HP ProLiant BL465c User Manual

HP BladeSystem Management Pack for Microsoft® System Center Essentials 2007 User Guide

Part Number 465398-001 November 2007 (First Edition)

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Overview..................................................................................................................................... 6

About this guide........................................................................................................................................ 6

Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 6

Features................................................................................................................................................... 6

Benefits.................................................................................................................................................... 7

Product architecture................................................................................................................................... 7

Installation ................................................................................................................................... 9

Installation overview .................................................................................................................................. 9

Preinstallation checklist...............................................................................................................................9

Installing the HP BladeSystem Management Pack 1.0 for System Center Essentials 2007 (x86 or x64 editions) ... 10

After the installation of the HP BladeSystem Management Pack 1.0 for System Center Essentials 2007............... 13

Uninstalling the HP BladeSystem Management Pack 1.0 for System Center Essentials 2007.............................. 15

Repairing the installation of the HP BladeSystem Management Pack 1.0 for System Center Essentials 2007........ 15

Using the software ...................................................................................................................... 16

Using the HP BladeSystem Management Pack for Microsoft® System Center Essentials 2007............................ 16

Classes .................................................................................................................................................. 16

Views ....................................................................................................................................................20

Active Alerts view.......................................................................................................................... 20

Device Bay State view.................................................................................................................... 23

Enclosure Diagram view................................................................................................................. 23

Enclosure State view ...................................................................................................................... 26

Health Collection State view ........................................................................................................... 29

Monitor Service State view ............................................................................................................. 30

Task Status view............................................................................................................................ 31

Discovering HP BladeSystem enclosures .....................................................................................................31

Discovery rules.............................................................................................................................. 31

State monitors ............................................................................................................................... 32

Propogation monitors..................................................................................................................... 32

Alert processing rules..................................................................................................................... 33

Tasks ..................................................................................................................................................... 34

HP Onboard Administrator task....................................................................................................... 34

HP Integrated Lights-Out task........................................................................................................... 35

HP BladeSystem Enclosure Monitor Manager.............................................................................................. 36

Refreshing the data........................................................................................................................ 37

Adding managed enclosures........................................................................................................... 38

Removing managed enclosures .......................................................................................................38

Updating enclosure login................................................................................................................ 38

Launching the Onboard Administrator web....................................................................................... 38

Launching the HP BladeSystem Management Pack help...................................................................... 38

HP BladeSystem Enclosure Monitor Service................................................................................................. 39

NT Event lists for HP BladeSystem Enclosure Monitor Service ........................................................... 40

Service NT events.................................................................................................................................... 40

Enclosure Monitor Service Started.................................................................................................... 40

Enclosure Monitor Service Stopped.................................................................................................. 40

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SNMP Trap Service is not available................................................................................................. 40

Monitor NT events................................................................................................................................... 40

Connecting to Enclosure................................................................................................................. 41

Connected to Enclosure.................................................................................................................. 41

Disconnected from Enclosure........................................................................................................... 41

Connection to Enclosure Failed........................................................................................................ 41

Data Collection Started ..................................................................................................................42

Data Collection Completed............................................................................................................. 42

SOAP Event Collection Started ........................................................................................................ 43

SOAP Event Collection Stopped ......................................................................................................43

Data Collection Failed.................................................................................................................... 43

SNMP Trap Collection Started......................................................................................................... 43

Health Check Started ..................................................................................................................... 44

Health Check Stopped ................................................................................................................... 44

Health Check restarted a monitoring ................................................................................................ 44

Health Check failed to stop a monitoring.......................................................................................... 44

Monitor Service failed to load the configuration data ......................................................................... 44

Monitor Service failed to respond.................................................................................................... 45

SOAP NT events .....................................................................................................................................45

SOAP event informational............................................................................................................... 45

SNMP trap NT events .............................................................................................................................. 45

Rack name changed ...................................................................................................................... 45

Rack enclosure name changed........................................................................................................ 46

Enclosure removed ........................................................................................................................ 46

