HP BladeSystem c-Class

Server Blade
Management

Module 11

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Objectives
• Describe the management features and functions of the Onboard
Administrator
• Explain how HP SIM and Onboard Administrator provide
integrated management functions for the BladeSystem c-Class

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Onboard
Administrator

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Enclosure management using Onboard
Administrator
• Remote access
– Manages shared power and cooling for
enclosure
– Provides management Ethernet fabric
for enclosure
– Uses flexible role-based security
– Has optional second Onboard
Administrator module for redundant Insight Display
management
– Integrates seamlessly with HP Enclosure links
management software
– Web and CLI manageability
• Easy installation
– Insight Display
– Installation and setup wizards
– Enclosure links for simplified Redundant Ethernet and serial
Onboard connectors
management across a rack and service Administrator
modules
Ethernet port access
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Accessing the Onboard Administrator

Server blade Switch device

Controller
(Ethernet implementation)
IOC iLO/BMC
EEPROM GPIOs
EEPROM NIC

EEPROM Switch device

Controller
Signal Backplane (Serial implementation)
EEPROM GPIOs

Controller Pass-Thru Module

Server blade EEPROM (I2C implementation)

IOC iLO/BMC
UARTs Onboard Management
EEPROM NIC Administrator network
RJ45
Switch
10/100

EEPROM CPU
Serial I2C
Serial
Ethernet

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Onboard Administrator redundant failover
option

Signals are quick-switched Optional redundant Onboard

on redundant interposer Administrator

Redundant EM Interposer
UARTs Standby
Signal backplane

Mgmt Switch
OA CPU

10/100Mb
NIC1 NIC2
QS NIC3
NIC4
Enclosure Link 1
QS Enclosure Link 2
LCD & Buttons
QS UARTs Primary
Management
Network
QS Mgmt Switch OA CPU
10/100Mb

NIC1 NIC2 I2C

Serial
Ethernet
Serial link between primary and NIC3
standby performs synch and NIC4
heartbeat functions
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HP Systems
Insight Manager

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HP SIM and Onboard Administrator
integration

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Redundant Onboard Administrator
configuration
• An optional second,
redundant Onboard
Administrator
SSH, XML/HTTP
– Is normally passive and
Passive OA Active OA SNMP, SSH,
cannot control the XML/HTTP

enclosure SNMP, SSH,

XML/HTTP
– Automatically becomes
iLO iLO iLO iLO
active if it detects that the
active module has failed
Server Blade

Server Blade

Server Blade

Server Blade
HP SIM
• HP SIM polls each Onboard CMS
Administrator for health
information
• Enclosure health displays in
the HP SIM system lists, SNMP, SSH, WMI,
XML/HTTP
tree views, and Onboard
Administrator views

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HP BladeSystem Integrated Manager

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HP Insight
Control

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What is Insight Control?

HP SIM and Essentials combined with c-Class intelligent infrastructure

HP SIM and Essentials

• Provisioning and recovery
• Monitoring and performance
• Security scan and patch
Onboard Administrator
• Simplifies enclosure setup
Automation Engine • Integrated enclosure mgt
• Power and cooling management

iLO 2
• Remote administration
• Virtual KVM access
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Insight Control and Essentials software

Automate server and Power reporting and

networking setup tasks power policy management

Assess and patch physical

Resource health,
and virtual systems
performance monitoring
and inventory reporting

Deploy operating systems, Control physical and

virtualization layers, and virtual infrastructure
virtual machines elements

Storage reporting, billing

and metering, and
Provision connections to application utilization
storage and network tracking

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Insight Control Data Center Edition
• Is an integrated suite of software
– Simplifies provisioning, management, and recovery of HP
BladeSystem infrastructures
– Includes HP SIM and select ProLiant Essentials management
software
• Provides
– Integrated installation and setup of blade management software stack
– Seamless user linkage point from Onboard Administrator initial
hardware setup and configuration
– Automated provisioning of first and subsequent blades and new
enclosures
– “Instant” readiness for automated server recovery setup
• Ships standard with BladeSystem c-Class enclosures

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BladeSystem Automation Engine
Unified, simple, automated
management environment
• iLO 2
• Onboard Administrator
• HP SIM
• Select Essentials products
Simplified management experience
• Single installation for all components
• All components tested together
• Single license for all components*
• Single security model for entire
environment
Automated infrastructure control
• Provisioning
• Monitoring
*except RDP

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HP SIM 5.1
Installation,
Discovery, and
BladeSystem
Integrated
Management
lab

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