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May 2010 |
Monthly Technical & Sales Updates from HPM Networks
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HP Updates |
HP today announced advancements to its best-in-class management tools with Integrated Lights Out Advanced (iLO 3), helping customers to more efficiently manage their servers…anytime, anywhere. By continually driving innovation on top of industry standards, the next generation of ProLiant servers delivers the latest in remote management capability. HP also introduced two new HP ProLiant G7 server platforms that deliver a full return on investment (ROI) in two months. The HP ProLiant DL360 G7 and HP ProLiant DL380 G7 rack-optimized servers deliver up to a 20:1 consolidation ratio, reducing floor space and improving data center capacity.
These additions, as well as the HP ProLiant DL165 G7, DL385 G7 and SL165z G7 announced last month, enable clients to not only recoup their initial ROI, but continue to free up operational dollars that can then be reinvested in other IT innovation projects.
HP ProLiant DL360 G7 Server series | Quickspecs
What’s New?
- Up to two (2) Intel® Xeon® 5600 series processors, which automatically regulates power consumption and intelligently adjusts server performance, resulting in maximized efficiency and performance.
- Up to 192GB of DDR3 Memory, DL360 G7 will support either Registered or Unbuffered DDR3 Memory technology; with 4:1 interleaving, Online Spares and mirrored memory capability.
- iLO 3 – server and infrastructure management, proactively manages health, optimizes power management, and offers control from anywhere.
- Two additional NIC ports added to provide 4 x 1Gb NIC ports.
Trusted Execution Technology Ready (Note: TXT will function only with the Intel® Xeon® processor 5600 series processors)
HP ProLiant DL380 G7 Server series | Quickspecs
What’s New?
- Up to two (2) Intel® Xeon® 5600 series processors, which automatically regulates power consumption and intelligently adjusts server performance, resulting in maximized efficiency and performance.
- Up to 192GB of DDR3 Memory (800MHz to 1333MHz depending on processor), G6 will support either Registered or Unbuffered DDR3 Memory technology; with 4:1 interleaving, and mirrored memory capability
- Six (6) available PCI-Express Gen 2 expansion slots standard with optional PCi-X/PCI-X Express or x16 risers
Embedded HP Smart Array P410i with optional up grades of 512MB read cache and BBWC.
HP Insight Control software provides a single, integrated management solution for both physical and virtual servers and now includes the latest version of Integrated Lights-Out Advanced (iLO 3). The iLO 3 remote console is eight times faster than the previous version, increasing administrator productivity and directly addressing one of the largest operational cost centers for most enterprises.
To learn more
• Visit hp.com
• Integrated Lights-Out Data sheet
• iLO Video
D2600 and D2700 are starting to replace the MSA60 and MSA70 from HP. They allow for 6Gbit SAS performance and Dual Domain support when coupled with the P812 Array Controller.
This user guide helps show cabling options for Single and Dual Domain and best practices for best performance and redundancy.
Access the New HP Power Advisor Online
Download the New HP Power Advisor – Version 1.3
HP Power Advisor Download and Installation Guide
The Installation process for the HP Power Advisor has changed, based on user feedback. Please insure that your system is enabled with Adobe AIR when installing the HP Power Advisor. For detailed and step-by-step information, please see the updated HP Power Advisor Download and Installation Guide.
A Series
For customers with large or complex deployments seeking advanced technology to drive competitive advantage through their IT infrastructure at a lower cost of ownership. The A Series is built on robust networking products from the H3C division of 3Com.
E Series
For customers seeking essential and proven technology to reach their business goals with future proof, easy-to-use, affordable, secure and reliable networking. The E Series combines industry-leading switching and routing products from ProCurve and 3Com.
See the ProCurve line of products
V Series
For value-conscious customers in small office environments seeking reliable and easy-to-use connectivity solutions. The V Series combines networking solutions from ProCurve and 3Com that set the bar in these environments.
See the ProCurve line of products
S Series
Security for customers that require dynamic, intelligent and immediate protection by proactively stopping network threats while ensuring business continuity. The S Series is built on strong security solutions from TippingPoint.
See the TippingPoint line of products
Interesting article on how HP has integrated their own HP Networking products into one data center with plans to rollout to all data centers next year.
HP StorageWorks Videos and Demos
In depth demos and videos of HP StorageWorks products and solutions.
This includes P4000, EVA and more.
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More Information
Overview
The HP Smart Array B110i SATA Raid Hot Plug Advance Pack provides the raid support for the embedded SATA controller. The Hot Plug Advance kit is a License to enable the RAID support on Hot Plug models. It supports up to six 3.0G SATA hard disk drives. It will support a maximum of two (2) logical drives. It supports Raid 0, 1 and 1+0. To get started, the B110i is part of the Smart Start 8.20 set-up CD. This is designed as a Smart Array and will use ACU CLI and option ROM for creating logical drives. The drives can be migrated to a Smart Array controller.
* Hot Plug License for RAID on Hot Plug Models
* Support for server HDD LED health-activity reporting
* Support for 100 Series AMD server
* Support for SATA SSD
Ideal for entry level Dense Rack and Tower servers that use Raid 0 or Raid 1.
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This updated document shows the supported platforms and SAN/iQ software versions and dates for the HP StorageWorks P4000 SANs.
Nexus 1000V on HP BladeSystem: A Reference Architecture for optimal VMware vSphere design using HP BladeSystem (w/Virtual Connect) and Cisco Nexus network infrastructure
This Technology Brief is designed to better educate the reader on the use of HP BladeSystem (and Virtual Connect) with Cisco Nexus technology. The document reviews all the VMware virtual switch technologies and it specifically addresses the potential issues surrounding the use of VNTag and the Cisco Nexus 1000V vDS.
This document is written in plain, easy to understand terms and it will help you have an informed discussion with your customers about these technologies. This document does not review any future technology. It is designed to inform the reader about current technologies.
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Title: HP BladeSystem Reference Architecture: Virtual Connect Flex-10 and VMware vSphere 4.0
The Reference Architecture outlines several configuration scenarios deploying HP Virtual Connect and ESX vSphere technologies. Discussed are some best practices to install and configure virtual connect Flex-10 and VSphere 4 Networking.
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Title: HP BladeSystem ProLiant firmware management best practices - General overview
The document details firmware best practices for HP c-Class BladeSystem products including:
• What firmware to update
• Which tools to use
• What dependencies to consider for the update process
• How to deploy firmware update
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Configuration best practices for HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) family and VMware vSphere 4
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Best practices for deploying the HP XP24000 Disk Array with VMware vSphere 4(includes use of both ProCurve and Virtual Connect)
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HP reference configuration for virtualization - HP ProLiant BL490c G6 servers and VMware vSphere 4 (includes use of Flex-10, Virtual Connect and MSA2300fc)
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HP reference configuration for virtualization - HP ProLiant BL495c G6 servers and VMware vSphere 4 (includes use of Flex-10, Virtual Connect and MSA2300fc)
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ISS Technology Update Volume 9
- Recently published industry standard server technology papers
- How many bytes are in a GB?
- Disabling AMD® processor cores in ProLiant 300 series G5 and G6 servers
- Quick tip: Efficient deployments—Sun Solaris 10 for x86/x64 Systems
- Meet the Expert—Siamak Tavallaei
HP has created the HP Power Advisor utility to provide more accurate and meaningful estimates of power needs for HP ProLiant BL, DL, and SL systems so that IT infrastructure designers can determine the most efficient hardware configuration. This technology brief identifies factors affecting power requirements, explains how the Power Advisor works, and provides an example of how it can be used.
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VMware Updates |
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Join us for a live webinar to understand how VMware’s vCenter management platform provides a proven approach to managing the virtualized datacenter, allowing you to streamline IT management and reduce operating costs. It offers the most comprehensive platform for optimizing critical IT processes and workflows in datacenter. Tens of thousands of customers rely on VMware vCenter to manage their IT infrastructure.
The platform also grows with you, with options that provide the right level of management capabilities to support any management challenge, for companies of any size, structure or level of maturity.
- vCenter Capacity I/Q
- vCenter Chargeback
- vCenter Heartbeat
- Lifecycle Manager
- AppSpeed
- Site Recovery Manager