HP BLc3000 HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator User Guide - Page 9

Stored Onboard Administrator settings and module replacement, Enclosure model, Single Onboard - kvm option

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server iLO, interconnect management processors such as Virtual Connect which use the Onboard Administrator/iLO management port Information and health status Yes. Complete control. reporting for all blades, interconnects, fans, power supplies, Onboard Administrators, and enclosure through Onboard Administrator's GUI or CLI, alert mail, or SNMP Insight Display Yes. Complete control. Enclosure DVD (requires either c3000 DVD option, external USB DVD drive, or USB key) Enclosure KVM (requires c3000 KVM option or Onboard Administrator module with VGA connector) Yes. Complete control. Yes. Complete control. such as Virtual Connect Administrator. Manager to other VC modules in the enclosure. No information is available Yes. Complete control, from the Onboard including sustaining a failure Administrator nor is any of either Onboard out-of-band information Administrator. available from VCM or iLO on any server. No. Yes. Complete control, including sustaining a failure of either Onboard Administrator. No. Yes. Complete control, including sustaining a failure of either Onboard Administrator. No. Yes. Complete control. For the HP c3000 Enclosure, requires both c3000 KVM option and redundant Onboard Administrator option. For the HP c7000 Enclosure, requires two of the newer Onboard Administrator modules with VGA connector. Stored Onboard Administrator settings and module replacement Enclosure model Single Onboard Administrator in enclosure Redundant Onboard Administrator (same replacement type installed)1 Redundant Onboard Administrator (different replacement type installed)1 c3000 c7000 All enclosure settings are lost All enclosure settings are When changing from the when a single module is retained on the remaining non-redundant c3000 removed and must be restored module and those settings are Onboard Administrator to manually using Insight Display synchronized to the replaced redundant Onboard and USB key, GUI, or CLI. module if the firmware Administrator with DDR2, the versions match.2 enclosure settings must be restored manually using Insight Display and USB key, GUI, or CLI. All enclosure settings are lost All enclosure settings are All enclosure settings are when a single module is retained on the remaining retained on the remaining removed and must be restored module and those settings are module and those settings are manually using Insight Display synchronized to the replaced synchronized to the replaced and USB key, GUI, or CLI. module if the firmware module if the firmware versions match.2 versions match.2 1 Removing a redundant Onboard Administrator module immediately results in the remaining module becoming the Active Onboard Administrator. Introduction 9

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Introduction 9
server iLO, interconnect
management processors such
as Virtual Connect which use
the Onboard
Administrator/iLO
management port
such as Virtual Connect
Manager to other VC modules
in the enclosure.
Administrator.
Information and health status
reporting for all blades,
interconnects, fans, power
supplies, Onboard
Administrators, and enclosure
through Onboard
Administrator's GUI or CLI,
alert mail, or SNMP
Yes. Complete control.
No information is available
from the Onboard
Administrator nor is any
out-of-band information
available from VCM or iLO on
any server.
Yes. Complete control,
including sustaining a failure
of either Onboard
Administrator.
Insight Display
Yes. Complete control.
No.
Yes. Complete control,
including sustaining a failure
of either Onboard
Administrator.
Enclosure DVD (requires
either c3000 DVD option,
external USB DVD drive, or
USB key)
Yes. Complete control.
No.
Yes. Complete control,
including sustaining a failure
of either Onboard
Administrator.
Enclosure KVM (requires
c3000 KVM option or
Onboard Administrator
module with VGA connector)
Yes. Complete control.
No.
Yes. Complete control. For the
HP c3000 Enclosure, requires
both c3000 KVM option and
redundant Onboard
Administrator option. For the
HP c7000 Enclosure, requires
two of the newer Onboard
Administrator modules with
VGA connector.
Stored Onboard Administrator settings and module replacement
Enclosure model
Single Onboard
Administrator in enclosure
Redundant Onboard
Administrator (same
replacement type
installed)
1
Redundant Onboard
Administrator (different
replacement type
installed)
1
c3000
All enclosure settings are lost
when a single module is
removed and must be restored
manually using Insight Display
and USB key, GUI, or CLI.
All enclosure settings are
retained on the remaining
module and those settings are
synchronized to the replaced
module if the firmware
versions match.
2
When changing from the
non-redundant c3000
Onboard Administrator to
redundant Onboard
Administrator with DDR2, the
enclosure settings must be
restored manually using
Insight Display and USB key,
GUI, or CLI.
c7000
All enclosure settings are lost
when a single module is
removed and must be restored
manually using Insight Display
and USB key, GUI, or CLI.
All enclosure settings are
retained on the remaining
module and those settings are
synchronized to the replaced
module if the firmware
versions match.
2
All enclosure settings are
retained on the remaining
module and those settings are
synchronized to the replaced
module if the firmware
versions match.
2
1
Removing a redundant Onboard Administrator module immediately results in the remaining module becoming the
Active Onboard Administrator.