System Management Software Features

Central Point of Administration for HP UX, Windows, Linux, and OpenVMS
HP Systems Insight Manager is an easy to use multi-system management solution with web enabled and command line interfaces. HP Systems Insight Manager delivers multi system access to all key system administration tools for fault monitoring, configuration, and workload management. HP Systems Insight Manager will replace HP Servicecontrol Manager. It is available for download from the web now and will be included in the box soon. HP Systems Insight Manager integrates with many other HP-UX-specific system management tools, including the following:

HP-UX

Software Deployment

• Ignite UX-Ignite-UX addresses the need for HP-UX system administrators to perform fast deployment for one or many servers. It provides the means for creating and reusing standard system configurations, enables replication of systems, permits post installation customizations, and is capable of both interactive and unattended operating modes.
  
• Software Distributor (SD-UX) is the HP-UX administration tool set used to deliver and maintain HP-UX operating systems and layered software applications. Delivered as part of HP-UX, SD-UX can help you manage your HP-UX operating system, patches, and application software.
  
• Update UX is a tool for customizing the behavior and automating the process for HP-UX Operating Environment updates.
• Software Package Builder is an intuitive, GUI based tool for packaging software into SD-UX packages so that they can be installed and managed in the same way as HP's system software.

Configuration

• System Administration Manager (SAM) is used to manage accounts for users and groups, perform auditing and security, and handle disk and file system management and peripheral device management. HP Systems Insight Manager enables these tasks to be distributed to multiple systems and delegated using role based security.
• HP-UX Kernel Configuration allows users to tune both dynamic and static kernel parameters quickly and easily from a Web-based GUI to optimize system performance. This tool also sets kernel parameter alarms that notify you when system usage levels exceed thresholds.
• Partition Manager creates and manages nPartitions-hard partitions for high end servers. Once the partitions are created, the systems running on those partitions can be managed consistently with all the other tools integrated into HP Systems Insight Manager. See "partitioning" for more information.
• HP-UX webmin-based Admin is a Web based system management framework that allows a wide variety of open source webmin system management modules to be plugged in. HP supports this tool for the configuration of the HP- UX Apache-based Web Server and the HP-UX Tomcat-based Servlet Engine.
• HP-UX Bastille is a security hardening/lockdown tool that enhances the security of an HP-UX UNIX® host. It accommodates the various degrees of hardening required of servers used for webs, applications, and databases.
• Security Patch Check performs analysis of file sets and patches installed on an HP-UX system and generates a report of recommended security patches. Use of the Security Patch Check software tool can help efficiently improve system security.
• Event Monitoring Service (EMS) keeps the administrator of multiple systems aware of system operation throughout the cluster, and notifies the administrator of potential hardware or software problems before they occur. HP Systems Insight Manager can launch the EMS interface and configure EMS monitors for any node or node group that belongs to the cluster, resulting in increased reliability and reduced downtime.

Workload Management for HP-UX

• Process Resource Manager (PRM) controls the resources that processes use during peak system load. PRM can manage the allocation of CPU, memory resources, and disk bandwidth. It allows administrators to run multiple mission-critical applications on a single system, improve response time for critical users and applications, allocate resources on shared servers based on departmental budget contributions, provide applications with total resource isolation, and dynamically change configuration at any time-even under load. (fee-based)
• HP-UX Workload Manager (WLM) A key differentiator in the HP-UX family of management tools, Workload Manager provides automatic CPU resource allocation and application performance management based on prioritized service level objectives (SLOs). In addition, WLM allows administrators to set real memory and disk bandwidth entitlements (guaranteed minimums) to fixed levels in the configuration. The use of workload groups and SLOs improves response time for critical users, allows system consolidation, and helps manage user expectations for performance. (Fee-based)

OpenView for HP-UX

• OpenView Operations Agent-collects and correlates OS and application events (fee-based)
• OpenView Performance Agent-determines OS and application performance trends (fee-based)
• OpenView GlancePlus-shows real time OS and application availability and performance data to diagnose problems (fee-based)
• OpenView Data Protector (Omniback II)-backs up and recovers data (fee-based)

Windows

System Management for Windows

HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Windows includes:

