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Agenda• Intelligent Provisionning
• HP SUM
• Active Health
• DL380 Gen8 / DL360 Gen8
• Gen8 Smart Storage
• Gen8 ROM
• ILO 4
• Insight Control
• Intelligent Power Discovery
• Location Discovery
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– Will have the same configuration
utilities usually available with
SmartStart
• ACU/ADU, Diagnostics, ERASE, iLO
Configuration
– New Utilities include:
• AHS download
• Firmware Update
• Quick Configs
Maintenance Page
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Service Pack for ProLiant overview
• FW DVD + PSP + HP SUM = SPP
• Full and subset SPP ISOs
− HP Service Pack for ProLiant
− HP Service Pack for ProLiant - BladeSystem Red Hat Enterprise Linux Pack
− HP Service Pack for ProLiant - BladeSystem SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Pack
− HP Service Pack for ProLiant - BladeSystem Microsoft Windows Server Pack
− HP Service Pack for ProLiant - ProLiant ML/DL/SL Red Hat Enterprise Linux Pack
− HP Service Pack for ProLiant - ProLiant ML/DL/SL SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Pack
− HP Service Pack for ProLiant - ProLiant ML/DL/SL Microsoft Windows Server Pack
• Supports ALL ProLiant servers*
• Predictable cadence – Aligns with HP ProLiant Server releases
• More operational stability
− Firmware and Software components are tested together as a solution stack
• No forced updates
− SPP support is now 1 year from when it is released
− Customers can update with hot fixes as needed
• Minimizes unplanned downtime – customer can determine when to perform updates and
reboot
* See Server Support Guide for supported servers
Drivers
Firmware
Testing
process
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HP SUM 5.0.0 new features
Feature Feature
Improved GUI Superdome 2 firmware updates
Multiple Repositories OS auditing integration
Reports generated on demand Update of Linux servers from Windows workstations
Finding associated targets Enclosure level dependency management
Dependency checking between targets Ability to self-update
Scheduling of updates and reboots Reduction in ports needed to perform updates
Ability to reanalyze a target without leaving HPSUM Support for 6Gb SAS BL switches
Online VMware ESXi 5.0 firmware support Support for legacy PSP and Firmware DVDs
Online Fibre Channel HBA firmware support Support for SPPs
CloudSystem Matrix recipe lockdown Global force and reboot options
Integration of Integrity BL8x0c i2 and RX2880 servers Better testing and quality standards
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ISS Platform Firmware
HP Confidential
Active Health System Detail
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Improved Resiliency to manage Capacity growth
Increased Automation
and Integration
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HP SmartDrive
Activity
Ring
(Spinner)
Online
Fault
Locate
Backlight
Do Not
Remove
– Self-Describing Icons
– Intuitive Animation
– Increased Drive Information
Locate
Fault
Online
Activity
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SmartSSD Wear Gauge in ACU Informational Alerts
• 5% life remaining
• 2% life remaining
• 56 days life remaining
Smart Trip Alert
• 0% life remaining
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Predictive Spare Activation
Automatically copy data to the spare disk
RAID5 Logical Drive
Drive 1 Drive2 Drive 4 SpareDrive 3
Predictive
Failure
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Advanced Data Mirroring (SAAP 2.0)
RAID 10 (ADM)
DATA 1 DATA 2 DATA 1 DATA 2 DATA 1 DATA 2
DATA 1 DATA 2
RAID 1 (ADM)
DATA 1 DATA 1 DATA 1
DATA 1
• Highest fault tolerance available
• Mirrors data to 3 drives
• Array must contain multiples of 3 drives
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Move Logical drives (SAAP 2.0)
Copy logical drives to unassigned disks
– Move logical drives from (examples):
– SATA to SAS disks
– 7K RPM to 15K RPM disks
– An old JBOD to a new JBOD
– 3G SAS to 6G SAS drives
RAID5 Logical Drive
Drive 1 Drive2 UnassignedUnassignedUnassignedDrive3
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Online Splitting of RAID 1+0 Mirror (SAAP 2.0)
Logical Drive: 0 (RAID 0)
Drive 1 Drive2
Splits a RAID 1+0 mirror into 2 RAID 0 (examples):
– Installing new software
– Cloning drives for new server deployments
2nd RAID 0 remains offline as a backup copy
…Later recombine 2 RAID 0 into a RAID 1+0
