Continuity and Component Commonality on ProLiant

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Continuity and Component Commonality on ProLiant

Numerous core technologies within the ProLiant platforms provide higher performance, fault tolerance, and reliability. In addition to its core technologies, one of ProLiant's strongest features is the continuity and component commonality across the platform. This is an often-overlooked benefit of the holistic approach to building the server platform, yet it exemplifies the benefits of the ISA because ProLiant's component commonality extends the standards idea throughout the ProLiant platform. SmartStart, ROM-based setup, SMART array controller configuration, Hot Plug drive operation, Lights-Out management processor interface, and many other components provide continuity of component operations across ProLiant.

Customers who consider themselves "ProLiant Shops" point out that throughout the history of ProLiant servers, they have provided the performance, reliability, and fault tolerance they want, with the enormous benefit of continuity and commonality across the platform. An example of this is the SMART array controllers that have been around since ProLiant's introduction and are currently at their sixth generation. Although the features and technologies have advanced, the basic configuration of RAID sets and operation within the configuration utility has maintained continuity over the generations. This continuity enables a smooth transition that requires no, or only minimal, retraining .

Additional examples of the benefits of continuity and commonality across the platform are seen in most hardware components. Operation of LED indictors and replacement of a Hot Plug drive are the same for a ProLiant 300, 500, 700, or BL-p blade server. The Hot Plug disk drives are universal, meaning they operate not only in all ProLiant servers, but also in HP StorageWorks arrays and drive enclosures, too. Continuity of LED indicators and operation is also seen with Hot Plug power supplies and Hot Plug fans.

Additional benefits of commonality and continuity include

  • Lowering parts inventory requirements

  • Reducing training and retraining cost

  • Improving productivity of personnel

  • Enabling personnel to quickly learn new product operation

  • Reducing unintended damage caused by lack of familiarity with operation

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Windows Server 2003 on Proliants. Deployment Techniques and Management Tools for System Administrators
Windows Server 2003 on Proliants. Deployment Techniques and Management Tools for System Administrators
ISBN: B004C77T6A
EAN: N/A
Year: 2004
Pages: 214

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