• HP Systems Insight Manager (see above).
• Smart Setup CD includes an Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) based setup utility (EBSU) designed for easy server configuration and array controller configuration. The DVD also includes all the latest tested and compatible HP drivers, HP firmware, HP utilities, and HP management agents that assist both in the server deployment process by preparing the server for installation of the Windows operating system and in the ongoing management of the server. If you are interested in even easier deployment, HP suggests that you order your HP Integrity server preloaded with Windows Server 2003.
• Partition Manager and Partition Commands create and manage nPartitions-hard partitions for high-end servers. Once the partitions are created, the systems running on those partitions can be managed consistently with all the other server management tools available for Windows servers.
• System Management Homepage for Integrity servers with Windows provides consolidated information about the system health and configuration through a simple, Web-based user interface. All system faults and major subsystem status are reported within the System Management Homepage, which is accessible either directly through a browser or through a management application such as HP Systems Insight Manager or an enterprise management application (available on select systems).

OpenView for Windows

• OpenView Operations Agent-collects and correlates OS and application events (fee-based)
• OpenView Performance Agent-determines OS and application performance trends (fee-based)
• OpenView Data Protector (Omniback II)-backs up and recovers data (fee-based)

Linux

System Management for Linux

• HP Systems Insight Manager (see above)
• HP Enablement Kit for Linux facilitates setup and installation of the operating system. The kit ships with Integrity servers and includes SystemImager, an open source operating system deployment tool. SystemImager is a golden image based tool and can be used for initial deployment as well as updates.

OpenView for LINUX

• OpenView Operations Agent-collects and correlates OS and application events (fee-based)
• OpenView Performance Agent-determines OS and application performance trends (fee-based)

OpenVMS

Software Deployment

• Factory Installed Software

Configuration

• Partition Manager creates and manages nPartitions-hard partitions for high end servers. Once the partitions are created, the systems running on those partitions can be managed consistently with all the other tools integrated into HP Systems Insight Manager. See "Partitioning" for more information.

• OpenVMS Management Station to manage user accounts, printers, and disks

• Availability Manager for real-time performance monitoring
  

Workload Management

• Class Scheduler for resource management

System Management for OpenVMS

• HP Systems Insight Manager (see above) in conjunction with (Web) Management Agents

OpenView for OpenVMS

• OpenView Operations Agent-collects and correlates OS and application events (fee based)

Instant Capacity (formerly known as Instant Capacity on Demand [iCOD])-HP UX only (Windows, Linux, and OpenVMS currently not supported)

With HP's Instant Capacity solutions, the HP Integrity rx8620 32 Server can be fully populated with Intel Itanium 2 or HP mx2 processors at a significantly lower cost. It is no longer necessary to pay for inactive Instant Capacity processors until the moment when you actually use them. These additional processors can be activated instantly with a simple command, providing immediate increases in processing power to accommodate application traffic demands. With the mx2 dual processor module, it can be ordered as an Instant Capacity processor module (2 Instant Capacity processors) with each processor activated individually at different times when they are needed.

Instant Capacity is also a high availability feature. In the unlikely event that a processor fails, the HP system will automatically replace the failed processor on the cell board at no additional charge-without rebooting! In online mode, the Instant Capacity processor brings the system back to full performance and capacity levels, reducing downtime and ensuring no degradation in performance.

Temporary Instant Capacity is the ability to turn Instant Capacity processors already installed in the system, on and off for short periods of time to provide added capacity. Temporary Instant Capacity allows customers the ability to adjust to unplanned or planned spikes in computing.

Cell Board Instant Capacity extends the Instant Capacity value proposition to include a complete cell board (processor modules and memory) to be standby in the system for a fraction of the cost. When processing capacity is needed, simply activate the cell board (memory and at least one processor) to immediately increase the compute power of the server.

HP's Instant Capacity tools use this algorithm to activate new processors:

• Verify that there is at least one active processor per cell board.
• Activate processors round robin across cell boards within a partition. This means that the number of active processors per cell board will differ by at most one across the partition.
• Enable processors on a cell board in the order 0, 1, 2, 3 (for HP mx2 processors 4, 5, 6, 7). This spreads the processors across the two internal cell controller buses and allocates processors in the best thermal fashion.
• When a failed processor is replaced, choose one from the same cell board when possible. If that is not possible, choose the next available processor, following rules 2 and 3.

