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© 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.The information contained herein is subject to change without notice
Optimize your IT environment with an HP BladeSystem solution
Al Jimenez
HP Solutions Engineering, Solution Alliances
Who are we?
Solutions
Al Jimenez, Solutions Engineering Manager - al.jimenez@hp.com
Kevin Kenefic, Solutions Engineer - kevin.kenefic@hp.com
Chris Stewart, Solutions Engineer - chris.stewart@hp.com
Eddie Martinez, Solutions Engineer - eddie.martinez@hp.com
Solutions Alliances Engineering in TSG
Internal Sharepoint site: http://na.know.hp.com/teams/ess_ms_solutions
See the contact list for Microsoft technology responsibilities.
HP solutions engineering
For more info: www.hp.com/go/activeanswers
Solutions
Al Jimenez - al.jimenez@hp.com
Internal Sharepoint site: http://na.know.hp.com/teams/ess_ms_solutions
• Solution Architects− Solutions & application
Deployment, development & testing
• Performance characterization• Reference configurations• Customer interface
− Field/Partner/Customer support
− RFP responses
− Public presentations / demos
• Benchmarking• Tools
− Sizers for Exchange, SQL, BizTalk, IIS, SharePoint, etc.
− Storage planning calculators, consolidation planners
Solution Alliances
Who should consider Blades? • A blade server infrastructure is
ideal for businesses that are:−Wrestling with space restrictions−Faced with information technology
(IT) resource limitations−Dealing with budgetary constraints−Preparing for growth−Planning an IT consolidation
• Why Blades Now?−An evolutionary path to
simplification of IT−Foundational simplification of IT
infrastructure−This is what customers want, this is
customer driven
What is a BladeSystem/Server anyway?
Components of a blade system
Server blades
Enclosures
Power & cooling
Storage
Interconnect kits
Managementsoftware
A blade system:• A system of servers sharing
interconnects for power, network, and storage resources
• Provides an infrastructure for physical consolidation and modular IT architectures
• Provides for unified management and application of IT business resources
A blade server:• A compact, high-density
server that has its own CPU(s) and memory
• Shares cables, switches, power, and storage with other blade servers in an enclosure
After
HP BladeSystem benefits
Before
Hewlett-Packard (HP) BladeSystem solutions can help mid-sized businesses operate efficiently, grow flexibly, and control costs
• Greatly simplifies multi-server environments
• Is easier to manage than rack-based systems
• Integrates computing, storage, power, and network resources
• Is more versatile and scalable than rack-based systems
• Integrates easily with existing infrastructure
HP BladeSystem benefits
AfterBefore
Benefits for lab deployments:• No more keyboard, mouse, and
monitor required for every server
• No more Keyboard Video Mouse (KVM) switches, no more KVM cables
• No more network cabling nightmares
• No more power and power cabling nightmares
• No more server rack mounting problems
• No more server identification problems
• No more manual CD installs
• Only HP BladeSystem and HP ProLiant servers provides ‘remote desktop’ capabilities without the operating system installed using HP iLO technology
• This along with
− HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM)
− Microsoft® Windows® remote desktop and
− Microsoft® Operations Manager (MOM)
requires:
One and only one management console
…from bare metal components to a fully functional server infrastructure
HP BladeSystem benefits
HP BladeSystem server family
HP ProLiant BL20p BladeSystem Enclosure HP BladeSystem Empty Enclosure w/switches
2 Patch Panels
32 RJ-45 uplinks
No switching capability in enclosure
2 GbE2 switches
24 port gigabit switch pair
Redundancy
High speed backplane
Can be deployed & configured via ProLiant Essentials tools
2 Cisco Switch (CGESM)
24 Ports / Gigabit
Paired switches
TRUE Cisco switch
Manageable with Cisco or HP Tools
Available Network Options
HP BladeSystem server familyBL40P
4 – Large cache Intel XEON
Processors
Expansion optimized
Hot plug SCSI
Large network capacity
BL45P
Up to 8 AMD Opteron cores per server
4 gigabit nics
Hot plug SCSI
High memory capacity
BL30p / BL35p
16 servers in 6U space
Up to 64 processing cores
Dual gigabit nics
Boot from SAN or local disk
