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HP Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem, based on HP SIM, is a software management suite for managing all aspects of an HP BladeSystem infrastructure: deployment, monitoring, control, protection, optimization, and integration. Using HP Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem

management suite, you can gain total control of your server infrastructure, realize tangible savings in the form of reduced operational costs and capital expenses, and achieve maximum flexibility throughout your infrastructure.

Although HP SIM is perfect for managing mixed server platform and operating system environments, HP Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem is specifically designed for managing an HP BladeSystem infrastructure (such as server, storage, network, and power and cooling) and includes provisioning, monitoring, and control capabilities.

Despite being designed for BladeSystems, HP Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem is fully integrated with HP SIM.

From new blade provisioning to automated server deployment and patching, HP Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem provides end-to-end management for HP BladeSystems. At its core, HP Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem consists of:

Intelligent Infrastructure: Provides monitoring and control functions for HP BladeSystems, such as iLO2 (included with each server blade) and Onboard Administrator

Insight Control software: Provides provisioning, monitoring, and control capabilities to enclosures through HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack and HP ProLiant Essentials Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack

HP Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem can automatically identify, inventory, and monitor HP BladeSystems.

HP Insight Control Linux Edition for BladeSystem is specifically geared to HP BladeSystem environments where Linux is used for the blade operating system. It runs on Linux and supports Windows and Linux servers. If your organization has already standardized on Linux, using HP Insight Control Linux Edition for BladeSystem makes perfect sense.

iLO2

Included with each HP server blade and accessible through HP Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem, iLO2 is HP's virtual KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) application for remote access to blades. Regardless of the operating system used, you can connect to and control input and display components. Using iLO2, you can perform the following tasks:

Connect to the blade's operating system console, regardless of the state of the operating system (for example, the operating system may be hung and needs a reboot)

Power a blade off and on

Mount a virtual CD-ROM drive on a blade using your local CD-ROM drive or an image (ISO) file

Mount a virtual floppy disk on a blade using your local floppy drive or an image file

You can access iLO2 through HP Insight Control Environment for

BladeSystem, directly via a web browser, or through a command line. If you're not using HP Rapid Deployment Pack, you can still deploy an operating system remotely using the virtual media support (CD or floppy) included with iLO2. Using virtual media, you can perform remote operating system installations and upgrades that would otherwise require you to be physically present at the server.

Onboard Administrator

HP Onboard Administrator is included as a software component and LCD interface with each HP BladeSystem. Using Onboard Administrator, you can configure the enclosure, server and storage blades, and networking using the LCD on the front of HP BladeSystem c-Class Enclosure, as shown in Figure 3- 1, or the Onboard Administrator web interface.

The web interface is powerful and easy to use and simplifies configuring and managing enclosures. The Onboard Administrator LCD and web interface provide you the flexibility to completely manage and control an HP BladeSystem locally and remotely. Onboard Administrator is also

integrated with HP SIM and HP Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem.

Figure 3-1: Using the Onboard Administrator display.

Similar to an interconnect module, Onboard Administrator is a hot-pluggable module located in HP BladeSystem c3000 and c7000 Enclosures. For redundancy, you can add a second Onboard Administrator module to the c7000 Enclosure, as shown in Figure 3-2, to serve as a passive standby in case the primary Onboard Administrator module fails.

Figure 3-2: Two Onboard Administrator modules in one enclosure. In addition, Onboard Administrator supports these features:

Consolidated access to blade iLO2 web interfaces

Interactive graphical images depicting enclosure components, status, and statistics

Capability to upgrade enclosure hardware Command-line interface

Access to advanced features, such as HP Virtual Connect

You can also access and manage Onboard Administrator through HP Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem, giving you a central point for connecting to and managing multiple enclosures.

Rapid Deployment Pack

HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack is included with HP Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem and automates deploying and

provisioning server software in high-volume environments. The real power of Rapid Deployment Pack is its support of job scheduling for tasks such as installing operating systems and patches.

Rapid Deployment Pack is hosted on a Windows server and supports Windows Server 2003 R2 and x64, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP2 (Service Pack 2), and Novell OES (Open Enterprise Server) SP1.

Management packs

HP Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem includes other management packs that add capabilities and features for use with BladeSystems:

Virtual Machine Management Pack: This pack integrates with HP SIM for centralized management of virtual machines.

Server Migration Pack Universal: This pack helps you migrate physical and virtual servers to blades quickly and easily.

For a complete list of HP management packs, visit the overview page.

As this lesson demonstrated, there are many facets to the lifecycle management of a server. The HP BladeSystem is an example of how a management solution addresses these requirements. By using the appropriate tools, you can dramatically simplify administration, reduce administration and deployment costs, and serve your customers more efficiently.

Moving on

This lesson described the tools and software for managing an HP

BladeSystem. Lesson 4 walks you through the process of selecting the right blade solution for your business. Remember to complete the assignment and take the quiz before you move on, and stop by the message board to post questions and comments. See you there.

Assignment #3

Does your organization use any monitoring applications to track the status of your servers and network? If so, answer the following questions:

How many different monitoring applications do you have? What sort of devices does your organization monitor?

Are you monitoring applications and services or just hardware? Are you being alerted to problems and potential issues?

What are some gaps or deficiencies in your monitoring applications?

Does your current monitoring application use proprietary or industry-standard monitoring protocols?

Over time, organizations often find themselves with a patchwork of monitoring applications: some for network, others for servers, and still others for applications. Write down some benefits you think merging various monitoring applications into a simplified, unified management console would offer your organization.

Quiz #3

Question 1:

True or False: The primary tasks in server management are deploying servers and software, monitoring servers, and installing operating systems.

A) True B) False  

Question 2:

HP iLO2 includes which of the following features? (Check all that apply.) A) Access blades remotely with virtual KVM capabilities

B) Power blades on and off C) Mount a virtual drive on a blade D) Upgrade enclosure hardware  

Question 3:

Which of the following is an open source monitoring protocol? A) SIM B) UDP C) SNMP D) KVM   Question 4:

True or False: If your organization doesn't have an FC or iSCSI SAN, you can add a storage blade to the enclosure and configure it as DAS.

A) True B) False  

Question 5:

Server and storage deployment in blade infrastructures is simplified for which of the following reasons? (Check all that apply.)

A) One-step racking of blades is possible.

B) Blade infrastructures have plug-and-play capabilities.

C) Cabling is already built into the enclosure by way of the shared backplane. D) Automated installation is included with blade management tools.