System Management; Rack And Unit Identification - Compaq BL10e - HP ProLiant - 512 MB RAM Manual

some firmware (for example, the server BIOS) requires a system reboot; but that reboot can be
scheduled for a convenient time.
Although the ProLiant BL architecture and management tools were designed for headless operation,
administrators have full local access for configuration and debugging by using the BL e-Class
diagnostic adapter or the BL p-Class diagnostic cable. The e-Class diagnostic adapter provides
connectors for keyboard, mouse, video, two Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices, and serial access to
the server blade's COM2 port. The BL p-Class diagnostic cable provides a DB-9 connector for kernel
debug and an RJ-45 Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) connecter. Select BL20p G2 servers ship with an
input/output (I/O) cable that provides a video connector, two USB connectors, a DB-9 connector, and
an RJ-45 iLO connector.

System management

Insight Manager is the industry-leading web-based enterprise management console developed by HP.
Insight Manager brings together in one location all fault, performance, and management information
about the IT infrastructure. By integrating current enterprise management technology with the latest
advances in web technology, it enables IT administrators to monitor and manage groups of servers,
clients, clusters, and networking products from a standard web browser. Insight Manager is capable
of discovering and managing devices from HP and other vendors using Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMP), Desktop Management Interface (DMI), and Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). It
logs alerts from these devices, and it sends email or pager notifications of alerts to the appropriate
person based on the assigned roles and responsibilities of the IT staff. To enable customers to manage
server blade systems, Insight Manager provides some additional functionality, such as the on-screen
visualization of server blade enclosures, server blades, and interconnect options.
Additional information about Insight Manger is available at
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/index.html.

Rack and unit identification

Disaggregating subsystems from ProLiant BL server blades required looking at the tasks of
management and deployment differently. For example, if the power subsystem is no longer located
within the server chassis, then IT administrators need the ability to manage not only at the server level,
but also at the rack level.
ProLiant BL server blades and interconnect options have the ability to report their unique physical
location to the user through Insight Manager, the iLO interface for BL p-Class systems, and the
Integrated Administrator for BL e-Class systems. The ProLiant BL infrastructure provides the following
pieces of data required to identify a particular component by location:
• Rack name – the human readable name assigned to a rack by the user. If the user has not assigned
a name to a given rack, a default name of "Unnamed Rack" will be used.
• Enclosure name – the human readable name given to an enclosure within a rack. If the user has not
assigned a name to the enclosure, the serial number of the enclosure will be used as default.
• Blade bay number – the number of the bay in a server enclosure into which a ProLiant BL server or
interconnect option is installed. The blade bay number is determined automatically by the blade
using bay identification pins or other mechanisms and is not editable by the user. Blade bays in
ProLiant BL enclosures are numbered left to right.
A standards-based enclosure interconnect allows management data and alarms to be relayed to each
connected BL e-Class and BL p-Class server blade enclosure, including ProLiant BL-compatible
enclosures such as rack monitors, storage enclosures, and uninterruptible power supplies. The
enclosure interconnect enables the rack topology and location (rack/enclosure/bay) naming
functionality.
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