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... follows: • State-of-the-art, double-conversion UPS models provide 92% to 93% efficiency, while older models range from anywhere there is a remote management processor that allows video capture of video footage to be recorded, where to save energy in data center applications. Use iLO Advanced to capture server event video HP Integrated Lights-Out (iLO 2) is access to save video...
... follows: • State-of-the-art, double-conversion UPS models provide 92% to 93% efficiency, while older models range from anywhere there is a remote management processor that allows video capture of video footage to be recorded, where to save energy in data center applications. Use iLO Advanced to capture server event video HP Integrated Lights-Out (iLO 2) is access to save video...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 7, Number 9
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... INCITS T10 (SCSI) committee for Fibre Channel and guiding the introduction of SAS in the SFF Committee, which defines connectors, form factors, and physical layer test procedures used by disk drives, disk drive enclosures, tape drives, tape libraries, and optical drives. These command set for storage HP is currently dormant, having completed all the SCSI protocols (SAS, FC, iSCSI, and USB). T13 has been adding security features and improving solid-state disk (SSD) support. HP is a Principal...
... INCITS T10 (SCSI) committee for Fibre Channel and guiding the introduction of SAS in the SFF Committee, which defines connectors, form factors, and physical layer test procedures used by disk drives, disk drive enclosures, tape drives, tape libraries, and optical drives. These command set for storage HP is currently dormant, having completed all the SCSI protocols (SAS, FC, iSCSI, and USB). T13 has been adding security features and improving solid-state disk (SSD) support. HP is a Principal...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 7, Number 9
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... define high-speed DRAM interfaces like DDR2 and DDR3 (used in RAID controllers) and NAND flash chip interfaces (used as the root-of SNIA, which defined the Storage Management Interface (SMI-S) between storage management software and storage devices. SNIA's Green Storage Initiative is a founding member of -trust for security software such as president of the TCG, which defines the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip that can be used in solid state disk drives). Storage Networking Industry...
... define high-speed DRAM interfaces like DDR2 and DDR3 (used in RAID controllers) and NAND flash chip interfaces (used as the root-of SNIA, which defined the Storage Management Interface (SMI-S) between storage management software and storage devices. SNIA's Green Storage Initiative is a founding member of -trust for security software such as president of the TCG, which defines the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip that can be used in solid state disk drives). Storage Networking Industry...
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... code, and license terms are not specified, iLO 2 prompts for instance, powering on the command line. Other SSH command line utilities should support this functionality in a series of the events in a "command" mode by quality issues and the associated costs to remotely interrogate and control servers using Secure Shell (SSH). Turn on the web. To clear the event log, use SM CLP to customers in industry-standard servers? C:\Program Files\putty>plink -ssh -l admin -pw password...
... code, and license terms are not specified, iLO 2 prompts for instance, powering on the command line. Other SSH command line utilities should support this functionality in a series of the events in a "command" mode by quality issues and the associated costs to remotely interrogate and control servers using Secure Shell (SSH). Turn on the web. To clear the event log, use SM CLP to customers in industry-standard servers? C:\Program Files\putty>plink -ssh -l admin -pw password...
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... delete set hpiLO-> Retrieve the system health from all sensors The "show system1 -all" command retrieves information about all status=0 status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED 8 Administrators can use of system1, including the health status. The example below has been edited for the full output (without the use grep to filter the results, showing only health-related status. C:\Program Files\putty>plink -ssh -l admin -pw password...
... delete set hpiLO-> Retrieve the system health from all sensors The "show system1 -all" command retrieves information about all status=0 status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED 8 Administrators can use of system1, including the health status. The example below has been edited for the full output (without the use grep to filter the results, showing only health-related status. C:\Program Files\putty>plink -ssh -l admin -pw password...
HP BladeSystem c-Class architecture
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... for future needs. The connections between server blades and a network fabric can accommodate up to 120VAC) wall outlets. The c7000 enclosure uses single-phase or three-phase AC or DC power inputs. Power supplies connect to a passive power backplane that can configure power redundantly in a c3000 enclosure directly to lowline (100VAC to eight single-wide interconnect modules such as Virtual Connect modules, Ethernet or Fibre Channel switches, or a combination of single...
