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QuickSpecs
HP BladeSystem c-Class Overview
Unified Core Services and Unified Core Services and Unified Core Services and Unified Core Services and
Flexible Flexible Flexible Flexible
Software Extensions Software Extensions Software Extensions Software Extensions
HP Systems Insight
Manager
ProLiant Essentials Rapid
Deployment Pack
ProLiant Essentials
Performance Management
Pack
Insight Management
Agents
Subscriber's Choice
ProLiant Support Packs
and ROMPaq, software
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HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) provides a unified, secure and
extensible standards-based environment to centrally manage servers, storage
and other infrastructure devices, (both HP and non-HP) across multiple
operating system platforms.
Rapid Deployment Pack (RDP) extends HP Systems Insight Manager with a
complete deployment solution for HP ProLiant blade servers. RDP provides a
central location to configure server hardware, deploy Windows, Linux and
VMware ESX operating environments and install HP ProLiant Support Pack
drivers using images and scripted profiles.
Performance Management Pack (offered exclusively through the Insight
Control suites) - a performance management solution that identifies and
explains hardware performance bottlenecks on ProLiant servers and attached
options enabling users to better utilize their valuable resources.
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.
The latest software, drivers, and firmware fully optimized and tested for your
ProLiant server and options, available through ProLiant Support Packs the
ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack, SmartStart or downloaded from
Software and Drivers download pages website at
http://www.hp.com/go/support.
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