Recommended Hardware and Firmware
Intended for use with Cassatt Active Response V5.0.
Although Cassatt Active Response does not impose many restrictions on the hardware you use, Cassatt does have experience with and recommends several vendors. The following tables show hardware by make/model that Cassatt recommends for use with Cassatt Active Response. For more information on choosing hardware, see Understanding Hardware: What Works Best with Cassatt Active Response. Also, to anticipate the ways you can utilize application nodes in a Cassatt Active Response environment, see Understanding Application Node Setup.
Dell hardware
The following table shows Dell hardware recommended by Cassatt to get
the most out of Cassatt Active Response. This hardware includes versions
of Dell's Remote Access Controller (RAC) cards supported
by Cassatt Active Response: ERA, DRAC III/XT, and DRAC 4/I. For a comprehensive
list of Dell hardware with accompanying RAC types, see Dell's
Remote Access Service Availability.
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BIOS A02
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Embedded Server Management (ESM) 1.23 (A04)
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Primary Backplane Firmware (PBF) 1.01
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Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) 1.23
(A04)
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Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) 4/I 1.10 (Build 10.26)
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BIOS A04
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Embedded Server Management (ESM) 3.30
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Dell Remote Access Card (DRAC) III/XT 3.30 (Build 4.19)
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BIOS A19
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Embedded Server Management (ESM) 3.14 (A02)
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Primary Backplane Firmware (PBF) 1.01
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Embedded Remote Access (ERA) 3.14 (Build 08.19)
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- BIOS A11
- Embedded Server Management (ESM) 1.84 (BMC) A37
- Primary Backplane Firmware (PBF) 1.01
- Embedded Remote Access/Option (ERA/0) 3.35 (build 11.25)
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yes |
yes |
- BIOS1.0.1
- Embedded Server Management (ESM) 1.0 (BMC)
- Primary Backplane Firmware (PBF) 1.0
- Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC 5) 1.21
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Cassatt has found that Dell hardware using Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) 4/I requires re-flashing the BIOS after frequent power cycling. Because Cassatt Active Response may regularly power cycle application nodes as it allocates and deallocates them, we recommend not using Dell hardware with a DRAC 4/I controller as an application node.
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IBM hardware
The following table shows IBM hardware recommended by Cassatt to get the most out of Cassatt Active Response.
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eServer Bladecenter chassis (8677)
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BCMM 1.21K (BRET85K revision 16)
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BMC 1.17 (BWBT17A revision 0)
- ISMP 34 (BR8T34A)
- iGESM 2.1(22)EA6
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BIOS 1.08 (BWE125AUS)
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BMC 1.17 (BWBT25F)
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Diags 1.08 (BWYT15A)
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BIOS 1.19 (GEJT61A)
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ISMP 1.09 (GE8T22A)
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RSA II 1.08 (GEE839A)
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Cassatt Active Response does not currently run on the blades in the Bladecenter.
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HP hardware
The following table shows HP hardware recommended by Cassatt to get the most out of Cassatt Active Response.
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BIOS P31 4.12
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Integrated Lights Out Management (iLO) 1.75
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- BIOS P52 4.03
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BIOS P54 4.03
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Integrated Lights Out Management (iLO) 1.72
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- BIOS P58 2007.05.01A
- Integrated Lights Out Management (iLO2) 1.29
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BIOS P51 4.05
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Integrated Lights Out Management (iLO) 1.82
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- BIOS A05 4.04
- Integrated Lights Out Management (iLO) 1.82
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Network switches
The facilitate network booting, link aggregation, and the ability to
turn off IGMP snooping, Cassatt recommends the network switches
below with the latest firmware (for
more information, see Understanding Hardware: What Works Best with Cassatt Active Response).
Vendor |
Model |
Cisco |
Cat 3550, 3750 |
Dell |
PowerConnect 3324, 3348, 5224, 5324 |
Extreme |
Summit 400 |
Nortel Networks |
BayStack 5510 |
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