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Question from HP labs

Brad Klein — Mon, 03 Mar 2003 20:40:13 GMT

The HP Partition Management group would like to understand how users of HP's hardware partitionable systems configure the network access to the service processor (also known as the SP, MP, or GSP). This information will help us design better system management tools which take into account customer network topologies and configurations. Please respond the question(s) which apply to your environment:

1) For owners of HP Superdome systems (SD16000, SD32000, and SD64000), is the PRIVATE lan port of the service processor connected to:
a) a private network only accessible via the SMS station.
b) the intranet (i.e. the same network the partitions are connected)
c) not connected to any network
d) other, (please specify)

2) For owners of HP Superdome systems (SD16000, SD32000, and SD64000), is the PUBLIC lan port of the service processor connected to:
a) a private network only accessible via the SMS station.
b) the intranet (i.e. the same network the partitions are connected)
c) not connected to any network
d) other, (please specify)

3) For owners of HP non-Superdome partitionable systems (rp7410 and rp8400), is the lan port of the service processor connected to:
a) a private network only accessible via an intermediate system.
b) the intranet (i.e. the same network the partitions are connected)
c) not connected to any network
d) other, (please specify)

Thanks in advance for your replies,

HP Partition Management group.

Re: Question from HP labs

Chris Vail — Mon, 03 Mar 2003 20:44:41 GMT

1) N/A
2) N/A
3) B

Chris

Re: Question from HP labs

John Bolene — Mon, 03 Mar 2003 20:46:31 GMT

1 A
2 B
3 B

Re: Question from HP labs

Ross Zubritski — Mon, 03 Mar 2003 20:47:30 GMT

1) N/A

2) N/A

3) B

Regards,

RZ

Re: Question from HP labs

John Poff — Mon, 03 Mar 2003 20:57:52 GMT

Hi,

No Superdomes here, but for #3 we do B) - the intranet.

JP

Re: Question from HP labs

Paul Sperry — Mon, 03 Mar 2003 21:03:11 GMT

1) N/A
2) N/A
3) B

Re: Question from HP labs

Michael Steele_2 — Mon, 03 Mar 2003 21:37:10 GMT

1) N/A
2) N/A
3) some b and some c

Re: Question from HP labs

John Dvorchak — Mon, 03 Mar 2003 21:43:59 GMT

1. n/a
2. n/a
3. c but exploring use in this mode.

Re: Question from HP labs

Michael Tully — Mon, 03 Mar 2003 21:48:15 GMT

Hi,

1) N/A
2) N/A
3) B

Cheers
Michael

Re: Question from HP labs

S.K. Chan — Mon, 03 Mar 2003 21:51:05 GMT

1- NA
2- NA
3- B

Re: Question from HP labs

Sridhar Bhaskarla — Mon, 03 Mar 2003 22:02:09 GMT

1. A
2. b
3. b

-Sri

Re: Question from HP labs

Brian M Rawlings — Mon, 03 Mar 2003 22:55:28 GMT

1> N/A
2> N/A
3> It depends*

* Many customers just put the GSP/console port on their intranet, against our recommendations. It is easier, and they have lots of other security holes anyway, so why bother with VLANs and all that stuff.

* Our recommendation is that all consoles like this port, and all admin ports for network switches and appliances be put on a seperate, non-routed, 'admin LAN' (or VLAN, which is becoming more accepted and more common). Plenty of customers take our advice and either implement this scheme, or correct their existing scheme to add this level of additional security.

Frankly, the percentages of those who build their houses on the sand and on the rock are about equal. Scary but true...

Best Regards, --bmr

Re: Question from HP labs

Tom Ward_1 — Tue, 04 Mar 2003 01:00:00 GMT

1) N/A
2) N/A
3) B mostly. Some C.

Re: Question from HP labs

A. Clay Stephenson — Tue, 04 Mar 2003 01:07:23 GMT

1) n/a
2) n/a
3) A

Re: Question from HP labs

Ian Kidd_1 — Tue, 04 Mar 2003 01:14:13 GMT

(1) N/A

(2) N/A

(3) B

Regards,
Ian

Re: Question from HP labs

avsrini — Tue, 04 Mar 2003 02:16:03 GMT

Hi,
1. N.A.
2. N.A.
3. B

Rgds
Srini.

Re: Question from HP labs

John Payne_2 — Tue, 04 Mar 2003 02:21:09 GMT

1) N/A
2) N/A
3) A -> Accessable only via our VPN.

Hope it helps

John

Re: Question from HP labs

Ravi_8 — Tue, 04 Mar 2003 05:17:45 GMT

Hi,

1)a
2)b
3)b

Re: Question from HP labs

Rajeev Shukla — Tue, 04 Mar 2003 05:41:04 GMT

1) N/A
2) N/A
3) c But would like to explore the possibilities

Raj

Re: Question from HP labs

James A. Donovan — Tue, 04 Mar 2003 05:49:52 GMT

1)NA
2)NA
3)B, but seperate VLAN