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The HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux is a set of essential utilities used to facilitate the installation, configuration, and management of Integrity servers with Linux.

Benefits

Lowers costs associated with deploying and configuring server/storage resources:

  • Reduces the time and effort needed to deploy Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server distributions on HP Integrity Servers
  • Reduces reliance on resource intensive, error prone manual processes

Optimizes availability of IT infrastructure:

  • Accelerates the identification and resolution of server-storage infrastructure problems
  • Enables troubshooting of problems that span server and storage resources

What's new

Rapid Deployment Pack (RDP) Version 3.5 now supports entry-class Integrity servers with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. RDP is a server deployment solution that facilitates the installation, configuration, and deployment of high-volumes of servers through either a GUI-based or a web-based console.

The Smart Setup Scripting Toolkit is a server deployment product that delivers unattended automated installation for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 or SUSE Linux Enterprise Linux 9 operating systems on entry-class Integrity server installations.

Entry-level HP Integrity servers that are supported by these two products are the models BL860c, rx1620, rx2620, rx2660, rx3600, rx4640, and the rx6600.

What’s included

Smart Setup CD contains the latest documentation, firmware, and tools which assist in the server deployment process by preparing the server for installation of the Linux operating systems. The EFI Based Setup Utility (EBSU) assists with tasks such as configuring storage adapters, upgrading firmware, preparing a system hardware inventory, and installing diagnostics tools.

The HP Integrity Essentials Pack for Linux also includes the Support Pack that consists of complimentary HP value-added software to assist  in the ongoing server management tasks.


»  HP System Insight Manager
A unified server and storage management platform that enables system administrators to manage the complete HP server and storage environment from a single console. Also serves as a central access point for Integrity Essentials, ProLiant Essentials, and Storage Essentials software options that deliver targeted functionality for these platforms.

»  HP Insight Manager Agents
Allow remote monitoring of configuration information and system status from any Simple Network Protocol (SNMP) browser.

»  The HP System Management Homepage
An easy-to-read  Web interface presenting the data from HP Insight Management Agents installed on the local system.

»  Web-based Enterprise Management (WBEM) Solutions
A Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) standard that allows management applications such as HP Systems Insight Manager to retrieve, monitor, and configure system information.

»  HP Management Base for Integrity Servers
Installs the appropriate Open Intelligent Platform Management Initiative (IPMI) driver and other utilities needed for HP server management products.

»  HP nPartition Commands
Command line utilities to manipulate nPartitions in HP cellular based architectures such as HP Integrity  rx7620, rx8620, and Superdome servers.

»  HP Partition Manager
Provides system administrators with a convenient GUI to configure and manage nPartitions on HP server systems. Can be used to examine, modify, create and delete nPartition configurations.

»  OpenPegasus
A portable and highly modular open source implementation of the DMTF CIM and WBEM standards, which enables management solutions that deliver increased control of enterprise resources.

»  HP Array Configuration Utility
An online tool for Linux on Itanium-based systems which can be used to manage and configure Smart Array-based storage controllers.

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Resources

»  Download for HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux

»  Total Integrity Server Management

»  Linux on Integrity servers

»  Red Hat Enterprise Linux on HP Integrity servers

»  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on HP Integrity servers

»  Red Hat HP technical documentation

»  SUSE HP technical documentation

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