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QuickSpecs
HP BladeSystem c-Class Standard Features
Core Infrastructure Core Infrastructure Core Infrastructure Core Infrastructure
Management Management Management Management
Virtual Machine
Management Pack
The Vulnerability and
Patch Management Pack
SmartStart
Insight Management
Agents
Subscriber's Choice
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Physical to ProLiant
Physical to virtual
Virtual to virtual
Virtual to ProLiant
Virtual Machine Management Pack - provides central management and
control of virtual machines from Microsoft and VMware. Integrated approach
provides the ability to manage both physical and virtual resources from a
single management console.
Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack (offered exclusively through the
Insight Control suites) - identifies and remediates software security
vulnerabilities due to missing patches as well operating system configurations
that can be exploited by viruses, worms, and other blended threats.
NOTE: NOTE: NOTE: NOTE: Flexible and volume quantity license kits are available for ProLiant
Essentials Value Packs. Refer to:
http://www.hp.com/servers/proliantessentials/vpm
Essentials Value Pack product QuickSpecs for more information.
NOTE: Selected software packages listed here include one year of 24 x 7 NOTE: NOTE: NOTE:
Software Technical Support and Update Service. If you have any questions
about this service please visit the HP website at:
http://www.hp.com/services/insight.
SmartStart is a tool that simplifies server setup, providing a rapid way to
deploy reliable and consistent server configurations. For more information,
please visit the SmartStart Web site at:
http://www.hp.com/servers/smartstart.
SmartStart version supported (minimum): SmartStart 7.60
The Insight Management Agents should be installed on all HP servers to
present system instrumentation, health and configuration information into HP
Systems Insight Manager and the HP System Management Homepage. The
HP System Management Homepage aggregates systems data from Insight
Management Agents and other HP management tools, providing a
consolidated browser-based interface for managing individual servers.
Insight Management Agents and The HP System Management Homepage
are included on ProLiant Support Packs, and can also be installed using the
server profiles provided with the ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack.
For additional information about the Management Agents and the HP System
Management Homepage please visit the management Web site at:
http://www.hp.com/servers/manage.
Subscriber's Choice Driver and Support Alerts/Notifications is a web-based
email subscription service that provides software and driver change
notifications for ProLiant products. Sign up at:
http://www.hp.com/go/subscriberschoice
and customize your profile to receive various new alerts as they become
available, on a weekly or monthly basis.
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