Hp PROLIANT BL25P Overview and Planning

HP BladeSystem p-Class System Overview and Planning

Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 3

Executive summary............................................................................................................................... 3

HP BladeSystem modular architecture key benefits ............................................................................... 4

HP BladeSystem manageability key benefits........................................................................................ 5

HP BladeSystem overview..................................................................................................................... 6

Hardware components ......................................................................................................................... 9

ProLiant BL20p and BL25p series server blades ................................................................................. 10

ProLiant BL30p and BL35p series server blades ................................................................................. 11

ProLiant BL40p and BL45p Server Blades..........................................................................................12

ProLiant BL p-Class server blade SAN connectivity.............................................................................. 14

FC connectivity with ProLiant BL20p, BL25p, BL30p, BL35p, and BL45p series server blades............... 14

FC connectivity with ProLiant BL40p server blades.......................................................................... 16

Specific requirements for attaching ProLiant BL30p and ProLiant BL35p Server Blade to FC SANs........ 16

HP BladeSystem p-Class Server Blade Enclosure ................................................................................ 17

HP BladeSystem p-Class Blade Sleeve............................................................................................... 19

HP BladeSystem p-Class network interconnect options ........................................................................ 20

Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for HP BladeSystem p-Class .................................................. 21

ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 Interconnect Switch ................................................................................ 22

ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch .................................................................................. 23

ProLiant BL p-Class RJ-45 Patch Panel............................................................................................ 25

ProLiant BL p-Class RJ-45 Patch Panel 2.........................................................................................26

HP BladeSystem p-Class power subsystem ............................................................................................ 27

Enclosure-based power................................................................................................................... 27

Rack-centralized power................................................................................................................... 27

Power supplies........................................................................................................................... 27

Power distribution....................................................................................................................... 28

HP BladeSystem p-Class 1U and 3U power subsystem features............................................................ 30

HP BladeSystem p-Class Diagnostic Station........................................................................................... 31

HP BladeSystem p-Class diagnostic and local I/O cables ................................................................... 32

HP BladeSystem Management Software overview .............................................................................. 33

HP BladeSystem p-Class operating system installation options.............................................................. 34

Operating system support ............................................................................................................... 34

HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack................................................................................... 35

HP Systems Insight Manager ........................................................................................................... 35

Integrated Lights-Out Advanced Edition............................................................................................. 36

Smart Array RAID controllers ........................................................................................................... 36

HP BladeSystem p-Class Interconnect Switch Management.................................................................. 37

Planning for a HP BladeSystem p-Class installation ................................................................................ 38

HP BladeSystem p-Class Sizing Utility............................................................................................... 38

Required input power ..................................................................................................................... 39

Facility DC power connection ...................................................................................................... 40

Power phases and 3U power supply enclosures............................................................................. 40

AC connectors for the 3U power enclosure.................................................................................... 41

Deployment considerations: HP BladeSystem p-Class network interconnects .......................................... 42

Deployment considerations: ProLiant BL p-Class RJ-45 Patch Panel and Patch Panel 2 ......................... 42

Deployment considerations: ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 Interconnect Switches ..................................... 42

Deployment considerations: ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switches ....................................... 44

HP BladeSystem rack specifications.................................................................................................. 44

Server Blade Quantity..................................................................................................................... 45

Configuring server blade options ..................................................................................................... 45

HP BladeSystem server blade enclosures........................................................................................... 45

3U power distribution..................................................................................................................... 45

Site recommendations..................................................................................................................... 46

Power requirements........................................................................................................................ 46

Cooling and airflow ....................................................................................................................... 46

Total weight .................................................................................................................................. 46

Total floor space ............................................................................................................................ 47

System installation planning guides...................................................................................................... 47

For more information.......................................................................................................................... 47

Introduction

This white paper provides an overview of the HP BladeSystem p-Class solution. This solution includes:

