HPE ProLiant
wikipedia:ProLiant is a popular x86 brand of server computers sell by HP with advanced features:
- Redundant and hot swappable power supplies[1]
- Disk array controllers[2] with hot swap disks: HPE ProLiant Smart Array Controllers
- Out of Band Management capabilities (HP Integrated Lights-Out or iLO)
- UEFI Secure Boot and Secure Start support
- FIPS 140-2 validation
HP provide drivers a software for managing servers such as Management Component Pack which includes [3]
- HP online configuration utility (hponcfg)
- Agentless Management Service amsd
- Smart Storage Administrator (SSA):
ssa[4] - Smart Storage Administrator (SSA) CLI:
ssacli[5] - Smart Storage Administrator Diagnostic Utility (SSADU) CLI:
ssaducli.
To install them follow installation instructions[6]: apt-get install hponcfg amsd ssa ssacli ssaducli
Binaries provides by amsd package: amsd_rev amsd smad cpqiScsi smad_rev ahslog mr_cpqScsi
Models
- DL380 2U (up to 2 processors)
- DL560 2U (up to 4 processors)
- DL580 4U (up to 4 processors). See also Dell PowerEdge R940.
- DL980
- Lenovo ThinkSystem SR950 (up to 8 processors, up to 28x cores per processor. Total: 224 cores)
Timeline
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ProLiant#Timeline
- 2017 Gen 10
- 2014 Gen 9
- 2012 Gen 8
Related terms
- Primary Riser, Secondary Riser
- HPE Synergy
- HPE Fast Fault Tolerance, A3DC
- HPE ProLiant Smart Array Controllers
- HPE OneView
- Redfish (specification)
- POST code
- LAN on motherboard (LOM)
Activities
- Read about different Proliant models and other competitors such as: Dell, IBM or Supermicro.
- Identify characteristics of most popular models: DL380 (up to 2 CPUs/24-DIMM slots) and DL580.
- Read DL380 Gen10 QuickSpecs: https://h20195.www2.hpe.com/v2/getdocument.aspx?docname=a00008180enw
- Read DL380 Gen10 User Guide: https://h20628.www2.hp.com/km-ext/kmcsdirect/emr_na-a00019109en_us-11.pdf
- Read HP iLO User Guide: https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=a00074744en_us
- Install latest LTS Ubuntu Server and install HP Management Component Pack
- Use your browser to /Access to iLO/
- /Remove a disk from your redundant storage array and review OS logs/ and verify output from
ssacli ctrl slot=0 pd all show status - Read page about HPE ProLiant Smart Array Controllers
- Enter HP Proliant iLO SSA (Smart Storage Administrator) application by pressing
F9and configure your disk array. - Learn about UEFI System Utilities User Guide for HPE ProLiant Gen10 https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-a00016407ja_jp
- Learn about HPE Agentless Management: https://buy.hpe.com/us/en/software/server-management-software/server-ilo-management/ilo-management-engine/hpe-agentless-management/p/5219980
- Learn about Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP)
See also
- HPE Proliant: HPE ProLiant Smart Array Controllers, iLO, DL380, DL560, DL580,
ssacli [ show config | show status | show detail ], POST code,hponcfg,amsd, SPP - Computing vendors: HPE Proliant, Dell PowerEdge, Lenovo ThinkSystem, Supermicro
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.. Source: https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/System_administration/ProLiant
- ↑ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/why-power-supplies-fail-psus,36712.html
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_array_controller
- ↑ https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?swItemId=MTX_fb17bc1279ff4900a5e5ca4c2a&swEnvOid=4248#tab3
- ↑ https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c04455150
- ↑ https://wiki.phoenixlzx.com/page/ssacli/
- ↑ https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?swItemId=MTX_fb17bc1279ff4900a5e5ca4c2a&swEnvOid=4248#tab3
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