HP BL260c ISS Technology Update, Volume 6 Number 9 - Newsletter
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- HP BL260c | ISS Technology Update, Volume 6 Number 9 - Newsletter - Page 1
ISS Technology Update Volume 6, Number 9 Keeping you informed of the latest ISS technology I/O configuration for the HP ProLiant xw460c Blade Workstation 1 Future of PCI-X slots in ProLiant servers 3 Port monitoring in Virtual Connect for the c-Class BladeSystem 4 Licensing ports on the Brocade - HP BL260c | ISS Technology Update, Volume 6 Number 9 - Newsletter - Page 2
with all other HP BladeSystem products. Furthermore, Workstation blades, server blade, and storage blades can be housed in the same chassis without impacting operability of the server or storage blade. NOTE At this time, the Workstation blade does not support the entire ProLiant BladeSystem family - HP BL260c | ISS Technology Update, Volume 6 Number 9 - Newsletter - Page 3
check the QuickSpecs for a specific server. Table 2-1. Number of PCI-X slots in ProLiant DL and ML servers Server series ML 300 ML 500 DL 100 DL 300 DL 500 Server model Standard ML 310 G4 2 ML 350 G5 3 ML 370 G5 2 ML 570 G4 4 DL 140 G3 0 DL 145 G3 0 DL 320 G5 0 DL 380 G5 0 DL 385 G2 0 DL 580 G5 - HP BL260c | ISS Technology Update, Volume 6 Number 9 - Newsletter - Page 4
Configure Virtual Connect to mirror to the desired server enclosure). • Any server HP Onboard Administrator and iLO connections (Figure 3-1). Figure 3-1. Virtual Connect Manager screen for Ethernet settings 1 Version 1.20a is available for download from http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server - HP BL260c | ISS Technology Update, Volume 6 Number 9 - Newsletter - Page 5
could be used, which is a piece of hardware specifically dedicated to this function Detailed instructions about using Port Monitoring can be found in the "HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem User Guide" at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00865618/c00865618.pdf. 5 - HP BL260c | ISS Technology Update, Volume 6 Number 9 - Newsletter - Page 6
in the Fabric OS (FOS) and assign licenses manually if desired, as described in the Command Line Interface (CLI) guide for Brocade FOS. Ultimately, licensing is not dependent on bay numbers. NOTE If more than 11 servers are plugged into the Blade System, all the ports can be automatically assigned - HP BL260c | ISS Technology Update, Volume 6 Number 9 - Newsletter - Page 7
4Gb SAN switch, DPOD assigns a port license only when a server blade with HBA installed is inserted in the enclosure. A server blade without an active HBA will not prompt the switch to assign a port license. Volume 6, Number 9 Dynamic licensing Today, the concept of dynamic licensing is really - HP BL260c | ISS Technology Update, Volume 6 Number 9 - Newsletter - Page 8
Update Volume 6, Number 9 Additional resources For additional information on the topics discussed in this article, visit the following links: Resource Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem - user guide and other reference manuals HP Brocade 4/12 SAN Switch - QuickSpecs Brocade 4Gb - HP BL260c | ISS Technology Update, Volume 6 Number 9 - Newsletter - Page 9
Virtual Desktop Manager are all available from HP for VDI support⎯and in some cases (Provision Networks and SAM), the same connection brokers also support other technologies, such as Consolidated Client Infrastructure (CCI) and HP Workstation Blades. For software quotes from third-party vendors - HP BL260c | ISS Technology Update, Volume 6 Number 9 - Newsletter - Page 10
Number user permissions on the local disk drive also reduces the damage potential of support services available from HP , along with website information (including success stories) and third-party-vendor resources, are meant to help address these issues. Our continuing series - HP BL260c | ISS Technology Update, Volume 6 Number 9 - Newsletter - Page 11
/slms ProLiant management tip of the month Troubleshooting HP SIM connections Frequently troubleshooting why a system is unable to launch a tool or why clicking the hardware status icon does not launch the System Management Homepage boils down to answering the dual question, "What services are - HP BL260c | ISS Technology Update, Volume 6 Number 9 - Newsletter - Page 12
ISS Technology Update Figure 5-2. Table view Volume 6, Number 9 Once you display the collection, you can are two columns with the simple heading 'label.' This is because the entries would be longer than HP SIM would allow. The first one would correspond to "WS-Management" and the second to " - HP BL260c | ISS Technology Update, Volume 6 Number 9 - Newsletter - Page 13
ISS Technology Update Figure 5-3. Non-hardware status Volume 6, Number 9 13 - HP BL260c | ISS Technology Update, Volume 6 Number 9 - Newsletter - Page 14
CTP release on HP ProLiant servers - Integration Note Power basics for IT professionals - Technology Brief Technologies for HP ProLiant 300-series servers - Technology Brief URL http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00428 708/c00428708.pdf http://h10068.www1.hp.com/blogpost
ISS Technology Update
Volume 6, Number 9
Keeping you informed of the latest ISS technology
I/O configuration for the HP ProLiant xw460c Blade Workstation
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Future of PCI-X slots in ProLiant servers
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Port monitoring in Virtual Connect for the c-Class BladeSystem
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Licensing ports on the Brocade 4/12 SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem
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Frequently asked questions regarding the adoption of HP VDI
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ProLiant management tip of the month
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Recently published industry standard server technology communications
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Contact us
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I/O configuration for the HP ProLiant xw460c Blade Workstation
About the workstation
The HP ProLiant xw460c Blade Workstation (Figure 1-1) is a data center workstation that offers data center security,
manageability, and remote multi-location access flexibility—all with a workstation-class user experience. With dual-core and
quad-core Intel
®
Xeon
™
processors and features similar to desktop workstations, the dual-processor-capable HP ProLiant xw460c
combines power-efficient, high-density computing with expanded memory for maximum performance.
Figure 1-1.
HP ProLiant xw460c Blade Workstation