Hitachi 1000 manual Operations Management, Deployment Manager, +1 or N+M Cold Standby Fail-over

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BladeSymphony Management Suite provides centralized system management and control of all server, network, and storage resources, including the ability to setup and configure servers, monitor server resources, integrate with enterprise management software (SNMP), phone home, and manage server assets.

Deployment Manager

Deployment Manager allows the mass deployment of system images for fast, effective server deployment. Users can deploy system images and BIOS updates across multiple chassis in multiple locations. Updates are executed by batch distribution of service packs and Linux patches to server, saving a large number of hours for patching tasks.

N+1 or N+M Cold Standby Fail-over

BladeSymphony 1000 maintains high uptime levels through sophisticated failover mechanisms. The N+1 Cold Standby function enables multiple servers to share standby servers, increasing system availability while decreasing the need for multiple standby servers. It enables the system to detect a fault in a server blade and switch to the standby server — manually or automatically. The hardware switching is executed even in the absence of the administrator, enabling the system to return to normal operations within a short time.

With the N+M Cold Standby function there are “M” backup servers for every “N” active servers, so failover is cascading — in the event of hardware failure, the system automatically detects the fault and identifies the problem by indicating the faulty module, allowing immediate failure recovery. This approach can cut total downtime by enabling the application workload to be shared among the working servers.

Operations Management

Reports — real-time or historical reports can be generated. Report interval and display time intervals (hour, day, week, month, year) can be specified. Graphical display drill-down is possible for detailed analysis. An export function supports output of HTML or CSV files.

Fault and error detection and notification — when a problem occurs on a server, various notification methods including SNMP trap notification are used to quickly detect the problem. Notices can be filtered according to the seriousness of the problem and can be sent to the administrator via email or the management console to indicate only very serious problems.

Customized fault notification rules — multiple monitoring conditions can be set, such as alarm conditions and irregular conditions. Problem notice conditions can be set according to time period and number of occurrences. And, executable actions can be set, such as send email, execute a command, or send an SNMP trap notice.

SMNP Communication — an SNMP translator converts alert information managed by an agent service to MIB, and sends it by SNMP to and SNMP manager such as OpenView Network Node Manager. SNMP manager can be used to view information sent by SNMP.

Windows Cluster Management — a cluster environment can be created by Microsoft Cluster Server for each server (node). However, Microsoft Cluster Server's cluster administrator can manage only clusters in the same domain, while the BladeSymphony 1000 enables centralized management of clusters from a remote location regardless of the domains. The following operations for cluster management are supported:

Viewing information about cluster groups and resources from a remote location

Reporting to the administrator as events the changes in the status of cluster groups and resources

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Contents BladeSymphony 1000 Architecture Table of Contents Executive Summary IntroductionIntroducing BladeSymphony Enterprise-Class Capabilities BladeSymphony 1000 front viewData Center Applications System Architecture Overview Front Intel Itanium Server Blade features Intel Itanium Server BladeTwo ports per partition SpecificationsBackplane Node link for Three interconnect ports Interface Fast Ethernet Two100Base/10Base ports LAN manage MentIntel Itanium Processor 9100 Series FW ROM AtmelCache Hyper-Threading TechnologyIntel VT Virtualization Technology Demand Based SwitchingHitachi Node Controller Bus throughput from the Hitachi Node ControllerBaseboard Management Controller Memory SystemSMP Capabilities Hitachi Node Controller connects multiple server blades SMP Configuration Options Numa ArchitectureFull interleave mode and non-interleave mode Intel Itanium I/O Expansion Module L3 Cache Copy TagEBS Chassis Intel Xeon Server Blade Intel Xeon Server Blade componentsIntel Xeon 5200 Dual Core Processors Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Enterprise x64 EditionIntel Xeon 5400 Quad Core Processors FB-DIMM AdvantagesAdvanced ECC Online spare memory supported configurationsOnline Spare Memory Memory Mirroring Memory mirroringOn-Module Storage Modules Sub SystemPCI-X I/O Module PCIe I/O Module Embedded Fibre Channel Switch ModulePCI-X I/O Module connector types PCIe I/O Module Combo CardFiber channel switch close-up Total 8 modules mountable Embedded Fibre Channel Switch Module components FCSW, Ipfc RFC, FCAL2, FcphFC-HBA + Gigabit Ethernet Combo Card LANManagement Software Hitachi FC Controller FC-HBA functionsEmbedded Gigabit Ethernet Switch Scsi Hard Drive Modules Connection configuration for HDD Modules Chassis, Power, and Cooling Chassis specificationsRedundant Power Modules Module ConnectionsRedundant Cooling Fan Modules Top view and cooling fan modules numbersReliability Features Reliability and Serviceability FeaturesReliability features Serviceability Features Switch & Management ModuleSwitch & Management Module components NV SramBase Management Controller BMC Console Functions OS ConsoleSVP Console Remote ConsoleBladeSymphony Management Suite Management SoftwareOperating System Support Deployment Manager Operations Management+1 or N+M Cold Standby Fail-over Rack Management Remote ManagementNetwork Management Asset ManagementHigh CPU Performance and Features VirtageShared Mode Dedicated ModeHigh I/O Performance Shared/Virtual NIC Functions Fiber Channel VirtualizationIntegrated System Management for Virtual Machines Summary For More InformationSierra Point Parkway