Enclosure inserted.......................................................................................................................... 47

Rack enclosure overheated .............................................................................................................48

Rack enclosure overheating ............................................................................................................ 48

Rack enclosure temperature normal.................................................................................................. 49

Rack enclosure fan failed................................................................................................................ 49

Rack enclosure fan degraded.......................................................................................................... 50

Rack enclosure fan OK................................................................................................................... 51

Rack enclosure fan removed ........................................................................................................... 51

Rack enclosure fan inserted............................................................................................................. 52

Rack power supply failed ...............................................................................................................52

Rack power supply degraded ......................................................................................................... 53

Rack power supply OK .................................................................................................................. 54

Rack power supply removed ........................................................................................................... 54

Rack power supply inserted ............................................................................................................55

Rack power subsystem not redundant............................................................................................... 55

Rack power subsystem input voltage problem.................................................................................... 56

Rack power subsystem overload...................................................................................................... 57

Server blade removed.................................................................................................................... 57

Server blade inserted ..................................................................................................................... 58

Onboard Administrator degraded ................................................................................................... 58

Onboard Administrator OK ............................................................................................................ 59

Onboard Administrator removed ..................................................................................................... 60

Onboard Administrator inserted ...................................................................................................... 60

Onboard Administrator role primary ................................................................................................ 61

Server Blade E-keying failed............................................................................................................ 61

Server Blade E-keying OK............................................................................................................... 62

Interconnect removed..................................................................................................................... 63

Interconnect inserted ...................................................................................................................... 63

Interconnect failed ......................................................................................................................... 64

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Interconnect degraded ...................................................................................................................64

Interconnect OK ............................................................................................................................65

Server Blade requested to low power............................................................................................... 66

Server blade removed.................................................................................................................... 66

Server Blade inserted ..................................................................................................................... 67

Technical support........................................................................................................................ 68

Additional references............................................................................................................................... 68

Before contacting HP support.................................................................................................................... 68

Technical support contact information for the HP BladeSystem Management Pack for Microsoft® System Center

Essentials 2007 ...................................................................................................................................... 69

HP contact information............................................................................................................................. 69

Acronyms and abbreviations........................................................................................................ 70

Index......................................................................................................................................... 72

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Overview

About this guide

This guide is designed for system administrators who use the HP BladeSystem Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 and other HP tools to manage the operations of HP BladeSystem c-Class Enclosures within a System Center Essentials environment.

You should be familiar with the configuration and operation of Microsoft® Windows®, Microsoft® System Center Essentials, and the HP BladeSystem c-Class Onboard Administrator. Because of the potential risk of data loss, only individuals who are experienced with using this software should implement the procedures described in this guide.

HP assumes that this level of expertise is available to customers using the HP BladeSystem Management Pack for Microsoft® System Center Essentials 2007 User Guide. HP recommends reviewing your Microsoft® product documentation for assistance in understanding this guide.

Introduction

HP delivers a new management pack that complements and extends System Center Essentials, integrates alert processing, state monitoring, and hardware resource lifecycle management for HP BladeSystem cClass enclosures.

Designed specifically for System Center Essentials, the HP BladeSystem Management Pack provides userinitiated discovery of the c-Class enclosures, predefined views, monitors, event processing rules, and tasks. These features enable administrators to proactively streamline IT operations and ensure increased systems availability by monitoring HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure hardware platforms through a common System Center Essentials console.

The HP BladeSystem Management Pack for Microsoft® System Center Essentials 2007 allows for userinitiated configuration, monitoring, and the automatic grouping of the HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures into a common view. Default monitoring highlights the state of HP BladeSystem hardware subsystems and components, and presents a consolidated view of the enclosure status. Predefined event processing rules build on the functionality of events from the Onboard Administrator. The HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure hardware events are submitted to the Windows® Event Log and are displayed as alerts in the System Center Essentials Console, including real-time and prefailure event definitions.