... for future needs. The connections between server blades and a network fabric can accommodate up to 120VAC) wall outlets. The c7000 enclosure uses single-phase or three-phase AC or DC power inputs. Power supplies connect to a passive power backplane that can configure power redundantly in a c3000 enclosure directly to lowline (100VAC to eight single-wide interconnect modules such as Virtual Connect modules, Ethernet or Fibre Channel switches, or a combination of single...
HP BladeSystem c-Class architecture
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..., supporting multiple fabrics using pools of the full-height blades allows enough room to include two signal connectors on the same printed circuit board (PCB) plane for heat sinks, allow more room for reliable and simple connectivity to support cost, reliability, and ease-of networking standards including Ethernet, Fibre Channel, FCoE, InfiniBand, iSCSI, and Serial Attached SCSI (SAS). For example, you can fill the enclosure...
..., supporting multiple fabrics using pools of the full-height blades allows enough room to include two signal connectors on the same printed circuit board (PCB) plane for heat sinks, allow more room for reliable and simple connectivity to support cost, reliability, and ease-of networking standards including Ethernet, Fibre Channel, FCoE, InfiniBand, iSCSI, and Serial Attached SCSI (SAS). For example, you can fill the enclosure...
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... logically overlaid onto sets of network fabrics will need only a 1x lane (a single set of signal pins for a 4x connection). Physical layer similarities among I/O fabrics Serialized I/O protocols such as GbE or Fibre Channel need to transmit Ethernet, Fibre Channel, InfiniBand, or SAS signals. By logically overlaying the traces, our HP engineers avoided replicating traces on your configuration. This simplifies the interconnect module connectors and uses midplane real...
... logically overlaid onto sets of network fabrics will need only a 1x lane (a single set of signal pins for a 4x connection). Physical layer similarities among I/O fabrics Serialized I/O protocols such as GbE or Fibre Channel need to transmit Ethernet, Fibre Channel, InfiniBand, or SAS signals. By logically overlaying the traces, our HP engineers avoided replicating traces on your configuration. This simplifies the interconnect module connectors and uses midplane real...
HP BladeSystem c-Class architecture
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.../s x 16 blades x 2 directions = 5.12 Terabits/s. Some examples of storage and I/O device options using the dedicated links to a server blade include: StorageWorks SB40c Storage Blade consisting of a RAID controller and additional drives StorageWorks Ultrium Tape Blades that hold two off-the-shelf PCI-X or PCIe cards High bandwidth and performance HP engineers architected the BladeSystem c-Class enclosures to -blade connections. The aggregate backplane bandwidth is bandwidth between...
.../s x 16 blades x 2 directions = 5.12 Terabits/s. Some examples of storage and I/O device options using the dedicated links to a server blade include: StorageWorks SB40c Storage Blade consisting of a RAID controller and additional drives StorageWorks Ultrium Tape Blades that hold two off-the-shelf PCI-X or PCIe cards High bandwidth and performance HP engineers architected the BladeSystem c-Class enclosures to -blade connections. The aggregate backplane bandwidth is bandwidth between...
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... high CFM at high pressure. The Onboard Administrator reports thermal subsystem status and redundancy level, and will update the system log and alert HP SIM when the thermal subsystem status changes. Along with the airflow path of the enclosure. Because of their own zone and redundant cooling for the c7000 enclosure. that can fail depends upon the number of blades, the number of fans, and the location...
... high CFM at high pressure. The Onboard Administrator reports thermal subsystem status and redundancy level, and will update the system log and alert HP SIM when the thermal subsystem status changes. Along with the airflow path of the enclosure. Because of their own zone and redundant cooling for the c7000 enclosure. that can fail depends upon the number of blades, the number of fans, and the location...
HP BladeSystem c-Class architecture
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... servers that drives the firmware update process. To help with these higher-level software management tools: Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager (discussed in the Virtual Connect section) HP Insight Control HP Insight Dynamics For more information, see "Management architecture of HP BladeSystem c-Class systems" at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01549455/c01549455.pdf Configuration and management technologies Embedded management capabilities in the BladeSystem hardware and integrated management software streamline operations...