• Server blades

• Server blade enclosures

• Network interconnect options

• Power subsystem components

• Management tools

In addition to this document, HP recommends referring to the HP BladeSystem Best Practices Guide and the HP BladeSystem Common Procedures Guide when planning and setting up a an HP BladeSystem solution. The HP BladeSystem Best Practices Guide and the HP BladeSystem Common Procedures Guide include the instructions, best practices, helpful hints, and suggestions for setting up and configuring the solution and the tools needed for common system management tasks such as deployment, configuration, and monitoring. The HP BladeSystem Best Practices Guide and the HP BladeSystem Common Procedures Guide are available on the HP website,

http://h18000.www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/

Executive summary

The HP BladeSystem p-Class solution consists of server blades, server blade enclosures, network interconnect options, a power subsystem, and management tools that enable adaptive computing and is optimized for rapid deployment. HP BladeSystem server blades are designed for the high performance and high availability that you have come to expect from HP ProLiant industry-standard servers. The HP BladeSystem solution protects your investment with a modular portfolio that supports many different environments and workloads including:

• ProLiant BL20p and BL25p Server Blades—Ideal for multi-tiered enterprise data centers. The ProLiant BL20p and BL25p Server Blades feature a dual-processor-capable design, highperformance memory, an integrated SmartArray RAID controller, Universal hot-plug SCSI hard drives, Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) Advanced functionality, up to four general-purpose Gigabit Ethernet network controllers, and optional Fibre Channel (FC) SAN connectivity.

• ProLiant BL30p and BL35p Server Blades—Ideal for high-performance technical computing and enterprise datacenter environments that use external storage. The ProLiant BL30p and BL35p Server Blades feature a dual-processor-capable design optimized for maximum server density. Server blades feature high-performance memory, iLO Advanced functionality, two generalpurpose Gigabit Ethernet network controllers, and optional FC SAN connectivity.

• ProLiant BL40p and BL45p Server Blades—Designed to power back-end and mission-critical applications. The ProLiant BL40p and BL45p Server Blades support up to four processors, maximum performance DDR memory, integrated SmartArray RAID controller, Universal hot-plug SCSI hard drives, iLO Advanced functionality, four (BL45p) or five (BL40p) general-purpose Gigabit Ethernet network controllers, and optional FC SAN connectivity.

HP BladeSystem modular architecture key benefits

• Rapid deployment/redeployment saves valuable time

– Server blades and interconnect switches can be installed and ready for immediate automated

provisioning

– Easy access to most pluggable components from the front of the rack, including server blades,

hot-plug hard drives, and interconnect options

– Easily add server blade capacity as needed without disrupting the system

• Innovative design dramatically cuts network and power cables compared to traditional servers

– As few as one network cable for as many as 16 server blades using the interconnect switch

options

– Designed for headless management, eliminating the need for keyboard, video, and mouse cables

for each server and a KVM switch infrastructure

– Rack-centralized power subsystem eliminates individual server power cables as well as the clutter

and cost of power distribution units (PDUs)

– Modular interconnect design enables server blades and interconnect options to be rapidly added

and replaced without re-cabling Ethernet and FC connections

– Server blade management module on enhanced server blade enclosures provides a single

network cable connection for managing up to 16 server blades simultaneously

• Designed to protect your investment

– New HP BladeSystem p-Class 1U Power Enclosure is ideal for small blade deployments such as in

remote office locations and is compatible with all server blades, networking, storage options.

– Broad server blade portfolio enables complete, end-to-end solutions, including enterprise

applications and high-performance computing clusters using modular building blocks.

– Server blades and network interconnect options can be mixed in the same blade enclosure while

operating independently and running different operating systems and applications. – HP BladeSystem enclosures may be installed in HP, telco, and third-party racks. – HP BladeSystem enclosures may share racks with traditional servers, networking, and storage

devices. – Power and network interconnect options support all current and future

ProLiant BL p-Class server blades, including the latest AMD Opteron-based server blade models. – FC SAN connectivity options support HP and select third party storage products.

• Availability features to provide peace of mind – Redundant, hot-plug power supplies

– Hot-plug SCSI hard drives and integrated RAID controller on some blade models

Dual-port FC SAN connectivity

– – Multiple general-purpose NICs on each server blade for redundant connections to data networks – Redundant ROM on each server blade – Redundant pairs of hot-plug interconnect switch options

HP BladeSystem manageability key benefits

• Quickly configure both server blades and interconnect switches from a centralized deployment console using HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack (RDP).