For advanced hardware lifecycle management and remote administration of HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures, the HP BladeSystem Management Pack for Microsoft® System Center Essentials 2007 includes tasks that launch the HP Onboard Administrator and advanced remote server administration through the HP Integrated Lights-Out Management Processor when installed.

Features

The HP BladeSystem Management Pack for Microsoft® System Center Essentials 2007 supports the following new features:

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• Integration with Microsoft® System Center Essentials 2007

• New HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure icons for System Center Essentials Diagram View

• Improved management of events by eliminating multiple alerts in Rules

• Fully scripted installation that imports management pack data into the System Center Essentials

database automatically

• New HP Enclosure Monitor Manager to allow users to enter Enclosure Onboard Administrator

credentials and configuration required for monitoring of HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures

• New HP Enclosure Monitor Service for monitoring the HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure, its

subsystems and components via the Onboard Administrator

• Predefined rules to process and display Windows® Event Log entries for HP BladeSystem c-Class

enclosure hardware alerts in the System Center Essentials Console

• Policies to present consolidated views of key HP BladeSystem c-Class attributes for rapid system

analysis

• HP BladeSystem c-Class Enclosures represented in the Diagram View

• Console Tasks to launch HP Onboard Administrator, HP Enclosure Monitor Manager, and HP

Integrated Lights-Out Management Processors from the System Center Essentials Console

• Access to HP BladeSystem c-Class Enclosure and other HP ProLiant Essentials value-added software

for hardware performance management, vulnerability assessment, and advanced lifecycle administration of blade servers and virtual systems through HP SIM

Benefits

The HP BladeSystem Management Pack for Microsoft® System Center Essentials 2007 provides the following benefits:

• Hardware resource management for HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures with augmented System

Center Essentials

• Streamlined IT administration and increased systems availability

Product architecture

The HP BladeSystem Management Pack for Microsoft® System Center Essentials 2007 integration is designed to perform the following major functions:

• Identify, group and display HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures within the System Center Essentials

Console

• Populate System Center Essentials with enclosure attributes and configuration data for HP hardware

and software components

• Monitor and display the state of HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure hardware and the associated

management services

• Proactively identify, translate, and display HP hardware events written to the Windows® Event Log

as System Center Essentials alerts

• Provide browser-based links to HP management tools for hardware resource management and

advanced remote administration from within System Center Essentials

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All elements of the HP Server Management Packs are copied to the System Center Essentials database. The following elements are included:

• Classes and Attributes

• Discoveries

• Monitors

• Rules

• Tasks

• Views

The HP BladeSystem Monitor Service uses the user defined information entered through the HP BladeSystem Enclosure Monitor Manager to connect and monitor the Enclosures. If the connection succeeds, the HP Enclosure Monitoring Service continues to monitor the enclosure for inventory, health state and events.

After the installation of the HP BladeSystem Management Pack, System Center Essentials transfers the HP BladeSystem management pack to System Center Essentials Agent managed by the System Center Essentials server. The management pack automatically discovers the HP BladeSystem Enclosure Monitor Service and its monitoring enclosure information. After the management pack discovery and monitor process, HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure information can be seen on the System Center Essentials console. The discovered inventory data and monitored state are reflected on the state and diagram views.

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Installation

Installation overview

To install the HP BladeSystem Management Pack for Microsoft® System Center Essentials 2007:

1. Download the appropriate management pack from the HP website

(http://www.hp.com/servers/integration

2. Unzip the self-extractable executable kit and select the appropriate management pack to install.

The following table shows the kits available for selection.

Kit name File name Description

HP BladeSystem Enclosure Management Pack 1.0 for System Center Essentials 2007 (x86)

HP BladeSystem Enclosure Management Pack 1.0 for System Center Essentials 2007 (x64)

3. Install the HP BladeSystem Management Pack for Microsoft® System Center Essentials 2007 into the

System Center Essentials environment.

HPBladeSystemMPforSCE1_0x

86.msi

HPBladeSystemMPforSCE1_0x

64.msi

), and unzip the file.