BL20P / BL25P
8 servers in 6U
Hot plug SCSI or boot from SAN
4 gigabit NICs
Up to 4 processing cores per system
BL25p
BL20p
BL35p ½ height blade BL45p
BL40p
5 minute Q&A, 1 or 2 questions
IT consolidation
Multi-tier enterprise
applications
Rapidly deploy line of business (LOB) and support applications
Scaleable and highly available
Consolidate Windows Infrastructure Services
Implementing: HP BladeSystem: “the
Best Managed Platform”
Faster time-to-
implement
Improve IT Management /
Operations for Growth
LOB application deployment
Common Blade adoption scenarios
Solutions
Using
• Domain Name Services (DNS) • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)• Active Directory Services • Server Management functions
• Firewall and network security − Microsoft® Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA)
− Rights Management Services (depending on requirements)
• File and Print Services • Microsoft Windows Network Load Balancing • Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services • Microsoft® Internet Information Services, which includes:
− Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP)
− File transfer protocol (FTP)
• Terminal Services • Microsoft® .NET and COM+ resources
• Mail Services (Microsoft Exchange)
• Database and storage services− Microsoft® Windows® Storage Server
− Microsoft SQL Server
Windows infrastructure services
Blade comparisons
…
Blades for Domain, DHCP, Directory and Management Services• Domain Name Services (DNS) • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP)• Active Directory Services• HP SIM, MOM, SMS, ADS, and/or HP
RDP
Blades for security and firewall• Microsoft Internet Security and
acceleration Server (ISA)– Virtual private network (VPN), Firewall
and web cache
• Rights Management Services• Other security tools and services
Blades for File/Print and Database Servers• Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003
and/or Microsoft Storage Server• File / Print Services• Microsoft SQL Server or SQL Express /
Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine
Blades for Application Servers• Microsoft Internet Information
Services• Windows SharePoint Services• Windows Network Load Balancing• BizTalk, Web Services, Terminal
Services• Microsoft Exchange and LOB Servers
on HP BladeSystem
HP BladeSystemWeb Farm configurationRepresentative diagram
Edge of the Network• Microsoft Internet Security &
Acceleration Server
Application-tier servers• Microsoft Network Load
Balancing• Microsoft Internet Information
Services
Backend Database servers• Microsoft SQL Server
Backend database storage
ProLiant Essentials
integrated blade management
Management console
Management network
segments
Clients
ISA firewall
Web Server Web Server Web Server Web Server
BL switch
db serverdb server
Fibre switch
StorageWorks EVA
Modular SAN Array 1000
A consolidation exampleHP BladeSystem Web Server configuration
A representative configuration
HP ProLiant BL20p BladeSystem
All server blades sharing the same consolidated storage pool
Microsoft Web Servers,
Adoption Scenario
Network switch or patch panel
DNS/ DHCP / AD & Management server
Firewall Server
Web server #1
Web server #2
Web server #3
Web server #4
db server #1
db server #2
Network switch or patch panel
5 minute Q&A, 1 or 2 questions
• A reference deployment of Active Directory using HP BladeSystem servers
• Using MS Exchange 2003 Server• Group Policy Modeling w/Group Policy
Management Console (GPMC)• Number of objects supported by HP
BladeSystem server blade:
Microsoft Active Directory deployment
# o
f se
rvers
On HP BladeSystemHP BladeSystem AD objects
# of AD objects
Numbers of objects & users supported:
DC = Domain ControllerGC = Global Catalog
Users Objects # DC # GC DB size Memory per server
10,000 22,000 1 1 DC= 518 MB per DC
GC=518 MB per GC
512 MB
512 MB
20,000 44,000 3 5 DC=1018 MB per DC
GC=1018 MB per GC
1024 MB
1024 MB
30,000 66,000 8 11 DC=1.5 GB per DC
GC=1.5 GB per GC
1024 MB
1024 MB
Firewall and network security
Firewall
Gateways
RouterNo Security
Server(s)
Encryption
Internet
BL25p Dual Core
BL25p Single Core
BL20p Single Core
Concurrent Users120 250 500 1000
0
0.5
1
1.5
2 ISA Firewall Engine
Gb p
er
sec
On HP BladeSystem• Policy Based Network Security
− Policy based network security w/risk assessment
− Implement client/server virus detection polices
