HP ProLiant G7 c-Class server blades with Intel® Xeon® processors

BladeSystem Onboard Administrator
The heart of c-Class enclosure management is the HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator module
located in the enclosure. It performs four management functions for the entire enclosure:
ou can access real-time power and temperature data
onments. Onboard Administrator allocates power
n the specific configuration of each blade in the enclosure. As you insert
blades into an enclosure, the Onboard Administrator discovers each blade and allocates power,
rd Administrator reads a Field-Replaceable Unit
order control. Server blade control options also include
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ystem c-Class Server Blade incl
udes an embedded iLO 3 management processor
to configure, update, and operate the server remotely. The c-Class enclosure includes an Ethernet
tions across the entire
the BladeSystem Onboard
ncluding proactive
health management, lights-out remote control, optimized power use, rapid server deployment and
alysis, and virtual machine management.
yed in a single process. The
HP Insight Software Advisor checks to ensure that the host central management server meets all
 Managing power and c
ooling
 Detecting component insertion and removal
 Identifying components and required connectivity
 Controlling components
Through the Onboard Administrator controller, y
to understand your existing power and cooling envir
to the device bays based o
based on actual measured power requirements.
The BladeSystem Onboard Administrator works with the iLO management processor on each server
blade to form the core of the management architecture for HP BladeSystem c-Class.
To identify a component, the BladeSystem Onboa
(FRU) Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM) that contains specific factory
information about the component, such as product name, part number, and serial number. The
BladeSystem Onboard Administrator accesses server blade FRU EEPROMs through their iLO
management processors.
The server blades contain several FRU EEPROMs: one on the server board that contains server
information and embedded NIC information, and one on each of the installed mezzanine option
cards. Server blade control options include auto login to the iLO web interface and remote server
consoles, virtual power control, and boot
extensive server hardware information including BIOS and iLO firmware versions, server name,
network adapter and option card port IDs, and port mapping. The BladeSystem Onboard
Administrator provides easy-to-understand port mapping information for each of the server blades a
interconnect modules in the enclosure. To simplify the installation of the various mezzanine cards a
interconnect modules, the BladeSystem Onboard Administrator uses an electronic keying process
detect mismatches.
Integrated Lights-Out 3 for ProLiant server blades
Each G7 HP BladeS
management network to aggregate all iLO 3 management communica
enclosure. This management network directly connects iLO 3 processors to
Administrator through the BladeSystem Onboard Administrator tray. The BladeSystem Onboard
Administrator uses this network to manage pooled enclosure power and cooling.
HP Insight Control
HP Insight Control provides essential management for HP BladeSystem lifecycles, i
migration, performance an
The software is delivered on DVD media. It includes an integrated installer for rapidly and consistently
deploying and configuring HP Insight software. The integrated installer includes a wizard-based
interface that presents a series of configuration questions. When the user has answered the
configuration questions, each of the selected components will be deplo
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