Compaq DL590 - HP ProLiant - 1 GB RAM Technology Brief page 17

BIOS – Basic Input
Output System
SNMP – Simple Network
Management Protocol
DMI – Desktop
Management Interface
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ECHNOLOGY RIEF
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Insight Manager 7. Insight Manager 7 maximizes system uptime, simplifies system software
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maintenance, and provides powerful monitoring and control of adaptive infrastructures.
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Insight Manager 7 delivers pre-failure alerting for ProLiant servers ensuring that potential
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server failures are detected before they result in unplanned system downtime. Through
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integration with the Version Control Repository Manager and Version Control Agent, Insight
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Manager 7 enables version control and remote update of BIOS, drivers, and agents across
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groups of servers. This enhances system stability, reduces troubleshooting complexity, and
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reduces the cost associated with maintaining system software configurations. Insight Manger
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7 integrates with Windows security for streamlined user administration and strong
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authentication, and it encrypts management communications using industry-standard Secure
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Sockets Layer (SSL). Insight Manager 7 is also an effective tool for managing desktops and
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notebooks as well as other devices instrumented to SNMP or DMI. For more information, go
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to www.compaq.com/products/servers/management/cim7-description.html.
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The ProLiant DL590/64 server ships standard with additional management technologies that
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reduce downtime and increase productivity even more. Remote Flash Redundant ROM allows
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administrators to update the read-only memory (ROM) remotely, and the ROM-based Setup
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(RBSU) saves time during initial server configuration. The Integrated Management Display
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(IMD) provides essential information at a glance.
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ROM-Based Setup
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RBSU is a set of installation tools that use embedded ROM-based configuration tools to save time
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during initial deployment and enable virtual presence anywhere on the network. These tools use
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SmartStart technology to build the reliable and consistent server configurations that ProLiant
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customers rely on. SmartStart will not be supported on the ProLiant DL590/64 server.
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With RBSU, initial configuration is fast and easy and the server is always available. RBSU
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includes a look and feel familiar to ProLiant customers. Additionally, RBSU is compatible with
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SmartStart Scripting Toolkit and automatic system configuration ROM code.
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Remote Flash Redundant ROM
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The ProLiant DL590/64 server is equipped with a Remote Flash Redundant ROM that improves
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manageability. Using the Remote ROM Flash Utility, administrators can flash the system ROMs
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for a wide range of ProLiant servers, locally or across the network. The Remote ROM Flash
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Utility is a combination of components that allows administrators to upgrade the system ROMs on
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servers from a single point of execution. The ROM upgrades can either be flashed individually or
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batched together to perform multiple ROM upgrades in a single step.
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Remote Flash Redundant ROM provides a unique redundancy feature that helps ensure system
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availability and avoid system downtime due to a failure in the ROM flash process. This
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. . redundancy feature uses two ROM images and gives the system the ability to recover the last
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known good system ROM in the event that the current system ROM is corrupted.
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When a ProLiant DL590/64 server leaves the factory, both ROM images are identical. Through
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subsequent boots of the server, if integrity errors are detected by the boot block, the system will
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automatically launch the redundant image and continue the POST process. If the redundant ROM
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is launched, the user will see an error message identifying the faulty system ROM.
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For more information, refer to the technology brief Compaq Remote-Flash Redundant ROM
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