HP ProLiant BL495c HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition
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- HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 1
BladeSystem Onboard Administrator 8 Security ...8 Role-based user accounts...9 Enclosure linking ...9 ProLiant Onboard Administrator (Integrated Lights-Out 2) for ProLiant server blades 10 Insight Display ...10 HP Insight Control suite ...11 Interconnect options and infrastructure 12 Interconnect - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 2
Power Saver mode ...29 Power Regulator ...30 Basic Power Capping for each server blade 30 HP Dynamic Power Capping ...30 HP BladeSystem Power Sizer ...31 Conclusion...31 Appendix: Fan and server population guidelines 32 Fan bay numbering ...32 Server blade bay numbering ...32 Enclosure blade - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 3
data center applications. It fits into standard size HP and third-party racks; accommodates BladeSystem c-Class server blades, storage blades, and interconnect modules; and provides all the power, cooling, and I/O infrastructure needed to support them throughout the next several years. The c7000 - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 4
- front view Figure 2. HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure - rear view The c7000 enclosure is10U high and includes a shared, 5-terabit-per-second, high-speed NonStop midplane for wire-once connection of server blades to network and shared storage. A pooled-power backplane delivers power and ensures that - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 5
integrated on the server blades Interconnect module management processors such as the HP Virtual Connect Manager These integrated management elements provide powerful hardware management for remote administration and local diagnostics, as well as component and enclosure troubleshooting. For detailed - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 6
(iLO 2) web interface and remote server consoles, virtual power control, and boot order control. Server blade control options also include extensive server hardware information including BIOS and ProLiant Onboard Administrator (iLO 2) firmware versions, server name, NIC and option card port - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 7
firmware versions for most components in the enclosure and can be used to update those components. Figure 4. Management communications between the BladeSystem Onboard Administrator and other components in an HP includes ProLiant Onboard Administrator (iLO 2) communication for the server blades - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 8
's management devices. Updating server blade firmware including server BIOS, NIC and mezzanine BIOS, and ProLiant Onboard Administrator (iLO 2) is possible using HP System Update Manager or the blade firmware update maintenance CD. These utilities can be connected to all the server blades in the - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 9
server, LAN, and SAN. User accounts are configured with specific view and manage the HP BladeSystem c-Class components in the enclosure power mode- Onboard Administrator module, ProLiant Onboard Administrator (iLO the enclosures through the open link-up/service port. If more c-Class enclosures are - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 10
Lights-Out 2) for ProLiant server blades HP BladeSystem c-Class employs ProLiant Onboard Administrator (iLO 2) to configure, update, and operate individual server blades remotely. The c7000 enclosure includes an Ethernet management network to aggregate all ProLiant Onboard Administrator (iLO - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 11
.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00814176/c00814176.pdf. HP Insight Control suite HP Insight Control suite delivers essential management for HP BladeSystem lifecycles, including proactive health management, lights out remote control, optimization of power usage, rapid server deployment - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 12
the server blade connectors and the interconnect module connectors By taking advantage of the similar four-trace, differential SerDes transmit and receive signals, the NonStop signal midplane can support either network-semantic protocols (such as Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and InfiniBand) or memory - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 13
is cable consolidation through high-speed uplinks and the shared power and cooling infrastructure. Ethernet and Fibre Channel pass-thru modules are available when direct one-to-one connections between servers and LAN or SAN are required. HP Ethernet and Fibre Channel Pass-Thru Modules provide 16 - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 14
up-to-date information about c-Class server blades is available at this website: www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/. Storage options inside the BladeSystem enclosure Storage options inside the enclosure provide an alternative to local disk drives or SAN connectivity. The c7000 enclosure supports several - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 15
into the upper bay. For this configuration, the storage blade should be installed before the half-height server blade is installed, and the half-height server blade should be removed before the storage blade is removed. Shared storage HP LeftHand P4000 Virtual SAN Appliance (VSA) software turns the - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 16
. For the most up-to-date information about HP StorageWorks storage blade solutions, go to the HP website: www.hp.com/go/storageblades. Mezzanine cards HP offers a variety of mezzanine card options to provide connectivity to networks and storage. HP ProLiant c-Class server blades use two types of - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 17
), the Virtual Connect Manager creates bay-specific profiles, assigns unique MAC addresses and WWNs to these profiles, and administers them locally. Network and storage administrators can establish all LAN and SAN connections once during deployment. If servers are later deployed, added, or changed - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 18
-height server blades due to the support for additional mezzanine cards on the full-height version. HP simplified the process of mapping mezzanine ports to switch ports by providing management tools through the BladeSystem Onboard Administrator and HP Systems Insight Manager software. Specific port - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 19
even-numbered bay to the right and is always located on the lower row of the enclosure in slot 10, 12, 14, or 16. The BladeSystem Onboard Administrator disables the device bay crosslinks in instances where they cannot be used, such as two server blades residing in adjacent device bays. Figure 11. HP - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 20
power for a variety of power redundancy modes Dynamic Power Saver mode Power Regulator Dynamic Power Capping Active Cool 200 fans Quite often, dense, full-featured, small form-factor servers use very small fans designed to provide localized cooling in the specific areas needed by the server blade - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 21
HP has 20 patents pending for its Active Cool fan technology and implementation. HP Active Cool 200 fans can cool 16 server blades using as little as 150 watts of power of the fan. This design provides cooling capacity to support blade products beyond current roadmaps. The fan's unique shape - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 22
shut-off door opens to allow airflow across that server blade. Similarly, the fan seals into the center air plenum docking air is not diverted through the inoperative fan (Figure 14). Figure 14. HP BladeSystem c7000 self-sealing enclosure The enclosure and the components within it optimize the - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 23