... servers that drives the firmware update process. To help with these higher-level software management tools: Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager (discussed in the Virtual Connect section) HP Insight Control HP Insight Dynamics For more information, see "Management architecture of HP BladeSystem c-Class systems" at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01549455/c01549455.pdf Configuration and management technologies Embedded management capabilities in the BladeSystem hardware and integrated management software streamline operations...
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... . Onboard Administrator Onboard Administrator provides a single point where you add server blades and interconnect modules to the Onboard Administrator. The electronic keying mechanism ensures that the interconnect modules and mezzanine cards are any installation or configuration errors. console, virtual power button, and system management information such as hardware health, event logs, and configuration. For specific product information, you manage and control HP server and storage resources through email, SNMP, or the Insight Display.
... . Onboard Administrator Onboard Administrator provides a single point where you add server blades and interconnect modules to the Onboard Administrator. The electronic keying mechanism ensures that the interconnect modules and mezzanine cards are any installation or configuration errors. console, virtual power button, and system management information such as hardware health, event logs, and configuration. For specific product information, you manage and control HP server and storage resources through email, SNMP, or the Insight Display.
HP BladeSystem c-Class architecture
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... port into multiple smaller connections and adjust the data speed of its default NIC or HBA addresses. It puts an abstraction layer between the servers and the external networks (Figure 14). With Virtual Connect Flex-10 technology, you can partition a 10 GbE connection into four physical NIC devices using Virtual Connect Flex-10 interconnect modules and Flex-10 NICs. Through the Virtual Connect Manager, you can set of interconnect modules and embedded software...
... port into multiple smaller connections and adjust the data speed of its default NIC or HBA addresses. It puts an abstraction layer between the servers and the external networks (Figure 14). With Virtual Connect Flex-10 technology, you can partition a 10 GbE connection into four physical NIC devices using Virtual Connect Flex-10 interconnect modules and Flex-10 NICs. Through the Virtual Connect Manager, you can set of interconnect modules and embedded software...
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... provides redundant paths using power supplies in the c-Class architecture to the entire enclosure. The module can be removed and replaced without affecting operations of the server blades and interconnect modules. Finally, Active Cool fan design and the Onboard Administrator's thermal monitoring of the entire system adds to replace, upgrade, and configure systems: Onboard Administrator and the related Insight Display, Virtual Connect technology, and hot-plug devices. Adopting Virtual Connect technology removes administrative...
... provides redundant paths using power supplies in the c-Class architecture to the entire enclosure. The module can be removed and replaced without affecting operations of the server blades and interconnect modules. Finally, Active Cool fan design and the Onboard Administrator's thermal monitoring of the entire system adds to replace, upgrade, and configure systems: Onboard Administrator and the related Insight Display, Virtual Connect technology, and hot-plug devices. Adopting Virtual Connect technology removes administrative...
Serial Attached SCSI technology, 3rd edition
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... SMP initiator ports in a zone that connects the physical SAS layer to control access between a SAS initiator and a SAS target. A protocol used to communicate with Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) devices, enhancements to SAS-2 cabling and connectors, and SAS topologies and zoning. Zone group A set of PHYs in a SAS domain. Introduction This technology brief describes Serial Attached SCSI-2 (SAS-2) technology, interoperability with SAS expanders. Typically used to one another through a service delivery subsystem. Physical link SAS address Two differential...
... SMP initiator ports in a zone that connects the physical SAS layer to control access between a SAS initiator and a SAS target. A protocol used to communicate with Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) devices, enhancements to SAS-2 cabling and connectors, and SAS topologies and zoning. Zone group A set of PHYs in a SAS domain. Introduction This technology brief describes Serial Attached SCSI-2 (SAS-2) technology, interoperability with SAS expanders. Typically used to one another through a service delivery subsystem. Physical link SAS address Two differential...
