HP Bc1500 - BladeSystem - Blade PC User manual

User Guide
HP BladeSystem PC Blade Enclosure Integrated
Administrator for CCI v1.4
Document Part Number: 410728-002
June 2006

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User Guide
HP BladeSystem PC Blade Enclosure Integrated Administrator for CCI v1.4
Second Edition (June 2006)
Document Part Number: 410728-002

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1Introduction
About This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Audience Assumptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Symbols In Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Important Safety Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Symbols On Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
Contact HP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
Support and Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
HP Web site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
Reader Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
2 HP PC Blade Enclosure System
Software Features
HP PC Blade Enclosure Integrated Administrator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Integrated Administrator Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Dedicated LAN network connectivity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
SNMP alerts from Integrated Administrator to a management console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2
E-mail alerts from Integrated Administrator to an e-mail account (AlertMail) . . . . . . . . . . 2–2
Remote access and control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2
User administration and security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2
Automatic network configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Automatic time configuration (NTP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Integration with the HP Systems Insight Manager utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Event Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
Overview of HP BladeSystem Software Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
Headless operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
HP Systems Insight Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
HP Blade PC Automatic System Recovery (ASR-2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
Enclosure Self Recovery (ESR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
HP PC Blade Enclosure Management System and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5
3 Getting Started
Reviewing Configuration Tools and Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
Identifying Integrated Administrator Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
Determining the Integrated Administrator’s Initial IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2

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Requirements for Local Client Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
Default Values for the Integrated Administrator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
Determining the IP Address using the Local Console. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
Setting Up the Web-Based User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
Additional Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
4 Web Browser Interface
Accessing the Web-based User Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
Web-Based Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
Top Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
Left Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
Deck Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
Enclosure Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Enclosure Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8
SNMP Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9
Virtual Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–11
System Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–13
Bays Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–13
Bay List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–14
Bay Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–15
Remote Console. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–17
Virtual Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–17
Console Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–18
Administration Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–18
User List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–19
Group List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–20
Add User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–21
Add Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–23
View/Modify User. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–24
View/Modify Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–25
Event List Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–25
Interconnect Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–26
5 Command Line Interface
Accessing the Command Line Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1
Accessing Remotely through the Management Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1
Accessing Locally through the Console Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2
Operating the Command Line Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2
General Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2
General Management Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3
User Account Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–5
Enclosure Network Configuration Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–9
Enclosure Management Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–12
Blade PC Bay Management Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–15
Command Line Event Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–18
Functionality Exclusive to the Command Line Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–19

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6 Setting Up the System
User Permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–2
Customizing the Enclosure Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–3
Modifying Enclosure and Rack Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–4
Modifying the Asset Tag Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–5
Modifying the Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–6
Setting Up User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–7
Adding a Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–7
Adding a User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–9
Enabling Remote Console Sessions to Blade PCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–11
Setting Up AlertMail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–11
E-mail Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–12
Setting Up IP Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–13
Setting Up Automatic Time Configuration (NTP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–14
Configuring SNMP Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–14
Entering a Community String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–15
Modifying the System Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–15
Modifying the System Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–15
Adding Trap Targets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–16
Removing Trap Targets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–16
7 Performing Common Administrative Tasks
Managing Blade PC Bays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–1
Opening a Remote Console Session to a Blade PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–1
Accessing the ROM-Based Setup Utility for a blade PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–2
Reviewing Activity for a Blade PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–3
Powering Off the Blade PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–4
Identifying a Blade PC Using the Unit Identification LED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–5
Managing the Enclosure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–6
Reviewing the Activity of the Enclosure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–6
Identifying the Enclosure Using the Unit Identification LED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–7
Generating an Enclosure Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–8
Identifying Problem Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–9
Managing Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–13
Modifying a User’s Rights to Blade PC Bays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–13
Creating a New Group with the Updated Access Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–13
Modifying Group Rights to Blade PC Bays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–13
Disabling and Deleting User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–14
Deleting a User Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–15
Deleting Group Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–16
8 Performing Advanced Functions
Replicating the Configuration of the Integrated Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–1
Administering Security Certificates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–2
Creating a Certificate Request. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–2
Downloading a Security Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–3
Key-Based SSH Authentication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–3
Configuring Blade PC Boot Order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–4