full-height server blade in bay 1 has resulted in zones 1 and 3 operating as a single zone. Fans 3 and 8, shown in the Figure 16 rear view, support two minimizes the power consumption of the fan subsystem by increasing fan efficiency in a single zone if one of the server blades requires more - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 24
fans also create less noise. Figure 17. General relationship between the number of fans in a c7000 enclosure and the associated power draw Thermal Logic for the server blade Precise ducting on ProLiant server blades manages airflow and temperature based on the unique thermal requirements of all - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 25
of heat, power, and cooling data. The BladeSystem Onboard Administrator retrieves thermal information from all server blades, storage blades, and interconnect instructs the fan controllers to increase fan speeds to accommodate the additional demand. If high temperature levels occur, the ProLiant - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 26
and employs an industry-standard 12V infrastructure for the enclosure. By using a 12V infrastructure, HP eliminated several power-related components and improved power efficiency on the server blades and in the infrastructure. The control circuitry was stripped and put on the management board and - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 27
: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/ c01234421/c01234421.pdf. Pooled power All the power in the c7000 enclosure is part of a single power pool that any server blade within the enclosure can access. This provides maximum flexibility when configuring the power in the system so - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 28
to select the power redundancy mode. For more information, the HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator User Guide is available at this website: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00705292/c00705292.pdf. Since all the power supplies share in delivering pooled power to the entire - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 29
available in the technology brief entitled ―Managing the HP BladeSystem c-Class‖: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00814176/c00814176.pdf. Dynamic Power Saver mode Most power supplies operate more efficiently when heavily loaded and less efficiently when lightly loaded. - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 30
Power Regulator for ProLiant servers‖: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00593374/c00593374.pdf. Basic Power Capping for each server blade Using ProLiant Onboard Administrator (iLO 2) firmware version 1.30 and System ROM/BIOS dated May 1, 2007, or later, ProLiant server blades - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 31
to meet the needs of an HP BladeSystem solution. The BladeSystem Power Sizer is based on actual component-level power measurements of a system stressed to maximum capability. It allows a customer to select the type and number of components within each server blade and enclosure and to see the - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 32
For correct operation, fans and server blades must be installed in the correct bays of the HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure. The BladeSystem Onboard Administrator ensures that fans and blades are correctly placed before allowing systems to power on. Fan bay numbering Figure A-1 indicates the location - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 33
of half-height server bays in the HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure Enclosure blade zones The c7000 enclosure is divided into four zones by vertical support metalwork. These are not the same as the cooling zones referred to above. Within each zone a removable divider is used to support half-height - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 34
position adjacent to the full-height server blade. The storage blade requires an HP SB40c PCIe passthru mezzanine card in the mezzanine 3 connector. To maintain proper airflow, either a half-height server blade or a blade blank must be installed in the half-height position above the SB40c. - HP ProLiant BL495c | HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies,4th edition - Page 35
Server Blades technology brief HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure technology brief HP Power Capping and Dynamic Power Capping for ProLiant Servers technology brief HP Flex-10 technology Web address http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/ http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/Support Manual/c01038153
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Abstract
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Overview of HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure
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Enclosure management
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BladeSystem Onboard Administrator
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Detecting component insertion and removal
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Identifying components
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Managing power and cooling
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Controlling components
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Redundant enclosure management
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User interfaces for the BladeSystem Onboard Administrator
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Security
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Role-based user accounts
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Enclosure linking
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ProLiant Onboard Administrator (Integrated Lights-Out 2) for ProLiant server blades
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Insight Display
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HP Insight Control suite
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Interconnect options and infrastructure
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Interconnect modules
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Server blades
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Storage options inside the BladeSystem enclosure
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Direct attach storage blades
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Shared storage
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External SAS connectivity with direct connect SAS storage for HP BladeSystem
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NAS/SAN Gateway
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Storage server
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Mezzanine cards
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Virtual Connect
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Fabric connectivity and port mapping
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c7000 bay-to-bay crosslinks
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Device bay crosslinks
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Interconnect bay crosslinks
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HP Thermal Logic technologies
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Active Cool 200 fans
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HP PARSEC architecture
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Parallel
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Redundant
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Scalable
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Thermal Logic for the server blade
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Power supplies and enclosure power subsystem
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Pooled power
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Technologies in the HP BladeSystem c7000
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technology brief, 4th edition