QuickSpecs
HPE Integrity Superdome X
Ordering and Configuration
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Platform and Partition Management
The HPE Superdome X delivers partition administration and control and platform management both in easy-to-use graphical
management tools and also in a comprehensive and concise command-line interface.
The Onboard Administrator in Superdome X is a unique OA option specific to the Superdome Enclosure. It is based on HPE
BladeSystem OA, but adds more memory, more firmware control, and tools designed for platforms using the Superdome Enclosures.
The benefit of reusing the OA is reduced administration costs along with improved platform and partition management, all within a
familiar graphical user interface (GUI) or command line interface (CLI).
The HPE Superdome X has a built-in and always available platform and partition management system. By integrating the
management into the server platform, Hewlett Packard Enterprise ensures that every Superdome X comes with the full set of
management features, and simplifies the task of integrating Superdome X into the data center. The purpose of the HPE Superdome
X management system is to:
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Provide built-in tools to manage hardware and provide mission-critical system availability (inventory, monitor, diagnose,
configure, maintain, and self-healing)
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Make it easier for users and applications to manage partitions (create, modify, inventory, start, stop, connect console, and so
on)
The HPE Superdome X manageability system provides a user-friendly experience, and the OA makes managing the HPE
Superdome X much easier by centralizing the control and building the management into the hardware and firmware of the system. It
provides the following features:
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Intuitive GUI interface makes it easier for system administrators to navigate the intricacies of the HPE Superdome X
management. GUI status displays update automatically when system status changes (dynamic Web technology).
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CLI for easy scripting and power user convenience
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Console for each nPartition, simultaneously available from OA GUI or CLI.
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Sharable enclosure DVD or remotely connected iLO virtual media can be used to attach a DVD-ROM to nPartitions.
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OA controlled power management features across the Superdome X HPE nPartitions
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Built-in Error Analysis Engine constantly monitors all system hardware, analyzes log and telemetry data, and determines
corrective actions for highest system uptime (often performing corrective actions automatically)
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HPE Superdome X OA integrates with Insight Remote Support for data center wide fault management visibility and tie-in to
the HPE support services.
Onboard Firmware
Manager
This functionality can scan a partition and report components with incompatible firmware versions. Single
nPars, or the entire Superdome X, with mismatched firmware due to parts replacements or system upgrades,
can have firmware updated to a consistent level with just a click of a button, and the partitions with
consistent firmware levels fully validated for the most reliable operation.
Onboard Partition
Manager
The Onboard Partition Manager is a set of commands built into the OA
to manage partitions. With these tools, partitions can be built and configured to meet changing workloads as
necessary.
There are three main aspects of partition management:
1. Partition configuration and re-configuration
2. Partition start/stop
3. Management of the OS running on the partition
The Onboard Partition Manager focuses on the first two aspects, partition configuration and partition
start/stop. The core of partition management functionality now resides on the built-in Onboard
Administrator.
The new OA-based partition management architecture supports an nPar management model that is
implemented entirely in firmware. There are no dependencies on software tools, no need for an external
management station or a special "hypervisor" to build your desired partition configuration. The result is
faster, easier, partition configuration and partition start/stop. Both graphical user interface (GUI) and