HP ProLiant DL320e HP Intelligent Provisioning User Guide - Page 33

Quick Configs, Intelligent Provisioning Quick Configs settings and corresponding RBSU settings

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In addition to system management tools, service tools can resolve system problems quickly. To streamline the service process and resolve problems quickly, you must have the right information available at the time that a service call is placed. This combination of features simplifies the service process and minimizes downtime. Clicking Exit Diagnostics exits the Insight Diagnostics application and returns to Intelligent Provisioning. Insight Diagnostics is also available online as a web-based application. For more information, see the HP Insight Diagnostics User Guide on the HP website (http://www.hp.com/ go/intelligentprovisioning/docs). Quick Configs Use this feature to set a power management policy through Intelligent Provisioning without having to configure individual settings through the RBSU. When initially configuring and provisioning a server through Intelligent Provisioning, this Quick Configs screen is presented in the "Step 1: Hardware Settings" (page 14) screen. If the server does not have HP DIMMs installed, the following Power Profiles might not all be available: • Balanced Power and Performance-Optimum settings to maximize power savings with minimal impact to performance for most operating systems and applications. • Minimum Power Usage-Enables power reduction mechanisms that might negatively affect performance. This mode guarantees a lower maximum power usage by the system. • Maximum Performance-Disables all power management options that might negatively affect performance. After selecting and applying a profile, the following message appears: The configuration is saved. To customize the individual settings, press the F9 key during server reboot to go to RBSU. Intelligent Provisioning Quick Configs settings and corresponding RBSU settings Available for HP ProLiant Gen8 servers, Intelligent Provisioning Quick Configs options provide the capability to select a basic policy for performance versus power usage, without having to configure individual settings through RBSU menus. Performing maintenance 33

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In addition to system management tools, service tools can resolve system problems quickly. To
streamline the service process and resolve problems quickly, you must have the right information
available at the time that a service call is placed. This combination of features simplifies the service
process and minimizes downtime.
Clicking
Exit Diagnostics
exits the Insight Diagnostics application and returns to Intelligent
Provisioning. Insight Diagnostics is also available online as a web-based application. For more
information, see the
HP Insight Diagnostics User Guide
on the HP website (
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Quick Configs
Use this feature to set a power management policy through Intelligent Provisioning without having
to configure individual settings through the RBSU.
When initially configuring and provisioning a server through Intelligent Provisioning, this Quick
Configs screen is presented in the
“Step 1: Hardware Settings” (page 14)
screen.
If the server does not have HP DIMMs installed, the following Power Profiles might not all be
available:
Balanced Power and Performance
—Optimum settings to maximize power savings with minimal
impact to performance for most operating systems and applications.
Minimum Power Usage
—Enables power reduction mechanisms that might negatively affect
performance. This mode guarantees a lower maximum power usage by the system.
Maximum Performance
—Disables all power management options that might negatively affect
performance.
After selecting and applying a profile, the following message appears:
The configuration
is saved
.
To customize the individual settings, press the
F9
key during server reboot to go to RBSU.
Intelligent Provisioning Quick Configs settings and corresponding RBSU settings
Available for HP ProLiant Gen8 servers, Intelligent Provisioning Quick Configs options provide the
capability to select a basic policy for performance versus power usage, without having to configure
individual settings through RBSU menus.
Performing maintenance
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