Offline Logical Drive: (RAID
0)
Drive4Drive3
Logical Drive: 0 (Online RAID 1+0)
Drive 1 Drive2 Drive4Drive3
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Do Not Remove Indicator
Goal: Reduce logical drive failures due to user error
On = Ejecting the drive results in a logical drive
failure
Off = Icon is hidden from view
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Smart Array generation compare
Shipping Smart Array Gen8 Smart Array
Performance – 60,000 IOPS Performance improvement– 200,000 IOPS*
Cache size support up to 1GB FBWC Cache size support up to 2GB FBWC
PCIe 2.0 (5 GT/s) PCIe 3.0 (8 GT/s)
Up to108 drives Up to 227 drives
Failed drive spare activation
Predictive Spare Activation/Failed drive spare
activation
ACU – Cache R/W ratio 25% increment ACU – Cache R/W ratio 5% granular increment
Fast Parity Initialization
SSD Wear Gauge SSD Wear Gauge
> 3TB Support (512n mode) > 3TB Support (512n mode)
Stripe size up to 1MB
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Early Video Progress Indicators
In previous generations,
initial video could take
more than a minute to
display, depending on the
DIMM configuration
Video is now displayed within a second of
pressing the power button providing
Perception of
much faster
boot times
Better
indication of
where we are in
the boot
process if a
system hangs
Support for
Early Fault
Detection
Messaging
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Example display of Gen8 ProLiant System
ROM Early Video Progress Indicators
–
Indicates Boot
Progress – would
have been ―black
screen‖ in previous
generations
Status Code
useful for
service events
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Mismatched DIMMs installed
Example
Mismatched DIMMs
installed error
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Digital signature
Gen8 System ROM is digitally signed
using HP’s Corporate Signing
Service
This signature
• Is verified before the flash process
occurs
• Prevents malicious efforts to corrupt
System ROM
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HP ROM Configuration Utility (HPCRU)
HP ROM Configuration Utility (HPCRU) option available for
mass deployment of configuration settings with Insight Control
• Although CONREP is still supported, HPRCU provides improved
support for mass deploying configuration settings because it is
abstracted from new or modified options supported by the System ROM
• The biggest challenge with CONREP is the requirement to keep the
CONREP.XML file in synch with the System ROM whenever a new
revision of the System ROM modifies or supports new configuration
options
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Generational comparison
iLO 2 iLO 3
iLO Management Engine
(iLO 4)
CPU 66 Mhz NEC v850 400 Mhz ARM 926 400 Mhz ARM 926
Memory
4MB Flash
16MB SDRAM
8MB Flash
128MB DDR3
(56MB after ECC & video)
16MB Flash
256MB DDR 3
(112 MB after ECC & video)
Network 10/100 Mbps 10/100 Mbps 1Gbps
USB 1.1 2.0 2.0
Video
ATI ES1000 (external)
• 1280 x 1024 (32 bpp)
• 1600 x 1200 (16 bpp)
Matrox G200 (embedded)
• 1280 x 1024 (32 bpp)
• 1920 x 1200 (16 bpp)
Matrox G200 (embedded)
• 1280 x 1024 (32 bpp)
• 1920 x 1200 (16 bpp)
DVR Color 12 bpp (4096 colors) 15 bpp (32,768 colors) 15 bpp (32,768 colors)
NAND Storage 4GB
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The preferred IT Administrator in every ProLiant server
– Immediate access from
anywhere, anytime with the
new iLO Mobile App
– Dedicated 1Gb network port
– Homogeneous server
management experience
across the datacenter
HP iLO – what's new? Building on the legacy of HP iLO
innovations, HP iLO 4 adds:
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All core management out-of-band for increased security and stability
HP Agentless Management
– Robust hardware monitoring and
alerting capability without the
complexity of OS-based agents
– SNMP agents and alerts now
running from the HP iLO
architecture; no impact on system
performance
– OS config info and more coverage
with Agentless Management
Service
– Your choice! OS-based agents are
still supported
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Register from HP iLO to Insight Remote Support
HP Confidential
–Seamless connection to HP Insight
Online for anytime, anywhere view
of remotely monitored devices
–Easy sign-up and activation
process
–No OS-installed agent
–Automated support case creation
–24x7 phone-home capabilities
embedded Remote Support
!
