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1. ElementName 1I O Board OperationalStatus O0k VariableSpeed Yes DesiredSpeed 45 HealthState Ok fan2 Properties DeviceID Fan 2 ElementName I O Board OperationalStatus O0k VariableSpeed Yes DesiredSpeed 45 HealthState Ok lt screen output edited for readability gt fanl2 Properties DeviceID Fan 12 ElementName CPU OperationalStatus Ok VariableSpeed Yes DesiredSpeed 36 HealthState Ok Verbs cd version exit show set sensorl Properties DeviceID VRM 1 ElementName CPU 1 OperationalStatus O0k RateUnits Volts CurrentReading N A SensorType Voltage HealthState 0k oemhp_CautionValue 0 oemhp_CriticalValue 0 sensor2 Properties DeviceID VRM 2 ElementName CPU 2 OperationalStatus Ok RateUnits Volts CurrentReading N A SensorType Voltage HealthState Ok oemhp_CautionValue 0 oemhp_CriticalValue 0 11 ISS Technology Update Additional resources For additional information on the topics discussed in this article visit Volume 7 Number 9 Resource URL HP Integrated Lights Out www hp com go ilo DMTF SMASH information www dmit org standards mgmt smash PuTTY and Plink www google com search q PuTTY ISS Technology Update Volume 7 Number 9 Recently published industry standard server technology papers Title URL Drive technology overview 2nd edition technology http h20000 www2 hp com bc docs support SupportManual c0 10714 brief 96 c01071496 pdf HP Integrated2. provide 92 to 93 efficiency while older models range from 88 to 90 e Online on demand technology such as the HP R12000 3 provides a higher efficiency at 97 Conclusion Installing a UPS with an Eco Mode provided with HP R12000 3 is a good way to save energy in data center applications Use iLO Advanced to capture server event video HP Integrated Lights Out iLO 2 is a remote management processor that is integrated into HP ProLiant and BladeSystem servers Basically iLO enables full control of data center servers 24 hours a day from anywhere there is access to the network Although this capability is not new the fact that HP iLO Advanced Pack automatically captures video footage of the server s boot up and failure occurrences and offers on demand video capture capabilities is indeed something above and beyond basic remote management iLO video iLO video is a significant advance in remote monitoring technology that allows video capture of data center events such as server boot or fault sequences A replay menu and control buttons built into iLO 2 firmware provide easy selection of the type of video footage to be recorded where to save video for later viewing and quick playback see Figure 1 1 Figure 1 1 Screen capture showing iLO Advanced Replay Menu and playback buttons Replay Menu k Last Boot Sequence R S Sl Last Fault Sequence N ey File l i ISS Technology Update Volume 7 Number 9 Auto
3. ISS Technology Update Volume 7 Number 9 Keeping you informed of the latest ISS technology Quick tips for differences in energy efficiency between online double conversion technology and online on demand technology 60s sssiccavenercsccvssancasssnaccansnnssaansnsncassdiacncnnenssdnpeedusnbesbedasdausaachsvsonwaseanncrenenenneacscsnys 1 Use iLO Advanced to capture server event VideO cccccccccsssscccescccccsscccesscccesccccesscccescecccsscccesccceescesees 2 HP Industry Standard Servers a leader in industry standards for Storage cccccsccccssccssscercssscccsseecees 4 Meet the Expert Mark Fletcher confessions of an ISS hittman cccccccsssccesccccccccccsssceeccccsceeeseeeees 6 Common SM CLP scripting commands for ProLiant server management Part 2 cccccsssccssscsssceeeccecees 7 Recently published industry standard server technology papers sccsccscccsescccsssscccescescssccccesseceeceees 13 HACE OS a pee a sais c chew cere tsnce we buiseesia nde remabeenca dae mnmeskeeuaie E 13 Quick tips for differences in energy efficiency between online double conversion technology and online on demand technology This quick tip first defines online on demand technology and online double conversion technology It then contrasts the energy efficiency performance delivered by these two technologies each of which uses a different method to ensure a reliable powe
4. Lights Out security 6th edition technology _http h20000 www2 hp com be docs support SupportManual c002127 brief 96 c00212796 pdf Industry standard server technical papers can be found at www hp com servers technology Send comments about this newsletter to TechCom HP com To subscribe to the ISS Technology Update newsletter click mailto techcom hp com subject newsletter_subscription Legal Notices Copyright 2008 Hewlett Packard Development Company L P The information contained herein is subject to change without notice The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein AMD and AMD Opteron are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc Intel Intel Xeon and Intel Itanium are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries TC081003NL