For best performance, all cell boards in the same partition should contain the same number of active processors. For high availability reasons, each cell board should contain at least two active processors.

The following applies to Instant Capacity on HP Integrity rx8620 32 Server:

• Instant Capacity can be ordered pre installed on HP Integrity rx8620 32 servers.
  
• Instant Capacity Intel Itanium 2 processors are purchased in pairs. HP mx2 dual processor modules are purchased individually since they reflect a pair of processors. However, Instant Capacity processors can be activated one at a time.
  
• At least one processor per cell in a partition must be purchased processor (non Instant Capacity).
  
• Cell board Instant Capacity requires one active cell board per partition (1 active processor is required on the active cell, the rest could be Instant Capacity.) In other words a partition can contain 1 cell board with 1 active processor with the other three (or seven for HP mx2 modules) Instant Capacity. In the same partition, you can have multiple Instant Capacity cell boards (they must be configured identical). No partition can contain all Instant Capacity cell boards, one must be active.
  
• The rx8620 32 does not require email connectivity for CPU Instant Capacity and cell board Instant Capacity. Temporary Instant Capacity is still required to have an email connection to HP.
  
• Processors can be allocated and deallocated instantly or after a reboot at the discretion of the user.
  
• When upgrading active and Instant Capacity processors, customers with odd quantities of active processors must purchase upgrade processors in the next higher even quantity (i.e. three active and one Instant Capacity are upgraded to four active).

Performance considerations with Instant Capacity:

• Going from one to two to three active processors on a cell board gives linear performance improvement
• Going from one to two to three (or four to six for HP mx2 modules) active processors gives linear performance improvement for most applications except some technical applications that push the memory bus bandwidth.
• Number of active processors per cell boards should be balanced across partitions. However, minor differences are okay. (Example: Four active processors or processor modules on one cell board and three active processors or processor modules on the second cell board.)

Racking

The HP Integrity rx8620 32 Server was designed to provide industry leading performance density and availability when ordered in a racked configuration. At 17 EIA units (29.75 inches), two HP Integrity rx8620 32 servers can be mounted into a single HP Rack Systems/E two meter cabinet with 7 EIA units of extra space for mounting external peripherals. One rx8620-32 can be mounted in a rack along with a Server Expansion Unit.

The HP Integrity rx8620-32 Server industrial design and packaging was designed to allow easy and quick access to all of the system's components. The most frequently handled devices, removable media and disks, are directly accessible at the system's front. By removing the front bezel, hot-swap fans, hot swap power supplies, and PCI power supplies can be completely serviced. At the rear, core I/O and more hot-swap fans are directly accessible. For access to all other components, the rack mounted HP Integrity rx8620-32 Server comes with rack sliders.

These rack sliders enables the HP Integrity rx8620-32 Server to be slid forward out of the HP Rack Systems/E cabinet for servicing of internal components such as fans, cell boards, and I/O cards, while the system is still running. The sliders also allows for servicing or replacement of any FRU (field replaceable unit) without removing the chassis from the cabinet. The HP Integrity rx8620-32 Server industrial design and slider strategy enables access and removal of any FRU within 15 minutes or less. This design feature minimizes the downtime associated with system upgrades in the rare event of a component failure. Also included with ever rack mounted HP Integrity rx8620-32 Server is a cable management arm (CMA). The CMA neatly secures data cables and prevents cables from becoming entangled while servicing of the system.

The following racking rules apply for HP Integrity rx8620-32 servers configured with an HP Server Expansion Unit.

• The HP Server Expansion Unit must be mounted in the same cabinet as the host HP Integrity rx8620-32 Server
• The HP Integrity rx8620-32 Server must be mounted directly below the HP Server Expansion Unit

Ballasts

Due to the weight of the HP Integrity rx8620-32 Server, ballast kits have been developed to add stability to HP Rack Systems/E cabinets while the system is being serviced. Every HP Integrity rx8620-32 Server shipped to customers, excluding Pedestal models, will be shipped with a ballast kit. These ballasts were designed to easily attach to the rear anti tip foot that comes standard with every HP Rack System E cabinet. Use of the HP Integrity rx8620-32 Server ballast kit is mandatory and should be installed immediately.

