HP ProLiant 300-series AMD-based G6 server technology

power and thermal control, and remote administration. The HP ICE suite provides a foundation for

deploying, managing, optimizing, and controlling the entire server environment from any location. HP

Insight Dynamics – VSE suite for ProLiant delivers comprehensive functions for optimizing and

balancing resources and workloads in real time.

HP ProLiant Onboard Administrator powered by iLO 2

HP ProLiant Onboard Administrator powered by iLO 2 provides core management functionality

including server power control, ROM-based setup, embedded health and management logs, power

consumption level, SSH and SSL support, and flexible access through a dedicated or shared network

port. With ProLiant G6 servers, HP introduces support for viewing CPU configuration and status,

along with fan and power supply status. HP plans to introduce the ability to view configuration and

status of memory, and array controllers. The iLO 2 management processor is incorporated into all

ProLiant 200-series and above servers.

ProLiant Onboard Administrator management capabilities can be extended with HP iLO 2 Advanced.

Additional capabilities include high performance graphical and text console, diagnostic capabilities

(including automatic video footage of the server's last boot and last fault), global team collaboration

for up to four users, 24-hour power measurement, and single server Dynamic Power Capping. HP

Dynamic Power Capping, enabled through iLO 2 Advanced, is available for all ProLiant ML and DL

300-series servers. For additional details, see the HP product support matrix at

http://www.hp.com/servers/il

o/supportedservers.

HP Insight Control Environment

HP recommends the Insight Control Environment (ICE) management suite to manage the infrastructure

in every HP G6 server. ICE provides infrastructure management functions, including a complete set of

lifecycle management tools.

For more information about ICE, go to www.hp.com/go/ice

HP Insight Dynamics – VSE

HP Insight Dynamics – VSE suite for ProLiant servers helps users continuously analyze and optimize

adaptive server infrastructure. HP Insight Dynamics – VSE delivers four key capabilities for HP ProLiant

300-series G6 servers:

• Continuous capacity and power planning

• Balanced physical and virtual resources

• Cost-effective availability

• Consistent infrastructure provisioning

For more information about HP Insight Dynamics – VSE suite, go to

http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/man

agement/insightdynamics.html

OS support

HP performs extensive testing, qualification, and certification of the latest server operating systems on

ProLiant servers to ensure maximum performance and reliability. HP resells and provides full service

and support for Microsoft Windows operating systems, Red Hat Linux® subscriptions, Novell SUSE

Linux subscriptions, Sun Solaris subscriptions, Citrix XenServer, and VMware hypervisors. The latest

information regarding support and deployment can be found online at www.hp.com/go/ossupport.