Compaq ProLiant 1000 Compaq Leadership in Server Innovations - Page 5

Doc. No. ECG072/0298 WHITE PAPER COMPAQ LEADERSHIP IN SERVER INNOVATIONS ... HOW COMPAQ INNOVATIONS PROVIDE CUSTOMER BENEFITS TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE Compaq, not content to rest on its accomplishments, commits to continually enhancing its servers to meet evolving customer needs today and in the future. Compaq first marketed and built upon industry standards. Compaq's integration labs, testing facilities, and design criteria also provide expertise that drives development of highly reliable, innovative server platforms that best meet customer requirements. In addition, Compaq conducts operating system certification for Compaq servers and workstations. From these engineering proficiencies, Compaq has a multitude of innovations that give customers what best meets their requirements. The following examples include major technological innovations that provide Compaq customers with key advantages. These innovations will serve as a foundation for tomorrow's cost-effective, standards-based computing infrastructure: q Compaq Insight Manager - is Compaq's system management tool that addresses three critical server management needs: configuration, performance monitoring, and fault prediction. Key Benefits - Insight Manager 3.50 combines outstanding scalability with the most robust features set in the industry to allow administrators greater control and flexibility. Compaq's Insight Manager 3.50 consists of two components: a Windows-based console application and server- or client-based management data collection agents. Compaq Advantage - Insight Manager 3.50 provides several configuration reporting options including Insight Version Control that compares the systems' drivers, firmware, and utility versions on a server to a reference platform that is constantly upgraded with the most up-todate version available from Compaq. Insight Manager's examples of real-time performance monitoring and graphing include CPU, PCI, and EISA bus utilization as well as NIC throughput. And Insight Manager's predictive parameters, coupled with its trend analysis capabilities, can predict impending failures of many components such as NIC cards, the CPU, memory, and SCSI drives. In addition, Insight Manager uses SNMP to provide full management functionality for Compaq servers and can communicate with any management platform, including HP's OpenView, BMC's Patrol, and TME 10 Netfinity. q Compaq SmartStart - is Compaq's intelligent integration tool that simplifies the process by automatically installing and configuring Compaq systems. SmartStart assists users and resellers in successfully setting up new servers by incorporating the integration knowledge gained through thousands of hours of testing Compaq hardware with its partners' software products. 4 Key Benefits - This tool offers the shortest path to a proven and tested server configuration. SmartStart efficiently deploys new systems based on internal standards and proven, reliable server configurations, and ensures software compatibility. Another key benefit is Replicated Install, a powerful new tool that reduces the time required to install and configure software across multiple servers, saving customers time and money when deploying Compaq systems. q Compaq Advantage - SmartStart benefits offer superior cost and performance benefits compared with others companies' software management tools. Automated installation means rapid deployment. Customers can also have confidence that their system is installed and configured correctly. 4 Refer to White Paper Compaq SmartStart, Doc. No. 703a/0297 for more information. 5