− Provide centralized client support for virus detection
• Microsoft Internet Security & Acceleration Server− Firewall - a stateful packet & application-layer
inspection firewall; Supports multiple application usage scenarios
− VPN - Enabling secure access for remote users and partners
− Web cache - ISA sends specific requests to upstream caching servers if the downstream cache is full
• BladeSystem ISA Integration/Deployment− Sized for HP BladeSystem for increased availability
and reliability• Availability of four (4) Network Interface Cards (NICs)
• Support NIC teaming
• And/or a virtual local area network (VLAN) configuration
Microsoft Internet ServicesOn HP BladeSystem
• Microsoft Internet Information Services− Provides basic Web server functionality− See HP ActiveAnswers for Microsoft Internet Information Services:
http://h71019.www7.hp.com/ActiveAnswers/cache/70657-0-0-0-121.html
• Microsoft Windows Sharepoint Services− Provides basic collaboration Web sites and services− See:
http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsServer2003/technologies/sharepoint/default.mspx
• Microsoft Windows Network Load Balancing− Provides network load balancing for Internet services− See Network Load Balancing FAQ for Microsoft® Windows® 2000 and Windows
Server™ 2003: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/technologies/clustering/nlbfaq.mspx
• HP DISA− Distributed Internet Server Architecture (DISA)
• A highly-scalable, highly-available, Internet-enabled application environment
− See: http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/cache/3799-0-0-225-121.html
Microsoft Windows Terminal Services
*Virtual Memory Consumed
See the Windows Terminal Services sizers at:
http://www.hp.com/go/activeanswers/sizers
On HP BladeSystem
Office 2003 scalability results & general findings• HP uses Office 2003 to define our
application metrics for Windows Terminal Services
• Workload consists: Heavy, medium, and light user
• Applications include: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, InfoPath, & Outlook
• AMD Dual-Core servers best performing ~+40% over AMD single-Core servers
Medium business IT infrastructure
Internet
BL20p G3
Firewall / VPN Server
MS ISA Server
BL20p G3
Messaging Server
MS Exchange
BL25p
Collaboration ServerWindows
SharePoint Services
BL20p G3
Application Server
MS Axapta
DL380 G4 Storage Server
File / Print Server
NAS + HP iSCSI Feature Pack
BL35p
Presentation Servers
Citrix MetaFrame XP
BL45p
Database Server
MS SQL Server
iSCSI VLAN
HP ProCurve Wireless
Access Point
HP StorageWorks SSL 1016 Tape
Autoloader
HP StorageWorks
MSA30
SCSI
SCSI
HP ProCurve Switch 2848
BL20p G3
Infrastructure Server
Active Directory, DNS, DHCP
HP Systems Insight Manager
HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack
Application
On HP BladeSystem & NAS
Medium business IT infrastructure
Internet
BL20p G3
Firewall / VPN Server
MS ISA Server
BL20p G3
Messaging Server
MS Exchange
BL25p
Collaboration ServerWindows
SharePoint Services
BL20p G3
Application Server
MS Axapta
DL380 G4 Storage Server
File / Print Server
NAS + HP iSCSI Feature Pack
BL35p
Presentation Servers
Citrix MetaFrame XP
BL45p
Database Server
MS SQL Server
iSCSI VLAN
HP ProCurve Wireless
Access Point
HP StorageWorks SSL 1016 Tape
Autoloader
HP StorageWorks
MSA30
SCSI
SCSI
HP ProCurve Switch 2848
BL20p G3
Infrastructure Server
Active Directory, DNS, DHCP
HP Systems Insight Manager
HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack
Database
On HP BladeSystem & NAS
Medium business IT infrastructure
Internet
BL20p G3
Firewall / VPN Server
MS ISA Server
BL20p G3
Messaging Server
MS Exchange
BL25p
Collaboration ServerWindows
SharePoint Services
BL20p G3
Application Server
MS Axapta
DL380 G4 Storage Server
File / Print Server
NAS + HP iSCSI Feature Pack
BL35p
Presentation Servers
Citrix MetaFrame XP
BL45p
Database Server
MS SQL Server
iSCSI VLAN
HP ProCurve Wireless
Access Point
HP StorageWorks SSL 1016 Tape
Autoloader
HP StorageWorks
MSA30
SCSI
SCSI
HP ProCurve Switch 2848
BL20p G3
Infrastructure Server
Active Directory, DNS, DHCP
HP Systems Insight Manager
HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack
Storage
On HP BladeSystem & NAS
HP BladeSystem Enterprise ArchitectureRepresentative diagram
Firewall servers, cache servers, load balancer provide a secure and highly available network interface.