5. er the results showing only health related status C Program Files putty gt plink ssh L admin pw password ilo2system corp net show System alli gree i ln adicin HealthState O HealthState O HealthState O HealthState O HealthState O HealthState O HealthState O HealthState O HealthState O HealthState O HealthState O HealthState O HealthState O HealthState O Gite aka ke tone Ute ee ke oko kien eke be eon Al Tal Al an ial Tal AN Tal a GAN An An Tan au An abnormality might call for the full output without the use of grep The example below has been edited for brevity C Program Files putty gt plink ssh l admin pw password ilo2system corp net show systeml ell ik show systeml all status 0 status_tag COMMAND COMPLETED ISS Technology Update Volume 7 Number 9 system1 Lawes firmware Properties version P56 date 05 21 2006 Verbs cd version exit show set bootconfigl Tenececs bootsourcel rties torder 1 bootsource2 rties Properties bootorder 3 Verbs cd version exit show set Verbs cd version exit show set logl Targets recordl Properties number 1 severity Informational date 05 08 2008 time 18 23 description IML Cleared iLO 2 user admin Verbs cd version exit show set Verbs cd version exit show delete set ledl Properties nabledstate disabled Verbs cd version exit show set start stop oemhp_v
6. he INCITS T13 ATA standards committee which defines the command set for SATA disk drives T13 has been adding security features and improving solid state disk SSD support Visit www serialata org for more information Fibre Channel FC HP is a Principal member of the Fibre Channel Industry Association defining the roadmap for Fibre Channel and guiding the introduction of Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE HP participates in the INCITS T11 Fibre Channel standards committee which is starting work on 16GFC and defining FCoE Visit http www fibrechannel org for more information iSCSI HP participated in the Internet Engineering Task Force IETF IP Storage Working Group co editing the iSCSI standard and authoring several supplementary specifications The IP Storage Working Group is currently dormant having completed all its work HP is also involved in the definition and promotion of IPv6 leading the IPv6 Forum s CTO Executive Committee Universal Serial Bus USB HP is on the USB Implementers Forum Board of Directors and is a USB 3 0 Promoter USB 3 0 SuperSpeed USB will provide a 10x performance increase over USB 2 0 5 gigabits sec versus 480 megabytes sec USB IF and INCITS T10 are collaborating on a new storage protocol to improve the performance of USB attached storage devices Visit http www usb org for more information Small Computer System Interface SCSI HP is heavily involved in the INCITS T10 SCSI commi
7. matic or on demand recording The video feature of iLO Advanced allows powerful remote troubleshooting capabilities with automatic video recording and playback e Record and play back the last boot sequence e Record and play back the last fault sequence It is also possible to record an event on demand e Bugs can be recorded e Trainings can be recorded Flexible storage options The iLO Advanced videos recorded automatically are stored on the iLO hardware built into ProLiant servers or to a Web server if needed On demand videos can be stored anywhere the user chooses which could be a dedicated storage area or on a local hard drive An HP exclusive iLO Advanced video technology is available exclusively from HP A new viewer iLO Video Player is currently in development and scheduled for release in December 2008 customers will be able to download it from http www hp com go iLO Summary In summary HP iLO Advanced offers innovative technology that enables convenient remote viewing of video from data center events It also allows users to record scenarios on demand for troubleshooting training and quality assurance purposes Additional resources For additional information on the topics discussed in this article visit the following links Resource URL Overview www hp com go iLO Quick Specs http h18013 www1 hp com products quickspecs 12362 div 12362 div html User Guide http bizsupport austin hp com bc docs s
