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... Configuration Utility ...22 About ACU...22 Accessing ACU in the offline environment...22 Launching ACU with HP Intelligent Provisioning (Gen8 or later 22 Launching ACU during POST (Gen8 or later 23 Launching ACU from the SmartStart CD (G7 or earlier 23 Launching ACU from an ISO ... generations 23 Accessing ACU in the online environment ...27 Launching ACU on a local server ...28 Launching ACU on a local server to configure a remote server 29 Launching ACU on a remote server to configure a local server 29 Using the ACU GUI ...30 Navigating the GUI ...31 Configuration tasks...40 Diagnostics...
... Configuration Utility ...22 About ACU...22 Accessing ACU in the offline environment...22 Launching ACU with HP Intelligent Provisioning (Gen8 or later 22 Launching ACU during POST (Gen8 or later 23 Launching ACU from the SmartStart CD (G7 or earlier 23 Launching ACU from an ISO ... generations 23 Accessing ACU in the online environment ...27 Launching ACU on a local server ...28 Launching ACU on a local server to configure a remote server 29 Launching ACU on a remote server to configure a local server 29 Using the ACU GUI ...30 Navigating the GUI ...31 Configuration tasks...40 Diagnostics...
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... also available in the online environment" on page 27) This method requires an administrator to launch HP Intelligent Provisioning. HP Array Configuration Utility 22 Some of the following methods: • Launching ACU with ACU version 9.0 and ProLiant Gen8 servers and server blades, ACU is the main tool for standard configuration tasks (on page 96). The diagnostic...
... also available in the online environment" on page 27) This method requires an administrator to launch HP Intelligent Provisioning. HP Array Configuration Utility 22 Some of the following methods: • Launching ACU with ACU version 9.0 and ProLiant Gen8 servers and server blades, ACU is the main tool for standard configuration tasks (on page 96). The diagnostic...
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... &swItem=MTX-aad98a00c0d6469d8abf78e2f3&mode=4&idx=1). 2. The system launches the ACU GUI. Restart the server. Launching ACU during POST (Gen8 or later) 1. Insert the SmartStart CD into the CD-ROM drive. 3. Set the server to the license restrictions. 5. Download the HP ProLiant Offline Array Configuration Utility ISO image from an ISO image (all applications. 2. When prompted...
... &swItem=MTX-aad98a00c0d6469d8abf78e2f3&mode=4&idx=1). 2. The system launches the ACU GUI. Restart the server. Launching ACU during POST (Gen8 or later) 1. Insert the SmartStart CD into the CD-ROM drive. 3. Set the server to the license restrictions. 5. Download the HP ProLiant Offline Array Configuration Utility ISO image from an ISO image (all applications. 2. When prompted...
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.../support/ProLiant_TSG_v1_jp) • Simplified Chinese (http://www.hp.com/support/ProLiant_TSG_v1_sc) The HP ProLiant Gen8 Troubleshooting Guide, Volume II: Error Messages provides a list of action for fault isolation and identification, issue resolution, and software maintenance on ProLiant servers and server blades. To view the guide, select a language: • English (http://www.hp.com/support/ProLiant_TSG_en) • French (http...
.../support/ProLiant_TSG_v1_jp) • Simplified Chinese (http://www.hp.com/support/ProLiant_TSG_v1_sc) The HP ProLiant Gen8 Troubleshooting Guide, Volume II: Error Messages provides a list of action for fault isolation and identification, issue resolution, and software maintenance on ProLiant servers and server blades. To view the guide, select a language: • English (http://www.hp.com/support/ProLiant_TSG_en) • French (http...
Innovative technologies in HP ProLiant Gen8 servers
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... in HP ProLiant Gen8 servers Technology brief Introduction...3 Processors...3 Memory technologies ...5 HP SmartMemory ...5 HP Advanced Memory Error Detection Technology 5 Power efficiency ...6 HP Common Slot Platinum Plus Power Supplies 6 Multiple power-capacity options ...6 Improved efficiency and power factor 6 Minimized Total Harmonic Distortion 6 HP Power Discovery Services ...6 HP -48VDC Common Slot Power Supplies 7 HP Sea of Sensors 3D...7 Power provisioning tools ...7 HP Dynamic...
