Hewlett-Packard

HP and Red Hat have announced a specially priced software bundle for customers deploying Red Hat Linux on HP BladeSystem servers. HP will offer "Red Hat Enterprise Linux and management bundle for HP BladeSystem" that combines multiple instances of RHEL 4 OS and Red Hat Management & Provisioning module, and the Red Hat Network (RHN) Proxy server software – all under one subscription number. In addition, HP will include tools specifically developed for the RHN to ease deployment of multiple servers within an HP BladeSystem enclosure.

The bundle marks the first time HP will offer RHN worldwide, demonstrating HP’s commitment to building a Linux solution stack using Red Hat management components. The architecture of the RHN contains management tools to help administrators keep systems up-to-date with the latest Red Hat security patches and errata changes. RHN also allows for rapid provisioning of HP BladeSystem servers as additional blades are brought online.

Delivering the full benefits of Linux on an HP BladeSystem, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and management bundle for blades includes the following components—all under one subscription number:

• Eight Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscriptions: A dependable, high performance Linux platform for any workload. Portable Linux subscriptions allow blades to be moved between enclosures or for subscriptions to be transferred among different blades.
• Eight Red Hat Network Management modules: Integrated patch management tools that reduce the time and complexity of system administration.
• Eight Red Hat Network Provisioning modules: Tools for rapid blade server repurposing.
• Red Hat Network Proxy server: Speeds downloads to improve scalability and performance.
• HP BladeSystem integration toolkit: Specifically developed for Red Hat Network (RHN) to ease deployment of multiple servers within an HP BladeSystem enclosure.