low-Power DIMMs 2 Hot Plug SFF SAS 10K 72GB Hard Drives in a RAID 1 Configuration ROM Revision: I23 9/29/08 iLO Revision: v1.70 pass 11 1 HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure 10 Fans (Rev...
Test Configuration 3-HP ProLiant BL460c G5 Server 16 HP ProLiant BL460c G5 Servers 2 Intel® Xeon® Processor L5430 4 4GB PC2-5300 DDR2 Fully Buffered Low-Power DIMMs 2 Hot Plug SFF SAS 10K 72GB Hard Drives in a RAID 1 Configuration ROM Revision: I23 9/29/08 iLO Revision: v1.70 pass 11 1 HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure 10 Fans (Rev...
Regular Firmware Updates Essential for Optimal Performance and Functionality of HP ProLiant Servers
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...called the System ROM or the BIOS. In ProLiant servers, hard drives, Smart Array Controllers, Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition (RILOE), Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition II (RILOE II) and Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) options have options, HP recommends checking for firmware upgrades for each installed ...provide system enhancements, or provide support for each component. Customers can be referred to the latest updates. HP has developed several methods for updating the firmware in a ProLiant server and makes it will be updated. For the purposes of the system when it is called ...
...called the System ROM or the BIOS. In ProLiant servers, hard drives, Smart Array Controllers, Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition (RILOE), Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition II (RILOE II) and Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) options have options, HP recommends checking for firmware upgrades for each installed ...provide system enhancements, or provide support for each component. Customers can be referred to the latest updates. HP has developed several methods for updating the firmware in a ProLiant server and makes it will be updated. For the purposes of the system when it is called ...
HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide
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... operating systems) ........ 88 Server configuration information...88 Installation and configuration information for the server setup software 88 Software installation and configuration of the server 88 iLO information ...88 Management of the server ...88 Installation and configuration information for the server management system 88 Fault tolerance, security, care and maintenance, configuration and...
... operating systems) ........ 88 Server configuration information...88 Installation and configuration information for the server setup software 88 Software installation and configuration of the server 88 iLO information ...88 Management of the server ...88 Installation and configuration information for the server management system 88 Fault tolerance, security, care and maintenance, configuration and...
HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide
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...codes 159 Server blade management module error codes 159 Power management module error codes 162 Port 85 codes and iLO messages ...163 Troubleshooting the system using port 85 codes 163 Processor-related port 85 codes...164 Memory-related ...169 MSG_CPU_RR_10 ...169 MSG_CPU_RR_11 ...169 MSG_CPU_RR_12 ...169 MSG_CPU_RR_13 ...169 MSG_CPU_RR_14 ...169 MSG_CPU_RR_15 ...170 MSG_CPU_RR_16 ...170 MSG_CPU_RR_17 ...170 Contacting HP ...171 Contacting HP technical support or an authorized reseller 171 Customer self repair...171 Server information you need ...172 Operating system information you need ...
...codes 159 Server blade management module error codes 159 Power management module error codes 162 Port 85 codes and iLO messages ...163 Troubleshooting the system using port 85 codes 163 Processor-related port 85 codes...164 Memory-related ...169 MSG_CPU_RR_10 ...169 MSG_CPU_RR_11 ...169 MSG_CPU_RR_12 ...169 MSG_CPU_RR_13 ...169 MSG_CPU_RR_14 ...169 MSG_CPU_RR_15 ...170 MSG_CPU_RR_16 ...170 MSG_CPU_RR_17 ...170 Contacting HP ...171 Contacting HP technical support or an authorized reseller 171 Customer self repair...171 Server information you need ...172 Operating system information you need ...