8. ment Interface SMI S between storage management software and storage devices SNIA runs the leading industry storage trade show Storage Networking World SNW SNIA s Green Storage Initiative is exploring energy efficiency for storage systems HP and SNIA also work with the Distributed Management Task Force DMTF to ensure server and storage management consistency Visit http www snia org for more information JEDEC Solid State Technology Association HP is part of the JEDEC working to define high speed DRAM interfaces like DDR2 and DDR3 used in RAID controllers and NAND flash chip interfaces used in solid state disk drives Visit http www jedec org for more information Trusted Computing Group TCG An HP representative recently served as president of the TCG which defines the Trusted Platform Module TPM chip that can be used as the root of rust for security software such as Microsoft BitLocker Full Drive Encryption HP chairs several working groups including the Server WG Visit https www trustedcomputinggroup org groups tpm for more information International Committee for Information Technology Standards INCITS HP chairs INCITS the parent committee for T10 T11 T13 and numerous other standards committees INCITS also represents the United States in the ISO IEC international standards committees Visit http www incits org for more information Additional resources For additional information on the topics discu
9. n SM CIP scripting commands for ProLiant server management Part 2 This is the second in a series of articles that discuss common SM CLP Server Management Command Line Protocol scripting commands SM CLP is one of the communication or access protocols that can be used with the Systems Management Architecture for Server Hardware SMASH Some customers want to use scripts to perform basic target operations on ProLiant servers for instance powering on or powering off the server or obtaining event logs From a Windows or Linux client administrators can use SM CLP to remotely interrogate and control servers using the Integrated Lights Out 2 iLO 2 processor SM CLP is accessed using Secure Shell SSH SSH can be interactive as in a shell or it can execute in a command mode by processing a single command at a time suitable for scripting The following examples use SSH command mode using a Windows utility plink that provides SSH command line support Plink and PuTTY executables source code and license terms are freely distributed on the web Other SSH command line utilities should support this functionality in a similar manner The following examples specify user credentials on the command line If user credentials are not specified iLO 2 prompts for account credentials interrupting the process iLO 2 also supports SSH key based authentication Turn on the user ID light C putty gt plink ssh l admin pw password ilo2system cor
10. p net start systeml ledl start systeml ledl status 0 status_tag COMMAND COMPLETED Unite Cl OM Turn off the user ID light C putty gt plink ssh L admin pw password ilo2system corp net stop systeml ledl stop systeml ledl status 0 status_tag COMMAND COMPLETED Umie Ie Oi Retrieve event logs The show system1 log1 all command returns all of the events in sequential not necessarily chronological order To clear the event log use the delete system1 log1 command C Program Files putty gt plink ssh l admin pw password ilo2system corp net show systeml logl all show systeml logl all status 0 status_tag COMMAND COMPLETED systeml logl ISS Technology Update Volume 7 Number 9 Targets recordl Properties number 1 severity Informational date 01 29 2008 time 14 32 description IML Cleared iLO 2 user Administrator lt screen output edited for readability gt record3 Properties number 3 severity NonCritical date 04 01 2008 time 14 38 description POST Error 1794 Drive Array Array Accelerator Battery Charge Low Verbs cd version exit show set Properties Verbs cd version exit show delete set lt f gt hoi LO gt Retrieve the system health from all sensors The show system1 al1 command retrieves information about all the properties of system1 including the health status Administrators can use grep to filt