HP 10000 and 9000 Racks

The HP 9000 and HP Integrity servers are supported for field installs into these racks. Factory integration is not yet supported for HP 10000 and HP 9000 racks. Differing depth requirements of the HP 9000/HP Integrity racking kits preclude racking HP 9000/HP Integrity servers and HP ProLiant servers in the same racks.

Third-Party Racking

HP Servers are designed to maximize performance density when installed into HP Rack Systems. HP system Rack Systems maintain the high level of safety and reliability of HP Server solutions that customers have come to expect. Although HP strongly recommends racking servers in HP Rack Systems, it is recognizes that some customer circumstances may prohibit this. For those customers, HP has developed a set of guidelines that when followed, enables server installations into third party cabinets. It is extremely important that the guidelines be followed due to the wide variety of cabinets in the market place.

HP 9000 rp8400 Upgrades to HP Integrity rx8620
Servers

The HP 9000 rp8400 Servers were designed to be easily upgradeable to Intel Itanium 2 and HP mx2 processors. With the release of the HP Intel Itanium 2 Madison and the HP mx2 processors, HP 9000 rp8400 Server customers can now upgrade their systems as desired.

So here are the components that a customer will need to order to do a board level upgrade to these new servers from an rp8400 server:

• A chassis upgrade kit: This product will contain new PCI-X (133 MHz) I/O backplanes (two logical backplanes, one physical backplane), a new front bezel, new firmware and various labels to apply to the server. Most old PCI I/O cards will run in the new PCI-X I/O backplane.
  • HP 9000 rp8400 to HP Integrity rx8620 upgrades-use product A9786A
• New sx1000-based cell boards: These cell boards contain four sockets and are the same for the Itanium 2 and HP mx2 processors. You can install two Intel Itanium 2 Madison modules (four processors in four sockets), or four HP mx2 modules (eight processors in four sockets). You cannot intermix PA-8800/PA-8900, Intel Itanium 2 or mx2 modules on the same cell board. You cannot intermix PA-8800/PA-8900, Intel Itanium 2 or HP mx2 modules in the same server (with the exception that Intel Itanium 2 Madison and HP mx2 modules can be intermixed in the same server on differing cell boards). Memory previously installed on the replaced cell board will be just reinstalled on the new cell board.
  • HP Integrity mid-range server cell board-use product A6913A
  • When upgrading to HP mx2 modules and if ordering 1 processor module per cell board, you must order cell board socket terminator (AB225A)
  • When upgrading to HP mx2 modules, you must buy one cell board baffle (A9792A) per cell board being upgraded
    
• New processor modules: HP sells two processors per module. These will replace two processors of the older modules.
• Intel Itanium 2 dual processor module, 1.6 GHz, 6 MB cache-use product AB548A
  
• Intel Itanium 2 dual processor module, 1.5 GHz, 4 MB cache-use product AB439A
  
• HP mx2 dual processor module, 1.1-GHz, 4-MB L3 cache, 32-MB L4 cache-use product A9767A
• New core I/O cards: In order to support the new PCI-X I/O backplanes, new Core I/O cards have to be used. For most servers, this means new ones have to be bought. However, rp8400 servers shipped after early September, may already have the new core I/O cards (see note below)
  rp8420/rx8620 core I/O card (AB306A) replaces old rp8400 core I/O card (A6096A)
  NOTE: New rp8400 core I/O card (A7109A) does not have to be replaced

• Return credits: If the customer returns his old cell boards, processor modules or core I/O boards, they can get a return credit:
  • Processors (NOTE: These are single processor credits, not dual processor module credits. This means that two PA-8700 return credits should be ordered for each new dual processor module purchased.):
    - rp8400 650-MHz module-no return credit allowed
    - rp8400 750-MHz single processor return credit-use product A6444AN option 001
    - rp8400 875-MHz single processor return credit-use product A6435AN option 001
  • Cell Boards:
    - rp8400 cell board return credit-use product A6094AN option 001
  • Core I/O cards:
    - rp8400 old core I/O card (A6096A) return credit-use A6096AN option 001
    - rp8400 new core I/O card (A7109A) is not replaced and does not have a return credit
• SEU upgrade: The rp8400 Server Extension Unit (A6434A) needs to be updated with a new front bezel and labels.
  • To upgrade the rp8400 SEU when moving to an rp8420/rx8620, use product AB328A.
    NOTE: The rp8400 SEU core I/O card (A7109A) does not have to be replaced.
• Software:
  • For the HP Integrity servers, the operating system needs to be upgraded to HP-UX 11i version 2

