HP ProLiant

Essentials Rapid
Deployment Pack
3.82

Vishwanath Belur / Adrian Kasbergen

Product Marketing
ESS Software

2008 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

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Insight Control - Control and flexibility for
best run server infrastructure

Total control
Monitor
Control
Protect

Maximum flexibility
Deploy
Optimize
Integrate

The Server Management Lifecycle

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Deploy new services in record time
Reduce deployment time by 50% or more using HP Rapid
Deployment Pack!!

Automate deployment: configure once,

deploy many times with Insight Control (HP
Rapid Deployment Pack)
Seamless integration with HP SIM and HP
VMM
Award winning HP support with RDP
customers get support from HP directly
instead of going to Altiris
Integrates ProLiant and Integrity Integration
Module with Altiris Deployment Server

Deployment as easy as SELECT SERVER > SELECT IMAGE > RUN

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Whats new in RDP Release 3.82?
Support for Windows Server 2003 64-bit and
Windows Server 2008 as operating system on the
deployment server
Support the deployment of MS Hyper-V and of
Windows VMs on Hyper-V servers
Extend boot-from-SAN support to ProLiant DL380
G5, DL385 G5 and DL580 G5 servers

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Customer Deployment Challenges
Server Deployment is taking too
much time and resources
No standard tools for automating
multi-server deployment
Automating deployment requires
high level of expertise on
multiple tools
Standardizing server deployment
processes sounds good but
difficult to achieve
Remote sites and remote
datacenter locations are
problematic for server
deployment
Server downtime is costly
costs much higher to restore a
server to a known working
configuration
I have 50 servers I need to
deploy next week.
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Traditional method:
CD/DVD-based deployments
Key steps
Server ROM Flash
Server and storage configuration
OS installation
Assisted driver integration
Management agents
Server application software

Advantages
No additional cost
Step-by-step process
Designed for the novice user
Disadvantages
Does not scale
Fixed labor cost per server deployed
Standardizing server builds is difficult
Requires Keyboard, Video and Mouse
Difficult to deploy servers at remote sites

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HP deployment offerings
Server RDP HP Client
SmartStart
SmartStart Migration Pack Automation
Scripting
CD/DVD Universal Insight Control & HP Server
Toolkit
Edition (x2P) Linux Edition* Automation

Multiple servers Up to 10,000s

Single server Multiple servers
Single server Automated from of heterogeneous
Automated Automated
Interactive, remote console servers,
Target boot disk with boot disk
assisted install Imaging & scripting clients,
required required Pre-packaged
Interview-based thin clients
OS, app, data Customer-created deployment
or replication Desired-state
Migrations scripts events
management

* Currently for HP BladeSystem blade servers only

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RDP Benefits
Targeted at heterogeneous Save time through pre-built
Windows, Linux and ProLiant and Integrity
VMware environments Integration Modules
HP Support Software
Simplified initial setup Supplies latest version of
Autorun menu for easy ProLiant Support Packs and
Integrity Support Packs
access (drivers, agents, utils)
Simplifies ongoing updates Integrates SmartStart and
Smart-setup Scripting Toolkit
Reconfiguration and HP-supplied deployment jobs
deployment of existing for operating system
servers for maximum deployments
Windows Server 2003 and
availability 2008, Red Hat and SUSE
Linux, VMware ESX
Significant reduction in Predefined answer files for
TCO for managed servers unattended installs
Automated driver integration
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RDP supports deployment of..
HP ProLiant blade and non-blade
physical servers
x86/x64-based virtual machines
(MS Hyper-V and VMware ESX)
HP Integrity blade and non-blade
physical servers
Support Matrix:
http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/
servers/management/rdp/knowledgeb
ase/00001002.html

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Extended ProLiant server support
iLO 2 integration
integrates with HP Lights-Out 2
functions for power control and
console interface
browse directly to an iLO 2 system
from the deployment server console

SAN Support
How To Guide for deploying SAN
drivers and support software on
ProLiant servers
SAN HBA drivers
Fibre Channel Setup
Install Secure Path
Driver support connecting to
HSG80, EVA, XP

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Unique RDP features
for ProLiant BL servers
Fully automated blade server
deployment
Based on physical location: rack,
enclosure, bay
Pre-deployment
Assign deployment task(s) to an
empty bay
Task(s) will be executed as soon
as a server is inserted into that
bay and powered up
Rip-and-replace
Recorded deployment history
can be replaced onto new server
in same bay
Blade sends pre-failure warnings
to HP Systems Insight Manager
Replace the failing blade with
new blade
Server role or personality
information is automatically
restored to new blade

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Customer quotes
 Deployment is much faster. Were able to
take our highly trained technical staff out of
racking and stacking, allowing them to
concentrate on things that are more
productive and aligned with our business
goals. Prior to using the HP BladeSystem
and HP Rapid Deployment Pack (RDP),
HP ProLiant Essentials
servers were deployed in six hours. But
Rapid Deployment Pack
according to Keselring and his staff, RDP
has helped them reduce server build-time
across the board by more than 75%.
Windows Edition Release 3.00
Steve Keselring
IT Infrastructure Manager, Quixtar, Inc.
 HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid
Deployment Pack lives up to its
name. For example, if somebody
said, We need four blades, with
the HP BladeSystem we could set
up four machines in about three
hours; that compares to about 36
hour for other systems.