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Powering Off the Enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–5
Disabling Network Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–6
Upgrading the Integrated Administrator Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–6
Recovering a Lost Administrator Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–7
Launching Flash Disaster Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–8
A Command Line Conventions
B Error Messages
Warning Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–1
Enclosure Warning Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–1
Blade PC Warning Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–2
Administration Warning Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–2
Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–2
Enclosure Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–2
Blade PC Bay Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–3
Administration Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–3
CTroubleshooting
D Event Icons and Details
E Factory Default Settings
Enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E–1
Users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E–1
Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E–1
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E–2
Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E–2
F Time Zone Settings
Universal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F–1
Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F–2
Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F–3
Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F–4
Oceania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F–5
Polar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F–6
The Americas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F–6
G Open Source Availability
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Introduction
About This Guide
This guide provides step-by-step instructions for operation, and reference information for
advanced operation, troubleshooting, and future upgrades for the HP PC Blade Enclosure
Integrated Administrator for a Consolidated Client Infrastructure (CCI) v1.4 solution.
Audience Assumptions
This guide is intended for users with access to the HP PC Blade Enclosure Integrated
Administrator. It assumes that HP blade PCs and related hardware are installed, and that the user
has minimal experience working with blade PC systems in a CCI environment.
Symbols In Text
You may find the following symbols in the text of this guide:
ÅWARNING: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions in the warning could
result in bodily harm or loss of life.
ÄCAUTION: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to
equipment or loss of information.
✎Text set off in this manner indicates information intended to clarify a point, provide a helpful tip,
or otherwise aid the reader.
Important Safety Information
Before installing this product, read the Important Safety Information document included with the
blade PC hardware.
Symbols On Equipment
The following symbols may be placed on equipment to indicate the presence of potentially
hazardous conditions:

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Related Documents
For additional information on the topics covered in this guide, refer to the following
documentation:
■White paper: Network Considerations Guide
■QuickSpecs
■Setup and Installation Guide: HP BladeSystem bc1500 Blade PC and PC Blade Enclosure
■White paper: HP Rack 9000 and 10000 Series installation and best practices
■Installation Guide: HP BladeSystem PC Blade Switch
■Command Line Interface Reference Guide: HP BladeSystem PC Blade Switch
■Embedded Web System User Guide for the HP BladeSystem PC Blade Switch
Symbol Description
This warning symbol, in conjunction with any of the following symbols,
indicates the presence of a potential hazard. The potential exists if warnings
are not observed. Consult the documentation for specific details.
This warning symbol indicates the presence of hazardous energy circuits or
electric shock hazards, Refer all servicing to qualified personnel.
This warning symbol indicates the presence of electrical shock hazards. The
area contains no user or field serviceable parts. Do not open for any reason.
This warning symbol on or near an RJ-45 receptacle indicates a network
interface connection. To reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or damage to
the equipment, do not plug a telephone or telecommunications connector
into this receptacle.
This warning symbol indicates the presence of a hot surface or component. If
this surface is contacted, the potential for in jury exists.
These information symbols indicate that the equipment is powered by
multiple power sources.
Information symbol. This symbol (accompanied by the weight in kgs and lbs)
indicates that the component exceeds the recommended weight for one
individual to handle safely.

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Getting Help
If you have a question about the HP PC Blade Enclosure and have exhausted the information in
this guide, you can get additional information and other help in the following locations:
Contact HP
The Contact HP Web site provides various ways to contact HP, including online chat, email, and
telephone. Access this Web site at: http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/contact_us.html
Support and Troubleshooting
HP’s Support and Troubleshooting Web site allows you to download software and drivers and
search for support and troubleshooting information for specific products. Access this Web site at:
http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html?pageDisplay=support.
HP Web site
The HP Web site has information on this product as well as the latest drivers and flash ROM
images. Access the HP Web site at http://www.hp.com.
Reader Comments
HP welcomes your comments on this guide. Go to the following site to send your comments and
suggestions: www.hp.com/go/cci.

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HP PC Blade Enclosure System
Software Features
The HP BladeSystem offers an extensive set of features and optional tools to support effective
blade PC management and software deployment. This chapter describes the HP PC Blade
Enclosure Integrated Administrator and provides a brief overview of software associated with the
system.
HP PC Blade Enclosure Integrated Administrator
The HP PC Blade Enclosure Integrated Administrator is a centralized management and
monitoring system for the HP PC Blade Enclosure and blade PCs. The Integrated Administrator
acts as a combination terminal server and remote power controller, enabling out-of-band, secure,
serial console connections to all blade PCs in the enclosure.
The Integrated Administrator provides enclosure health, blade health, and remote blade
manageability. Integrated Administrator features are accessed from any network-based client.
The Integrated Administrator provides remote access to any authorized network client, sends
alerts, and provides many other blade PC management functions.
The Integrated Administrator subsystem is embedded on a module included with each
interconnect tray and includes an intelligent microprocessor, secure memory, and a dedicated
network interface. This design makes the Integrated Administrator independent of the host blade
PC and its operating system.
Integrated Administrator Features
The following subsections describe Integrated Administrator functions that deliver
state-of-the-art management of the enclosure and blade PCs.
Dedicated LAN network connectivity
Each Integrated Administrator provides a dedicated network connection. The NIC can
auto-select speeds between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps. When the PC Blade Switch (optional) is
installed, you can configure the Integrated Administrator to route through a Gigabit uplink
connector using VLANs, eliminating the need for a separate management network.
✎The default configuration for the HP BladeSystem PC Blade Switch option has the dedicated IA
port and both Switch A and Switch B uplinks in the same VLAN.