HP 9000 rp8420 Upgrades to HP Integrity rx8620
Servers

The HP 9000 rp8420 Servers were designed to be easily upgradeable to Intel Itanium 2, HP mx2 and future PA RISC processors. With the release of the Intel Itanium 2 and the HP mx2 processors, HP 9000 rp8420 Server customers can now upgrade their systems as desired. So here are the components that a customer will need to order to do a board level upgrade to these new servers from an rp8420:

• A chassis upgrade kit: This product will contain a new server name insert for the front bezel, new firmware and various labels to apply to the server.
  • HP 9000 rp8420 to HP Integrity rx8620 upgrades-use product A9787A
• No new cell boards and memory: Cell boards are the same between PA 8800/PA-8900 servers and Intel Madison 2 and HP mx2-based servers.
  • When upgrading to mx2 modules and if ordering 1 processor module per cell board, you must order cell board socket terminator (AB225A)
  • When upgrading to HP mx2 modules, you must buy one cell board baffle (A9792A) per cell board being upgraded
• New processor modules: HP sells two processors per module. These will replace two processors of the older modules.
  • Intel Itanium 2 dual processor module, 1.6 GHz, 6 MB cache-use product AB548A
    
  • Intel Itanium 2 dual processor module, 1.5 GHz, 4 MB cache-use product AB439A
    
  • HP mx2 dual-processor module, 1.1-GHz, 4-MB L3 cache, 32-MB L4 cache-use product A9767A

• Add in I/O cards: A total of 33 I/O adapters were available for the rp8420 platform. The vast majority of these, 28, are compatible and can be used when upgrading from an rp8420 to a rx8620 platform. The following I/O cards are NOT compatible when upgrading from a rp8420 to a rx8620 platform……

• Return credits: If the customer returns his old processor modules, they can get a return credit. (NOTE: These are single processor credits, not dual processor module credits. This means that two PA-8800/PA-8900 return credits should be ordered for each new dual processor module purchased.):
  • rp8420 900-MHz single processor return credit-use product A6436AN option 001
  • rp8420 1-GHz single processor return credit-use product A6437AN option 001
• Software:
  • For the HP Integrity servers, the operating system needs to be upgraded to HP-UX 11i version 2.

HP Integrity rx86XX Upgrades to other Intel Itanium2 or HP mx2 Processor Modules

The HP Integrity rx8620 Servers were designed to be easily upgradeable to higher frequency Intel Itanium 2 or HP mx2 processor modules. So here are the components that a customer will need to order to do a board level upgrade to these new servers from an rp7420 or rp8420:

• No new cell boards and memory: Cell boards are the same between Intel Itanium 2 processors and the HP mx2-based processors.
  • When upgrading to mx2 modules and if ordering 1 processor module per cell board, you must order cell board socket terminator (AB225A)
• New processor modules: HP sells two processors per module. These will replace two processors of the older modules.
  • Intel Itanium 2 dual processor module, 1.6 GHz, 6 MB cache-use product AB548A
    
  • Intel Itanium 2 dual processor module, 1.5 GHz, 4 MB cache-use product AB439A
    
  • HP mx2 dual-processor module, 1.1-GHz, 4-MB L3 cache, 32-MB L4 cache-use product A9767A
• Return credits: If the customer returns his old processor modules, they can get a return credit. (NOTE: These are single processor credits, not dual processor module credits. This means that two processor return credits should be ordered for each dual processor module purchased.):
  • rx8620 1.3-GHz single processor return credit-use product A9765AN option 001
  • rx8620 1.5-GHz single processor return credit-use product A6438AN option 001
• Software:
  
  • For the HP Integrity servers running HP UX, the operating system stays at HP UX 11i version 2
    
  • For the HP Integrity servers running Windows, the operating system stays the same
    
  • For the HP Integrity servers running Linux, the operating system stays the same
    
  • For the HP Integrity servers running OpenVMS, the operating system stays the same (minimum version is OpenVMS V8.2-1; upgrades to mx2 processors not supported)

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