– Configure tens to hundreds of server blades simultaneously in a fraction of the time required to

configure conventional servers using multicasting

– Automatically restore the role of a previous blade to a

new server blade

– Integrate interconnect switch scripts in RDP for

deployment interconnect switches as well as server blades

• Leverage IT personnel by managing a larger number of server blades both locally and remotely with less time and effort.

– Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) technology

enhances remote access by installing and configuring operating systems to boot over a network.

– iLO Advanced functionality ships standard on every

server blade, including full remote console virtual media (diskette and CD-ROM) capabilities.

– Fully integrates with HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) so you can manage ProLiant blades

and traditional servers with the same tools.

• Take greater control of HP BladeSystem environments with HP SIM.

– HP SIM is the easy-to-use, flexible, scalable, and secure

solution for managing HP servers and client devices by providing rapid access to detailed fault and performance information.

– HP SIM provides visualization of server blades and

interconnect switches at both enclosure and at rack levels for better awareness and control of all blade system components.

HP BladeSystem rack visualization in

HP SIM with physical detail view

HP BladeSystem overview

Figure 1 shows an HP BladeSystem p-Class Server Blade Enclosure.

Figure 1. HP BladeSystem standard server blade enclosure

Table 1. Server Blade Components

Item Description

1 HP BladeSystem p-Class Interconnects (2) in a server blade enclosure

(Interconnect Switch shown)

2 ProLiant BL40p Server Blade

3 ProLiant BL45p Server Blade

4 ProLiant BL20p or BL25p Server Blades

5 ProLiant BL30p or BL35p Server Blades

Figure 2 shows an HP BladeSystem p-Class 1U Power Enclosure installation.

Figure 2. HP BladeSystem p-Class Enhanced Server Blade Enclosure and 1U Power Enclosure

Table 2. HP BladeSystem p-Class Enhanced Server Blade Enclosure and 1U Power Enclosure

Item Description

1 Enhanced server blade enclosure

2 1U power enclosure with power supplies

Figure 3 shows an HP BladeSystem p-Class 3U power subsystem installed in a 42U rack.

Figure 3. HP BladeSystem 3U Power Enclosures and power distribution components in a 42U rack.

Table 3. Power Subsystem Components

Item Description

1 Hot-plug power supplies in two 3U power enclosures

2 Power distribution (scalable bus bars shown)

Hardware components

The HP BladeSystem p-Class solution consists of the following:

• Server blades

• Server blade enclosures

• Network interconnects

• Power subsystem

Table 4. HP BladeSystem Required Components

Required Components

Server blade Server blades contain one or more processors, memory, internal and external

Server blade enclosure

Network interconnects

Function

storage options, and integrated management. For FC connectivity, server blades must also be configured with FC card or FC HBA options. ProLiant BL30p and ProLiant BL35p Server Blades require a p-Class sleeve for mounting in the enhanced server blade enclosure.

HP BladeSystem p-Class enclosures hold server blades and network interconnect options. Combinations of different server blades are supported in the same blade enclosure.

Each enclosure supports a pair of interconnects for network cable management. The enhanced server blade enclosure also provides a single Ethernet port for connecting to the iLO interface of every installed server blade.

Some server blade models are supported only in the enhanced server blade enclosure. Refer to the enclosure compatibility matrix on the HP website,

http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/blades/components/CompatibilityMatrix.html

HP BladeSystem p-Class interconnects pass the network adapter (NIC) signals from the server blades to external networks. Several options are available:

• Patch Panel interconnects route each NIC signal individually from the server blades to the customer network.

• Interconnect switches consolidate the server blade NIC connections to just a few uplinks, reducing the number of cables needed to connect the solution to your network.

Both patch panel and interconnect switches are available with or without FC passthrough capability.

