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Office Based Presales Technical Bulletin
Technical Information for the HPE Community in EMEA
May 2016
HPE Office Based Presales Technical Bulletin Technical Information for the HPE Community in EMEA
Contents Enterprise Group News 3
TSS Gothenburg 2016 4
HPE Servers 5
HPE Storage 6
HPE Networking 8
Alliance Partner News 9
Frequently Asked Questions 10
HPE Servers 11
HPE Storage 12
HPE Networking 14
About HPE Office Based Presales EMEA 16
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Enterprise Group News HP Converged Infrastructure solutions simplify your data center, making it more energy and space-efficient while being less expensive to operate. Find out how we help transform your legacy infrastructure to achieve tomorrow's goals through IT convergence.
TSS Gothenburg 2016
Don’t miss the largest presales technical event in EMEA: Technology and Solutions Summit in Gothenburg, Sweden, June 14 – 17, 2016! HPE Partners can register here. Don’t have a personal invitation with a unique username and password? Please send an email to [email protected] with your first name, last name, e-mail address and company name. HPE Technology and Solutions Summit (HPE TSS) is a knowledge transfer event targeting Presales Consultants and Solution Architects from both HPE and Partners, covering the full breadth HPE's product and solution offerings. At HPE TSS you will understand how the 4 HPE transformation areas together enable the Internet of Things, and how HPE products & services from EG, ES and HPE Software are building the solutions enabling the digital strategy of our customers. This training initiative started in 2006 with the intention to train the technical Presales community in EMEA on product developments and roadmap updates under non-disclosure, to give strategic insights and allow them to practise and apply their knowledge. Today, the HPE TSS has become one of the most renowned and biggest technology events within HPE.
HPE Servers
News Reinforce & refresh your HP-UX infrastructure: take advantage of the HP-UX 11i v3 March 2016 Release Delivering on our promise of continued innovations – HPE is pleased to introduce the latest March update of HP-UX 11i v3 – to “Reinforce and refresh your HP-UX infrastructure”. With this new release, you can:
Increase availability of your mission-critical Oracle 12c databases with the robust clustering solution – HPE Serviceguard and increase availability for virtualized guests with the ability to adjust memory size online
Strengthen security with refresh of Open Source security capabilities1 to protect HP-UX environment from attacks, and preserve data-integrity with support for advanced hashing algorithms2
Increase efficiency and manageability with: Up to 2x - 4x performance improvements of Superdome 2 i4 with HPE Storage 3PAR All Flash Simplified system manageability and monitoring with HPE Operations Agent 12.00 Enhancements to Auto Port Aggregation for higher availability and flexibility
Learn more
Linux SDK for HPE NVDIMM (Persistent Memory) HPE Servers is enabling NVDIMM technology with the Linux Software Development Kit for NVDIMM. The objective of NVDIMM is to achieve memory performance with storage-like persistence. The SDK is a collection of kernel modules and OS components that can be installed over an existing OS installation enabling Type-N NVDIMM technology. With this SDK early adopters and application developers’ now have access to and can develop on NVDIMM technology. The SDK will be discontinued when NVDIMM-N support is available in the upstream Linux kernel. This SDK is NOT for production use and is offered on a limited support, “as-is” software basis. The Linux SDK for NVDIMM-N should only be used on HPE hardware with Non-Volatile Memory (NVDIMM-N) DIMMs installed. For more information on the HPE NVDIMM-N Beta program go here. Updated iLO Licensing Documentation The following documents have been added to the iLO page. Translations will be available soon.
1) iLO Licensing Guide and FAQ
2) Guidance on selecting the right iLO license to buy
3) iLO Features and Supported Servers
4) Installation Instructions – License Key(s)
5) Registration Process
6) Support and Services
HPE Servers first to achieve leadership results on TPCx-BB Working with Intel and Red Hat, HPE is the first to achieve leadership on the new TPC Express Benchmark BigBench (TPCx-BB). TPCx-BB is the first end-to-end big data analytics application-level benchmark suite in the market. Read the performance brief to learn more.
