GET MORE FROM YOUR FAVOURITE MANAGEMENT PLATFORM WITH VCENTER

Paul Armstrong

Presales Solution Architect

Management software

Network

Servers

Power & cooling

Storage

HP CONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE

THE DATA CENTRE OF THE FUTURE WILL BE BUILT ON A CONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE

Flex Fabric

Wire-once, dynamic assembly, always predictable

Virtual Resource Pool

Virtualisedcompute, memory, storage & network

Data Centre Smart Grid

Intelligent energy management across systems & facilities

MatrixOperating Environment

Enables shared-service management

THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE CONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE

USAGE SCENARIOS

– You have standardised on VMware virtualisation platform and want to get the most out of vCenter

– You wish to save time by using vCenterto monitor your HP server and storage hardware

– You would like to manage your virtual and physical infrastructure through a single management interface

OUTCOMES

– Virtual Machine Server Administratorscan access & manage all physical attributes in vCenter• Physical hardware• Advanced hardware monitoring• Full firmware view

– Virtual Machine Networking Administrators can visualise all virtual and physical networks• Full VMware and Virtual Connect networking diagram

– Virtual Storage Administrators can access all storage attributes in vCenter• All physical storage details &

relationship to virtual systems

INSIGHT CONTROL WITH VCENTER PLUG-INServer, storage, and network management from vCenter Console

HP IntegrationLeadership

Health status from iLO, OA, SIM, Virtual Connect

and Storage

Links to management tools

for servers, networking and

storage

All the info you need to manage

your physical hardware

Included with all Insight Control

licenses

DEMO: PREFAILURE HARDWARE ALERT

App

OS

App

OS

App

OS

App

OS

App

OS

Virtual Networks Troubleshooting

DEMO

vSwitch

ProLiant BL Server

VMware Hypervisor

VM

CNA

VM VM

Virtual Connect

vSwitch

ProLiant BL Server

VMware Hypervisor

VM

CNA

VM VM

Virtual Connect

vSwitch

ProLiant BL Server

VMware Hypervisor

VM

CNA

VM VM

Virtual Connect

vSwitch

ProLiant BL Server

VMware Hypervisor

VM

CNA

VM VM

Virtual Connect

Summary

REDUCE COST

– vCenter administrators are able to perform everyday tasks and management of physical systems without learning new tools

– No time wasted searching through multiple management tools

IMPACTS AND BENEFITS

INCREASE AGILITY

– Virtual Connect Network visualisation allows administrators to see and understand effects of network configuration issues and changes instantly

– Physical HP storage can be monitored and accessed through vCenter

REDUCE RISK

– Limit impact to critical business systems

– Decrease system downtime

– Hardware monitoring of ESX/i servers and HP Storage now manageable through vCenter

– Hardware events trigger automatic tasks to put hosts into maintenance mode and limit impact to production systems

NEXT STEPS

Visit: The Cloud System Feature

Engage: See the HP Rep at rear of clinic

Seek more:− Request follow up via Eval Form− www.hp.com/go/insightcontrol

Re-Live: www.hp.com.au/taw11post

HP TECHNOLOGY@WORK 2011THE INSTANT-ON ENTERPRISE IS HERE

QUESTIONS?

HP TECHNOLOGY@WORK 2011THE INSTANT-ON ENTERPRISE IS HERE

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