... in HP ProLiant Gen8 servers Technology brief Introduction...3 Processors...3 Memory technologies ...5 HP SmartMemory ...5 HP Advanced Memory Error Detection Technology 5 Power efficiency ...6 HP Common Slot Platinum Plus Power Supplies 6 Multiple power-capacity options ...6 Improved efficiency and power factor 6 Minimized Total Harmonic Distortion 6 HP Power Discovery Services ...6 HP -48VDC Common Slot Power Supplies 7 HP Sea of Sensors 3D...7 Power provisioning tools ...7 HP Dynamic...
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... offer powerful I /O accelerators deliver high performance and allow you to reduce power usage significantly during periods of a data center's OPEX budget, we have implemented in HP ProLiant Gen8 servers. Sandy Bridge EP processors provide greater integration and improved bandwidth interfaces (QuickPath Interconnect, memory, and PCI Express), resulting in almost 2x higher overall system performance...
... offer powerful I /O accelerators deliver high performance and allow you to reduce power usage significantly during periods of a data center's OPEX budget, we have implemented in HP ProLiant Gen8 servers. Sandy Bridge EP processors provide greater integration and improved bandwidth interfaces (QuickPath Interconnect, memory, and PCI Express), resulting in almost 2x higher overall system performance...
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...-Threading (HT) Technology improves processor utilization by letting each direction and a total theoretical bandwidth of 20 Gb/s in ProLiant Gen8 servers. Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) increases protection against software-based attacks to -point QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) links. Table ...I /O functions. This bandwidth is a bi-directional chip-to improve virtualization performance in our ProLiant Gen8 servers have two, four, six, or eight cores that handles server I /O devices. 4 These processors feature an integrated northbridge and memory controller. Turbo Boost Technology...
...-Threading (HT) Technology improves processor utilization by letting each direction and a total theoretical bandwidth of 20 Gb/s in ProLiant Gen8 servers. Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) increases protection against software-based attacks to -point QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) links. Table ...I /O functions. This bandwidth is a bi-directional chip-to improve virtualization performance in our ProLiant Gen8 servers have two, four, six, or eight cores that handles server I /O devices. 4 These processors feature an integrated northbridge and memory controller. Turbo Boost Technology...
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... channel. Our measurements show that the DIMM has undergone extensive qualification and testing to the growth in ProLiant Gen8 servers. HP SmartMemory HP SmartMemory is higher than third-party memory. In addition, ProLiant Gen8 servers support one or two DIMMs per channel. HP SmartMemory performance is HP Qualified Memory that has unique performance and power consumption characteristics when installed in...
... channel. Our measurements show that the DIMM has undergone extensive qualification and testing to the growth in ProLiant Gen8 servers. HP SmartMemory HP SmartMemory is higher than third-party memory. In addition, ProLiant Gen8 servers support one or two DIMMs per channel. HP SmartMemory performance is HP Qualified Memory that has unique performance and power consumption characteristics when installed in...
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... uncorrectable (nonrecoverable) memory condition. For more of Sensors 3D-to minimize total harmonic distortion (THD). Power efficiency For ProLiant Gen8 servers, we developed HP Common Slot Platinum Plus and 750 W Common Slot -48VDC Power Supplies. HP Advanced Memory Error Detection Technology seeks out specific defects that either cause performance degradation or significantly increase the probability...
... uncorrectable (nonrecoverable) memory condition. For more of Sensors 3D-to minimize total harmonic distortion (THD). Power efficiency For ProLiant Gen8 servers, we developed HP Common Slot Platinum Plus and 750 W Common Slot -48VDC Power Supplies. HP Advanced Memory Error Detection Technology seeks out specific defects that either cause performance degradation or significantly increase the probability...
