HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator User Guide - HP Business ...
HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator User Guide - HP Business ...
HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator User Guide - HP Business ...
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Introduction<br />
Overview<br />
<strong>HP</strong> <strong>BladeSystem</strong> <strong>Onboard</strong> <strong>Administrator</strong> is the enclosure management processor, subsystem, and firmware<br />
base that supports the <strong>HP</strong> <strong>BladeSystem</strong> c-Class enclosure and all the managed devices contained within the<br />
enclosure.<br />
<strong>Onboard</strong> <strong>Administrator</strong> provides a single point from which to perform basic management tasks on server<br />
blades or switches within the enclosure. <strong>Onboard</strong> <strong>Administrator</strong> performs configuration steps for the<br />
enclosure, enables run-time management and configuration of the enclosure components, and informs you of<br />
problems within the enclosure through email, SNMP, or the Insight Display.<br />
<strong>HP</strong> recommends that you read the specific <strong>HP</strong> <strong>BladeSystem</strong> c3000 or c7000 Enclosure user guide for<br />
enclosure specific information before proceeding with <strong>Onboard</strong> <strong>Administrator</strong> setup.<br />
The <strong>HP</strong> <strong>BladeSystem</strong> <strong>Onboard</strong> <strong>Administrator</strong> provides several features designed to simplify management of<br />
c-Class blades and interconnects. The <strong>HP</strong> <strong>BladeSystem</strong> c3000 and c7000 Enclosures can be configured with<br />
redundant <strong>Onboard</strong> <strong>Administrator</strong> modules to provide uninterrupted manageability of the entire enclosure<br />
and blades in the event of a failure of a single <strong>Onboard</strong> <strong>Administrator</strong> module. The following table indicates<br />
which <strong>Onboard</strong> <strong>Administrator</strong> feature is enhanced when the enclosure contains redundant <strong>Onboard</strong><br />
<strong>Administrator</strong> modules. For an enclosure with only a single <strong>Onboard</strong> <strong>Administrator</strong> module, the table<br />
indicates the behavior of the enclosure if the single <strong>Onboard</strong> <strong>Administrator</strong> module has failed or is removed.<br />
Enclosure Dynamic Power Capping, introduced in <strong>Onboard</strong> <strong>Administrator</strong> firmware version 2.31, is only<br />
available in <strong>HP</strong> <strong>BladeSystem</strong> enclosures with redundant <strong>Onboard</strong> <strong>Administrator</strong> modules installed.<br />
Benefits of using a redundant <strong>Onboard</strong> <strong>Administrator</strong> versus a single <strong>Onboard</strong> <strong>Administrator</strong><br />
<strong>Onboard</strong> <strong>Administrator</strong><br />
feature<br />
Power allocation and control<br />
for all blades and<br />
interconnects<br />
Cooling for all blades and<br />
interconnects.<br />
Enclosure Bay IP Addressing<br />
(EBIPA)<br />
Ethernet communications to<br />
<strong>Onboard</strong> <strong>Administrator</strong>,<br />
Single <strong>Onboard</strong><br />
<strong>Administrator</strong> in enclosure<br />
Yes. No enclosure dynamic<br />
power capping as this<br />
requires redundant <strong>Onboard</strong><br />
<strong>Administrator</strong>s.<br />
Single <strong>Onboard</strong><br />
<strong>Administrator</strong> failed or<br />
removed<br />
No. Power supplies will<br />
continue to deliver power to<br />
all blades and interconnects.<br />
No power on requests can be<br />
made for blades or<br />
interconnects.<br />
Yes. Complete control. No. All enclosure fans will<br />
ramp to an un-managed<br />
higher speed to protect<br />
blades and interconnects from<br />
overheating.<br />
Yes. Complete control. No. EBIPA IP addresses will<br />
be lost after lease timeout.<br />
Yes. Complete control. No Ethernet management<br />
communications including<br />
internal management traffic<br />
Redundant <strong>Onboard</strong><br />
<strong>Administrator</strong> in enclosure<br />
Yes. Complete control<br />
including sustaining a failure<br />
of either <strong>Onboard</strong><br />
<strong>Administrator</strong>. Enclosure<br />
dynamic power capping<br />
requires redundant <strong>Onboard</strong><br />
<strong>Administrator</strong>s.<br />
Yes. Complete control,<br />
including sustaining a failure<br />
of either <strong>Onboard</strong><br />
<strong>Administrator</strong>.<br />
Yes. Complete control,<br />
including sustaining a failure<br />
of either <strong>Onboard</strong><br />
<strong>Administrator</strong>.<br />
Yes. Complete control,<br />
including sustaining a failure<br />
of either <strong>Onboard</strong><br />
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