01 M1 Blade System Portfolio Intro

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HP BladeSystemPortfolio Introduction

© 2008 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.The information contained herein is subject to change without notice

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HP BladeSystem c-Class components

A full range of 2P and 4P blades

WorkstationBlades

StorageBlades

Enclosures

Server Blades

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Interconnect choices for LAN, SAN, SAS and scale-out clusters

FC & SAS InfiniBand4X DDR

AssessmentImplementationSupport

SAN & SASLAN Ethernet NICsVirtualConnect



HP BladeSystem c-Class server blade features

Full-height (8U) c-Class serverblades

Half-height (4U)c-Class server blades

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HP operating systems and virtualization software support for ProLiant servers

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Double-densec-Class server blades

Double-widec-Class server blades



HP ProLiant Blade Workstations

• Plug into c7000 and c3000 enclosures

• Half-height

• Desktop Windows based

• RGS works as an enabler

• ProLiant xw2x220c

– Dual node in half-height package

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– p o wor s a on no es per cenclosure

– Dual-processor computing on single nodes

– 3D graphics with NVIDIA Quadro FX 770M

• ProLiant xw460c (G6) – Dual-processor computing

– 16 workstations max per c7000 enclosure

– Configurable with HP Graphics Expansion

Blade – Choice of graphic cards



HP Remote Graphics Software

• Advanced connection protocol that allows auser to access and share the desktop of aremote computer over a standard network

• Benefits – Increased business efficiency

– Increased data security

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– ncrease us ness cont nu ty – Reduced management costs

– Increased training effectiveness



HP BladeSystemmanagement

tools



Onboard Administrator module

Enclosurelink-down port

Enclosurelink-up port

c3000 Onboard Administrator

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OnboardAdministrator

module

Ethernet and serial

connectors

Redundant Onboard

Administratormodule



Onboard Administrator features and functions

• Monitors and manageselements of the enclosure

• Provides local and remote

management capability – Insight Display panel enables

installation andInsi ht Dis la

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actions at the rack – Browser access

permits remotemanagement

through a GUI

EnclosurelinksEthernet and

serial connectors

Redundant OnboardAdministrator modules



Insight Display• Main Menu

– Health Summary

– Enclosure Settings

– Enclosure Info

– Blade or Port Info

– Turn Enclosure UID on

– View User Note

– Chat Mode

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– USB Menu• Enclosure Settings menu

– Power Mode

– Power Limit

– Dynamic Power

– OA1 Info - Actv – OA2 Info - Stby

– Enclosure Name

– Rack Name

– DVD Drive

– Insight Display Lockout PIN#



Insight Display/Onboard Administrator tasks

Onboard Administrator

Role-based user account setup andprivileges

Enclosure device monitoring andalerting

Power and cooling management mode

Insight Display

Set Power Mode

Set limit AC watts

Set Power Savin s

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Enclosure bay iLO IP addressing andinterconnect bay IP addressing

Access to individual deviceconfiguration utilities

Replication of settings across multipleenclosures

Set delayed power up for some devices

Set initial enclosure IP address

Set the enclosure and rack name

Set Insight Display pin #

Start initial power up



Using Insight Rapid Deployment software(RDP) to deploy HP BladeSystem servers

• Deployment Solution

– Out-of-the-box functionalityfor BladeSystem server

blades – iLO management

capabilities

• Integration Modules

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– Preconfigured scripts andbatch files for ProLiant andIntegrity servers

– Sample configuration jobs

– Support software• HP Scripting Toolkits

– Custom toolkits for ProLiantand Integrity servers

– Linux and Win PE utilitiesand batch files



Ignite-UX for HP-UX deployment

• Install HP-UX on multiple Itanium and PA-RISC clients

• Create custom recovery media

• Create golden images for multiple client installations• Recover HP-UX clients remotely

• Manage and monitor multiple client installation sessions

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• GUI, TUI, and wizard modes• Multi-sourced installations

• Application depots

• Multiple archive formats• Support for HP SIM

Note: Ignite-UX version C.6.9.150 or later is supported on the Integrity BL860cserver blade



BladeSystem Integrated Manager

• Component of HPSIM

– Installed

automatically

• Enables you tonavigate blade

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environments throughhierarchical treeviews



Server bladesolutions and

scenarios



HP BladeSystem adoption scenarios

• IT consolidation

• Multi-tier applications

• SMP-to-Linux migration• HPC

• Blade PCs

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• HP VDIThe modularbuilding block

of next-generationdata centers



HP Services andwarranties



HP BladeSystem c-Class warranty

Component Warranty

ProLiant and Integrity server blades and

storage blades 3-3-3

c3000/c7000 enclosures 3-3-3

Interconnects (switches and Pass-Thrus) 1-1-1

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Options (mezzanines, fans, power supplies)1-0-0 or system warrantywhichever is longer



Comparing Care Pack services and warranties

Warranties protect hardware; Care Pack services protect thebusiness

Warranty Care Pack services

Hardware protection againstmanufacturer defect

Protection against downtime

Parts and labor Committed response times

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Best-effort response forreplacement of defectivecomponents

Software support

No software or network operating

system support

Expert help for the most popular

business software applicationsNo installation services Installation support if applicable

No specialized services to helpmeet changing IT realities

Flexible support levels



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