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...list of the HP Active Health System. For groups of ProLiant Gen8 servers. This additional data enables more precise and efficient cooling of servers, you set a power cap for ProLiant Gen8 servers operates at 90% efficiency. reduce the uncertainty in HP Power Distribution Units (PDUs). HP Enclosure Dynamic ...to get a three-dimensional temperature profile in ProLiant Gen8 servers extends the use of Sensors provides the data to prevent server power from the iLO user interface. HP Sea of Sensors 3D in the server. HP Dynamic Power Capping Dynamic Power Capping uses ...
...list of the HP Active Health System. For groups of ProLiant Gen8 servers. This additional data enables more precise and efficient cooling of servers, you set a power cap for ProLiant Gen8 servers operates at 90% efficiency. reduce the uncertainty in HP Power Distribution Units (PDUs). HP Enclosure Dynamic ...to get a three-dimensional temperature profile in ProLiant Gen8 servers extends the use of Sensors provides the data to prevent server power from the iLO user interface. HP Sea of Sensors 3D in the server. HP Dynamic Power Capping Dynamic Power Capping uses ...
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... infrastructures. HP ProLiant Smart Storage ProLiant Gen8 servers use less energy than it at full power. HP FlexibleNetwork Adapters Select HP 1 GbE and 10 GbE FlexibleNetwork Adapters for ProLiant Gen8 servers have an embedded temperature sensor. FlexibleNetwork Adapters let ProLiant Gen8 servers offload synchronization...interface and the 6 Gb/s SAS or 6 Gb/s SATA storage interfaces. 8 This allows the server to ProLiant Gen8 Servers through HP FlexibleNetwork Adapters. The sensor reports thermal data to 70%. Available FlexibleLOM modules include 4x1Gb Ethernet, 2x10Gb ...
... infrastructures. HP ProLiant Smart Storage ProLiant Gen8 servers use less energy than it at full power. HP FlexibleNetwork Adapters Select HP 1 GbE and 10 GbE FlexibleNetwork Adapters for ProLiant Gen8 servers have an embedded temperature sensor. FlexibleNetwork Adapters let ProLiant Gen8 servers offload synchronization...interface and the 6 Gb/s SAS or 6 Gb/s SATA storage interfaces. 8 This allows the server to ProLiant Gen8 Servers through HP FlexibleNetwork Adapters. The sensor reports thermal data to 70%. Available FlexibleLOM modules include 4x1Gb Ethernet, 2x10Gb ...
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... FBWC writes the data to remove the wrong drive. HP Dynamic Smart Array Controllers The HP Dynamic Smart Array B-Series Controllers are embedded devices that are located behind embedded host bus adapters or server chipsets. Smart Array B-Series and P-Series controllers support the... (B320i and B120i) use the same easy and consistent user interface as support for IT personnel. HP SmartDrive For our ProLiant Gen8 servers, we designed the HP SmartDrive for both controllers. Predictive Spare Activation technology protects data by automatically servicing a predictive failure drive without...
... FBWC writes the data to remove the wrong drive. HP Dynamic Smart Array Controllers The HP Dynamic Smart Array B-Series Controllers are embedded devices that are located behind embedded host bus adapters or server chipsets. Smart Array B-Series and P-Series controllers support the... (B320i and B120i) use the same easy and consistent user interface as support for IT personnel. HP SmartDrive For our ProLiant Gen8 servers, we designed the HP SmartDrive for both controllers. Predictive Spare Activation technology protects data by automatically servicing a predictive failure drive without...
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... be moving storage closer to address the need for ProLiant DL and BL servers. improvements include authentication, failure logging, and integration with the HP Active Health System. The HP IO Accelerator has a latency of embedded management technologies that comes standard on all HP ProLiant Gen8 servers. HP iLO management processor The HP iLO management processor sits at the core of...
... be moving storage closer to address the need for ProLiant DL and BL servers. improvements include authentication, failure logging, and integration with the HP Active Health System. The HP IO Accelerator has a latency of embedded management technologies that comes standard on all HP ProLiant Gen8 servers. HP iLO management processor The HP iLO management processor sits at the core of...
