HP ProLiant AMD-based 300-series G7 servers

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Systems management and monitoring
HP offers management tools to program and control all aspects of the dynamic server environment.
The HP iLO 3 management processor provides remote management with other core-embedded
management functions to simplify setup, health monitoring, power and thermal control, and remote
administration. The HP Insight Control Environment management suite provides a foundation for
deploying, managing, optimizing, and controlling the entire server environment from any location. HP
Insight Dynamics for ProLiant delivers comprehensive functions for optimizing and balancing resources
and workloads in real time.
HP Integrated Lights-Out 3
ProLiant 300-series G7 servers include the next generation of lights-out management, iLO 3. HP
developed iLO 3 to improve performance, streamline the user interface, and enhance support for
management standards. Like iLO 2, the iLO3 firmware can be upgraded with HP iLO Advanced for
extended functionality.
The iLO 3 hardware includes a faster processor along with increased flash and DDR memory for
storing and executing programs. Remote console performance is up to eight times faster than iLO2—
and equal to the performance of KVM and software-based remote management solutions. The remote
console for Microsoft Windows in iLO 3 is built on the .NET framework using a DirectX control; the
console display scales without scroll bars, supports resolutions up to 1600X1200, and supports
display across multiple monitors. Users have direct access to the remote console without having to
navigate through the iLO 3 web interface. An integrated Linux version provides a single java applet
to support remote console, virtual media and virtual power functionality. The faster iLO 3 processor
and a USB 2.0 host connection also enable three times better virtual media performance compared to
iLO 2.
The web-based graphical user interface has been updated with a look and feel similar to the
Onboard Administrator; it uses Javascript Object Notation (JSON) for improved handling of dynamic
content.
For environments with elevated security requirements, the iLO 3 ASIC includes an AES encryption
engine. AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) is an encryption standard adopted by the U.S.
government (FIPS PUBS 197, http://csrc.nist.gov/publication
s/fips/fips197/fips-197.pdf). The iLO 3
hardware-based solution provides strong AES encryption with better performance than a software-
based solution. The latest generation of iLO also provides IPMI over LAN and DCMI management
interfaces for environments requiring simple standards-based monitoring and control.
Not all iLO 2 features are supported in iLO 3. For detailed information on standard and iLO
Advanced licensed features, see the iLO QuickSpecs available at: www.hp.com/go/iLO
.
HP Insight Control Environment
HP Insight Control Environment management suite is the infrastructure management suite that HP
recommends for every HP G6 and G7 server. Insight Control Environment provides infrastructure
management functions, including a complete set of lifecycle management tools.
For more information about HP Insight Control Environment management suite, go to
www.hp.com/go/ice
HP Insight Dynamics
HP provides tools like HP Insight Dynamics for ProLiant to assist you with continuously analyzing and
optimizing your data center infrastructure. HP Insight Dynamics delivers four key capabilities for HP
ProLiant 300-series G7 servers: