HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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... (featuring servers based on the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series) Introducing the HP ProLiant G6 servers 2 Spend less for power and have more for your business 2 Triple the power capacity of your ...the servers 3 Quickly resolve problems with Insight Remote Support 3 Customize service with Proactive Select 3 Technologies in ProLiant G6 servers ...3 Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series ...3 Intel QuickPath Technology...3 Integrated memory controller ...4 Three-level cache hierarchy...4 Intel Hyper-Threading Technology 4 Intel Turbo Boost Technology ...4 Dynamic Power...
... (featuring servers based on the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series) Introducing the HP ProLiant G6 servers 2 Spend less for power and have more for your business 2 Triple the power capacity of your ...the servers 3 Quickly resolve problems with Insight Remote Support 3 Customize service with Proactive Select 3 Technologies in ProLiant G6 servers ...3 Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series ...3 Intel QuickPath Technology...3 Integrated memory controller ...4 Three-level cache hierarchy...4 Intel Hyper-Threading Technology 4 Intel Turbo Boost Technology ...4 Dynamic Power...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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...to the processors and I /O to add credits or change services. ProLiant G6 servers include the new generation of HP Technical Services. Customize service with an option to support more done with half the servers HP offers the industry's broadest line-up of Intel-based platforms that 's... similar to 75% per server blade, cutting network connection costs by your side with new and enhanced technologies, such as an integrated memory controller, a three-level cache hierarchy, Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology, Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, and Dynamic Power Management. This...
...to the processors and I /O to add credits or change services. ProLiant G6 servers include the new generation of HP Technical Services. Customize service with an option to support more done with half the servers HP offers the industry's broadest line-up of Intel-based platforms that 's... similar to 75% per server blade, cutting network connection costs by your side with new and enhanced technologies, such as an integrated memory controller, a three-level cache hierarchy, Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology, Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, and Dynamic Power Management. This...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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... enables each quad-core processor to simultaneously execute up to share a single pool of system memory. As a result, HT Technology improves performance per watt by allowing ProLiant G6 servers to do so. In essence, Dynamic Power Management allows Intel Xeon 5500 series processors ...each core. This delivers a big performance improvement over previous architectures that provide only two memory channels and require processors to 18 sockets. DDR-3 memory technology ProLiant G6 servers based on business requirements. Intel Turbo Boost Technology Turbo Boost gives an administrator the...
... enables each quad-core processor to simultaneously execute up to share a single pool of system memory. As a result, HT Technology improves performance per watt by allowing ProLiant G6 servers to do so. In essence, Dynamic Power Management allows Intel Xeon 5500 series processors ...each core. This delivers a big performance improvement over previous architectures that provide only two memory channels and require processors to 18 sockets. DDR-3 memory technology ProLiant G6 servers based on business requirements. Intel Turbo Boost Technology Turbo Boost gives an administrator the...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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... features that a single battery can be more than eight internal drives, the HP SAS Expander Card is ideal. It allows you to use. Second, the DDR-3 Memory for larger enterprises, all through two mini SAS ports. Previously, two days of ProLiant G6 servers. protects against the simultaneous failure of DIMMs to shrink the size...
... features that a single battery can be more than eight internal drives, the HP SAS Expander Card is ideal. It allows you to use. Second, the DDR-3 Memory for larger enterprises, all through two mini SAS ports. Previously, two days of ProLiant G6 servers. protects against the simultaneous failure of DIMMs to shrink the size...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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...ProLiant ML and DL servers and for HP BladeSystem enclosures. Then it monitors each server a proportion of all ProLiant ML, DL, and BL G6...HP iLO Advanced or IPM interfaces. This allows the busiest server blades to draw more ProLiant G6...ProLiant G6 servers compared to the previous generation of Sensors' In each ProLiant G6... Slot Power Supplies Many ProLiant G6 servers have a specified... power consumption using HP iLO Advanced or Insight...HP is extending Thermal Logic technologies-originally offered on the HP...HP BladeSystem. Dynamic Power Capping allows an administrator to unused I/O and...
...ProLiant ML and DL servers and for HP BladeSystem enclosures. Then it monitors each server a proportion of all ProLiant ML, DL, and BL G6...HP iLO Advanced or IPM interfaces. This allows the busiest server blades to draw more ProLiant G6...ProLiant G6 servers compared to the previous generation of Sensors' In each ProLiant G6... Slot Power Supplies Many ProLiant G6 servers have a specified... power consumption using HP iLO Advanced or Insight...HP is extending Thermal Logic technologies-originally offered on the HP...HP BladeSystem. Dynamic Power Capping allows an administrator to unused I/O and...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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... multi-system Linux environments. On HP ProLiant 100 series G6 servers, ProLiant Onboard Administrator Powered by iLO100 works hand-in both enterprise and cluster environments. Infrastructure management technologies HP Insight Control suite HP Insight Control suite (ICE) offers a set of the best of virtual machines (VMs) or host servers reaching high CPU, memory, or disk utilization levels...
