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Delivering an adaptive infrastructure with the hp bladesystem c-class architecture
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Delivering an Adaptive Infrastructure with the
HP BladeSystem c-Class architecture
Technology brief
Abstract.............................................................................................................................................. 2
Introduction: Challenges to the enterprise data center .............................................................................. 2
Power, cooling, and density .............................................................................................................. 2
Complexity and management ............................................................................................................ 4
Industry perspective on future data center architectures ............................................................................ 5
Foundation requirements ................................................................................................................... 5
Dynamic behavior and optimization................................................................................................... 6
HP Adaptive Infrastructure strategy and portfolio ..................................................................................... 7
BladeSystem c-Class and Adaptive Infrastructure ..................................................................................... 8
Standardized IT infrastructure ............................................................................................................ 8
Energy efficiency............................................................................................................................ 11
Virtualization ................................................................................................................................. 14
Management with Insight Dynamics-VSE ........................................................................................... 17
Implementing an Adaptive Infrastructure with BladeSystem Matrix ........................................................... 21
Conclusion........................................................................................................................................ 21
For more information.......................................................................................................................... 22
Call to action .................................................................................................................................... 22
Density........................................................................................................................................ 3
Cooling....................................................................................................................................... 3
Power ......................................................................................................................................... 3
Discovery and state information ..................................................................................................... 6
Managing virtual and physical resources ........................................................................................ 6
Isolation and encapsulation ........................................................................................................... 6
Analysis and optimization ............................................................................................................. 7
Automation.................................................................................................................................. 7
Resilience and availability ............................................................................................................. 7
Understanding the Blade c-Class architecture ................................................................................... 8
Modularity and scalability ............................................................................................................. 9
Resilience and availability ........................................................................................................... 10
Isolation and encapsulation ......................................................................................................... 15
Flex-10 technology ..................................................................................................................... 16
Managing virtual and physical resources ...................................................................................... 16
HP Insight Dynamics - VSE integrates virtual and physical management ........................................... 17
Continuous optimization with Insight Dynamics - VSE ..................................................................... 18
Automation with Insight Dynamics - VSE ....................................................................................... 18
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Delivering an Adaptive Infrastructure with the HP BladeSystem c-Class architecture Technology brief Abstract.............................. 2 Introduction: Challenges to the enterprise data center ................2 Power, cooling, and density ......................2 Density............................3 Cooling............................3 Power ............................3 Complexity and management ......................4 Industry perspective on future data center architectures ................ -
Page 2: Abstract
Abstract This technology brief discusses general concepts involved in emerging data center architecture. Some of the challenges that are shaping data centers today include power and cooling, the increased complexity of the infrastructure and how to manage it efficiently, and the total cost of ownership. It is especially critical to manage costs so that operating expenses are reduced. -
Page 3: Density
Density Density, the amount of throughput that can be provisioned into a given rack footprint, was one of the earliest problems to be recognized. A focus on density in the late 1990’s led to the emergence of 1U rack-mount servers such as the HP ProLiant DL360 and DL160 servers. With the recent explosion of Web 2.0, cloud computing, and the general scaling of enterprise requirements, density will remain important. -
Page 4: Complexity And Management
Figure 1. Annual amortized cost of a fully-configured 1U server in a mission-critical (Tier IV) data center Complexity and management Increasingly, the greatest ongoing operational cost is the combined management cost associated with servers, storage, and networking hardware (Figure 2). Figure 2. -
Page 5: Industry Perspective On Future Data Center Architectures
There are several underlying business demands that fuel these management costs: • Increasing number of applications – competitiveness in business is often tied to bringing new business functions and applications online quickly • Increasing scale of applications – In both existing web-based enterprise applications and newer Web 2.0 social media applications, applications are being scaled to levels unthinkable a decade ago. -
Page 6: Dynamic Behavior And Optimization
and vice-versa. Server virtualization in this context refers to the broad set of technologies that abstract an entire physical server and allow its resources to be pooled and shared. Dynamic behavior and optimization Customers in large environments of enterprise data centers or hosting providers may need to address the dimension of dynamic behavior. -
Page 7: Analysis And Optimization
servers, networks, and storage are often separate administrative roles, the elements interact across the data center, which can lead to management complexity. By viewing the infrastructure as a collection of isolated regions, with carefully specified interactions, an architecture that isolates certain regions could potentially reduce management and maintenance costs. -
Page 8: Bladesystem C-Class And Adaptive Infrastructure
moves the architecture away from infrastructure silos or “IT islands” to pools of IT resources. These pools allow administrators to realign IT structures to meet specific business goals. An Adaptive Infrastructure environment is based on standard building blocks, automated using modular software, and delivered through comprehensive services. -
Page 9: Modularity And Scalability
• Server blades – BladeSystem c-Class supports ProLiant server blades using AMD or Intel x86 processors, Integrity IA-64 server blades, and StorageWorks storage blades. The portfolio of server blades range from extreme density-optimized blades to mainstream enterprise blades and specialized offerings for UNIX, small and medium businesses (SMB), and the HP NonStop architecture. -
Page 10: Resilience And Availability
storage, or I/O option blades. With the advent of the high-density compute blades such as the ProLiant BL2x220c, up to 32 server blades – each with 2 processors and up to 32 GB of memory for the G5 product – can be housed in a c7000 enclosure. The BladeSystem c-class architecture also provides scalable bandwidth. -
Page 11: Energy Efficiency
configuration. A single Onboard Administrator module provides four services for the entire enclosure: discovery, identification, management, and control. An optional second Onboard Administrator in the c7000 enclosure provides complete redundancy for these services. ProLiant server blades and BladeSystem enclosures include enterprise-class technologies that support reliability, serviceability, and availability: •... - Page 12 As discussed previously in the section entitled “Challenges to the enterprise data center,” power and cooling involves a complex chain of small inter-related gains, from the power of individual components to the problems of using data center air chillers efficiently (Figure 6). Figure 6.