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SNMP alerts from Integrated Administrator to a management
console
The Integrated Administrator provides notification of enclosure problems. Using a management
console, you can access various alerts, such as unauthorized access attempts and network
connection failures using SNMP traps.
E-mail alerts from Integrated Administrator to an e-mail
account (AlertMail)
AlertMail enables the Integrated Administrator to send system events by email instead of using
SNMP traps. AlertMail is completely independent of SNMP, and both can be enabled at the
same time. AlertMail uses standard SMTP commands to communicate with any SMTP capable
mail server or SMTP relay agent.
Remote access and control
The Integrated Administrator provides remote functionality to access a limited text-only console
of the host blade PC, change the state of the Unit Identification LED on an enclosure or any of its
blade PCs, and power up, power down, or reboot a blade PC or groups of blade PCs.
The Integrated Administrator displays alerts regardless of the state of the user’s host blade PC
and integrates with the HP Systems Insight Manager utility using SNMP to provide alerts and
diagnostics of the system.
If a blade PC does not respond, this feature enables an administrator to initiate a cold reboot to
bring the blade PC back online. The Integrated Administrator can be used to remotely operate a
power button of any blade PC within the enclosure.
Integrated Administrator is fully accessible by common Web browsers. The Integrated
Administrator also has a command line interface (CLI) accessible using Secure Shell (encrypted)
or Telnet (unencrypted) protocols, providing extensive management capability to remote network
users. Local users can access the CLI by attaching a client computer (using a terminal emulator)
or terminal to the Integrated Administrator’s console (RS-232 serial) port.
✎With a Telnet session, all data - including passwords - are passed as clear text.
User administration and security
The Integrated Administrator supports up to 25 users with customizable access rights and login
names. Groups are first assigned bays, and then users are given membership to those groups.
This group-centered methodology is designed to facilitate user management across blade PCs.
Integrated Administrator provides strong security for remote management in distributed IT
environments by using industry standard Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption of HTTP data
transmitted across the network. SSL encryption (up to 128-bit) ensures that the HTTP
information is secure as it travels across the network. You can encrypt all remote console data as
well.
Integrated Administrator provides secure password encryption, tracking all login attempts and
maintaining a record of all login failures. Integrated Administrator also provides the following
additional security features:

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■User actions logged in the Integrated Administrator System Log
■Login legal warning
IP Security allows an administrator to define a set of IP addresses that are the only ones allowed
to connect to the services provided (SSH, HTTP, HTTPS, TELNET, SNMP). This means that an
administrator can make sure only a certain set of machines have access to Integrated
Administrator.
Automatic network configuration
The Integrated Administrator provides automatic network configuration of the IP address and
host name using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Dynamic DNS/WINS.
Integrated Administrator comes with a default name and DHCP client that leases an IP address
from the DHCP server on the network. For networks that do not use DHCP, the Integrated
Administrator can use a static IP configuration.
Automatic time configuration (NTP)
Automatic time configuration allows Integrated Administrator to synchronize its date and time
with a blade PC supporting the Network Time Protocol (NTP).
Integration with the HP Systems Insight Manager utility
Integrated Administrator provides full integration with the HP Systems Insight Manager utility
under key operating environments. This integration provides:
■Support for SNMP management — Support for SNMP trap delivery to a HP Systems Insight
Manager console
■Management processor —The HP Systems Insight Manager utility adds support for a new
device type, the management processor. All Integrated Administrators (in HP PC Blade
Enclosure) on the network are discovered in the HP Systems Insight Manager utility as
management processors. The management processors are associated with the blade PCs they
manage.
■Integrated Administrator hyperlinks —The HP Systems Insight Manager utility provides a
hyperlink on the blade PC device page to launch and connect to Integrated Administrator.
■Grouping of Integrated Administrator processors —All Integrated Administrator
management processors can be grouped together logically and displayed on one page in the
HP Systems Insight Manager utility. This capability provides access to all Integrated
Administrators on the network from one point in HP Systems Insight Manager.
For more information on the HP Systems Insight Manager utility, refer to the ProLiant
Essentials Foundation Pack documentation that ships with the system or refer to:
http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/index.html.
Event Notification
The Integrated Administrator provides real-time event notifications for an enclosure. When an
event occurs, the Integrated Administrator notifies connected users by generating an icon that the
user can click to view more details.

