Method Of Smart Configure - Hitachi Compute Blade 2000 User Manual

Method of Smart Configure

Smart Configure includes two methods, such as "Preboot eXecution Environment
(pxe)" and "inline". The following table describes both modes.
Outline
Required time for
Smart Configure
Smart Configure
execution triggers
Selectable server
blade
(*1) "pxe" cannot be selected when a host bus adapter (HBA) other than Hitachi 4 Gb 2-port
Fibre-channel mezzanine card or Hitachi 4 Gb 2-port Fibre-channel adapter is used, or
when an I/O slot expansion unit is connected. If you add the card or unit when "pxe" is
selected, the method is automatically switched to "inline" to operate.
If "pxe" is selected with a standard server blade, X55A1, where the Emulex 8 Gb 2-port
Fibre-channel adapter, which was shipped on March 2010 or earlier, is installed, set the
Smart Configure method to "inline" because the Smart Configure will not automatically
work with the "inline" method. See Chapter 6: Management Module Settings > System
Console Command Reference > Partition Management > PR Command for details
about how to set Smart Configure.
(*2) To use the inline method, management modules, BMC and EFI firmware are required
to support Smart Configure.
Since the inline method does not need to execute Smart Configure in switching N+M,
it requires a shorter time required for switching N+M than the pxe method.
For executing N+M cold standby, Smart Configure
methods for the active and standby partitions can be
different.
pxe
Obtain and configure the
setting information on
partitions from the
dedicated OS: conventional
method.
3 to 15 minutes
- When PC command or
PR command is executed.
- When N+M is switched or
recovered from the switch
with BSM Plus.
- When the system is
powered on.
- When the partition
configuration is changed.
- When BMC (Baseboard
management controller) is
completely initialized.
X55A1 model only (*1)
1519
inline
Obtain and configure the setting
information on partitions with
EFI.
A few minutes shorter than that
of the prex with the same
configuration, due to no need of
booting the dedicated OS.
- When PC command or PR
command is executed.
- When the system is powered
on.
- When the partition
configuration is changed.
- When BMC (Baseboard
management controller) is
completely initialized.
All blades (*2)