As well as providing a cost-effective foundation for large, commoditized infrastructures in data centers and in the cloud, Ubuntu Server provides native support for thousands of next-generation applications, from virtualization and web serving to NoSQL and big data analytics. Launched in 2006, Ubuntu Server has been engineered from the start to support the needs of business in the 21st century.
The HP ProLiant and Ubuntu Server teams work together to ensure that customers have a reliable and cost-effective infrastructure for the most demanding scale-out web and cloud applications. With joint engineering and support, customers can deploy Ubuntu Server safe in the knowledge that the platform is certified by the best in the business.
For detailed information about Ubuntu Server, refer to the
Ubuntu Server Guide
Ubuntu is the reference operating system for OpenStack, making it the easiest route to an OpenStack cloud, whether for private use or as a commercial public cloud offering. And you get the latest updates and security fixes fast: OpenStack is tested every day on Ubuntu by the developers of OpenStack itself, making Ubuntu the platform with the widest testing of OpenStack’s latest code.
If you are considering the creation of your own IAAS and cloud, Ubuntu Server on HP ProLiant is the right choice.
For more information: download the Ubuntu Cloud Brochure.
Ubuntu Server supports large, commoditized, distributed environments and is a great fit for big data implementations. Perfect for in-house environments and for cloud-based systems, Ubuntu provides the vast scalability and economies of scale that big data demands.
Ubuntu offers a number of distinct advantages for organizations doing big data analytics:
To find out more about using Ubuntu Server for your big data deployments, please download the white paper.
With Ubuntu Server on HP ProLiant, you can deploy services faster and more flexibly than ever before. Built to service web, scale and cloud operations, Ubuntu Server has fast become the platform of choice. Crucially, Ubuntu Server includes Ubuntu Cloud, the Infrastructure as a Service (IAAS) platform built on OpenStack.
| Q1. | What is HP announcing? |
| A1. | HP will provide hardware warranty support for selected ProLiant servers certified on Ubuntu. |
| Q2. | What does it meant HP will provide hardware warranty support? |
| A2. | HP will take support calls for Ubuntu certified ProLiant servers and HP provided drivers and management software |
| Q3. | Will HP create a Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) for Ubuntu? |
| A3. | No. HP will work with Ubuntu to get all drivers into Ubuntu. HP provides a Management Component Pack for ProLiant (MCP) for download on the HP Drivers and Software page as well as on the HP Software Delivery Repository. |
| Q4. | What is a Management Component Pack (MCP) for ProLiant? |
| A4. | A Management Component Pack for ProLiant is a collection of HP provided management software that can be downloaded on HP’s Drivers and Software page or on HP’s Software Delivery Repository. |
| Q5. | Where do I go for ProLiant drivers for Ubuntu? |
| A5. | HP drivers will be in the shipping version of Ubuntu. |
| Q6. | Why is HP choosing to provide ProLiant hardware warranty support for Ubuntu? |
| A6. | HP and Ubuntu have chosen to work together to provide support based on a significant amount of customer demand, particularly Hyperscale customer demand. |
| Q7. | When will HP start providing ProLiant hardware warranty support for Ubuntu? |
| A7. | As of April 19th, 2012, HP will begin providing hardware warranty support on select ProLiant servers. |
| Q8. | What ProLiant servers will receive hardware warranty support for Ubuntu? |
| A8. | A list of the latest ProLiant servers that are certified and supported can be found on HP’s Ubuntu Certification and Support Matrix. |
| Q9. | What versions of Ubuntu will receive ProLiant hardware warranty support? |
| A9. | For the versions of Ubuntu support please see the Ubuntu certification and support matrix. |
| Q10. | Will HP be selling Ubuntu support? |
| A10. | Not at this point in time. |
| Q11. | Who is behind Ubuntu? |
| A11. | Canonical, a global software vendor and the commercial backer of Ubuntu, handles the release management and maintenance of Ubuntu. As well as ensuring that every long-term support release of Ubuntu Server benefits from five years’ of security updates, the company offers enterprise-ready support agreements in the form of the Ubuntu Advantage program. |
| Q12. | If Ubuntu is free, how is it supported? |
| A12. | Ubuntu Advantage from Canonical includes compliance, audit, management and IP assurance as a package, for the portions of your enterprise infrastructure that require certification and support, turning a developer-friendly, free operating system into an enterprise-grade technology platform. |
| Q13. | Is there an enterprise version of Ubuntu Server? |
| A13. | No. Unlike other versions of Linux, the actual bits are the same whether you are using the paid-for compliance, audit and support features, or not. So you’re free to deploy Ubuntu across your organization, choosing your level of assurance by team, by workload or by data centre, without having to vary your technology in the process. It is this combination of licensing and commercial support that makes Ubuntu the OS of choice for organizations moving to the cloud. |
| Q14. | How do I get updates for Ubuntu Server? |
| A14. | Updates for Ubuntu are freely available from package archives for the supported lifetime of the product - five years in the case of Long Term Support (LTS) releases. Ubuntu Landscape, part of the Ubuntu Advantage support package, provides greater control and audit trails for those managing updates for large numbers of machines. |
| Q15. | Will my applications work with Ubuntu Server? |
| A15. | A great many applications work with Ubuntu Server, from database technologies, application servers and programming frameworks to backup and system management utilities. Some of the ISVs we work with are listed at http://webapps.ubuntu.com/partners/isv/ but new applications are being enabled every day to work with Juju, the service orchestration technology that is part of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. To see the many applications that can be deployed and managed with Juju see: https://juju.ubuntu.com/Charms |