HPE Storage
New 3PAR Virtual Domains technical white paper
This HPE 3PAR Virtual Domains Software: Secure multi-tenancy with HPE 3PAR paper dives deep into 3PAR Virtual Domains software, an extension of the 3PAR virtualization technologies that deliver secure segregation of virtual private arrays for different user groups, departments, and applications. It also preserves the benefits delivered by the massive parallelism architected into the 3PAR StoreServ platform. Updated 3PAR StoreServ technical white papers
Two popular 3PAR StoreServ technical white papers have recently been updated! The 3PAR StoreServ Architecture paper describes the architectural elements of the 3PAR StoreServ family including the new 20840 Converged Flash Array. The 3PAR StoreServ Storage: optimized for flash technical white paper has also been updated with the new enhancements to flash. New File Persona and StoreOnce Recovery Manager Central (RMC) technical white paper
Read Data Protection for HPE 3PAR File Persona with HPE StoreOnce Recovery Manager Central today! This guide provides an overview of HPE StoreOnce RMC and its integration into HPE 3PAR File Persona. It outlines the process, the concept and usage of HPE 3PAR StoreOnce for creating local and remote snapshots on HPE 3PAR StoreServ for quick recovery, in addition to using HPE StoreOnce for long-term data protection and preservation.
Check out our EMC Disruption article series in Computerworld
Last month we published a series of articles discussing the Dell/EMC merger in Compterworld. Here’s what the
IDG team had to say about the posts: “Something that really stood out as we were going over the [article] numbers were the incredible amount of page views that your posts have already accumulated, especially Jorge’s posts. I would attribute this to really compelling article titles (and those author sketches were unique and truly
stood out.)” Have you read these yet? If not check out the links below:
Twilight of the Pure-Play Storage Gods by Manish Goel
Damn! EMC/Dell Can Tell a Mean Flash Story by Jorge Maestre
If I Were in the Driver’s Seat at EMC by Jorge Maestre
At Last, EMC Finally Joining the All-Flash, All-the-Time Fraternity by Neeraj Gokhale 3PAR StoreServ Thursday
Each Thursday, 3PAR team members highlight 3PAR news and announcements as part of our 3PAR Thursday blog series. 3PAR Thursday is featured on Around the Storage Block Blog, an HPE blog dedicated to HPE Storage. In case you missed it, here are the posts from the past month:
A Heads-Up that Dell-EMC Storage Must Consider Measuring Flash Storage Success: Facts, Financials, and FUD A Few EMCWorld Observations—From Afar Share the good news: drastically reduce data backup TCO with Recovery Manager Central
HPE Storage Emerging a Leader Looking for peace of mind when it comes to data protection? Going beyond service protection with flash storage and data protection combined Surviving that 3:00 am SQL Server disaster phone call with HPE 3PAR StoreServ 3PAR StoreServ use cases: simplify with storage federation Does your storage go the distance for Oracle?
How not to tell what IO size your data storage environment needs
BURA QStar Signs OEM Agreement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise for Archive Software
QStar Technologies, Inc, have announced that Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and QStar have signed an OEM agreement for HPE to resell QStar’s Archive Manager and Network Migrator software products under the HPE StoreEver brand. The agreement allows HPE to offer StoreEver Tape Library customers a simplified NAS interface for archiving to LTO tape solutions, as well as policy-based file migration from primary/production storage systems. Read the press release
Managing more with less with HPE StoreEver Command View 5.0 HPE StoreEver Command View for Tape Libraries (CVTL) 5.0 software was released this month delivering a more intuitive, functional and simpler interface to manage HPE StoreEver tape libraries. Learn how CV-TL 5.0 can help your organisation manage more with less. Read the blog
StoreOnce Updates StoreOnce 3.13.3 has been released for General Availability (GA). This release is supported on previous generation StoreOnce platforms and also VSA. See here StoreOnce 3.14.1 is also now available which is applicable for the new Gen9 platforms (3100, 35x0, 5100, 5500 and 6600). See here
HPE Networking HPE in the news
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Closes Transaction With Tsinghua Holdings (PR) HPE Synergy in focus - Avnet Program Is Opening Door To HPE Synergy Opportunity (CRN)
HPE the big dog in booming cloud infrastructure market (Channel Web UK)
Teachers College Enables 21st Century Learning and Life-Changing Research with HPE/Aruba Network (PR)
NEC Integrates SDN Technology From HPE Aruba (SDx Central)
BLOGS "WOW" Me - from Customer Service to Customer Experience Share this blog post and video on how technology can transform guest experiences, drive greater loyalty, and boost business outcomes by offering guests an immersive, personalized experience like never before. The Next Big Shift in Datacenter Networking – the SDDC The potential impact of software-defined data center is immense and network virtualization is a foundational technology that helps enable SDDC. Learn about our offering portfolio of network virtualization solutions and
more. HPE FlexFabric Data Center Network plays a Role in Scientists’ Quest to Understand Gravity One of Germany's top research organization and more than 18 Nobel laureates have emerged from Max Planck Institute. Share the 5 key business outcomes that were possible through their data center network that HPE provided.