Craig Kennedy
Senior Manager Development IT, Ariba Inc.
Competitive Scenario
HP Dell IBM

Separate Separate
Fully integrated solution with a single
Yes download/ download/
wizard-guided install procedure
install install

Full driver, management agent and

Yes No No
configuration utility integration

Easily upgrade to add support for new

Yes No No
hardware and operating systems
Extensive testing across all supported
Yes Unclear Unclear
servers

Windows, Linux, Windows, Windows,

OS deployments supported
VMWare ESX Linux Linux

IBM Altiris Deployment Solution with IBM Server Guide Scripting Toolkit

Dell Altiris Deployment Solution with Dell Deployment Toolkit

RDP beats competitive solutions hands down!!!

HP SIM integrated console

Start deployment
task from the HP
SIM menu bar

See details about

un-deployed servers

HP Systems Insight
Manager lists un-
deployed servers
Deployment solution web console

List newly
discovered servers

See details about

your servers,
groups, and events /
tasks
Run an event by
simply assigning
it to a server or
group
Deployment solution GUI console
Use the Event Wizard to
easily set-up tasks

Flexible organization and

grouping of all servers

View physical location

of blade servers

Run scripts and programs

on remote servers, use
remote console, copy
files, control power

See details about your

servers, groups, and
events/tasks
Run an event by simply
dragging
it to a server or group
(or drag servers or groups
to the event)
How will I buy RDP?
Available as a part of Insight Control Environment
suite (for both HP blade and non-blade servers)
Also available standalone
One license is required for each physical or virtual
server deployed by RDP

Sold through HP resellers, HP web and HP direct

Electronic license delivery (E-LTU) available
through select channels
HP Services offerings (see slide #22)
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Service & Support for
Rapid Deployment Pack
 Software technical support & updates for
Insight Control and ProLiant Essentials
One year 24 x 7 support and update service
included with software license purchase with
option to purchase extensions
Access to trained technicians for rapid
problem analysis and resolution
3 levels of engineering support for complex
error isolation and troubleshooting
Proactive notification and delivery of latest
software updates
Software download or media based delivery
Single portal for access to contract status and
software updates

Complements other Insight Control services from HP

Insight Control installation and start-up services
Insight Control custom onsite training services
Insight Control statement of work services for planning and roll-out
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Resources for evaluators
Insight Control Evaluation Website:
www.hp.com/go/tryinsightcontrol

RDP Website www.hp.com/go/rdp

Product info licensing,
documentation, software downloads
Purchase and registration information
Service and Support
Evaluation Software
Training information
Evaluation software:
7-day, 10-node trial license included
& 30-day, 10-node trial upgrade
available:
download from the RDP web site -
www.hp.com/go/rdp
shipped with ProLiant Blade
Essentials Base Pack
To order RDP, click buy at
www.hp.com/go/rdp

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Resources for users
The Knowledge Base Planning Documentation
Available at Planning Guide
www.hp.com/go/rdp/kb Support Matrix
Search for information by
keyword search
Installation Documentation
Installation Guide (previously
part of the User Guide)
User Guide
Deployment Solution User Guide

Other Documentation
SAN Boot Guide
Various How To documents

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Backup
Terminology
Scripting Imaging
A set of commands performed A snapshot of a computers
with or without user hard drive (or portion of it)
interaction using a script file
Fast, but less flexible
Flexible, good for varied Easier to use
hardware
Bandwidth saving through
More time consuming to multicast or throttling
create, modify, use
Requires post-imaging
Requires more expertise configuration

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Deployment Times
Install first deployment server 15-30 minutes
Assumes installing on existing workstation
Includes SQL, PXE, Server Services, and Console
Includes pre-installed base configuration tasks and utilities

Install server using scripting only 30-60 minutes

Uses OS native scripting methods (i.e. UNATTEND.TXT)
Time depends on OS file copy
Time per server increases with more concurrent deployments

Install server using imaging 5-30 minutes

Best for identical configurations
Time valid for one to many servers! (using multicast)

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