11. r incomplete work around In addition Mark applies his knowledge and experience in dealing with complex issues to assist the development teams in making wise architecture decisions for new products Mark s knowledge and expertise are important resources that allow HP to ship and support its ProLiant e Angelo State University BS Applied Physics 1986 e University of Texas at El Paso MS Electrical Engineering 1990 U S Patent e Patent 6311217 Method and apparatus for improved cluster administration Ehlinger Early David Houston TX Fletcher Mark F server products Houston TX Technical Paper Mark and his wife Elizabeth have been married for 10 years His hobbies include Solving impossible problems in the 21st building radio controlled RC model planes cycling photography coffee century debug requirements for the future roasting and dog training Below are excerpts from an interview with Mark The way Kevin described your skills you could be considered an ISS hitman Do you confess Mark If told you would have to Why did you decide to become an engineer Mark Growing up was always interested in puzzles and logic problems so have always loved the challenge of working through complicated problems As a teenager started working on cars out of necessity That led to a profession as an auto mechanic ASE certified Master technician 1986 which did full time throughout most of my college ca
12. r source for continuous data center operations Online double conversion technology Online double conversion is currently the technology that most data centers use for their uninterruptible power supply UPS systems In this type of UPS the inverter is always on it continuously converts AC to DC and then DC to AC This generates a pristine or very low distortion sinusoidal waveform however efficiency is significantly lower than with online on demand Online on demand technology plus double conversion Online on demand is an energy efficient technology that allows incoming power to connect directly to the load through protected circuits when the incoming power is within specifications When the power is not within specifications the double conversion technology takes over to regulate the incoming voltage to an acceptable level for the load Both online on demand and double conversion modes protect the critical load from voltage fluctuations and from damaging transients that can originate at the utility And in the event the power goes out completely the energy from the battery is converted to provide power to the load until the utility returns service or until a graceful equipment shutdown becomes necessary ISS Technology Update Volume 7 Number 9 Differences in energy efficiency From an energy efficiency standpoint the differences between the two technologies are as follows e State of the art double conversion UPS models
13. reer Engineering was something that just seemed to be a natural fit What is your favorite project or research Mark For the last several months have been driving and defining requirements to processor vendors to add specific debug capabilities into future platforms This could give us the capability to do low level debugs such as bus trace analysis to determine the root causes of difficult issues Are you an advocate for customers in the design of HP products Mark Yes believe that every server feature we offer can be tied back to customer feedback at one time or another It is important that we ask ourselves what benefits the customers will receive for every single step of our development processes Ultimately we should only add features that directly impact customers ISS Technology Update Volume 7 Number 9 Kevin Mark is a constant advocate for designing products to meet our customers needs Mark has worked numerous customer issues and understands the customer dissatisfaction caused by quality issues and the associated costs to customers in terms of downtime Mark pushes for the highest levels of quality He influences the design teams to go the extra mile to ensure quality What must HP do to remain the leader in industry standard servers Mark As product development methodologies change HP needs to continue to reassess its development processes to sustain the quality levels that customers have come to expect Commo
14. spl Properties nabledstate disabled Verbs cd version exit show set start cpul Properties speed 3733MHz cachememory1 32KB cachememory2 4096 KB cachememory3 0KB cpu2 Properties speed 3733MHz cachememory1 32KB cachememory2 4096KB cachememory3 0KB Verbs ISS Technology Update Volume 7 Number 9 cd version exit show set Targets logical_processorl Properties current_pstate 1 pstate0_avg 9 5 pstatel_avg 90 5 pstate2_avg 0 pstate3_avg 0 pstate4_avg 0 pstate5_avg 0 pstate6_avg 0 pstate7_avg 0 eer ey QS S lt screen output edited for readability gt logical_processor4 Properties current_pstate 1 pstate0_avg 11 1 pstatel_avg 88 9 pstate2_avg 0 pstate3_avg 0 pstate4_avg 0 pstate5_avg 0 pstate6_avg 0 pstate7_avg 0 Verbs cd version exit show set Properties Verbs cd version exit show set memory Properties size 512MB speed 667MHz location DIMM 1A memory2 Properties size not installed speed not installed location DIMM 2C O O OGO Oe lt screen Output edited for readability gt memory8 Properties size not installed speed not installed location DIMM 8D Verbs cd version exit show set elorri Properties EypESLPCEL BPLSE width 4x lt screen Output edited for readability gt slots 10 ISS Technology Update Volume 7 Number 9 Properties EVSS 2Cl BZPLESS width 8x Verbs cd version exit show set fanl Properties DeviceID Fan 1
