HP ProLiant DL140 Integrating Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 on HP ProLiant - Page 4

Windows Server 2003 R2 offers a set of features intended to improve efficiency in the management of server hardware. Utilizing the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) in conjunction with the WS-Management protocol, Microsoft addresses the concerns of customers with regard to the high Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) associated with managing multiple disparate systems. IPMI and WS-Management Microsoft WS-Management is an extensible web-based standard management protocol for monitoring system hardware. The following are key terms an administrator should be familiar with when working with WS-Management: • Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) - A set of common interfaces to computer hardware that is used to monitor and manage system health. • Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - A micro-controller that monitors the system and allows for intelligent platform management. • IPMI Driver - The driver that enables communication between the BMC device and the operating system. • IPMI Provider - As defined by Microsoft, it is a user-mode COM DLL that implements a high-level abstraction of the IPMI data using the standard IPMI CIM profile. IPMI and WS-Management for the HP ProLiant 100 Series Servers The HP ProLiant 100 Series Servers listed in Table 1 contain a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC). Table 1. Supported ProLiant 100 Series Servers with Baseboard Management Controller Server platform ProLiant DL140 G2 ROM family DL140G2 ROM date (minimum) 10/27/05 ProLiant DL140 G3 ProLiant DL145 G2 ProLiant ML110 G3 ProLiant ML110 G4 ProLiant ML150 G2 DL140G3 DL145G2 ML110G3 ML110G4 ML150G2 06/18/06 05/05/05 10/05/05 06/05/06 10/28/05 ProLiant ML150 G3 ML150G3 05/30/06 Instructions for installing IPMI and WS-Management and creating the SMBIOS IPMI device for the HP ProLiant 100 Series Servers are located in the section entitled "Part 2: Install Windows Server 2003 R2 CD-2 (optional)." 4