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ServerView Resource Coordinator VE Installation Guide

1.2 Hardware Environment

The following hardware conditions must be met when using Resource Coordinator VE:
For supported models, refer to the ServerView Resource Coordinator VE home page.

Table 1.13 Required Hardware

Software

Hardware

Remarks

Manager

PRIMERGY RX series servers
PRIMERGY BX series servers
PRIMERGY TX series servers

The CPU must be a multi-core CPU.
4 GB or more of memory is necessary.

PRIMERGY Partition Model

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Agent

PRIMERGY BX620 S4
PRIMERGY BX620 S5
PRIMERGY BX920 S1
PRIMERGY BX920 S2 (*3)
PRIMERGY BX922 S2
PRIMERGY RX series
PRIMERGY TX series
Other PC servers

When using servers other than the PRIMERGY BX series, it is necessary to mount an IPMI-compatible (*1) server management unit (*2).
When using HBA address rename, the "I/O Virtualization Option" is required.
Other PC servers being used to operate VMware are not supported.

PRIMERGY Partition Model

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SPARC Enterprise M series

To use power consumption monitoring, the XCP version should be after version 1090.

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PRIMERGY SX650
PRIMERGY SX940

Registering a PRIMERGY BX series chassis displays it automatically.
Installation of software is not necessary.

HBA address rename setup service

Personal computers
PRIMERGY RX series servers
PRIMERGY BX series servers
PRIMERGY TX series servers
PRIMERGY Partition Model servers
Other PC servers

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*1: Support IPMI2.0.
*2: This usually indicates a BMC (Baseboard Management Controller)
*3: Supported after application of necessary patches.

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Note

The functions that agents can use differ depending on the hardware being used.

Table 1.14 Function Availability List

Function

PRIMERGY series

SPARC Enterprise

Other PC servers

Blade Models

Rack-Mount/Tower Models

Partition Models

Status monitoring

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes (*1)

Power operations

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Backup and Restore (*2)

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Hardware maintenance

Yes

Yes (*3)

Yes (*3)

No

Yes (*3)

Maintenance LEDs

Yes

No

No

No

No

Open external management software

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Server switchover

Backup and Restore

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

HBA address rename (*4)

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

VIOM Coordination Function

Yes (*5)

No

No

No

No

Cloning (*2, *6)

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

HBA address rename (*4)

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

VIOM Coordination Function

Yes (*5)

No

No

No

No

VLAN Settings

Yes

No

No

No

No

Pre-configuration

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Power consumption monitoring

Yes (*7)

Yes (*8)

No

Yes (*9)

No

Yes: Use possible.
No: Use not possible.
*1: Server monitoring in coordination with server management software is not possible.
*2: When agents are operating on iSCSI disks, image operations are not possible for the following disk configurations.
Perform operation using a single iSCSI disk configuration.

  • iSCSI disk + internal disk

  • iSCSI disk + SAN disk

*3: Maintenance LEDs cannot be operated.
*4: When using HBA address rename, the mounted HBA must be compatible with HBA address rename.
*5: ServerView Virtual-IO Manager is necessary.
*6: Cloning of Linux agents operating on iSCSI disks is not possible.
*7: Only BX900 S1 chassis and BX920 S1 servers are supported.BX920 S2 and BX922 S2 servers are also supported after application of necessary patches.
*8: Only rack mount models (RX200/300/600) are supported.
*9: Only M3000 servers are supported.

The following hardware is required for admin clients:

Table 1.15 Required Hardware: Admin Clients

Software

Hardware

Remarks

Client

Personal computers
PRIMERGY RX series servers
PRIMERGY BX series servers
PRIMERGY TX series servers
PRIMERGY Partition Model servers
Other PC servers

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