HP Server Automation complements HP Insight Control to manage HP BladeSystem servers (487616-001, February 2008)
T
able
1
: Key
f
eatures
of Insight Control and Server Automation
Feature
Insight
Control
Server
Automation
N
etwork and storage connection
configuration
3
O
perating system
deployment
4
System configuration
Deploy
Application deployment
Enclosure visualization
Fault management
Performance / resource utilization
Power utilization
Inventory
5
Monitor
Contract and warranty
data
Remote control (without
operating system
)
Remote console (
using operating system
)
Control
Migrate virtual connect server profiles
Auditing and compliance
O
perating system
security patching
6
Protect
Policy
-
based
operating s
ystem
and application patching
Virtualization
Optimize
Power management
Integrate
Enterprise management integration solutions
Visibility
Application to server to network to storage connections
Managing with Insight Control and Serve
r Automation
:
Examples
The following examples illustrate how Insight Control and HP Server Automation work together to
simplify the management of extensive BladeSystem installations.
The examples are not intended to be
comprehensive, just illustrative.
The
first of three examples shows how Insight Control and Server
Automation are used together to identify and solve a CPU performance problem.
The second example
illustrates how
features specific to server blades
make it easy
for you
to respond to a cooling i
ssue.
In
the third example, a company has decided to reduce IT expenses by consolidating its existing server
infrastructure onto new BladeSystem servers.
Insight Control and Server Automation save time and
effort by simplifying many repetitive actions nece
ssary in such a move.
3
If you use Server Automation with HP Network Automation and Storage Automation, then you can configure and manage n
etwork and storage
connections.
4
Rapid Deployment Pack is pre
-
enabled out of the box with ProLiant and Integrity hardware setup capabilities and licensed for use only with HP
servers. With customized scripting, you can use Server Automation for operating
system deployment on heterogeneous servers.
5
HP SIM provides more extensive hardware inventory, such as DIMM serial numbers and information on fans and power supplies. Server
Automation provides extensive software inventory information, including file sys
tem hierarchy.
6
For comprehensive patch management, Server Automation is the preferred solution because it covers both operating systems and applications.