Editing HPE ProLiant

[[wikipedia:ProLiant|Proliant]] is a popular [[x86]] brand of server computers sell by HP with advanced features:
* Redundant and hot swappable [[power supplies]]<ref>https://www.tomshardware.com/news/why-power-supplies-fail-psus,36712.html</ref>
* [[Disk array controller]]s<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_array_controller</ref> with hot swap disks:  [[HPE ProLiant Smart Array Controllers]]
* [[w:Out-of-band_management|Out of Band Management]] capabilities ([[w:HP_Integrated_Lights-Out|HP Integrated Lights-Out]] or [[iLO]])
* [[UEFI]] Secure Boot and Secure Start support
* [[FIPS]] 140-2 validation

HP provide drivers a software for managing servers such as '''Management Component Pack''' which includes <ref>https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?swItemId=MTX_fb17bc1279ff4900a5e5ca4c2a&swEnvOid=4248#tab3</ref>
* HP online configuration utility (hponcfg)
* Agentless Management Service  amsd
* [[Smart Storage Administrator]] (SSA): <code>[[ssa]]</code><ref>https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c04455150</ref>
* Smart Storage Administrator (SSA) CLI:<code>[[ssacli]]</code><ref>https://wiki.phoenixlzx.com/page/ssacli/</ref>
* Smart Storage Administrator Diagnostic Utility (SSADU) CLI: <code>[[ssaducli]]</code>.

To install them follow installation instructions<ref>https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?swItemId=MTX_fb17bc1279ff4900a5e5ca4c2a&swEnvOid=4248#tab3</ref>: <code>apt-get install [[hponcfg]] [[amsd]] [[ssa]] [[ssacli]] [[ssaducli]]</code>

Binaries provides by <code>amsd</code> package: <code>amsd_rev amsd smad cpqiScsi smad_rev ahslog mr_cpqScsi</code>

== Models ==
* [[DL380]] 2U (up to 2 [[processors]])
* [[DL560]] 2U (up to 4 [[processors]])
* [[DL580]] 4U (up to 4 [[processors]]). See also [[Dell PowerEdge]] R940.
* [[DL980]]
* [[Lenovo ThinkSystem]] SR950 (up to 8 [[processors]], up to 28x cores per processor. Total: 224 cores)

== Timeline ==
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ProLiant#Timeline
* 2017 Gen 10
* 2014 Gen 9
* 2012 Gen 8

== Related terms ==
* [[Primary Riser]], [[Secondary Riser]]
* [[HPE Synergy]]
* [[HPE Fast Fault Tolerance]], [[A3DC]]
* [[HPE ProLiant Smart Array Controllers]]
* [[HPE OneView]]

== Activities ==
# Read about different Proliant models and other competitors such as: [[Dell]], [[IBM]] or [[Supermicro]]. 
# Identify characteristics of most popular models: [[DL380]] (up to 2 CPUs/24-[[DIMM]] slots) and [[DL580]].
## Read [[DL380 Gen10]] QuickSpecs: https://h20195.www2.hpe.com/v2/getdocument.aspx?docname=a00008180enw
## Read DL380 Gen10 User Guide: https://h20628.www2.hp.com/km-ext/kmcsdirect/emr_na-a00019109en_us-11.pdf
## Read HP [[iLO]] User Guide: https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=a00074744en_us
# Install latest LTS Ubuntu Server and install HP Management Component Pack
# Use your browser to [[/Access to iLO/]]
# [[/Remove a disk from your redundant storage array and review OS logs/]] and verify output from <code> ssacli ctrl slot=0 pd all show status</code>
# Read page about [[HPE ProLiant Smart Array Controllers]]
# Enter [[HP Proliant iLO SSA]] (Smart Storage Administrator) application by pressing <code>[[F9]]</code> and configure your [[disk array]].
# Learn about [[UEFI]] System Utilities User Guide for HPE ProLiant Gen10 https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-a00016407ja_jp
# Learn about HPE Agentless Management: https://buy.hpe.com/us/en/software/server-management-software/server-ilo-management/ilo-management-engine/hpe-agentless-management/p/5219980
# Learn about [[Service Pack for ProLiant]] (SPP)

== See also ==
* {{Proliant}}
* [[ZFS]] and [[LVM]]
* [[mdadm]] Linux utility
* {{Computing vendors}}

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[[Category:Information technology]]

[[Category:Server software]]
[[Category:Computer engineering]]

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