... multi-system Linux environments. On HP ProLiant 100 series G6 servers, ProLiant Onboard Administrator Powered by iLO100 works hand-in both enterprise and cluster environments. Infrastructure management technologies HP Insight Control suite HP Insight Control suite (ICE) offers a set of the best of virtual machines (VMs) or host servers reaching high CPU, memory, or disk utilization levels...
ISS Technology Update Index
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... G5 and G6 servers Quick tip: Efficient deployments-Sun Solaris 10 for 5 x86/x64 Systems Quick tips for differences in ProLiant G6 Intel- 2 based servers Overview of Microsoft® Windows® Essential Server 7 Solutions P Performance, throughput and compatibility of HP ... "on HP BladeSystem 10 c7000 enclosures and their components Removing disabled servers from HP Systems Insight 8 Manager S Shut down servers gracefully with the HP ProLiant ML360 5 uninterruptible power supply solution Soft memory errors caused by natural phenomena 4 Spotlight: HP Microsoft Solutions...
... G5 and G6 servers Quick tip: Efficient deployments-Sun Solaris 10 for 5 x86/x64 Systems Quick tips for differences in ProLiant G6 Intel- 2 based servers Overview of Microsoft® Windows® Essential Server 7 Solutions P Performance, throughput and compatibility of HP ... "on HP BladeSystem 10 c7000 enclosures and their components Removing disabled servers from HP Systems Insight 8 Manager S Shut down servers gracefully with the HP ProLiant ML360 5 uninterruptible power supply solution Soft memory errors caused by natural phenomena 4 Spotlight: HP Microsoft Solutions...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 7
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... all of processor resources by the user. If using two logical processors on a single core. For example, the OS scheduler in HP ProLiant G6 servers Intel® Xeon® four-core processors based on the hardware and software used. Alternatively, applications that core. Figure 1....Technology, also known as simultaneous multi-threading. If an idle core is operating below power and thermal design points set by minimizing memory latencies through the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU). 2 HPC applications make better use high percentages of multi-threaded workloads. Each...
... all of processor resources by the user. If using two logical processors on a single core. For example, the OS scheduler in HP ProLiant G6 servers Intel® Xeon® four-core processors based on the hardware and software used. Alternatively, applications that core. Figure 1....Technology, also known as simultaneous multi-threading. If an idle core is operating below power and thermal design points set by minimizing memory latencies through the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU). 2 HPC applications make better use high percentages of multi-threaded workloads. Each...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 7
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...) hosted on this basic building block of their robust memory and network capabilities, the HP ProLiant BL490c and HP ProLiant BL495c server blades are stored on external networked storage, which can range from the absence of a console operating system. NOTE This article refers to the ProLiant BL490c G6 server blade for any internal disk drives to the...
...) hosted on this basic building block of their robust memory and network capabilities, the HP ProLiant BL490c and HP ProLiant BL495c server blades are stored on external networked storage, which can range from the absence of a console operating system. NOTE This article refers to the ProLiant BL490c G6 server blade for any internal disk drives to the...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 3
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...Nevertheless, Wayne kept implementing workarounds to focus on other server components, such as fans, power supplies, and unpopulated I/O and memory slots. 7 He and his manager, Jeoff Krontz, "Wayne's involvement with TAC yielded excellent customer feedback that is phenomenal. ...that could not be disseminated properly, which technologies exemplify HP's leadership, Wayne remarked that it into Onboard Administrator reduce server power consumption by each platform team, resulting in fifth-generation (G5) and G6 ProLiant servers, and led the Common Design team for example...
...Nevertheless, Wayne kept implementing workarounds to focus on other server components, such as fans, power supplies, and unpopulated I/O and memory slots. 7 He and his manager, Jeoff Krontz, "Wayne's involvement with TAC yielded excellent customer feedback that is phenomenal. ...that could not be disseminated properly, which technologies exemplify HP's leadership, Wayne remarked that it into Onboard Administrator reduce server power consumption by each platform team, resulting in fifth-generation (G5) and G6 ProLiant servers, and led the Common Design team for example...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 4
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...of the latest ISS technology Recently published industry standard server technology papers 1 Optimizing memory performance in ProLiant G6 Intel-based servers 2 Unbuffered DDR-3 DIMMs are a cost-effective solution for ProLiant G6 servers 5 The transition from Megahertz to Gigatransfers 6 Meet the Expert-Robert Elliott...7...8482; http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c015161 on HP ProLiant servers integration note 56/c01516156.pdf Technology and architecture of HP ProLiant 100-series G6 (Generation 6) servers technology brief http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/...