ProLiant Blade servers provide a highly scalable middle-tier for Intranet/Internet, mail and other line of business servers & application servers
Clustered database using multiple ProLiant Blade servers
Expandable database storage based on HP StorageWorks EVA & / or SANs
Clients
Edge of the Network Presentation layer
Application Middle-tier servers
Backend Database servers
Backend storage systems
Firewall servers Load balancing servers Other infrastructure servers
Intranet/Internet serversExchange Mail servers Other LOB servers
BL switch
SQL servers Other database servers
Fibre switch
StorageWorks EVA Modular SAN Array 1000
StorageWorks EVA Modular SAN Array 1000
ProLiant Essentials integrated blade
management
Management server(s)
Management console
Management network
segments
Internet
PDC / BDC & servers
VPN server
HP ProCurve Gb Switch
Modular SAN Array 1000
Firewall/Cache servers
HP ProCurve Gb Switch
10 Cold Fusion Web Application Servers
HP ProCurve Gb Switch
Clustered Database Servers
HP Insight Manager,agents are installed on all systems
ProLiant DL580 Servers
Windows Clusters w/ SQL Server
Windows 2003 & IIS
Storage Works Storage Area
Networks
Cold Fusion Web Servers
Firewall - Microsoft ISA
Microsoft Windows Load
Balanced
Application & System
Management
Boston Marathon 2004Website Architecture
PDC / BDC & servers
VPN server
BL switch
Modular SAN Array 1000
Firewall/Cache servers
Clustered Database Servers
HP BladeSystem Management Suite & HP Insight Manager, agents are installed on all systems
Integrity rx4640 Servers
Windows Clusters w/ 64 bit SQL Server
Windows 2003 & IIS
Web Servers
Storage Works Storage Area
Networks
Firewall - Microsoft ISA
Application & System
Management
BL switch
BL Switch
BL35p ProLiant Blade Servers
Integrity rx4640 Servers
ProCurve Datacenter Fibre Switch
Proposed Boston Marathon 2006 Website Architecture
Internet
5 minute Q&A, 1 or 2 questions
Software is what makes blade servers into a BladeSystemsystem /’sys tem/ n. A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent
elements forming a complex whole
HP BladeSystem Management
SuiteIntegrated into HP Systems Insight
Manager
• Aggregate status and information portal• Automatic discovery and identification• Action and notification on events• Comprehensive asset reporting• Distributed task functions
Available as 8-pack licenses kits purchased with an
enclosure or as software-only
BladeSystem Integrated Management• Visualization and Navigation with
power and thermal data• Automatic physical correlation• Logical, user-defined groups
Vulnerability and Patch Management• Scanning for patches and
vulnerabilities• Automatic acquisition of patches• Deployment and enforcement
Performance Management Pack• Analyzes and reports on configuration• Detects problems and recommends
actions• Individual profiles for each server model
Rapid Deployment Pack• Bare metal deployment• Scripted and image installs• Blade infrastructure and scheduled
events
SAN Storage Management• Blade / HBA / switch / LUN / array
correlation• Storage device health and capacity
monitoring• Performance management for MSA
storage
HP Systems Insight Managerand Microsoft Operations Manager
HP Systems Insight Manager
HP OpenView
• Management Packs for extending MOM 2005−with detailed instrumentation &
notification of HP ProLiant and Integrity Servers
−allow for a common interface for managing HP products and Customer applications
• Microsoft Connectors for HP OpenView−MOM Connector for OV Operations for
Windows MOM Connector for OV Network Node Manager
−Both Connectors for OV are available from Microsoft
HP Systems Insight Managerand Microsoft SMS• HP Insight Integration for Microsoft® SMS
2003 (currently in Beta)− Integrates Hardware Asset Collection and
software distribution for HP Servers
− HP Server inventory
− Insight Inventory Collector automatically extends SMS databases with HP specific data
− User configurable for automatic or manual collections
− Pre-defined Program Distribution Files• For deploying ProLiant Support Packs, Insight
Management Agents and the Insight Inventory Collector
− Comprehensive user documentation• Includes procedures and scripts to help
migrate Compaq and HP data from Microsoft SMS 2.0 to SMS 2003
.NET Web Services
ProLiant RDPWeb Services
ProLiant Essentials RDPHOW-TO
documents
HP .NET Toolkit for Automated Server Provisioning
Utilization MonitorWeb Application
• ‘How To’ documents & source code in a toolkit
• Demonstrates automated provisioning of servers without human intervention
• Included source code example for deployment of a Web farm deployment
• Enables customers to setup a proof of concept to build on
See: www.hp.com/solutions/microsoft/toolkit
HP .NET Toolkit for Automated Server Provisioning
Start
Monitor
Performanc
e Issue ?