Alliance Partner News
Fibre Channel Switch Module and VC Module for Composable Infrastructure
HPE Virtual Connect SE 16Gb FC Module for HPE Synergy
When wire one connectivity matters
• Wire once server connectivity • Easily add, move or change physical servers and workloads in minutes • Reduce the number of infrastructure components (cables, HBAs, switches, optics)
• Standard NPIV and direct attach support • One-tier flat network with HPE 3PAR StoreServ, FlatSAN option
Brocade 16Gb FC SAN Switch Module for HPE Synergy
When high performance traditional FC switching matters
• Connectivity to large Brocade installed base, traditional port switching, load balancing, etc. • Device flexibility-direct connect to any FC array, participate in fabric zoning • Industry’s most comprehensive enterprise FC SAN management software, Power Pack+, Fabric Vision,
Brocade BNA, FC Trunking and more • More FC port scalability, lower cost per port, multiple HOP FC Networks, access gateway mode
Enterprise Group Frequently Asked Questions
HPE Servers I am trying to quote HP-UX licenses and perform a trade-in with the correct licenses, however it seems the skus for the trade-in are no longer available. Could you please provide me with the replacement skus? The Trade-in skus are obsolete for all HP-UX licenses and they have not been replaced, you must contact your HPE Account Manager to discuss the different possibilities for the new quote. Is it possible to upgrade from Essentials to Standard in Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2 without formatiing the server? Yes, it is possible. In any case Microsoft recommend to backup all the data prior the update. You can find the guidline for each version below: Transition from Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials to Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Transition from Windows Server 2012 Essentials to Windows Server 2012 Standard Can RMRR (Reserved memory region reporting structure) be disabled in ProLiant Gen9 servers?
Yes, it can be disabled in the UEFI System. You can follow the instructions included in the HPE UEFI System Utilities User Guide for HPE ProLiant Gen9 Servers (Page 25).
Can Exchange Server 2016 be installed in a Windows Server Essentials or Foundation? According to the Exchange 2016 system requirements it is necessary to have a Stadard or Datacenter version of Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2.
Is it possible to order an HC250 platform without VMware or Windows Server licenses? It is only possible for customers with VMware ELA, vCloud Air Partner for VMware vSphere or Windows customers with a Microsoft Volume License Agreement. In both cases they could order without licenses and use the current ones in the HC platform. How can I connect physically to the KVM of a single Blade server without the use of the Onboard Administrator? Blade servers come with a SUV port. You can connect the SUV adapter with PN 676277-B21 and use the USB, Serial and video connectors that this connector provides. Is it possible to use SATADOM devices in HPE ProLiant servers? Currently this disk form factor is not supported by HPE ProLiant servers. HPE supports M.2 SSD drives that can be used for the same purpose, like booting device for example, in many HPE ProLaint Gen9 server. Can the new Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter with Re-assign (854550-071) be installed in non-HPE hardware?
No, although these licenses can be reassigned to anoher server if the customer needs it, the server must be a ProLiant server. Can I use Device and User Cals to access to the same server running Windows Server? Yes, Windows Device and User CALs can be use on the same server.
HPE Storage Is it possible to connect multiple arrays with the 3PAR StoreServ Management Console? Yes, the 3PAR SSMC 2.3 allows you to connect up to 32 3PAR arrays, all monitored storage arrays are available in a single pane of glass.
Is VMware Site Recovery Manager supported in 3PAR Synchronous Long Distance setup for 3PAR 8000 and 20000 series? 3PAR Remote Copy Synchronous Long Distance mode consists in 3 Sites setup where Site A and Site B will be replicating synchronously , Site A and Site C will be replicating in an Asynchronous Periodic mode and a 3rd Asynchronous Periodic standby link is configured between Site B and Site C . VMware SRM/SRA is supported in a 3PAR SLD Remote Copy environment with 3PAR 8000 and 20000 series, SRM/SRA is configured between HPE 3PAR StoreServ Storage systems A and C.
Regarding 3PAR File Persona features, how the capacity utilization Quotas are managed, are the users notified when the Quota is reached? There is no notification sent to the end user when the hard Quota limit is reached. 3PAR File Persona software allows administrators to set hard and soft capacity Quotas at File Store level to better manage the space utilization. The soft limit has a grace period during which it can be exceeded and users can continue writing. The hard limit is immediately enforced after being exceeded and once enforced writes are not allowed anymore, in such case an “Over threshold” 3PAR event is sent to the storage administrator which will inform the end users that the hard quota has been reached.
