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Consolidating servers
In addition to the mainframe, Hawaiian Electric also
had servers from a variety of vendors, running Oracle
databases and Windows-based applications.
Provisioning new servers was time-consuming, and
required coordinating the work and schedules of network
specialists, storage specialists, and others.
In addition to the mainframe, Hawaiian Electric also
had servers from a variety of vendors, running Oracle
databases and Windows-based applications.
Provisioning new servers was time-consuming, and
required coordinating the work and schedules of network
specialists, storage specialists, and others.
Hawaiian Electric had approximately 350 servers in its
data center. The heat generated by that number of servers
was substantial.
data center. The heat generated by that number of servers
was substantial.
“We have monitoring systems in our data center, and
we were getting alerts quite frequently about the
temperature rising. We needed to do something about
it,” says Watanabe. “We had to make sure the data
center wasn’t always running hot."
we were getting alerts quite frequently about the
temperature rising. We needed to do something about
it,” says Watanabe. “We had to make sure the data
center wasn’t always running hot."
In addition, the data center was running out of space
for new servers, and Hawaiian Electric did not want to
add to its data center space.
for new servers, and Hawaiian Electric did not want to
add to its data center space.
HP servers power the new infrastructure
Hawaiian Electric decided that the HP BladeSystem was
the ideal solution for data center consolidation, and HP
Integrity Servers were best suited for the mainframe
migration. It evaluated servers from several vendors, and
chose the HP BladeSystem and HP Integrity servers
because of their advanced feature set and engineering
compared to the competition.
Hawaiian Electric decided that the HP BladeSystem was
the ideal solution for data center consolidation, and HP
Integrity Servers were best suited for the mainframe
migration. It evaluated servers from several vendors, and
chose the HP BladeSystem and HP Integrity servers
because of their advanced feature set and engineering
compared to the competition.
“The HP BladeSystem with Proliant servers were far
superior to anything else we evaluated,” Watanabe
remembers. “HP is the clear blade leader, particularly
with their cooling, power, and density.”
superior to anything else we evaluated,” Watanabe
remembers. “HP is the clear blade leader, particularly
with their cooling, power, and density.”
Hawaiian Electric also turned to HP because HP is a
preferred vendor, and offers the company top-quality
hardware, software, service, and support.
preferred vendor, and offers the company top-quality
hardware, software, service, and support.
Hawaiian Electric purchased the HP BladeSystem c7000
enclosure and 50 HP ProLiant BL460c quad core server
blades, along with two EVA8000-based SANs with 50
terabytes of storage capacity. The benefits of the solution
have been substantial. Less space is required in its data
center for servers, and the company need not expand
its data center.
enclosure and 50 HP ProLiant BL460c quad core server
blades, along with two EVA8000-based SANs with 50
terabytes of storage capacity. The benefits of the solution
have been substantial. Less space is required in its data
center for servers, and the company need not expand
its data center.
“A blade enclosure can host up to 16 physical servers,
and currently, we have enclosures populated with between
12 to 15 physical servers. On each physical server I run
between six to 12 virtual servers. So I have been able
to significantly consolidate our servers and cabinets,”
Watanabe says.
and currently, we have enclosures populated with between
12 to 15 physical servers. On each physical server I run
between six to 12 virtual servers. So I have been able
to significantly consolidate our servers and cabinets,”
Watanabe says.
In addition to conserving space, power and cooling costs
were reduced. Hawaiian Electric no longer has a problem
with overheating in its data center; the temperature has
been reduced by five degrees.
were reduced. Hawaiian Electric no longer has a problem
with overheating in its data center; the temperature has
been reduced by five degrees.
The time it takes to deploy new servers has been reduced
from a full day to only 45 minutes—and because of the
ease of deployment, and built-in network and storage
connectivity, there is no need to coordinate the work of
network and storage specialists.
from a full day to only 45 minutes—and because of the
ease of deployment, and built-in network and storage
connectivity, there is no need to coordinate the work of
network and storage specialists.
The new infrastructure is more flexible, scalable, and
manageable than previously. The company uses HP
Systems Insight Manager (SIM) for provisioning and
monitoring servers, and HP Integrated Lights Out (iLO)
for remote management.
manageable than previously. The company uses HP
Systems Insight Manager (SIM) for provisioning and
monitoring servers, and HP Integrated Lights Out (iLO)
for remote management.
“We now have a common architecture that’s totally
scalable,” Watanabe says. “Expanding it is as simple
as sliding a new blade into the chassis, and the blade
immediately picks up the underlying infrastructure of the
storage and network.”
scalable,” Watanabe says. “Expanding it is as simple
as sliding a new blade into the chassis, and the blade
immediately picks up the underlying infrastructure of the
storage and network.”
“Thanks to the HP servers, we’ve not only
reduced costs and gained a more flexible
infrastructure, but we can more easily meet
our customers’ needs. HP has been not just
a supplier of infrastructure to us, but also a
business partner, and it’s helped us provide
reliable energy to the people of Hawaii.”
– Reid Watanabe,
IT Architect for Hawaiian Electric
– Reid Watanabe,
IT Architect for Hawaiian Electric