optimize your it environment with an hp blade system solution

© 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 - [email protected]

Kevin Kenefic, Solutions Engineer - [email protected]

Chris Stewart, Solutions Engineer - [email protected]

Eddie Martinez, Solutions Engineer - [email protected]

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 - [email protected]

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


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 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

• 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


Internet

BL20p G3


MS ISA Server

BL20p G3

Messaging Server

MS Exchange

BL25p


SharePoint Services

BL20p G3

Application Server

MS Axapta


File / Print Server


BL35p


Citrix MetaFrame XP

BL45p

Database Server

MS SQL Server

iSCSI VLAN


Access Point


Autoloader

HP StorageWorks

MSA30

SCSI

SCSI


BL20p G3





Database



Internet

BL20p G3


MS ISA Server

BL20p G3

Messaging Server

MS Exchange

BL25p


SharePoint Services

BL20p G3

Application Server

MS Axapta


File / Print Server


BL35p


Citrix MetaFrame XP

BL45p

Database Server

MS SQL Server

iSCSI VLAN


Access Point


Autoloader

HP StorageWorks

MSA30

SCSI

SCSI


BL20p G3





Storage


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


Firewall/Cache servers


10 Cold Fusion Web Application Servers


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


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

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 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




Reference configurations




Performance characterization & test results

HP ActiveAnswers Site www.hp.com/go/activeanswers



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


SharePoint Services

BL25p

Management Server HP SIM, MOM

2005, etc

HP ProCurve Wireless Access

Point


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

Transition SlideStart of backup slides

optimize your it environment with an hp blade system solution

Documents

hp bladesystem benefits

hp ilo technology

blade server infrastructure

server rack

highdensity server

blade servers

solutions al jimenez

multiserver environments