Hewlett-Packard has launched a software package designed
to simplify the management of Linux on blade servers.
The HP Control Tower software is based on technology gained
through the acquisition of Linux management software company RLX in
October last year. Its launch comes as businesses interest in Linux
increases.
The software package offers deployment and monitoring
capabilities for HP BladeSystem environments and features a
scalable interface.
Control Tower can also work in conjunction with HP’s Systems
Insight Manager, which is shipped with all HP server and storage
systems, to provide simplified lifecycle management of blade
servers running Linux, through familiar open source tools.
The package has been designed to be set up quickly, and to
deliver hardware monitoring and deployment functions in a single
console.
HP Control Tower is expected to be available in May.