- Page 13 Table 1. BladeSystem c-Class thermal-related technologies Technology Description Design Aspects Active Cool Active Cool fans use ducted fan technology with a high- Efficient hardware Fans performance motor and impeller to deliver high CFM at high pressure. Active Cool fans are controlled by the c-Class Onboard Administrator.
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Page 14: Virtualization
Technology Description Design Aspects Power Power capping allows administrators to constrain the BTUs per Real-time capping server blade or enclosure, enabling the enclosure to fit in an analysis/optimization existing rack power envelope. A simple power cap allows devices to power on until power use reaches the specified power cap and then prevents any more devices from powering on. -
Page 15: Isolation And Encapsulation
However, server virtualization itself is only part of the solution to current data center limitations, and a modern architecture must also accommodate virtual I/O connections for both network and storage. Isolation and encapsulation The following are some primary characteristics of I/O virtualization within server architecture: •... -
Page 16: Flex-10 Technology
default World Wide Names (WWNs) for all host bus adapters (HBAs), the Virtual Connect Manager creates bay-specific server profiles, assigns unique MAC addresses and WWNs to these profiles, and administers them locally. Virtual Connect securely manages the MACs and WWNs by accessing the physical NICs and HBAs through the enclosure’s Onboard Administrator and the iLO interfaces on the individual server blades. -
Page 17: Management With Insight Dynamics-Vse
Management with Insight Dynamics-VSE Embedded management capabilities in the BladeSystem platform and integrated management software streamline operations and increase administrator productivity. Beyond the traditional role of management, one of the key areas in an Adaptive Infrastructure includes virtualized infrastructure management. Contrary to early buildup about virtual machines, they do not simplify the overall environment except for a reduction in physical server inventory. -
Page 18: Continuous Optimization With Insight Dynamics - Vse
Figure 8 Physical and virtual machines shown in the Insight Dynamics- VSE user interface Physical machines (servers) Continuous optimization with Insight Dynamics – VSE Insight Dynamics – VSE also includes capacity planning technology, providing placement advice for consolidating physical and logical servers based on actual historical performance data rather than models. - Page 19 Figure 9. HP Insight Orchestration enables the visual design of standardized infrastructure services. After the complete infrastructure template has been designed, it can be easily placed into the deployment portal for activation by authorized users (Figure 10). Upon activation, the service is assigned instance-specific information, and the deployment can be connected to a workflow engine to guarantee necessary approvals or to further automate the process.
- Page 20 Figure 10. Self-service deployment portal with “push-button” activation The advantages of separating the infrastructure design and the deployment are significant: • Clear separation of roles, responsibility, and authorization – By separating roles and privileges between the design and the deployment phases, organizations can follow any desired organizational model for administrators.
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Page 21: Implementing An Adaptive Infrastructure With Bladesystem Matrix
Implementing an Adaptive Infrastructure with BladeSystem Matrix Implementing and integrating the hardware, software, and management tools needed to enable a flexible environment can be a complex process. To assist with this process, HP is delivering the BladeSystem Matrix: an integrated Adaptive Infrastructure solution that contains the complete management software stack as well as the BladeSystem software. -
Page 22: For More Information
For more information For additional information, refer to the resources listed below. Resource description Web address Adaptive Infrastructure www.hp.com/go/a BladeSystem c-Class www.hp.com/go/bladesystem BladeSystem Matrix www.hp.com/go/matrix Industry Standard Servers Technology www.hp.com/servers/technology Communications Insight Dynamics - VSE www.hp.com/go/insightdynamics Insight Orchestration www.hp.com/go/insightorchestration Insight Recovery www.hp.com/go/insightrecovery ProLiant servers www.hp.com/go/proliant...