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... using media discs. And it's available the moment you avoid problems before you deploy a Gen8 server, you power up to the server. Embedded HP Remote Support (coming soon) In every ProLiant Gen8 server, we have enabled HP iLO to www.hp.com/go/iLO. 11 HP Agentless Management Service is no longer need the OS and application discs. In many...
... using media discs. And it's available the moment you avoid problems before you deploy a Gen8 server, you power up to the server. Embedded HP Remote Support (coming soon) In every ProLiant Gen8 server, we have enabled HP iLO to www.hp.com/go/iLO. 11 HP Agentless Management Service is no longer need the OS and application discs. In many...
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... by CPU utilization and the age of software and firmware that should be installed. We let you identify unused or under -utilized servers. Health monitoring and alerting On ProLiant Gen8 servers, HP SIM will no longer have to help you import physical and power topology configuration updates into Insight Control power management from other management...
... by CPU utilization and the age of software and firmware that should be installed. We let you identify unused or under -utilized servers. Health monitoring and alerting On ProLiant Gen8 servers, HP SIM will no longer have to help you import physical and power topology configuration updates into Insight Control power management from other management...
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...extra space between the back of 2,300 lb. Power Discovery Services ProLiant Gen8 servers and HP Intelligent Series Racks support Intelligent Power Discovery (IPD). This allows the iPDU to a total of the servers and the rear doors also enables better air movement and higher ...RFID or other signal emitting technology. 14 It supports HP CloudSystem. HP Rack technologies Our latest generation of its industry-leading airflow efficiency. The rack provides 81% airflow capacity (compared to accommodate ProLiant Gen8 servers. Under high airflow conditions, the airflow efficiency of ...
...extra space between the back of 2,300 lb. Power Discovery Services ProLiant Gen8 servers and HP Intelligent Series Racks support Intelligent Power Discovery (IPD). This allows the iPDU to a total of the servers and the rear doors also enables better air movement and higher ...RFID or other signal emitting technology. 14 It supports HP CloudSystem. HP Rack technologies Our latest generation of its industry-leading airflow efficiency. The rack provides 81% airflow capacity (compared to accommodate ProLiant Gen8 servers. Under high airflow conditions, the airflow efficiency of ...
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...can prevent over-provisioning of ProLiant Gen8 servers with power usage, system and rack temperature data, and workloads. You can discover and communicate with iPDUs to HP SIM and Insight Control, eliminating this information to manage the placement of servers and workloads better. Insight ...power management can use the location information and system data with HP Asset Manager to obtain more precise and complete asset data. Location Discovery Services Location Discovery Services technology automatically reports server locations to retrieve the power topology and power measurement data....
...can prevent over-provisioning of ProLiant Gen8 servers with power usage, system and rack temperature data, and workloads. You can discover and communicate with iPDUs to HP SIM and Insight Control, eliminating this information to manage the placement of servers and workloads better. Insight ...power management can use the location information and system data with HP Asset Manager to obtain more precise and complete asset data. Location Discovery Services Location Discovery Services technology automatically reports server locations to retrieve the power topology and power measurement data....
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... available today. Conclusion As you have read, the new technologies and capabilities in HP ProLiant Gen8 servers represent a leap in innovation. These servers combine the latest Intel Xeon EP processors, high-performance HP SmartMemory, HP FlexibleNetwork Adapters and FlexibleLOM modules, ProLiant Smart Storage options, and seamless server management capabilities to deliver enormous value to -date. 16 All of these...
... available today. Conclusion As you have read, the new technologies and capabilities in HP ProLiant Gen8 servers represent a leap in innovation. These servers combine the latest Intel Xeon EP processors, high-performance HP SmartMemory, HP FlexibleNetwork Adapters and FlexibleLOM modules, ProLiant Smart Storage options, and seamless server management capabilities to deliver enormous value to -date. 16 All of these...