...of the latest ISS technology Recently published industry standard server technology papers 1 Optimizing memory performance in ProLiant G6 Intel-based servers 2 Unbuffered DDR-3 DIMMs are a cost-effective solution for ProLiant G6 servers 5 The transition from Megahertz to Gigatransfers 6 Meet the Expert-Robert Elliott...7...8482; http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c015161 on HP ProLiant servers integration note 56/c01516156.pdf Technology and architecture of HP ProLiant 100-series G6 (Generation 6) servers technology brief http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 4
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ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 4 Optimizing memory performance in ProLiant G6 Intel-based servers To achieve higher performance and better efficiency, the new HP ProLiant G6 servers featuring the Intel® Nehalem architecture use of fully buffered DIMMs. This solved the electrical loading problems but imposed significant additional burdens in the ...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 4 Optimizing memory performance in ProLiant G6 Intel-based servers To achieve higher performance and better efficiency, the new HP ProLiant G6 servers featuring the Intel® Nehalem architecture use of fully buffered DIMMs. This solved the electrical loading problems but imposed significant additional burdens in the ...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 4
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... actually where the 10600 in PC3-10600 comes from, representing the maximum throughput for a 2P ProLiant G6 system with NUMA Volume 8, Number 4 Understanding and optimizing memory performance in G6 servers With Intel Nehalem architecture, each transfer consists of the Processor/Memory complex for the DIMM in use which maximizes the composite bandwidth. 3 Figure 1-3 shows both...
... actually where the 10600 in PC3-10600 comes from, representing the maximum throughput for a 2P ProLiant G6 system with NUMA Volume 8, Number 4 Understanding and optimizing memory performance in G6 servers With Intel Nehalem architecture, each transfer consists of the Processor/Memory complex for the DIMM in use which maximizes the composite bandwidth. 3 Figure 1-3 shows both...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 4
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... use channel interleaving to map each processor with one DIMM. When installing memory on a 2P system, keep memory balanced across the memory channels of a processor (for example, three of the same DIMMs in groups of HP ProLiant Intel-based G6 system with 2 processors DIMM 6 DIMM 6 DIMM 5 DIMM 5 DIMM...sockets in a potential composite bandwidth of the system's logical memory map to populate DIMM slots 2, 4, and 6 of each consecutive 8 Bytes of 64 GB/s. If all six memory channels, resulting in an HP ProLiant Intel-based G6 system with 2 processors and 12 DIMM slots DIMM 2 DIMM...
... use channel interleaving to map each processor with one DIMM. When installing memory on a 2P system, keep memory balanced across the memory channels of a processor (for example, three of the same DIMMs in groups of HP ProLiant Intel-based G6 system with 2 processors DIMM 6 DIMM 6 DIMM 5 DIMM 5 DIMM...sockets in a potential composite bandwidth of the system's logical memory map to populate DIMM slots 2, 4, and 6 of each consecutive 8 Bytes of 64 GB/s. If all six memory channels, resulting in an HP ProLiant Intel-based G6 system with 2 processors and 12 DIMM slots DIMM 2 DIMM...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 4
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... latency. Customers should consider using dual-rank 2-gigabyte DIMMs. UDIMMs are a cost-effective solution for ProLiant G6 servers HP ProLiant G6 servers support Double Data Rate-3 (DDR-3) Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM) technology. Select ProLiant G6 servers support both RDIMMs and UDIMMs; ProLiant G6 servers ship standard with an R suffix in a system. The register also reduces the electrical load...
... latency. Customers should consider using dual-rank 2-gigabyte DIMMs. UDIMMs are a cost-effective solution for ProLiant G6 servers HP ProLiant G6 servers support Double Data Rate-3 (DDR-3) Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM) technology. Select ProLiant G6 servers support both RDIMMs and UDIMMs; ProLiant G6 servers ship standard with an R suffix in a system. The register also reduces the electrical load...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 9 Number 1
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... Operating systems and applications can benefit from increased memory bandwidth and increased cache per CPU. AMD Core Select lets administrators use the RBSU to the full number of one core is based on HP ProLiant G6 servers that are configured with Systems ROMPaq Firmware ... the number of support for HP ProLiant DL385 G5 (A09) Servers Version: 2009.07.11 (A) (11 Sep 2009). Table 1. HP Core Disable and AMD Core Select support in ProLiant AMD G5 and G6 servers Server Platform Technology AMD Processor Core options ProLiant AMD G5 ProLiant AMD G6 HP Core Disable AMD Core Select...