Used to install HP BladeSystem Enclosure management capability where System Center Essentials is operating in an x86 environment.

Used to install HP BladeSystem Enclosure management capability where System Center Essentials is operating in an x64 environment.

4. The installer automatically imports the management packs to the System Center Essentials 2007.

5. Register the HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures in the HP BladeSystem Enclosure Monitor Manager

tool launched during the last steps of the installation.

6. Complete the post-installation procedures to discover and display HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures

in the System Center Essentials 2007 console.

Preinstallation checklist

Before installing the HP BladeSystem Management Pack for Microsoft® System Center Essentials 2007, the following requirements must be met:

• Microsoft® System Center Essentials 2007 is properly installed on the system. The HP BladeSystem

Management Pack is not for use on systems running Microsoft® System Center Operations Manager

2007.

• The HP ProLiant Server Management Pack 1.0 for System Center Essentials 2007 is properly

installed.

• The appropriate versions of firmware are installed on HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure. The latest

support information is listed in the Microsoft® System Center Integrations Support Matrix.

• A network connection has been established from the System Center Essentials 2007 server to the

managed HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures and the HP Onboard Administrator Web console. This

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is required to monitor the state of the HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures and to capture SNMP Trap packets generated by HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures.

• An account is set up with the HP Onboard Administrator Web console to monitor the enclosure.

During the last step of the installation, the user is asked to launch the Enclosure Monitor Manager to register HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures with user name and password

• An account is set up on the HP Onboard Administrator Web console to monitor the enclosure.

During the last step of the installation, the user is asked to enter a user name and password in the Enclosure Monitor Manager.

• The SNMP Trap setting to the HP Onboard Administrator Web is enabled, and the community string

and IP Address of the System Center Essentials 2007 server is registered.

• The Windows® SNMP service is configured and active on the System Center Essentials 2007 server.

• PowerShell 1.0 is installed on the System Center Essentials 2007 server. PowerShell 1.0 64 bit

release must be installed for x64 platforms.

Installing the HP BladeSystem Management Pack

1.0 for System Center Essentials 2007 (x86 or x64 editions)

1. Close the System Center Essentials console if it is running.

2. Install either the HPBladeSystemMPforSCE1_0_x64.msi file or the

HPBladeSystemMPforSCE1_0_x86.msi file on a system hosting the System Center Essentials Management Server.

3. Execute either theHPBladeSystemMPforSCE1_0_x64.msi file or the

HPBladeSystemMPforSCE1_0_x86.msi file to begin the installation process.

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Click Next.

5. Select I accept the terms in the license agreement, and click Next.

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Click Change... to change the installation folder.

7. Click Next.

8. Click Install. The installation automatically imports the management packs. The installation progress

screen appears.

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Click Finish.

10. Select the Launch HP BladeSystem Enclosure Monitor Manager checkbox to launch HP BladeSystem

Enclosure Monitor Manager. The registration of enclosures is required to start monitoring the HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures.

After the installation of the HP BladeSystem Management Pack 1.0 for System Center Essentials 2007

The installation updates the system with components in the following table. By default, all files are installed in the %Program Files%\HP BladeSystem Management Packs for SCE directory. If you selected a different destination folder during the installation, these files are installed in the selected folder.

Name Type Component Description

HPBladeSystemManagementPackDir Environment

variable Management Packs \HewlettPackard.Servers.BladeSystem.mp Monitor Service \HewlettPackard.Servers.BladeSystem.HPBlade Monitor Service \HewlettPackard.Servers.BladeSystem.HPBlade

SystemEnclosureCmdLets.dll.config

Management

Pack

Dynamic Link

Library

Configuration

file

Default Stores the destination

folder

Management Packs

Monitor Service PowerShell CmdLet Dll

Monitor Service Configuration file for

Management Pack

CmdLet and Monitor Manager

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Name Type Component Description

