management of consolidated server hardware for the desy windows environment

HEPiX-HEPNT, Vancouver 10/22/2003

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Management of consolidated Management of consolidated server hardware for the server hardware for the

DESY windows environmentDESY windows environment

Ralph Heintz, Reinhard BaltruschDESY IT

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Situation

Building a new Windows domain for DESY with new servers brings also the chance to consolidate the hardware and look for good management options

2002/2003 investments in HP ProLiant server- and storage hardware (both sites) :● 3 ProLiant DL380G3 - domain controller● 4 ProLiant DL360G2 - application server● 2 ProLiant DL380 – packaged cluster with storage● 4 ProLiant BL20pG2 - file server cluster

( dual XEON CPU blade server )● 2 MSA1000 storage systems with FC SAN connectivity ● (together 7 TB file store)● 3 ProLiant DL380G2 - mailsweeper● 5 ProLiant DL360G2 - SAP server● 2 ProLiant ML370 – mail cluster with storage

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Centralized server hardware management

Installation of HP management agents on all suitable server systems

Installation of „Insight Manager 7 SP2“ on a server as central console with integration of● „System Management Homepage“ ● „Array Configuration Utility“ - ACU● remote management with „Remote Insight Lights-

Out“ or „Integrated Lights-Out“ hardware● system software and firmware upgrades with

„Version Control Repository Manager“

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Insight Manager 7 SP2

Automatically discovers, identifies and manages ProLiant servers and act as the central launching point for other management software products

Centralized view of potential and actual problems before they result in unplanned server downtime

Isolate and rapidly recover from faults using management agents and Insight Lights-Out technology

Hierarchical views to track systems at group level

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Insight Manager 7 SP2 (II)

Helpful tool for server asset management● inventory reports helps if there any memory, processor

and disk upgrades or other hardware changes● export reports in CSV format for easy import in central

reporting tools Reduction in time consuming

● diagnose server faults from remote locations through a web browser

● isolate servers running out-of-date BIOS, driver and agents and update them from central desk

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Insight Manager 7 SP2 (III)

Quickly setup and ease of use● integrated MSDE installation or SQL-server based

repository● setup of the management server in less then an hour● delete events in database directly from an actions

menue in IM 7 SP2● control of database size

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Insight Manager - Discovery

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Insight Manager - Devices

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Insight Manager - Accounts

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Insight Manager - Security

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Insight Manager - Queries

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Insight Manager - Reports

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Insight Manager - Inventory

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Insight Manager – Cluster Monitor

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Insight Manager – Event Queries

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Insight Manager - Tasks

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Insight Manager – Tasks (II)

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Insight Manager – Tasks (III)

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System Management Homepage

Browser-based, remote management with consistent user interface● view server and state information● update system software and firmware (Version Control

Agent)● configuring storage arrays (ACU)● remote power on servers (ILO)● all functions over a secure connection (40 or 128 bit SSL)

Monitoring and reporting of server performance● real-time diagnostic and quick respond to server fault

conditions● pre failure alerting● in conjunction with IM 7SP2 alerts may

be transmitted to the central monitoring system (Nagios)

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System Management Homepage (II)

Easy setup● central and remote deployment of agents to all

manageable servers or manual installationfrom CD or network share

Integration with Insight Manager 7 SP2● automatic submission of relevant server

data ( health and performance ) to IM 7 SP2

Secure communication with IM7 SP2 server● filtering IP addresses or names● certificate based communication

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Insight Manager – System Homepage

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Array Configuration Utility

Configure and expand disk drive arrays Web-based disk management Wizard-based configuration Add additional disk drives to an existing configuration

(while server is online) Online capacity expansion of arrays and logical drives RAID Level migration Hot spare disk management Fine tune controller performance

● read/write cache ratio● stripe size● priority levels for expansion and rebuild of drives

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Insight Manager – Home Device

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Array Configuration Utility (II)

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Insight Management Agents

Pre failure observation Over 1000 parameters monitored SNMP and HTTP communication Sub-system status display (NIC, controller, drives, power

supply etc.) Operating system monitoring (event log forwarding of

Windows and NetWare) Heterogenous OS on managed Servers possible

(Windows, LINUX, NetWare, SCO, True64 Unix, OpenVMS and IBM OS)

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Insight Management Agents (II)

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Insight Management Agents (III)

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Software Version Control Agent

View the software installed on selected HP equipment View the available updates Is the installed software compliant with the latest

update(s) ? Add or update the HP software on the devices remotely Central repository on a central server may be

automatically updated by HP website (ActiveUpdate)

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Software Version Control Agent (II)

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Integrated „Lights-Out“

Integrated Chip on mainboard or expansion board in server

System status, diagnostics and logs Remote console Virtual devices (power button, media drives and

indicators) User, network and security configuration

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Integrated „Lights-Out“ (II)

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Integrated „Lights-Out“ (III)

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References

http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/cim7-description.html

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