NEW
NEW
NEW
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• High reporting resolution: 0.01A/0.1V per core and managed ext.
bar outlet monitoring, thresholds.
• Voltage accuracy within 1% 200V-240V
• Current accuracy within:
• 1% >1A
• 3% 400mA - 1A
• 5% 100mA - 400mA
• 10% <100mA
• VA, Watts and PF accuracy within:
• Data acquisition
• 0.5 second V, A, VA, Watts, PF data collection.
• Match IPM daily data collection (5 min. interval collection in
24 hour buffer, NTP time synchronized).
• 177MHz ARM9 embedded Web, SNMP, XML(RIBCL)
• Add optional managed outlet controlled ext. bars to core.
• Remote outlet control and individual outlet power
measurement.
• Can be mixed with standard ext. bar on same core.
HP Intelligent PDU
Display
Intelligent Extension
Bar – 5 C13
Monitoring and
Control Outlets in 5U
Power
Alarm
Reset
Best in class power monitoring
Embedded remote
management
PDU Core 6 or 12 C19 Outlets
Standard Ext. Bar
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C20
Inline
Conne
ctor
C13-C14
Cable
C14 Power
Supply Inlet
Dual C19 PDU Core
Outlets
Backward compatible with existing C13/C14/C19/C20.
C14 Inline
Connecto
r
C13 Inline
Connecto
r
IPD Connectors
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Managed Ext. Bars Cable Management
Power Cords
With Cable Management
Arms:
• Left Side 4.5’
• Right Side 6’
Without Cable Management
Arms:
• 2.5’ or 10’
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High Efficiency Power Supplies
– Common slot architecture for flexibility
– 94% Platinum level high efficiency
– Right sized for application
• 460W, 750W, and 1200W
– Bright Blue Power Line Communications connectors
for use with HP Intelligent PDU
PLC C-14 Connectors
PLC Jumper Cable
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Location Discovery Rack View
Hover over
to view
server
information
Click Image
to launch
iLO session
Click Image
to view
power
connection
information
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Control
Outlet status
and control
Power cycle
switch
UID LED
Switch
Redundancy
status
Redundant
outlets
Feed A Feed B
Device
name
Disable unused outlets
<10mA load
Redundancy
Management
For Automatic
Discovery and
Assisted Discovery
Manual Entry
Devices
Up to 20 Outlets
per Device
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Location Discovery
Hewlett-Packard Confidential
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Where this is going
HP Data Center Smart Grid
HP Confidential
Power Discovery
Location Discovery
1-wire
Thermal Discovery
Sea of Sensors Everywhere
•3D datacenter visualization
•Datacenter wide power capping
•Thermal and power aware
application placement
•Automated problem mitigation
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Server EarRack Interface Bus
Ear Contacts Ear Latch
Hewlett-Packard Confidential
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proto
42 U Rack Strip 7U Rack Module & Servers Installed in Rack
ModuleHewlett-Packard Confidential
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Server EarsRack Contacts
Hewlett-Packard Confidential
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Location Discovery Rack View
Hover over
to view
server
information
Click Image
to launch
iLO session
Click Image
to view
power
connection
information
Converged infrastructure is the optimal architecture of virtual pools of servers, storage, and networking to run your applications.virtualized pools servers, storage, networking and I/O which provides you the ability to match performance, throughput and capacity for you application resiliency built into the hardware, software and operating environment.orchestrated so you can organize you workloads according optimized by design on industry standardsmodular to provide size, scale and performance as needed.rapidly deploys new resources, increases availability and provides IT Converged infrastructure works both in your installed base and for new green field opportunities. an architecture can be built by you onsite, built by HP onsite,Converged infrastructure improves application quality, performance, security and availability.31% Reduction in outages due to production defects (Quality Center) 10% Reduction in time to market for application and business processes (Quality Center) 28% Reduction in number and duration of performance degradations (Performance Center) 41 % Reduction in time for problem management due to application defects (Quality Center)
