2. Making the Cloud Self-Sufficient
HP ProLiant Gen 8 servers extend HP's portfolio as part of Project
Voyager,
HP's multiyear transformation plan for the server market.
The new 4-socket ProLiant BL660c and DL560
Gen8 servers are density-optimized to deliver
increased compute power in less space.
The e-Series portfolio — the new 1-socket
HP ProLiant DL320e and ML310e ProLiant Gen8
servers — is ideally suited for entry-level
workloads.
3. Making the Cloud Self-Sufficient
All four servers enable:
fast return on end-to-end and provide a
investment – the 4- virtualization foundation for
socket servers provide creating private and
ROI within 3 months hybrid clouds
4. Who needs self-sufficient servers?
IT does, and for several good reasons.
Most important:
Manual server operations are
dragging IT down, making it harder
to implement private and hybrid
clouds.
5. Who needs self-sufficient servers?
A recent HP study found:
manual operations cost companies
57%
$24 million of server outages are tied to
over three years human error
manual facility optimization drives up unplanned downtime costs clients
energy costs to about
$29 million $10 million
over three years an hour
HP’s ProLiant Gen8 servers lift IT up with automation
that boosts productivity and saves money.
SOURCE: HP ProLiant Gen8 Spiceworks Webinar_7-31-12_Rebranded
6. Get up and running – FAST
HP ProLiant Gen8 servers are different right out of the
box.
HP Intelligent Provisioning makes the servers ready to deploy and
• Provision a server remotely using HP iLO Management Engine
update without the need for HP discs or downloads. The software is now
• "Recommended Install" for quick one-click installation
embedded on a flash chip on ProLiant Gen8 servers and Gen8 server
• Three seconds to start-up screen
blades. Intelligent Provisioning includes all the configuration utilities you
• 45% fewer steps
are accustomed to with SmartStart, plus many new ones.
• 3x faster system deployment
• Faster resolution for install issues, which minimizes or eliminates
downtime
7. Troubleshooting becomes trouble-free ...
... with HP Active Health System, a 24/ mission control for your server.
7
IT gets
4x
HP Active Health System is an essential component of
the HP iLO Management Engine. It wraps diagnostics,
tools and scanners into a single interface. Using Active
as much Health System, IT gains access to nearly 1,700 system
information parameters – up from about 420 parameters that were
5x
monitored previously.
Up to a year’s worth of data can be exported and
uploaded to HP Service, giving users a much higher
faster. level of HP support.
8. Active Health = Deep Analysis
The Active Health System delivers maximum uptime through :
Automated Diagnostics Alerting
monitoring
Security is paramount.
All logs are stored on the server and stay there, and only information about
system items is collected. You can also turn off any monitoring at any time
via iLO. This keeps your cloud up and running – and keeps end users satisfied.
9. HP Agentless Management
Outages and system issues are discovered and mitigated
faster with Agentless Management.
Covered subsystems include:
I n ln e h s ola a dm n g
T o o gr a t o d n a ae
• CPUs
a e t s tee n p r r a c im a t
g ns o h r’s o ef m n e p c. o
Memory r
E eyh g u s o n
v rt •in rn f ma dis m e d diniL .
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• Temperature Sensors
T ess mis o t u u l rn in
h yt e c nin o s u n gy
• Fans
d g ot s om im ed w t e
ia n s t in iz o nim .
ic
• Power Supplies
• Smart Array controllers (including cache modules)
• Both logical and physical drives (internal to the server) that
are connected to the SmartArray controller
HP’s iLO also supports Inventory and Configuration, Health Status, SNMP
Alerting, Pre-Failure Alerting, Redundancy Status and Alerting, and SNMP
Data Collection.
10. Energy Efficiency
Energy efficiencies mean lower heating and cooling costs
• HP PlatinumPlus Power Supplies
• 3D Sea of Sensors
• Support for Low Voltage SmartMemory
• HP Intelligent Series rack
For instance, Solid State Optimized storage
provides a dynamic balance of performance and
capacity using less energy and less space (88%
energy savings, 75% space savings).
11. System Maintenance gets an overhaul ...
... with HP Smart Update Manager 5.0
This breakthrough system maintenance tool gives IT one-
click simplicity that systematicallyThe result:
updates servers and blade
infrastructures at the scale of the data center.
3x 93%
The Smart Update Manager provides best-in-class reporting
and HP-validated service packs that are customizable for
your baseline, guiding you through repository definition,
69%
faster update less downtime
device discovery, analysis, and updates. less operator
process during time required
It provides comprehensive information on available
online updates
updates, criticality, and interdependencies, and simplifies
during updates
the firmware and software update process.
12. The smart, independent choice?
HP ProLiant Gen8 Servers
• Intel Xeon E3 and E5 series processors
• High-performance HP SmartMemory
• HP FlexibleNetwork Adapters, including
FlexibleLOM modules
• HP ProLiant Smart Storage options
• Industry-leading power management software
• The most advanced firmware and system
software management update process
available