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Status Information
The Integrated Administrator enables an enclosure administrator to update the rack name,
enclosure name, asset tag, time zone, date, and time, as well as observe the status and general
information for every component in the enclosure.
Overview of HP BladeSystem Software Tools
The following subsections described tools and utilities supported by the HP BladeSystem blade
PC systems to facilitate monitoring and management of the enclosure.
ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU)
RBSU performs a wide range of configuration activities and provides access to numerous
settings, including those for system devices, operating system selection, and boot controller
order. RBSU is also fully compatible with remote serial console mode using the Integrated
Administrator.
Headless operation
HP bc-series blade PCs include VGA, keyboard, mouse, and USB interfaces; however, these
blade PCs are designed primarily for headless operation and management with no keyboard or
monitor attached.
ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack
The ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack features a graphical deployment console, which
provides intuitive drag-and-drop events, such as scripts and images, to deploy the operating
systems and applications on any combination of blade PCs installed in the enclosures.
With the Rapid Deployment Pack, users can automatically install pre-defined configurations on
newly installed blade PCs. For more information about the Rapid Deployment Pack, refer to an
authorized reseller, the Rapid Deployment CD that ships with the enclosure, or go to:
www.hp.com/servers/rdp
HP Systems Insight Manager
HP Systems Insight Manager is an easy-to-use, intuitive software utility designed for collecting
blade PC information, including fault conditions, performance, security, remote management,
and recovery services. The HP BladeSystem is fully compatible with the HP Systems Insight
Manager utility.
HP Blade PC Automatic System Recovery (ASR-2)
ASR-2 is a diagnostic/recovery feature that automatically restarts the blade PC in the event of a
critical operating system failure.
Enclosure Self Recovery (ESR)
ESR, similar to ASR-2, is a self-monitoring reliability feature of the Integrated Administrator. If
the Integrated Administrator does not boot or hangs during operation, ESR automatically resets
the Integrated Administrator for an attempted self-recovery. The blade PCs and interconnect tray
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HP PC Blade Enclosure Management System and Utilities
The HP PC Blade Enclosure Management System and Utilities provide a full suite of
configuration and management interfaces and tools for the HP PC Blade Enclosure (option). Full
featured Web-based and menu-driven console interfaces are provided management of the
interconnect switch.
You can configure both interfaces to require a valid user name and password for authentication.
RMON and SNMP manageability are supported with an SNMP-based scripting utility and
sample scripts. You can also save the interconnect switch configuration to a TFTP server as
backups and as templates for preconfiguring other switches.
The interconnect switch is compatible with industry standards and has full for support for IEEE
802.1Q VLANs.

