HP ML350 Technology and architecture of HP ProLiant Intel-based 300-series G6 - Page 20

HP Insight Control Environment HP Insight Control Environment (ICE) management suite is the infrastructure management suite that HP recommends for every HP G6 server. ICE provides infrastructure management functions, including a complete set of lifecycle management tools. HP Insight Dynamics - VSE HP Insight Dynamics - VSE suite for ProLiant servers assists users in continuously analyzing and optimizing adaptive server infrastructure. HP Insight Dynamics - VSE delivers four key capabilities for HP ProLiant 300-series G6 servers: • Continuous capacity and power planning • Balanced physical and virtual resources • Cost-effective availability • Consistent infrastructure provisioning HP ProLiant Onboard Administrator powered by iLO 2 HP ProLiant Onboard Administrator powered by iLO 2 provides core management functionality including server power control, ROM-based setup, embedded health and management logs, power consumption level, SSH and SSL support, and flexible access through a dedicated or shared network port. With ProLiant G6 servers, HP introduces support for viewing configuration and status of CPU, fans, and power supplies. HP plans to introduce the ability to view configuration and status of memory, array controllers, and drives in mid-2009. The iLO 2 management processor is incorporated into all ProLiant 200-series and above servers. ProLiant Onboard Administrator management capabilities can be extended with HP iLO Advanced. iLO Advanced capabilities include high performance graphical and text console, diagnostic capabilities (including automatic video footage of the server's last boot and last fault), global team collaboration for up to four users, 24-hour power measurement, and single server Dynamic Power Capping. HP Dynamic Power Capping, enabled through iLO Advanced, is available for all ProLiant ML and DL 300-series servers. For additional details, check the HP product support matrix: http://www.hp.com/servers/ilo/supportedservers. OS support HP performs extensive testing, qualification, and certification of the latest server operating systems on ProLiant servers to ensure maximum performance and reliability. HP resells and provides full service and support for Microsoft® Windows® operating systems, Red Hat Linux subscriptions, Novell SUSE Linux subscriptions, Sun Solaris subscriptions, Citrix XenServer, and VMware hypervisors. The latest information regarding support and deployment can be found online at www.hp.com/go/ossupport. Summary The development and engineering efforts associated with the HP ProLiant 300-series G6 servers help users lower power costs and increase business performance with the new Xeon 5500 Series processor technologies, Dynamic Power Capping, efficient thermal control, common power supplies, DDR-3 memory, and PCIe 2.0-compliant modular Smart Array controllers. The 300-series G6 servers possess superior technology differentiation and management capabilities with ProLiant Onboard Administrator powered by iLO 2, HP Insight Control Environment management suite, and HP Insight Dynamics - VSE. Users also experience the ease of server deployment with SmartStart, Rapid Deployment Pack, and RBSU. 20