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Integrating VMware ESX 3i with ProLiant platforms provides fast and straightforward hypervisor installation and host configuration, while maintaining a superior hardware management environment. The HP image of VMware ESX Server 3i incorporates HP SIM providers to enable active hardware management right out of the box. HP SIM interacts with these providers to pro-actively monitor system status and receive server pre-failure alerts to signal potential hardware issues.
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HP has tightly integrated ESX Server 3i to maintain a consistent and reliable ProLiant management environment. Future updates to HP integrated ESX Server 3i can be made using the same tool used to update ProLiant system firmware. Consolidating integrated ESX Server 3i and ProLiant firmware updates within the same tool simplifies time consuming lifecycle management.
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HP integrated VMware ESX Server 3i also opens up several cost saving options to further improve virtualization ROI.
- HP integrated ESX Server 3i is a great value for single server installations. Use the menu-driven start-up to speed host configuration; then add VMware's free VI Client for single node management for virtual machine creation and management.
- With ESX Server 3i products integrated into ProLiant platforms, local hard drives are not required, enabling a disk-less host server configuration that helps reduce cost and complexity of virtual environments.
- Leveraging existing investments is important for data center cost containment. HP supports a broad range of servers for ESX Server 3i products, allowing customers to use existing server standards in their virtual infrastructure.
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