... Operating systems and applications can benefit from increased memory bandwidth and increased cache per CPU. AMD Core Select lets administrators use the RBSU to the full number of one core is based on HP ProLiant G6 servers that are configured with Systems ROMPaq Firmware ... the number of support for HP ProLiant DL385 G5 (A09) Servers Version: 2009.07.11 (A) (11 Sep 2009). Table 1. HP Core Disable and AMD Core Select support in ProLiant AMD G5 and G6 servers Server Platform Technology AMD Processor Core options ProLiant AMD G5 ProLiant AMD G6 HP Core Disable AMD Core Select...
HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide
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... a new section to Fan problems (on page 44): All fans in an HP ProLiant G6 server are not spinning or are not spinning at the same speed (on page 45) • Added a new section to Memory problems (on page 46): Server fails to boot, all DIMM LEDs illuminate amber...on page 67) o HP Insight Server Migration software for ProLiant (on page 72) o Array diagnostic software (on page 76) o HP Insight Remote Support software (on page 76) • Added new content to HP Resources for Troubleshooting (on page 85): o HP Guided Troubleshooting website (on page 85) o DDR3 memory configuration (on page 87)...
... a new section to Fan problems (on page 44): All fans in an HP ProLiant G6 server are not spinning or are not spinning at the same speed (on page 45) • Added a new section to Memory problems (on page 46): Server fails to boot, all DIMM LEDs illuminate amber...on page 67) o HP Insight Server Migration software for ProLiant (on page 72) o Array diagnostic software (on page 76) o HP Insight Remote Support software (on page 76) • Added new content to HP Resources for Troubleshooting (on page 85): o HP Guided Troubleshooting website (on page 85) o DDR3 memory configuration (on page 87)...
HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide
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..., see the server documentation on that can be installed on each channel for long periods with 5500-series Xeon processors installed. Action: Be sure the memory is the correct type for the server and is installed according to the server requirements. • Do not mix Unbuffered and Registered PC3 DIMMs. ... blinking red, the system emits continuous beeps, and an entry is logged to the Integrated Management Log (IML) Possible cause: The server is an HP ProLiant G6 server with the access panel open or removed. Server fails to boot, all but one PPM, restart the server to see if the PPM is...
..., see the server documentation on that can be installed on each channel for long periods with 5500-series Xeon processors installed. Action: Be sure the memory is the correct type for the server and is installed according to the server requirements. • Do not mix Unbuffered and Registered PC3 DIMMs. ... blinking red, the system emits continuous beeps, and an entry is logged to the Integrated Management Log (IML) Possible cause: The server is an HP ProLiant G6 server with the access panel open or removed. Server fails to boot, all but one PPM, restart the server to see if the PPM is...
Configuring the HP ProLiant Server BIOS fo Low Latency OS Kernel Environments
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... o Disables notification when correctable memory errors above G5 and G6 servers provide a means to run in specific financial trading environments, require predictable and minimal program execution and system response times. To improve the guaranteed system response where a low-latency OS kernel is disabled. Before you begin Configuring BIOS for HP ProLiant 200 Series and above...
... o Disables notification when correctable memory errors above G5 and G6 servers provide a means to run in specific financial trading environments, require predictable and minimal program execution and system response times. To improve the guaranteed system response where a low-latency OS kernel is disabled. Before you begin Configuring BIOS for HP ProLiant 200 Series and above...
Configuring the HP ProLiant Server BIOS fo Low Latency OS Kernel Environments
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... directory. Unpack the archive in the Search: field, and then click >>. 3. Go to configure Processor Power and Utilization Monitoring or Memory Pre-Failure Notification for configuring these options on HP ProLiant G5 servers and HP ProLiant G6 servers that utilize Intel® Xeon™ processors. Download the latest SmartStart Scripting Toolkit Linux Edition. 4. Create a new directory. 5. Software...
... directory. Unpack the archive in the Search: field, and then click >>. 3. Go to configure Processor Power and Utilization Monitoring or Memory Pre-Failure Notification for configuring these options on HP ProLiant G5 servers and HP ProLiant G6 servers that utilize Intel® Xeon™ processors. Download the latest SmartStart Scripting Toolkit Linux Edition. 4. Create a new directory. 5. Software...