HPE recently announced the extension from InfoSight beyond their storage arrays onto their server platforms Proliant, Synergy and Apollo. Until now, HPE InfoSight was the AI-driven support platform for HPE Nimble storage and more recently their 3PAR arrays as well. For those storage platforms it delivers a global insight into the status and health of […]
Already there on some Gen9 servers, now you will get ClearOS as well on the Gen10 MicroServer, and as an option on all other Proliant servers. ClearOS? Well it didn’t ring a bell for me either. Time for some research! ClearOS is an affordable and reliable CentOS based Linux operating system, ideal for small and […]
While everyone is looking at the new iPhone 6 with Apple Watch (don’t expect my comment, the internet is full of it already) you should know that there was at the same moment another important announcement – by HP. They released the new Gen9 Proliant server portfolio. At the same time they mentioned that HP […]
HP seems to maintain its role of virtualization performance champion with its record-breaking results for four configurations – 2P blade, 2P, 4P and 8P – on the VMmark 2.x benchmark. Using the VMmark 2.x benchmark, HP ProLiant servers showcased world-class proficiency in performing common platform-level workloads such as live migration of virtual machines, cloning and […]
This recommended configuration is designed around a building block approach with a multi-copy high availability design using a database availability group (DAG). The number of servers per DAG is a flexible design decision that customers can make (up to sixteen servers per DAG based on an Exchange Server limit). This recommended configuration uses a total […]
These three recommended configurations are for Microsoft® Exchange Server 2010 and HP ProLiant SL4540 Gen8 Servers. They are designed around a building block approach with a multi-copy high availability design using a database availability group (DAG) and can be used to scale to large numbers of users. The DAG provides high availability with multiple copies […]
Found this great document explaining all the technical details about the support and the implementation of SR-IOV in Windows 2012 on HP Proliant servers… This nice reference document can be found here. Happy lecture!
Be aware that the latest ESXi ISO files supporting ProLiant Gen8 servers are now on www.vmware.com and not anymore on the HP Software Depot. Follow the steps below: 1. go to www.vmware.com/download 2. Select vSphere 3. You will see Product Downloads/Drivers & Tools/Open Source tabs. Select Drivers & Tools 4. Expand the OEM Customized Installer CD section […]
HP Engineering has released a second edition of the SmartMemeroy guide for HP ProLiant Gen8 servers. Find in the document Memory Best Practice Guidelines for ProLiant servers with Intel® Xeon® processors. Download the latest guide here: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c03293145/c03293145.pdf
In today’s data centers, an IT manager’s life is more hectic than it should be. Error alerts, system events, installation and update issues, and calls to support desk make it hard to get anything done. But HP’s next generation of servers — HP ProLiant Gen8 — revolutionizes that experience. Allowing IT professionals to monitor networks […]