Last week I got my hands on yet another HP C3000 Blade system and spent a bit of time trying out some of the features and functionality provided via the Onboard Administrator (OA). The OA is a powerful web based management interface to the c3000 and all the attached blades. One of the nicest features is the graphical view of the devices in the enclosure. … Continue reading 3 More Things I like about the HP C3000 Blades
Judging from the large number of search engine referrals over the past few days you may need help with configuring c3000’s. Once you have unpacked a c3000, attached various modules and turned on the power is how do you configure the enclosure. Configuration is done via the Onboard Administrator (OA) web interface. Here are the basic steps: Connect the the OA/iLO port on the back of … Continue reading Configuring c3000 Blade Enclosure Onboard Administrator
I have written a couple of articles about the HP c3000 Blade Enclosure in this blog which should give you an overview of the basic infrastructure, but what about the blade servers themselves? HP have a wide range of Blades that can be slotted into the c3000 or C7000 enclosures. The BL460c is a great mid-range blade that is in my opinion one of the … Continue reading HP BL460c Blade overview
A wide range of factors contribute to the cost of any IT Infrastructure solution. One of the hidden costs is the time it takes to identify and fix a fault and downtime or reduced performance that occurs during this process. I read recently that most outages are actually caused by the people whose job includes insuring uptime is maintained! Imagine for a minute the scenario … Continue reading HP C3000 Blade Enclosure Onboard Administrator
The HP C3000 is an entry level Blade System with a price point that allows it to compete with rack mount servers for medium sized businesses. Blades offer better management, lower power consumption, need less space and help reduce the cabling nightmare in your computer room. Here is a brief overview of the system. C3000 Enclosure HP C3000 enclosure is the base component of the … Continue reading HP C3000 Blade Overview
I was lucky enough to get my hands on an HP c3000 Blade Enclosure with 2 x BL460c and 2 x BL260c Blades and the job to install EBS 2008. Continue reading Installing EBS 2008 on HP c3000 Blade System
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