No Yes
Alert
Query Inventory
for free
resource
Power up the
target system
Install pre-
configured image
Update the environment
Return to
Start
HP RDP HP RDP
IncludingVirtual MachineProvisioning.
Power cycle Provision
Image
Asset Invento
ry
HP SIM
Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Exchange
Microsoft Web Site
Streaming
MediaPre-configured images on SAN
See: www.hp.com/solutions/microsoft/toolkit
More Q&A…
Weston, Benshoof, Rochefort, Rubalcava and MacCuish LLP
Challenge Solution Result
• Create a stable, dependable IT infrastructure that minimizes downtime while being able to manage hundreds of thousands of documents
• Support increasingly complex software required by more than 60 attorneys in a wide range of practice areas
• Increase attorneys’ out-of-office productivity
• Increase system performance
• HP ProLiant Servers, managed by HP Systems Insight Manager
• Microsoft Windows Server • HP Compaq Business
Desktop PCs • HP Compaq Business
Notebook PCs• Microsoft® Windows® XP• Microsoft® Office XP• HP TFT Flat-Panel Business
Monitors• HP LaserJet Printers• HP ScanJet Scanners• Law Office Accelerator
contact management system
• Standardizing on HP hardware boosts system speed while reducing downtime and failures
• Remote server management eliminates unscheduled network outages, reducing billable hours lost
• Wireless notebook PCs increase attorney mobility and productivity
• Aesthetic appeal of hardware helps firm create the type of image it desires to present to clients
Major law firm makes the case for standardization on HP and Microsoft
Quote Slide“When the network would go down, it was like walking into a hurricane at a cost of $20,000 per hour in lost billable time. Using HP Systems Insight Manager to remotely monitor our network, HP partner Afinety Inc. corrects any issues before our day starts.”Charles Ostrowski,
Director, Information Technology, Weston Benshoof
HP ActiveAnswers Sitewww.hp.com/go/activeanswers
For more info on sizers see:
http://www.hp.com/go/activeanwsers/sizers
• A source for technical guidance that includes:−Reference configurations
−Performance characterization & test results
−White Papers w/best practices methodology
−Tools• System Configurators
• Capacity Planners
• Sizers: − Sizers for Exchange, SQL, BizTalk, IIS,
SharePoint, etc.
− Storage Planning Calculators, Consolidation Planners
HP ActiveAnswers Sitewww.hp.com/go/activeanswers
For more info on sizers see:
http://www.hp.com/go/activeanwsers/sizers
Reference configurations
HP ActiveAnswers Sitewww.hp.com/go/activeanswers
For more info on sizers see:
http://www.hp.com/go/activeanwsers/sizers
Performance characterization & test results
HP ActiveAnswers Site www.hp.com/go/activeanswers
For more info on sizers see:
http://www.hp.com/go/activeanwsers/sizers
White Papers w/best practices methodology
HP System Configurator• Web based application used to
build, configure and customize your own server configurations
• Menu based entry and selection of HP servers and components
• Create the configuration and Bill Of Material
• Output the results to a web page & to a Microsoft Word file, Microsoft Excel file, a printer or to an email
• Output is validated and contains US prices
HP System Configurator• Build process for the
configuration is menu driven• Additional components can be
added iteratively• Built configuration can be
exported to multiple formats:− Quote Tool: Export to an Excel
spreadsheet and apply discounts or add external items
− Proposal Builder: Export the Configuration Summary to a Microsoft Word document for proposals and executive reports
− Power Calculators: Review the server loading to approximate the electrical and heat load per server for facilities planning
− Printer Friendly Configuration Summary: Export the Configuration Summary to a printer friendly format with page breaks
Example HP BladeSystem Configurationfor the Microsoft Windows Server System
*representative configuration
BL25p
Collaboration ServerWindows
SharePoint Services
BL25p
Management Server HP SIM, MOM
2005, etc
HP ProCurve Wireless Access
Point
HP ProCurve Switch 2848
BL25p
Messaging Server
MS Exchange
Includes HP BladeSystem Management Suite with eight (8) licenses for: • Rapid Deployment Pack, • Performance Management Pack, and • Vulnerability & Patch Management Pack, • SAN Storage Management Pack
Output BOM from HP System Configurator
For Midsize Business Offer
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