15. ssed in this article visit Resource URL Energy Efficient Ethernet htto qrouper ieee org groups 802 3 az public index html ISS Technology Update Volume 7 Number 9 Meet the Expert Mark Fletcher confessions of an ISS hitman Mark Fletcher is an HP Industry Standard Server ISS systems engineer who supports hardware platform teams by solving problems that normally occur during development and test cycles That s the answer Mark would give if you asked him what he does If you asked Kevin Depew Mark s manager he would say that Mark is the key technical resource in solving difficult issues on both in production and new development platforms Mark has the broad knowledge of hardware firmware and software necessary to investigate and determine the root cause of the toughest problems Whenever a major product issue arises and the debug effort appears difficult engineering teams call in Mark Fletcher Mark has led debug efforts on countless critical issues over the last several years He works closely with other engineers and with HP s development partners such as Intel and Broadcom to resolve the Name Mark Fletcher i N Title ISS Systems Engineer most complex issues According to Kevin Mark can always be counted on to find Years at HP 14 the root cause of any issue because he always pushes for a complete University Degree understanding of the problem rather than accepting a quick o
16. ttee for development of SCSI command set standards defining the features implemented by disk drives disk drive enclosures tape drives tape libraries and optical drives These command set definitions apply across all the SCSI protocols SAS FC iSCSI and USB Recently T10 has been adding security features to many of its standards such as encrypting LTO4 tape drives Visit http www t10 org index html for more information SFF Committee HP participates in the SFF Committee which defines connectors form factors and physical layer test procedures used by SAS SATA Ethernet and other storage interfaces Visit http www stfcommittee org ie index html for more information ISS Technology Update Volume 7 Number 9 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE HP participates in several IEEE 802 1 and 802 3 Ethernet the underlying transport for iSCSI and FCoE working groups Work is underway defining 40 Gbps and 100 Gbps Ethernet Data Center Ethernet lossless features critical for FCoE and Energy Efficient Ethernet power down idle links Visit http standards ieee org getieee802 for more information HP also participates in the IEEE 1619 Security in Storage working group defining data atrest encryption standards for disks and tapes The group is currently focused on standard key management protocols Storage Networking Industry Association SNIA HP is a founding member of SNIA which defined the Storage Manage
17. upport SupportManual c00553302 c0 0553302 pdf ISS Technology Update Volume 7 Number 9 HP Industry Standard Servers a leader in industry standards for storage HP is involved in numerous industry standards bodies relating to server storage Industry standards increase interoperability between past current and future products Serial Attached SCSI SAS HP Compaq initiated the development of SAS in 2001 inviting LSI Logic Seagate and Maxtor to join together to define a replacement for parallel SCSI that supports both enterprise class SAS drives and desktop class SATA drives HP has been heavily involved in the INCITS T10 SCSI standards committee and has served as the editor for the SAS 1 SAS 1 1 and SAS 2 standards HP is also a Sponsor member of the SCSI Trade Association which has marketed SAS since its inception T10 is currently finishing the definition of 6 gigabit per second Gbps SAS and zoning and is starting work on active optical cable support power management features and 12 Gbps Visit http www t10 org index html for more information Serial ATA SATA HP sits on the Serial ATA International Organization Board of Directors defining the industry s leading disk drive interface HP founded and chaired the Interoperability Committee which defines test cases and runs plugfests to ensure that Serial ATA products work correctly together SATA IO is finishing the definition of 6 Gbps HP also participates in t
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