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Getting Started
The HP PC Blade Enclosure Integrated Administrator enables monitoring and management of all
functions within an enclosure, including functions specific to the blade PCs housed within it.
Once configured, the Integrated Administrator provides these features through both a Web-based
user interface and CLI.
This chapter addresses first-time configuration of the Integrated Administrator after the
enclosure is installed and powered up in a rack:
■Reviewing configuration tools and information
■Identifying the Integrated Administrator connectors
■Determining the Integrated Administrator initial IP address
■Setting up the Web-based user interface
■Additional steps
■Help
Reviewing Configuration Tools and Information
The Integrated Administrator is ready for operation immediately after powering up. The
following features and information are designed to facilitate the setup and management of the
Integrated Administrator:
■Each Integrated Administrator ships with a unique preconfigured Administrator password
and host name.
■If the network uses Dynamic DNS or WINS, you can access the Integrated Administrator
using the factory-configured host name.
✎The preconfigured Administrator password and host name are displayed on the Integrated
Administrator Default Network Settings Tag (settings tag) attached to the interconnect tray.
■If the network uses DHCP, an IP address can be automatically assigned to the Integrated
Administrator.
■The blade PC health driver enables the Integrated Administrator to gracefully power down
the blade PC and provides the Integrated Administrator with the name as defined within the
operating system of the blade PC, thermal condition, status, and operating system for each
blade PC.
ÄCAUTION: Without the blade PC health driver or an ACPI-compliant operating system, the Integrated
Administrator cannot gracefully shut down a blade PC. This condition may result in the permanent loss
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Identifying Integrated Administrator Components
Each HP PC Blade Enclosure interconnect tray ships with the Integrated Administrator module
already installed and provides external connectivity using two connectors on the rear panel.
ÄCAUTION: Do not plug anything into the enclosure link connectors. They are reserved for future use and
are not designed to accept a 10/100 Ethernet connector.
Determining the Integrated Administrator’s Initial
IP Address
HP recommends that you connect a local client device, such as a laptop computer, to the console
(serial) connector in order to determine the initial IP address used by the network to recognize
the Integrated Administrator. After using that IP address to access the Integrated Administrator
locally using the console (serial) connector, you can use the Integrated Administrator default
values to complete the initial configuration.
The organization of this section reflects this process:
■Requirements for local client devices
■Default values for the Integrated Administrator
■Determining the IP address using the local console
Integrated Administrator Rear Panel Components
Item Description
1 Management (10/100 Ethernet) connector for remote access through a Web-based user
interface, Telnet, or Secure Shell.
2 Console (serial) connector for local access to the command line interface using a laptop
computer.
3 Integrated Administrator reset button.
4 Integrated Administrator health LED
5 Enclosure Unit Identification button/LED
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Requirements for Local Client Devices
You can access the Integrated Administrator locally using the serial connector on the rear panel
of the enclosure using a local client device, such as a laptop computer. The local client device
must run a terminal emulator, such as HyperTerminal for Windows systems or Kermit for Linux
systems.
The terminal emulator must operate at the following settings:
■Bits per second: 9600
■Bits: 8
■Parity: None
■Stop bits: 1
■Flow control: none
■Emulation: VT100
■Backspace key sends Ctrl-H
Default Values for the Integrated Administrator
The Integrated Administrator is configured with a default user name, password, and DNS name.
A settings tag with the preconfigured values is attached to the interconnect tray containing the
Integrated Administrator module.
✎For security reasons, HP recommends changing the Administrator password when accessing
Integrated Administrator for the first time.
Determining the IP Address using the Local Console
To determine the Integrated Administrator IP address using the local console perform the
following steps:
1. Access the Integrated Administrator console:
a. Connect a local client device (such as a laptop computer) with VT100 terminal
emulation software to the Integrated Administrator (serial) console connector using a
null modem serial cable.
b. Open a terminal emulation session with the following settings: 9600 bps, 8 data bits, no
parity, and 1 stop bit.
c. Log into the Integrated Administrator using the password on the settings tag attached to
the interconnect tray.
2. Establish the Integrated Administrator IP address.
For a detailed explanation of the command line conventions used in this document, see
Appendix A, “Command Line Conventions.”
If a DHCP server is attached to the network, determine the Integrated Administrator IP
address. Type the following command at the command line interface:
SHOW NETWORK
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to assign a static IP address to the Integrated Administrator:
SET IPCONFIG STATIC <IP address> <subnet mask>
SET GATEWAY <IP address>
SET DNS <primary address> {<secondary address>}
You can now access the Integrated Administrator using a Web browser, Secure Shell, Telnet,
or SNMP.
Setting Up the Web-Based User Interface
To set up the Web-based user interface, proceed as follows:
1. Type the Integrated Administrator IP address or DNS name in the address bar of the Web
browser. A security alert displays as shown below.
If you click Ye s, the browser continues to the Login window of Integrated Administrator.
The alert message appears each time you access the Integrated Administrator management
processor in a browser.
If you click No, you are returned to what was previously displayed on your browser.
If you click View Certificate, a popup window displays the certificate information.
Installing the certificate to your browser prevents the security alert message from displaying
in the future.
✎To install your own certificate onto the Integrated Administrator rather than the automatically
generated certificate, see the information on certificate-related commands in Chapter 8, in
section “Administering Security Certificates.”
If the certificate is removed from your browser, the security alert message is displayed again.
2. Install the certificate to your browser:
a. Click Install Certificate. The Certificate Manager Import Wizard starts.
b. Click Next.
c. Click Next for the browser to automatically select the certificate store when the
Certificate Store window appears.