HP ProLiant Intel-based 100-series G6 servers

 Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) 2.0 and Data Center Management Interface

(DCMI) 1.0 Standards

 HP Lights-Out 100i remote management and control

 Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) 2.0 and Data Center Management Interface

(DCMI) 1.0 Standards

 Server deployment

Some of these technologies are new tools for the ProLiant 100-series G6 servers, while others have

been available with previous generations of ProLiant 100-series servers. Users may already be

familiar with Agents, SmartStart Scripting Toolkit (SSSTK), and software Smart Components. These

tools are now available for ProLiant 100-series G6 servers. The tools let users deploy many servers at

once and manage them with HP SIM and Insight Management Agents.

Systems management and monitoring

Unplanned downtime can be significantly reduced through alerting provided by Insight Management

Agents which are based on SNMP. SNMP is the protocol developed to manage nodes (such as

servers, workstations, routers, switches, and hubs) on an IP network. Network management systems

learn of problems by receiving traps or change notices from network devices implementing SNMP.

Insight Management Agents

ProLiant 1

00-series G6 servers can use the same SNMP-based Insight Management Agents that are

supported by other ProLiant servers. This means that administrators can use SIM 5.3 and greater to

manage ProLiant 100-series G6 servers. Administrators can also use any other SNMP-based

management tool. Support Automation Services are provided on 100-series G6 servers through these

SNMP agents. The agents are included on the ProLiant 100-series model-specific “Easy Set-up” CDs.

They are also available at www.hp.com/servers/easysetup

The SNMP agents enable the following capabilities on 100-series G6 servers:

 Health monitoring capabilities, including monitoring for drives, fans, network, power supplies, and

temperature

 Alerting capabilities, including basic alert notification for Smart Array drive pre-failure only

 Performance monitoring capabilities providing information on processor, memory, disk free space,

network utilization, and I/O

Remote management and control

All ProLiant 100-series G6 servers include LO100i which works in concert with HP SIM, BSU, and

Option ROM Configuration for Arrays (ORCA) to provide remote management, deployment, and

control functions without additional software. You can access LO100i locally though the BSU, or

remotely with a web browser through HP SIM. You can add additional software functionality with the

HP Lights-Out 100i Advanced Licenses which include Virtual KVM (remote graphical console) and

virtual media capabilities.

HP Lights-Out 100i

HP LO10

0i Remote Management is hardware and firmware that provides remote server access and

control capabilities through an Ethernet interface. The HP LO100i management interface is active

even when the OS is not operating. The LO100i management processor obtains its power from the

auxiliary power plane of the server, so it is available as long as the server is plugged into an active

power source. HP LO100i Remote Management is compatible with industry standards including IPMI

2.0 for hardware health, DCMI 1.0, as well as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Secure Shell (SSH)

technology for secure communications over public and private local area networks. HP LO100i is fully