HP adds firmware release sets for Bladesystem
HP has updated their framework for BladeSystem firmware and driver releases through a consolidated Service Pack for Proliant. See this post for more information. HP added the idea of release sets for...
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Scale and standardize with a converged storage solution
Simplify. Eliminate duplication of effort. Reduce costs. Play to your core competencies. Standardize. All of these are themes I have heard in my own company as we have looked at ways to improve...
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For anyone who found this post looking for my week two post for the Blogger Reality Show, please see the Simplifying IT support and deployments with converged systems post instead. This post is just...
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Simplifying IT support and deployments with converged systems
All IT solutions will experience problems at some point in their life. Supporting IT solutions is difficult, time-consuming and costly, but also a fact of life – a fact as a systems administrator I am...
View ArticleHP moving from release sets to ‘Service Packs’ for BladeSystem
HP is moving away from the release sets that it introduced in 2010 to a unified Service Pack for Proliant (SPP) model for updating firmware and software on the HP BladeSystem along with all Proliant...
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HP Discover: Proliant Gen8 pushes intelligence end-to-end
HP is pushing intelligence and sensors end-to-end in their newest generation of Proliant servers. The intelligence gained from their Sea of Sensors is critical to proactively predict and reactively...
View ArticleHP shows off OneView, a consolidated platform for converged management
In September, HP introduced its OneView platform for converged management. When first introduced, many of my fellow bloggers and I saw it as an appropriate replacement for HP System Insight Manager...
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HP announces OneView integration with vCenter Server
Today at VMware Partner Exchange (PEX), HP announced vCenter Server integration for its HP OneView systems management package. Using REST API calls to HP OneView, the vCenter plugin is now able to...
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Squeezing the ultimate performance out of vSphere
Over the course of the past few months, I have had the opportunity to compare physical workloads directly against virtualized workloads. As workloads have moved into vSphere in the environment that I...
View ArticleStick to the recipe to keep ESXi on HP hardware cooking
Back in September, I blogged about a potential problem between HP’s September software bundle for ESXi and ProLiant Gen8 blade servers with Emulex CNA’s. Long story short, the issue was caused by a...
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