Monitor Service \HewlettPackard.Servers.BladeSystem.HPBlade

SystemEnclosureCmdLets.dll.InstallState Monitor Service \HewlettPackard.Servers.BladeSystem.HPBlade

SystemEnclosureEventManager.dll Monitor Service \HewlettPackard.Servers.BladeSystem.HPBlade

SystemEnclosureEventManager.dll.InstallState Monitor Service \HPBladeSystemEnclosureEventMessages.dll Monitor Service \ HPBladeSystemEnclosureMonitorService.exe Monitor Service \HPBladeSystemEnclosureMonitorService.exe.c

onfig Release Notes and Documents \HPBladeSystemMPTroubleshootingAssistant1_

0.chm Release Notes and Documents \HPBladeSystemMPUserGuide1_0.chm Release Notes and Documents \HPBladeSystemMPLicense1_0.rtf Release Notes and Documents

\HPBladeSystemMPReleaseNotes1_0.rtf Tools \HPBladeSystemEnclosureMonitorManager.exe

HPBladeSystemMPInstallation.log Log N/A Logging text data of

InstallUtil State

file

Dynamic Link

Library

InstallUtil State

file

Dynamic Link

Library

Executable Monitor Service The Monitor Service

Configuration

file

Document Release Notes

Tool Console Task

Monitor Service State file generated by

InstallUtil during the installation

Monitor Service DLL used for monitoring

Monitor Service State file generated by

InstallUtil during the installation

Monitor Service NT Event Message

Catalog file

software

Monitor Service Configuration file for

the Monitor Service

Troubleshooting

and Documents

Tools

Assistant document

User Guide

License document

Release Notes

HP BladeSystem Enclosure Monitor Manager

installation scripting result

The HP BladeSystem Management Pack kit imports the following management pack into the System Center Essentials server:

• Hewlett-Packard BladeSystem Management Pack—Defines all HP BladeSystem monitoring capability.

The installation results can be viewed using the Management Packs view in the System Center Essentials console. To confirm the imported management pack, go to the Administration view, and click Management Packs. "Hewlett-Packard BladeSystem Management Pack" will be listed. Also, import and installation logging data created during the installation is available in the HPBladeSystemMPInstallation.log file in the installation destination folder.

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This installation adds entries in the programs menu on the Windows® Start menu.

Uninstalling the HP BladeSystem Management Pack

1.0 for System Center Essentials 2007

NOTE: Uninstalling the kits will not delete the imported Management Packs from the System

Center Essentials servers.

Before attempting to remove the kits from the Add/Remove Programs menu, you must manually delete all dependent management pack data from the System Center Essentials console and the HP BladeSystem management pack.

You can check current dependency in the Administration screen. Right-click the "Hewlett-Packard BladeSystem Management Pack" you want to check, and select Properties. Select the Dependencies tab. If the Management Pack that depends on this Management Pack list does not show any dependency, then the selected management pack can be deleted. If there are dependencies present, then you must verify that it is appropriate to delete them.

After the Hewlett-Packard BladeSystem Management Pack is deleted from the System Center Essentials server, perform the following procedure to uninstall all kit contents.

1. Locate the HP BladeSystem Management Pack for System Center Essentials 2007 in the Windows®

Add/Remove programs menu. To begin the removal process, click Remove.

2. Click Yes to continue the uninstallation.

3. The uninstallation will be completed automatically and the install entry will be removed from the

Add/Remove programs list.

Repairing the installation of the HP BladeSystem Management Pack 1.0 for System Center Essentials 2007

You can repair installed components if a file is corrupted after the installation or operations.

1. Locate the HP BladeSystem Management Pack for System Center Essentials 2007 in the Windows®

Add/Remove programs menu. To begin the repair process, click Click here for support information.