See- Backup Slide for Intel Performance projections for E5-2600 SeriesNotes supporting Customer Benefits (number footnoted above in slide)Based on Intel Published NDA benchmarks for Sandy Bridge X5690 vs E5-2690 processors(Intel Note: Software and workloads used in performance tests may have been optimized for performance only on Intel microprocessors. Performance tests, such as SYSmark and MobileMark, are measured using specific computer systems, components, software, operations and functions. Any change to any of those factors may cause the results to vary. You should consult other information and performance tests to assist you in fully evaluating your contemplated purchases, including the performance of that product when combined with other products.) Supported with 32G DDR3 LR-DIMM kits x 24 DIMM = 768G Max Memory for DL380p Gen8, (on G7 - 32G DIMM max was 12 DIMMs = 384GB Memory)Additional internal storage capacities over G7 (total LFF Storage Capacity= 24TB SAS, 24TB SATA, 3.2TB SSD)Supporting SSD/SAS/SATA in SFF/LFFMore I/O bandwidth to the processor resulting in lower latency (Gen8 = 40 lanes/processor, G7 = 24 lanes/processor)HP Gen8 Smart Arrays bring significant enhancement, starting with a 2X increase in performance (final results awaited)“5x faster to diagnose root cause”: Current gen = ~420 pieces of unique data available via RPS reporting. On average takes 24 minutes on the phone with a support tech to get the RPS report run. With Gen8 = ~1086 pieces of unique data and with Active Health System, only takes 4 minutes. We can run/report more than twice the data in a 1/5th of the time. (source: Scott Harsany)
See- Backup Slide for Intel Performance projections for E5-2600 SeriesNotes supporting Customer Benefits (number footnoted above in slide)Based on Intel Published NDA benchmarks for Sandy Bridge X5690 vs E5-2690 processors(Intel Note: Software and workloads used in performance tests may have been optimized for performance only on Intel microprocessors. Performance tests, such as SYSmark and MobileMark, are measured using specific computer systems, components, software, operations and functions. Any change to any of those factors may cause the results to vary. You should consult other information and performance tests to assist you in fully evaluating your contemplated purchases, including the performance of that product when combined with other products.) Supported with 32G DDR3 LR-DIMM kits x 24 DIMM = 768G Max Memory for DL380p Gen8, (on G7 - 32G DIMM max was 12 DIMMs = 384GB Memory)Additional internal storage capacities over G7 (total LFF Storage Capacity= 24TB SAS, 24TB SATA, 3.2TB SSD)Supporting SSD/SAS/SATA in SFF/LFFMore I/O bandwidth to the processor resulting in lower latency (Gen8 = 40 lanes/processor, G7 = 24 lanes/processor)HP Gen8 Smart Arrays bring significant enhancement, starting with a 2X increase in performance (final results awaited)“5x faster to diagnose root cause”: Current gen = ~420 pieces of unique data available via RPS reporting. On average takes 24 minutes on the phone with a support tech to get the RPS report run. With Gen8 = ~1086 pieces of unique data and with Active Health System, only takes 4 minutes. We can run/report more than twice the data in a 1/5th of the time. (source: Scott Harsany)
Big architecture change from HP iLO 2 to HP iLO 3;We brought to our customers:800% Performance Increase in Remote Console360% Performance Increase in Virtual MedialDedicated (1 Gbps - gigabit) or Shared Network Port
Now, let’s take a look at each individual functional area of HP iLO Management Engine starting with what's new with HP iLO:With HP iLO 4: customers will have a homogeneous server management experience across their datacenter with HP ProLiant Gen 8 serversWith HP iLO 4, customer will be able to turn-on, manage, and turn-off their servers “anytime;, anywhere” from their Smartphone device, (currently supporting iOS and Android operating systems)In addition to Japanese, we now provide our customer to chose simplified Chinese as their language of choice in the HP iLO GUI
Script:Let’s move to MONITORING.With HP iLO Management Engine in every HP ProLiant Gen8 server, the base hardware monitoring and alerting capability is built into the system (running on the HP iLO processor and is not dependent on the OS) and starts working the moment that a power cord and an Ethernet cable is connected to the server. It doesn’t impact system performance and supports a complete separation of system management and data processing, not just on the LAN connections, but also within the system itself. For those customers that want to enrich the hardware management with OS information and alerting, we DO provide an optional “Agentless Management Service” which is a small helper application that IS loaded into the operating system and routes the OS management information and alerting to the iLO Management Engine so that this information is also further processed by iLO and routed over the management network.Many of our customers have been asking for it for a long time, and today is the day that HP makes it happen. Value Prop: Increased security and stability, even when systems have not yet been poweredDetailed information that speeds time to issue diagnosis and resolution
