Hp proliant essentials workload management pack, Hp control tower, Redundant rom support – HP ProLiant BL25p G2 Server-Blade User Manual
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HP ProLiant Essentials Workload Management Pack
The ProLiant Essentials Workload Management Pack is a software solution that controls and dynamically
allocates system resources enabling administrators to consolidate applications and optimize performance
on Microsoft® Windows ® 2000 server platforms.
The WMP can limit the amount of resources available for processes and add resources on demand
whenever needed. Administrators can configure the dynamic rules engine of the Resource Partitioning
Manager to monitor workload factors such as system utilization and time of day, and then automatically
add partitions and deliver on-demand resources to applications.
For more information, see the HP website
HP BladeSystem Essentials Insight Control Data Center Edition
HP BladeSystem Essentials Insight Control Data Center Edition is an integrated suite of software that
simplifies the management of HP BladeSystem infrastructures. Using a wizard-based installer, Insight
Control Data Center Edition installs and configures HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) and HP ProLiant
Essentials management software rapidly and consistently, reducing manual procedures and enabling a
faster deployment of production HP server blades.
The software installed by Insight Control Data Center Edition delivers core management functionality for
HP BladeSystem lifecycles, including hardware resource deployment, health monitoring, performance
monitoring, vulnerability scanning, and patch management. Insight Control Data Center Edition is
delivered as a standard feature of HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures and is available as a software
option for HP BladeSystem p-Class environments.
For more information about Insight Control Data Center Edition, see the HP website
HP Control Tower
HP Control Tower is an all-in-one software package that provides management and deployment for HP
BladeSystem and its ProLiant BL p-Class server blades.
Built on Linux, it delivers an easy-to-use interface tailored to blades and optimized for Linux users. HP
Control Tower enables operating system deployment using both standard installation and image-based
technologies.
For more information about HP Control Tower, see the HP website
Redundant ROM support
The server enables you to upgrade or configure the ROM safely with redundant ROM support. The server
has a 4-MB ROM that acts as two, separate 2-MB ROMs. In the standard implementation, one side of the
ROM contains the current ROM program version, while the other side of the ROM contains a backup
version.
NOTE: The server ships with the same version programmed on each side of the ROM.
Safety and security benefits
When you flash the system ROM, ROMPaq writes over the backup ROM and saves the current ROM as a
backup, enabling you to switch easily to the alternate ROM version if the new ROM becomes corrupted