Power enclosure with power supplies

(Not needed if using facility

-48 VDC ±10%)

Power distribution (used only with 3U power enclosures)

Note: Power requirements for an HP BladeSystem p-Class solution: 200 V to 240 VAC, 30 A or facility DC –48V ±10%

The HP BladeSystem p-Class system offers two power enclosure options:

• The 1U power enclosure provides redundant power for a single server blade enclosure. It is ideal for remote offices, small businesses, or environments that do not have three-phase power available.

• The 3U power enclosure and power distribution components provide redundant power for multiple server blade enclosures. This solution is ideal for datacenter rack deployment. The 3U power enclosures are available in single-phase and three-phase models.

Power is carried from the 3U power enclosure(s) to the server blade enclosure(s) through bus.

Bus bars are available in mini and scalable versions depending on the number of server blade enclosures being deployed.

ProLiant BL20p and BL25p series server blades

The ProLiant BL20p and BL25p series Server Blades are ideal for infrastructure and enterprise applications, including:

• Web

• E-commerce

• Server-based computing

• AV and streaming media

• Messaging front-end and mobility

• Small database

Figure 4. ProLiant BL20p G3 Server Blade

Table 5. Features of the ProLiant BL20p G3 and ProLiant BL25p Server Blades

ProLiant BL20p G3 Server Blade ProLiant BL25p Server Blade

Processor

Internal storage

Memory

NICs

LEDs

Up to two Intel® Xeon® processors Up to two AMD Opteron™ 200 Series

processors

Up to two universal hot-plug SCSI hard drives connected to the server through a SCSI Smart Array 6i Controller provide up to 600 GB capacity

Four DIMM slots enable installation of up to 8 GB of PC3200 DDR2, ECC, Registered SDRAM. The memory is 2x1 interleaved for added performance.

Four general-purpose Gigabit PCI-X 10/100/1000T NICs with Wake-on LAN (WOL) plus one 10/100T NIC dedicated to iLO. The four general purpose NC-Series NICs support PXE and HP NIC teaming.

LEDs are provided to indicate the following:

- Power

- NIC link and activity

- Server blade health

- Unit identification

Eight DIMM slots enable installation of up to 16 GB of PC3200 DDR, ECC, Registered SDRAM. The memory is 2x1 interleaved for added performance.

Density

Up to eight server blades fit in a 6U server blade enclosure.

ProLiant BL30p and BL35p series server blades

The ProLiant BL30p and BL35p Server Blades are ideal for enterprise and high-performance computing applications, including:

• High-performance technical computing applications

• Web

• E-commerce

• Server-based computing

• Messaging front-end

Figure 5. ProLiant BL30p Server Blade

Table 6. Features of the ProLiant BL30p and ProLiant BL35p Server Blades

ProLiant BL30p Server Blade ProLiant BL35p Server Blade

Processor

Internal storage

Memory

NICs

LEDs

Up to two Intel Xeon processors Up to two AMD Opteron™ 200 Series

processors per server blade. Lower power consumption per server enables use of more server blades for a given power consumption

Up to two small form factor (SFF) ATA hard drives provide up to 120 GB capacity.

Two DIMM slots enable installation of up to 4 GB of PC2100 DDR, ECC, Registered SDRAM. The memory is 2x1 interleaved for added performance. Single DIMM noninterleaved memory configurations are also supported for added flexibility.

Two general-purpose NC7781 Gigabit PCI-X 10/100/1000T NICs with WOL plus one 10/100T NIC dedicated to iLO. The two general purpose NC-Series NICs support PXE and HP NIC teaming.

LEDs are provided to indicate the following:

- Power

- NIC link and activity

- Server blade health

- Unit identification

Four DIMM slots enable installation of up to 8 GB of PC3200, ECC, Registered SDRAM. The memory is 2x1 interleaved for added performance.

Density

Up to 16 server blades fit in a 6U server blade enclosure.