Script:Finally let’s look at SUPPORT:The new HP Insight Remote Support functions builds on the Insight Remote Support application that can run either on a stand-alone central system, or as a plug-in to HP Systems Insight Manager. Key parts of that technology now are part of iLO Management Engine and are ready to start working for you, after a few keystrokes on a single activation screen.FYI – The HP Insight Remote Support Software 7.0 - is remote support software that automatically provides secure remote support for your HP ProLiant Gen8 Servers, 24 X 7…so you can spend less time solving problems and more time focused on your business. You can have your systems remotely monitored for hardware failures, using secure technology that has been proven at thousands of companies around the world. In many cases, you can avoid problems before they occur. The software allows you to view support / service status on your local HP System Insight Manager (HP SIM) screen, or on HP Insight Online, a web based customized capability with the HP Support Center.HP Insight Remote Support 7.0 software product is the ideal solution from small to mid-size environments with little or no IT staff, to IT environments with upto 500 end point devices. It is easier to install via an installation advisor, works automatically with the integrated HP System Insight Manager (HP SIM) console on a physical or virtual host server. It is included with your HP warranty, HP Care Pack Service, or HP contractual support agreement. HP Insight RS v7 helps you do more with less.
The HP Intelligent Power Discovery solution includes:The Intelligent Power Distribution Unit (PDU) core. The Intelligent PDU core has six monitored 16-amp C19 outlets. Each outlet represents one load segment. Intelligent PDU models are available in several capacities ranging from 24 amps to 48 amps. Models include North America and Japan single phase and three phase delta, and international three phase wye configurations. The core can be mounted in the 1U rack space with breakers or outlets facing out. Up to 2 cores per U can be mounted in the front and back of the rack. It can be mounted in the 0U space leaving all the rack space available for IT equipment. The Intelligent Extension Bar. The Intelligent Extension Bar has five monitored 10-amp C13 outlets. A UID indicator is located on each outlet and on the Extension Bar to easily trace device power connections. The Status Display Module. A Status Display Module mounts on the door of the rack and connects to each Intelligent PDU using a standard DB9 male to female straight through cable. The status display shows the current load for each PDU core load segment as well as the current for each outlet of an Intelligent Extension Bar. The UID indicators on the Intelligent Extension bars light when each load segment and outlet is viewed. It has a DB9 connector for serial setup and configuration. The display module shows the current for the load segments and the current for each Intelligent Extension Bar C13 outlet. Pressing the Load Segment button on the display module changes the load segment number, shows its current value and lights the Intelligent Extension Bar's UID indicator. The Intelligent Extension bar outlets current values are shown in the Outlet position on the status display module. Pressing the Outlet button on the display module changes the outlet number, shows its current value and lights its UID indicator. The status display is modular so that it can be mounted on the door of the rack for easy viewing. It shows current load for each core load segment and each Intelligent Extension Bar outlet. There is an alarm LED on the face of the display and on the back of the display so that it can be seen even when the rack doors are closed. An operator can see a problem in a row of racks without opening the doors. If there is an alarm the operator can open the door and quickly find which outlet or core load segment has caused the alarm. The Standard Extension Bar. The Standard Extension Bar has five 10-amp unmonitored C13 outlets and a load segment UID indicator. The HP Intelligent PDU has best in class power monitoring. It collects data at twice per second speed and is within 1% accuracy 1 amp and above, within 3% 400mA to 1A, within 5%, 100mA to 400mA and within 10% accuracy below 100mA. It can measure accurately within 1 Watt from 1 Watt and above.