2. Click Repair.

3. The repair operation is automatically completed.

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Using the software

Using the HP BladeSystem Management Pack for Microsoft® System Center Essentials 2007

The HP BladeSystem Management Pack for Microsoft® System Center Essentials 2007 includes the following major elements:

• Classes

• Views

• Discoveries

• Monitors

• Rules

• Tasks

Before using the HP BladeSystem Management Pack for Microsoft® System Center Essentials 2007, be sure that the following conditions exist:

• The HP BladeSystem Management Pack for Microsoft® System Center Essentials 2007 has been

installed according to the installation procedures ("Installation" on page 9) defined in this guide.

Classes

The structure of the HP BladeSystem Classes is defined to seamlessly provide operations with the HP Server Management Pack for Microsoft® System Center Essentials 2007.

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The HP BladeSystem Management Pack defines the following classes.

The following table shows the properties of each class:

Class Property name Sample value

HP BladeSystem Enclosure Name IT03-ENC-A — Model Name BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure — Enclosure Serial Number USE6321FJC — Part Number 412152-B1 — Spare Part Number 414050-001 — Rack Name IT03-Rack-A — Asset Tag IT03-ENC-A-2007 — Manufacturer HP — Number of Device Bays 16 — Number of Power Supply Bays 6 — Number of Fan Bays 10 — Number of Interconnect Bays 8 — Number of OA Bays 2 — IP Address 192.168.21.76 HP BladeSystem Device Bay

Collection — Number of Present Device

— Enclosure Serial Number USE6321FJC

Name Device Bays—IT03-ENC-A

Bays

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Class Property name Sample value

— Server Name N/A HP BladeSystem Device Bay Name Device Bay 2—ProLiant Server — Bay Number 2 — Blade Type Workstation — Manufacturer HP — Product Name ProLiant BL685c G1 — Part Number 404704-B21 — System Board Spare Part

Number — Serial Number USM62500TE — BIOS Server Name BL480c-VS13 — BIOS Asset Tag Xxxxxxx — ROM Version I14 05/17/2006 — Integrated Lights-Out Name ILOUSM62500TE — Integrated Lights-Out Address 192.168.21.79 — Integrated Lights-Out MAC

Address — Integrated Lights-Out Model iLO2 — Integrated Lights-Out Firmware

Version HP BladeSystem Thermal

Subsystem — Redundancy Redundant — Enclosure Serial Number USE6321FJC — Server Name N/A HP BladeSystem Fan Name Fan—Bay1 — Bay Number 1 — Part Number 412140-B21 — Present Power (Watts) 9 — Spare Part Number 413996-001 — Serial Number (empty) — Product Name BladeSystem c-Class fan — Fan Speed (% of max) 30 HP BladeSystem Interconnect

Bay Collection — Number of Present

— Enclosure Serial Number USE6321FJC — Server Name N/A HP BladeSystem Interconnect

Bay

Name Thermal Subsystem—IT03-ENC-A

Name Interconnect Bays—IT03-ENC-A

Interconnect Bays

Name Interconnect Bay—Bay 3

410293-001

00:16:35:3D:71:BB

1.30 Jun 01 2007

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Class Property name Sample value

— Bay Number 3 — Type Ethernet — Product Name Brocade 4/12 SAN Switch for HP c-Class

BladeSystem — Management IP Address 10.77.77.77 — User Assigned Name Swd77 — Part Number AE370A — Spare Part Number 411120-001 — Serial Number CN8632600D — Manufacturer BORCADE — Temperature Sensor Present HP BladeSystem Onboard

Administrator Collection — Number of Present OA Bays 2 — Enclosure Serial Number USE6321FJC — Server Name N/A HP BladeSystem Onboard

Administrator — Bay Number 1 — Spare Part Number 414055-001 — Firmware Version 2.02 — Manufacturer HP — Part Number 407296-001 — Role ACTIVE — IP Address 192.168.21.68 — Serial Number O96MK0260 — Device Name BladeSystem c7000 Onboard Administrator HP BladeSystem Power

Subsystem — Enclosure Power Mode AC Redundant with Power Ceiling — Enclosure Serial Number USE6321FJC — Server Name N/A HP BladeSystem Power

