SmartStart
SmartStart is a tool that simplifies server setup, providing a rapid way to
deploy reliable and consistent server configurations. For more
information, please visit the SmartStart Web site at
http://www.hp.com/servers/smartstart
.
SmartStart version supported (minimum): SmartStart 7.60
.
Insight Management
Agents
Insight Management Agents should be installed on all HP servers to
present system instrumentation, health and configuration information
into HP Systems Insight Manager and the HP System Management
Homepage. The HP System Management Homepage aggregates
systems data from Insight Management Agents and other HP
management tools, providing a consolidated browser-based interface
for managing individual servers,
Insight Management Agents and The HP System Management
Homepage are included on ProLiant Support Packs, and can also be
installed using the server profiles provided with the ProLiant Essentials
Rapid Deployment Pack. For additional information about the
Management Agents and the HP System Management Homepage
please visit the management Web site at
http://www.hp.com/servers/manage
Subscriber's Choice
Subscriber's Choice Driver and Support Alerts/Notifications is a web-
based email subscription service that provides automatic delivery of
software and driver change notifications for ProLiant products. Sign up
at
http://www.hp.com/go/subscriberschoice
and customize your profile to receive various new alerts as they become
available, on a weekly or monthly basis.
ROMPaq, support
software, and
configuration utilities
The latest software, drivers, and firmware fully optimized and tested for
your ProLiant server and options available in SmartStart or
downloadable from Software and Drivers download pages, linked from
the SmartStart website at
http://www.hp.com/servers/smartstart
.
Survey Utility and
diagnostics utilities
The most advanced configuration analysis, reporting and
troubleshooting utilities used by HP and at your fingertips, available in
SmartStart.
Optional ProLiant
Essentials Value Packs
Optional software offerings that selectively extend the functionality of an
Adaptive Infrastructure to address specific business problems and
ne
eds:
HP Insight Control Environment
- is based on HP Systems
Insight Manager and ProLiant Essentials software, and brings the
value of Insight Control to ProLiant customers by delivering
comprehensive health and performance monitoring, remote
control, vulnerability scanning and patch management as well as
flexible deployment and power management through an
integrated installation package and streamlined licensing. For
more information, visit:
http://www.hp.com/go/ice
Accelerated iSCSI Pack
- enables the embedded Multifunction
network controller to serve as both a NIC and an iSCSI HBA
providing access to SAN storage over the same connection used
for networking. Processing of the protocol stack is offloaded to the
NIC reducing CPU utilization and greatly improving the speed with
which the requests are processed and sent to the network
QuickSpecs
HP ProLiant DL585 Generation 2
Standard Features
DA - 12575 U.S. QuickSpecs — Version 28 — 11/27/2007
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