The blue connectors signify the data communication capability of the equipment for intelligent power discovery. All core and Extension Bar connectors are fully compatible with standard IEC C13, C14, C19, and C20 connectors for power delivery.
Unlike bulky monolithic power strips the core and Extension Bar design maintains clearance outside the RETMA rails to access hot swap components such as power supplies. Purchase and install only the number of Extension Bars needed for the number of C13 outlets required in a rack instead of buying unused outlets.
Power jumper cords with embedded RS-232 power line communications. The jumper cordswithblue Power Line Communication connectors are fully compatible with standard IEC C13 & C14 connectors. HP PLC-compliant Common Slot Power Supplies. HP common-slot 94% efficient power supplies are rated at 460W, 750W, and 1200W. These power supplies have a blue Power Line Communication connector that is fully compatible with standard IEC C13 connectors for power delivery. The power supply labels are marked with the letters PLC.
Select the Control option in the Menu to view the redundancy status of each device. The Control screen displays the device names and the outlets on each Feed A and Feed B load segment to which the devices are connected. The Redundancy Status column displays proper redundant connections with a green icon and improper or non-redundant connections with a red icon. Non-redundant connections include a single connection to one PDU or two connections to the same PDU. The Power Control column buttons display and control the power status—on or off—of individual or multiple redundantly controlled outlets. The Power Cycle Control column includes a button that allows power to be turned off and then on after 30 seconds simultaneously for all the outlets of each device. Cycling redundant outlets simultaneously prevents boot errors and power supply errors when the device is re-booted. The button works similarly for manually entered devices, such as a third-party device, for which the power connections are properly configured. The UID Control column contains a button that allows a UID LED to be turned on for an individual Extension Bar, for an individual outlet, or multiple redundant outlets.
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Now that we’ve done a quick overview what you’ll first see in the BL460 Gen8, let’s jump into what’s new for this generation blade. The majority of the updates can be broken down into five main areas: Processors, Memory, Networking, Storage, and ManagementFor the Processors, the BL460 Gen8 will offer the Intel Xeon E5-2600 family of processors. These processors will have up to 8 cores. New to this generation of the BL460 is the ability to support processors up to 130 watts. This is a significant improvement over the 460 G7. One other processor update is that it will support the HP Smart Socket Guide technology.For memory, the Gen8 version of the 460 will now support 16 dimm slots instead of the 12 slots in the G7 version. In addition to more dimm slots, we now support dims at up to 1600 MHz. Another memory enhancement is support of the new HP SmartMemory technology. This HP SmartMemory delivers improved manageability and authentication capabilities. The third area of updates is in the storage area. For the 460 Gen8, the HP Smart Array P220i will come standard in all models. It will have 512MB of flash back write cache. The 460 Gen8 will still support two Small Form Factor hot-plug hard drives, and those drives will have an improved drive carrier and the new LEDs that I mentioned earlier. These new drives will be consistent across all Gen8 servers.The fourth area is I/O. A customer will have a choice of FlexLOMs for their two embedded I/O ports. We’ve listened to our customers who’ve requested more choices and flexibility in this area. Whether they choose to deploy an Ethernet solution, a Flex 10 offering, or a Flex Fabric solution.. they’ll be able to choose when they configure their blade server. As far as pre-configured BTO skus, we will be sticking with an Emulex Flex Fabric solution. Another I/O improvement is that the 460 Gen8 now has two x16 PCI Gen3 mezzanine slots.From a management perspective, HP’s taken a step up with the new HP iLO 4 management engine and HP Service Pack for ProLiant. As part of the new iLO4, you’ll get Intelligent Provisioning, Agent-less management, and the HP Active Health System. There is one key item to call out on the management side. For the best possible HP BladeSystem and Virtual Connect Experience, we’ll be requiring that the customer update the Onboard Administrator to version 3.50 or later and Virtual Connect to version 3.51 or later before inserting the ProLiant BL460c Gen8 server blade.Next slide please