Do B-Series non-embedded switches require all “Port on Demand” licenses to run in Access Gateway mode? Prior to Fabric OS 7.3.0 version , the HPE 8/24 Base SAN Switch , HPE 8/40 Base SAN Switch , SN3000B 16Gb and HPE SN6000B 16Gb Fibre Channel switches required all POD licenses to run in Access Gateway mode . Starting from Fabric OS 7.3.0 versions and above, all POD licenses are not required to run those switch models in AG mode, however there are some considerations to take into account:
- By default, configured N_Ports will come up as disabled because a PoD license is not installed for those ports.
- All F_Ports mapped to the default N-Port will come up as disabled with the "N-Port Offline for F-Port" message displayed.
- You must manually configure N_Ports in the AG device using the portcfgnport command, and move the cable connections accordingly
- You can update the N_Port-to-F_Port mapping using the mapdel and mapadd commands - You must install all PoD licenses to downgrade from Fabric OS 7.3.0 to any previous release.
Can you tell me what versions of NFS and SMB protocols are supported by the StoreVirtual VSA software?
The StoreVirtual VSA is a software defined block storage appliance which supports iSCSI. File serving protocols such as SMB or NFS are supported through the addition of a NAS gateway to the VSA; HPE StoreEasy 3850 Gateway Storage for example. This product supports SMB (2.0, 2.1, 3.0 and 3.02) and NFS (v2, v3, v4.1). For more information please see Quickspecs.
We are looking to purchase a DC powered MSA2040 with an expansion enclosure that is also DC powered. What are the options? There is a DC powered MSA 2040 array head (SFF) and a DC powered expansion enclosure (also SFF). For specifications, PNs and other information please see Quickspecs (From page 5).
We would like to create a StoreVirtual VSA cluster with two servers. Will one 10TB license be sufficient here or do we need to purchase two? You will need two licenses. Each VSA requires its own license and each license will license a single instance of VSA software. In other words it is not possible to “split” a single 10TB license among multiple VSAs (servers).
Do you have any guide on installing new SSD as read cache in MSA 2040? For information about using SSDs with the MSA 2040 please see chapter Best practices for SSDs on p. 31 in the
HPE MSA 1040/2040 Best practices.
Additionally, to help you with installing SSDs to the MSA you might want to take advantage of our HPE Flash Advisor Program. This program is based on the collection of performance data from the MSA array (firmware GL210 or above), to be uploaded to HPE along with a ‘Log Traveler Sheet’ of information regarding what applications are being used etc., where both are analysed and suggestions returned. These suggestions will be whether or not the observed workloads will benefit from the addition of SSDs, and if so whether they would be best suited as Read Cache or as a Tier, and how many of what size drives would make the most sense. For more information about the program please talk to your HPE Account Manager.
If I have 21TB available with StoreVirtual VSA on three nodes (7TB per node) how much usable capacity will I see if I use Network RAID10 across three nodes? Network RAID 10 always keeps two copies of data across the cluster. That means that half of the overall usable capacity is available. With three 7TB nodes in a cluster in NR10 you can expect the usable capacity to be around 10.5TB. Please note that the resulting net capacity may vary since network RAID is applied on the volume level and each volume may use different network RAID levels. For more information please see the HP StoreVirtual Storage User Guide, chapter How data protection levels work from p. 158.
HPE Networking Can you clarify which 5700 models support both 650w and 300w PSU models? The 5700-40XG and 5700-48G supports both the 300W and 650W PSU, the 5700-XGT only supports the 650W PSU. Can you confirm if the 527 HPE Aruba AP can work as a sensor for WIPS, like the 425 AP can? The 527 AP has the capability to run as a sensor. We confirm the 527 AP supports the following WIPS/WIDS features: White lists / Static and dynamic blacklists / Rogue AP detection Please provide information about upgrading the Aruba 3810 switches. Specific: when connected in a stack how is the firmware process? Will the entire stack go down when upgrading or is it possible to upgrade switch by switch without breaking the configuration and getting issues like split brain? The process of loading a new software/firmware into a stack is similar to the process for a standalone switch. It does require a reboot of the entire stack. To load the new software: a. Load the new software onto the Commander via TFTP, USB, or Xmodem. b. Once the new software is loaded, establish a console session with the stack and enter the following command: Switch#: boot system This causes the entire stack to be rebooted. Each unit is booted from its image unless you specify otherwise with options to this command. Make sure that you boot from the image to which you downloaded c. Confirm that the new software has been loaded on each stack member More information at HPE ArubaOS-Switch Advanced Traffic Management Guide K/KA/KB.16.01 Can we setup sending syslog messages to an external syslog server on a HP SDN VAN Controller? This configuration is not supported. One customer will be able to export the Controller’s Audit logs using REST APIs while the Support logs are exported through the GUI.
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