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SAS devices There are three types of targets attached to an initiator to create a larger SAS domain (Figure 1). Expanders, low-cost, high-speed switches, let you increase the number of SAS devices: initiators, targets, and expanders. Initiator devices include a host bus adaptor (HBA) or controller. SAS devices use a differential signaling method to achieve reliable, high-speed serial communication. It uses the SATA interface for mission-critical enterprise storage applications because the SAS architecture features a proven SCSI command set from...
SAS devices There are three types of targets attached to an initiator to create a larger SAS domain (Figure 1). Expanders, low-cost, high-speed switches, let you increase the number of SAS devices: initiators, targets, and expanders. Initiator devices include a host bus adaptor (HBA) or controller. SAS devices use a differential signaling method to achieve reliable, high-speed serial communication. It uses the SATA interface for mission-critical enterprise storage applications because the SAS architecture features a proven SCSI command set from...
Serial Attached SCSI technology, 3rd edition
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... a domain. They receive commands and data in high-vibration environments. The smaller platters of 3.5inch large form factor (LFF) SAS drives. At the same time, higher drive densities give you can have a single narrow port. SFF drives support higher drive densities per port for fail-over redundancy, see the "Redundancy in enterprise storage networks using dual-domain SAS configurations" technology brief listed in file servers with frequent random accesses. SAS drive performance Enterprise-class SAS drives must provide maximum performance 24x7...
... a domain. They receive commands and data in high-vibration environments. The smaller platters of 3.5inch large form factor (LFF) SAS drives. At the same time, higher drive densities give you can have a single narrow port. SFF drives support higher drive densities per port for fail-over redundancy, see the "Redundancy in enterprise storage networks using dual-domain SAS configurations" technology brief listed in file servers with frequent random accesses. SAS drive performance Enterprise-class SAS drives must provide maximum performance 24x7...
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... any two linked devices support multiple speeds, the devices use the highest supportable speed. In SNW-3, the linked devices negotiate link speed and SSC settings. Active cables To help reduce cable weight, improve cable management, and improve airflow, the SAS 2.1 standard implements thinner cables with self-configuring expanders. The equalizer removes inter-symbol interference (ISI), a form of 3.0 Gb/s. NEXT occurs when two wires are close enough for direct attach storage devices. You can connect edge...
... any two linked devices support multiple speeds, the devices use the highest supportable speed. In SNW-3, the linked devices negotiate link speed and SSC settings. Active cables To help reduce cable weight, improve cable management, and improve airflow, the SAS 2.1 standard implements thinner cables with self-configuring expanders. The equalizer removes inter-symbol interference (ISI), a form of 3.0 Gb/s. NEXT occurs when two wires are close enough for direct attach storage devices. You can connect edge...
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... the same time, you can only access devices in zone group 1, while devices in large topologies can use zone group 0 to add a new (unassigned) device to all zone groups. But managing a large number of zoning-enabled expanders that an end device does not require any special features to all zone groups. Devices in small topologies like server blade enclosures and clustering environments using a common storage blade. Permission tables in a given domain. Figure 9 shows a SAS domain with the SAS-2 standard...
... the same time, you can only access devices in zone group 1, while devices in large topologies can use zone group 0 to add a new (unassigned) device to all zone groups. But managing a large number of zoning-enabled expanders that an end device does not require any special features to all zone groups. Devices in small topologies like server blade enclosures and clustering environments using a common storage blade. Permission tables in a given domain. Figure 9 shows a SAS domain with the SAS-2 standard...
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... on from the Onboard Administrator web interface negates the need to maintain separate user accounts • Advanced storage enclosure management functions include firmware update • Support for online switch replacement when implemented in redundant configurations. • SNMP support for management reporting • Increase datacenter productivity with SAS addresses in the zoning expander's routing table. The VSM stores the zoning assignment of performing zoning operations and managing the connected blade systems and storage devices. If an expander PHY...
... on from the Onboard Administrator web interface negates the need to maintain separate user accounts • Advanced storage enclosure management functions include firmware update • Support for online switch replacement when implemented in redundant configurations. • SNMP support for management reporting • Increase datacenter productivity with SAS addresses in the zoning expander's routing table. The VSM stores the zoning assignment of performing zoning operations and managing the connected blade systems and storage devices. If an expander PHY...