Supply — Bay Number 1 — Present Output (Watts) 405 — Output Capacity (Watts) 2250 — Spare Part Number 411099-001 — Serial Number 5A22B0AHLTA0AB — Part Number 412138-B21

Name Onboard Administrators – IT03-ENC-A

Name <Active|Standby> Onboard Administrator

Name Power Subsystem—IT03-ENC-A

Name Power Supply – Bay 1

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Views

The System Center Essentials Console provides a collection of folders and windows for viewing information stored in the System Center Essentials database. The HP BladeSystem Management Pack for Microsoft® System Center Essentials 2007 includes predefined HP BladeSystem Enclosure views that present information about each HP BladeSystem Enclosure and associated alerts.

The following views are added on the System Center Essentials Console after successful installation of the HP BladeSystem Management Pack 1.0 for System Center Essentials 2007:

• HP BladeSystem Enclosures—This is the root folder that includes all HP BladeSystem related views.

• HP BladeSystem Enclosures/Active Alerts—This view displays all active alerts generated from the HP

• HP BladeSystem Enclosures/Device Bay State—This view displays all device bays with state and

• HP BladeSystem Enclosures/Enclosure Diagram—This view displays the diagram view starting with

This folder appears in the HP Servers folder which is defined by HP ProLiant Server Management Pack for System Center Essentials 2007. Some Enclosure monitored information is shown in HP Servers views.

BladeSystem Enclosures and HP BladeSystem Enclosure Monitor Service. The same alerts will be seen in the HP Servers/Active Alerts view.

properties in managed HP BladeSystem Enclosures.

the HP BladeSystem Enclosure Group. The same group is shown under the HP Servers Group from the HP Servers/Server Diagram view.

• HP BladeSystem Enclosures/Enclosure State—This view displays the state view by HP BladeSystem

Enclosures.

• HP BladeSystem Enclosures/Health Collection State—This view displays the state view by HP

BladeSystem Health Collections. The same Health Collections are shown in the HP Servers/Health Collection State view.

• HP BladeSystem Enclosures/Monitor Service State—This view displays the state view of the HP

BladeSystem Enclosure Monitor Service. The same Monitor Service State is shown at HP Servers/HP Management Servers.

• HP BladeSystem/Task Status—This view displays the task results. Only remote tasks will appear here.

Active Alerts view

The Active Alerts view displays all active alerts associated with HP BladeSystem classes including SNMP Trap alerts from the HP BladeSystem and software alerts from the HP BladeSystem Enclosure Monitor Service. To display details for an individual alert, select the alert from the Active Alerts pane. The Alert Details pane displays HP Knowledge base text with the originated Windows NT® Event message in the Alert Description.

The predefined event processing rules included with the HP BladeSystem Management Pack for Microsoft® System Center Essentials 2007 are designed to automatically identify and display HP BladeSystem events received in the Windows® Event Log as System Center Essentials alerts. These events are located in the HP BladeSystem event log and are all generated by the HP BladeSystem Enclosure Monitor Service.

The following information appears in the alert details:

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• Alert Name

• Source of Alert

• Path

• Alert Rule Name

• Created Time

• Alert Description

• Knowledge

o Resolution with embedded Console tasks o Causes o Summary o Related Links

Analyzing HP alerts

The HP alerts contain HP BladeSystem hardware and services information that enable you to identify the cause of an issue and implement a timely and effective response.

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The Product Knowledge tab displays suggested resolutions to the alert. To view full knowledge information, click View additional knowledge from the Alert Details pane. If necessary, launch the Console Tasks listed in the Product Knowledge.

Use the information in the alert to implement a rapid response and maintain system availability. For additional system data, launch the HP BladeSystem Enclosure Monitor Manager for the monitoring

configuration, launch the HP Onboard Administrator on the individual enclosure from the link in the Alert Description at Alert Details panel, or use HP SIM to manage multiple enclosures. To set up the custom HP SIM task, see the HP Server Management Packs user guide.

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