ProLiant BL40p and BL45p Server Blades

The ProLiant BL40p Server Blade is ideal for the following applications:

• Medium to large enterprise databases

• Messaging and collaboration

• IPC Clustering/Failover Clustering

• E-commerce

• Server consolidation

• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

• Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

• Data Warehousing

• Large file/print or domain controllers

Figure 6. ProLiant BL40p Server Blade

Figure 7. ProLiant BL45p Server Blade

Table 7. Features of the ProLiant BL40p and ProLiant BL45p Server Blade

ProLiant BL40p Server Blade ProLiant BL45p Server Blade

Processor

Internal storage

Memory

NICs

Expansion

LEDs

Density

Up to four Intel Xeon processors Up to four AMD Opteron 800 Series processors

Up to four universal hot-plug SCSI hard drives connected to the server through a Smart Array 5i controller with Battery Backed Write Cache Enabler provide up to 1200 GB capacity

Six DIMM slots enable installation of up to 12 GB of PC2100 DDR, ECC, Registered SDRAM. The memory is 2x1 interleaved for added performance.

Five general-purpose PCI-X 10/100/1000T NICs with WOL plus one 10/100T NIC dedicated to iLO. The five general purpose NC-Series NICs support PXE and HP NIC teaming.

Two PCI-X slots for redundant FC HBAs and certain Smart Array controllers

LEDs are provided to indicate the following:

- Power

- NIC link and activity

- Server blade health

- Unit identification

Up to two server blades fit in a 6U server blade enclosure.

Up to two universal hot-plug SCSI hard drives connected to the server through a Smart Array 6i controller with Battery Backed Write Cache Enabler provide up to 600 GB capacity

Sixteen DIMM slots enable installation of up to 32 GB of PC3200 DDR, ECC, Registered SDRAM. The memory is 2x1 interleaved for added performance.

Four general-purpose PCI-X 10/100/1000T NICs with WOL plus one 10/100T NIC dedicated to iLO. All five general purpose NC-Series NICs support PXE and HP NIC teaming.

No expansion slots, FC connectivity supported with a dual-port Fibre Channel adapter option

Up to four server blades fit in a 6U server blade enclosure.

ProLiant BL p-Class server blade SAN connectivity

The ProLiant BL p-Class server blades are optimized for HP StorageWorks arrays, and can attach to select third-party SAN solutions. In addition, the server blades can integrate with "fused" NAS and SAN configurations, providing the ability to work in file and block environments seamlessly. HP StorageWorks arrays include:

• StorageWorks MSA 1000

• StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA)

• StorageWorks EMA/MA arrays

• StorageWorks XP

Select Hitachi and EMC models are compatible. All StorageWorks models listed support SecurePath for multi-path functionality.

All ProLiant server blades support redundant FC SAN connections. With the exception of the ProLiant BL40p Server Blade, all BL p-Class server blades support dual port FC adapter options. The ProLiant BL40p Server Blade has two 64-bit, 100-MHz PCI-X slots that enable redundant FC SAN connectivity using standard host-bus adapter cards.

FC connectivity with ProLiant BL20p, BL25p, BL30p, BL35p, and BL45p series server blades

FC signals are routed from the configured server blade through the blade enclosure backplane to the interconnect modules. Optical transceivers added to the interconnect modules provide connectivity to the external fabric.

For FC SAN connectivity with ProLiant BL20p, BL25p, BL30p, BL35p, and BL45p series server blades, an interconnect kit options with FC pass-through capability is required. Both the ProLiant BL p-Class RJ45 Patch Panel 2 and the ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 Interconnect Switch with the GbE2 Storage Connectivity Kit option provide FC SAN pass-through capability.

The dual port FC adapter option kits each include two SFF transceivers with LC connectors. These SFF transceivers are installed in the RJ-45 Patch Panel 2 transceiver slots. The SFF transceivers are universal and can be used with the RJ-45 Patch Panel 2, the GbE2 Interconnect Switch, or Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module (CGESM) (with GbE2 Storage Connectivity Kit).

Refer to the QuickSpecs for your specific model of server blade to ensure that you are using the correct dual port FC adapter option kit. Each server blade model has a unique FC adapter option kit. Visit the HP website at http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem

for the server blade QuickSpecs.

Figure 8. BL20p Dual Port FC Mezzanine Card (installed)

Figure 9. BL25p/BL45p Dual Port FC Adapter

Figure 10. The BL30p/BL35p Dual Port FC Adapter (installed)

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