HP BladeSystem Deployment Guide for Solutions with 6Gb SAS BL Switches and External SAS Storage Enclosures

HP Onboard Administrator
HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator (OA) is the enclosure management processor, subsystem,
and firmware base used to support the HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures and the managed
devices contained within the enclosure.
OA provides a single point from which to view the entire HP BladeSystem c-Class environment and
perform basic management tasks on BladeSystem devices, including server blades and switches
installed in the c-Class enclosure. Using pre-configured hardware parameters, OA performs initial
configuration steps for the enclosure, allows for run-time management and configuration of the
enclosure components, and informs you of problems within the enclosure through e-mail, SNMP,
or the Insight Display For more Information about using OA, see the HP BladeSystem Onboard
Administrator User Guide.
Onboard Administrator can be used to access the HP Virtual SAS Manager application on switches
installed in the HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure.
The following image shows the Rack Topology view of the front and rear of a c7000 enclosure,
with the primary navigation tree on the left-side of the display. As shown in this example, one
half-height server blade is installed in device bays 1, and four SAS BL switches are installed in
interconnect bays 5, 6, 7, and 8.
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