The next area is the FlexLOM. In the BL460 G7, an integrated Dual Port FlexFabric 10Gb Adapter came standard on every unit. We heard the feedback that customers want to be able to choose what networking solution makes the most sense for them. We now provide that choice. On any of the customized BL460 Gen8 blades, you will now be able to select what network technology, speed, and OEM partner you prefer. This will make your blade deployments more ‘change ready’. And, you’ll be able to update the technology as networking demands dictate.For any pre-configured BTO unit, we’ll be staying with an Emulex flex fabric solution.Next slide please
HP introduced a new Virtual Connect interconnect module and CNAs to enable VC FlexFabric. On ProLiant server blades. The new interconnect is the HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module. Remember, the CNA or converged network adapter, is replacing both the Ethernet NIC and Fibre Channel HBA. It combines Ethernet frames with encapsulated Fibre Channel storage frames into one Ethernet stream of traffic. So, NICs or HBAs will not be required anymore – just fewer CNAs.HP CNAs will be available in two forms, an embedded CNA and a mezzanine card. As mentioned previously, HP expects to once again lead the industry in providing integrated network adapters, in this case CNAs, just like we did when we introduced G6 server blades with embedded dual port 10Gb Flex-10 NICs. With the next generation HP server blades and embedded FlexFabric CNA’s, you can literally buy less and connect more. And when used with Virtual Connect, you will simply insert the blade and the connection profile for that bay will do all of the work to connect the blade using FCoE or iSCSI.In addition, HP will introduce a mezzanine CNA card, the HP NC551m Dual Port FlexFabric 10Gb Converged Network Adapter, for use on currently shipping ProLiant BL G6 server blades. The FlexFabric CNA can also be used to add more FlexFabric connections on future generation blades with embedded CNAs. Both the embedded and mezzanine CNAs will provide dual 10Gb ports with up to 4 Ethernet, FCoE and iSCSI connections.The HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric Module and embedded FlexFabric CNAs extend HP’s leadership in driving complexity and cost out of your data center infrastructure. It is a logical extension of the industry leading HP Flex-10 technology that customers are now quickly adopting in production networks to consolidate their Ethernet interconnect infrastructure. With the embedded FlexFabric CNA on next generation server blades and the VC FlexFabric Module, HP will once again show it’s dedication to no-compromise solutions….in this case, it’s convergence without compromise. NOTE: the embedded CNA and CNA mezzanine cards will be based on Emulex technology. HP expects to introduce Qlogic mezzanine cards in 2010 but customers should be advised that the initial CNA’s will be based on Emulex.NOTE: CNA mezzanine cards will not be supported on ProLiant G1 or G5 server blades with the exception of the ProLiant BL 680 c G5 server blade.
KEY POINT: Introduce the HP Moonshot platform, the world’s first software defined serverWhat you are looking at here is a huge leap forward in server design. If you look at how servers have been designed for the last eighteen years they've been designed in what we call a general purpose manner - we take the next release of server CPU on about an eighteen month cadence put it in our general purpose servers and we run general purpose applications that are shrink wrapped - that’s the way the industry has been operating for the last eighteen years. The HP Moonshot platform supports a range of solution cartridges that are tailored and optimized for specific workloads and since these workloads scale out, this gives us the ability to provide significant power, space and costs savings.The HP Moonshot 1500 Chassis which supports shared components, including power, cooling, management, and fabric for 45 individually serviceable hot-plug Solution Cartridges.Typical server design takes eighteen months from beginning to end. We knew we had to reduce that for our customers to be successful in this market which led to the invention of software defined solution cartridges. Application specific cartridges can be designed at the rate of new technology to address the rate of the explosion of new types of specialized applications. And we don’t achieve that alone - using the HP Pathfinder Innovation Network we bring together leading technology partners delivering what they do best on the Moonshot platform. For you, this means having access to the latest technology and solutions at a groundbreaking time-to-market cadence measured in months rather than years.