HP Insight Control Linux Edition Support Matrix

Control Tower Management Appliance requirements 5
Control Tower Management Appliance requirements
The Control Tower Management Appliance, the server on which the HP Insight Control Linux Edition software is
installed, must meet the following requirements.
CAUTION: Any data on the server is permanently deleted during the Insight Control Linux Edition software
installation.
Table 1 Control Tower Management Appliance requirements
Component Specifications
HP ProLiant DL360 G4 Server (SCSI models only)
HP ProLiant DL360 G5 Server
HP ProLiant DL360 G4p Server (SCSI models only)
HP ProLiant BL20p G3, G4 Server
1, 2
HP ProLiant BL465c Server
HP ProLiant BL460c Server
HP ProLiant BL685c Server
HP server
HP ProLiant BL480c Server
Processor
3
2.8 GHz or higher
Memory At least 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended for dual-processor configuration)
Disk drives Two drives configured as RAID 1+0 minimum
Disk space 72 GB minimum Additional drive space might be required to store log files, operating system and HP
ProLiant Support Pack files, and captured images.)
CD-ROM drive —
Software None. The installation of a Control Tower Management Appliance includes a complete Linux-based
operating system, database, and necessary services to fully manage all target servers. No additional
licenses or components are required or supported.
1
If the intended Control Tower Management Appliance is a ProLiant BL20p G3 server blade with a QLogic or Emulex Fibre
Channel card, remove the card during the HP Control Tower software installation. Reinstall the card after the installation is
complete.
2
If HP Control Tower is installed on any server blade, the server blade cannot be registered or managed by Control Tower.
Also, remote management of this server using Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) must be accomplished by resources other than
Control Tower.
3
A single-processor Control Tower Management Appliance supports up to 250 target servers. A dual-processor Control
Tower Management Appliance supports up to 1,000 target servers.