Status Information; Overview Of Hp Bladesystem Software Tools; Rom-Based Setup Utility (Rbsu); Headless Operation - HP Bc1500 - BladeSystem - Blade PC User Manual

HP PC Blade Enclosure System Software Features

Status Information

The Integrated Administrator enables an enclosure administrator to update the rack name,
enclosure name, asset tag, time zone, date, and time, as well as observe the status and general
information for every component in the enclosure.

Overview of HP BladeSystem Software Tools

The following subsections described tools and utilities supported by the HP BladeSystem blade
PC systems to facilitate monitoring and management of the enclosure.

ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU)

RBSU performs a wide range of configuration activities and provides access to numerous
settings, including those for system devices, operating system selection, and boot controller
order. RBSU is also fully compatible with remote serial console mode using the Integrated
Administrator.

Headless operation

HP bc-series blade PCs include VGA, keyboard, mouse, and USB interfaces; however, these
blade PCs are designed primarily for headless operation and management with no keyboard or
monitor attached.

ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack

The ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack features a graphical deployment console, which
provides intuitive drag-and-drop events, such as scripts and images, to deploy the operating
systems and applications on any combination of blade PCs installed in the enclosures.
With the Rapid Deployment Pack, users can automatically install pre-defined configurations on
newly installed blade PCs. For more information about the Rapid Deployment Pack, refer to an
authorized reseller, the Rapid Deployment CD that ships with the enclosure, or go to:
www.hp.com/servers/rdp

HP Systems Insight Manager

HP Systems Insight Manager is an easy-to-use, intuitive software utility designed for collecting
blade PC information, including fault conditions, performance, security, remote management,
and recovery services. The HP BladeSystem is fully compatible with the HP Systems Insight
Manager utility.

HP Blade PC Automatic System Recovery (ASR-2)

ASR-2 is a diagnostic/recovery feature that automatically restarts the blade PC in the event of a
critical operating system failure.

Enclosure Self Recovery (ESR)

ESR, similar to ASR-2, is a self-monitoring reliability feature of the Integrated Administrator. If
the Integrated Administrator does not boot or hangs during operation, ESR automatically resets
the Integrated Administrator for an attempted self-recovery. The blade PCs and interconnect tray
are not affected by ESR.
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