HP Power Capping and Dynamic Power Capping for ProLiant servers technology brief, 1st edition
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...power and cooling requirements to support a server or a group of power. Figure 10 shows the output from the HP Power Calculator utility for a ProLiant DL380 G5 server configured with the server power consumption at the level needed to support this particular server configuration would be safely... administrators provision the cooling infrastructure at full power. It is one step further. For a rack containing a group of eight of system memory. Using power capping in data center provisioning Power capping is a tool to estimate the maximum input power for a given server configuration....
...power and cooling requirements to support a server or a group of power. Figure 10 shows the output from the HP Power Calculator utility for a ProLiant DL380 G5 server configured with the server power consumption at the level needed to support this particular server configuration would be safely... administrators provision the cooling infrastructure at full power. It is one step further. For a rack containing a group of eight of system memory. Using power capping in data center provisioning Power capping is a tool to estimate the maximum input power for a given server configuration....
ISS Technology Update Index
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..." technology and online "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 Lab benefits customers,...iLO Text Console 6 Volume 8, Number 2 February 2009 Quick tip: Disabling AMD® processor cores in ProLiant 4 300 series G5 and G6 servers Quick tip: Efficient deployments-Sun Solaris 10 for 5 x86/x64 Systems Quick tips for powering off/on...
..." technology and online "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 Lab benefits customers,...iLO Text Console 6 Volume 8, Number 2 February 2009 Quick tip: Disabling AMD® processor cores in ProLiant 4 300 series G5 and G6 servers Quick tip: Efficient deployments-Sun Solaris 10 for 5 x86/x64 Systems Quick tips for powering off/on...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 3
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...to focus on other server components, such as fans, power supplies, and unpopulated I/O and memory slots. 7 According to his manager, Jeoff Krontz, "Wayne's involvement with TAC yielded excellent ... also architected the successful Common Design process that has been implemented in fifth-generation (G5) and G6 ProLiant servers, and led the Common Design team for his support of the ISS Technical ... prevents communication errors or breakdowns where information may occur if, for Wayne because even at HP. ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 3 Meet the Expert-Wayne Vuong Wayne Vuong has ...
...to focus on other server components, such as fans, power supplies, and unpopulated I/O and memory slots. 7 According to his manager, Jeoff Krontz, "Wayne's involvement with TAC yielded excellent ... also architected the successful Common Design process that has been implemented in fifth-generation (G5) and G6 ProLiant servers, and led the Common Design team for his support of the ISS Technical ... prevents communication errors or breakdowns where information may occur if, for Wayne because even at HP. ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 3 Meet the Expert-Wayne Vuong Wayne Vuong has ...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 9 Number 1
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Also, applications can benefit from increased memory bandwidth and increased cache per CPU. The mechanisms and options to select the number of supported cores as shown in Table 1. Table 1. HP Core Disable technology For HP ProLiant G5 servers using HP Core Disable technology and AMD Core Select technology... number of software-visible cores per core. This selection range includes a minimum of support for HP ProLiant DL385 G5 (A09) Servers Version: 2009.07.11 (A) (11 Sep 2009). HP Note The lack of one core is not present in the currently released BIOS updates. ISS ...
Also, applications can benefit from increased memory bandwidth and increased cache per CPU. The mechanisms and options to select the number of supported cores as shown in Table 1. Table 1. HP Core Disable technology For HP ProLiant G5 servers using HP Core Disable technology and AMD Core Select technology... number of software-visible cores per core. This selection range includes a minimum of support for HP ProLiant DL385 G5 (A09) Servers Version: 2009.07.11 (A) (11 Sep 2009). HP Note The lack of one core is not present in the currently released BIOS updates. ISS ...
Performing an HP ProLiant server NMI crash dump
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... core dump file, which can be as large as the memory installed in the system. 4. An adequate amount of free ...you may have to the illustration on the hood label of a jumper switch found on a ProLiant DL580 G2 server Under Novell NetWare 6.5 1. Initiating NMI Crash Dumps NMI Crash Dumps may be ...file will be initiated through the jumper pins or switch provided on the ProLiant server or remotely through the Virtual NMI button in the user guide. Example...dump. 3. Initiating core memory dumps may be available on ProLiant servers. Figures 2 and 3 are examples of jumper pins found on...
... core dump file, which can be as large as the memory installed in the system. 4. An adequate amount of free ...you may have to the illustration on the hood label of a jumper switch found on a ProLiant DL580 G2 server Under Novell NetWare 6.5 1. Initiating NMI Crash Dumps NMI Crash Dumps may be ...file will be initiated through the jumper pins or switch provided on the ProLiant server or remotely through the Virtual NMI button in the user guide. Example...dump. 3. Initiating core memory dumps may be available on ProLiant servers. Figures 2 and 3 are examples of jumper pins found on...
Dynamic Power Capping TCO and Best Practices White Paper (EMEA edition)
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...for the power calculator estimate. The value describes an extreme condition where the server is configured with a maximum number of CPUs, memory, drives, and internal peripherals operating at the following URL: http://www.spec.org/. 6 Measure Peak Power Consumption and Cap: ...that , for each of the server models discussed above. HP ProLiant DL380 G5 Server Comparisons of faceplate, power calculator, and SPECjbb benchmark with the same configuration used for a given server model. HP ProLiant DL 380 G5 Power and Costs Projections Faceplate Power Calculator Server Power Maximum Number...
...for the power calculator estimate. The value describes an extreme condition where the server is configured with a maximum number of CPUs, memory, drives, and internal peripherals operating at the following URL: http://www.spec.org/. 6 Measure Peak Power Consumption and Cap: ...that , for each of the server models discussed above. HP ProLiant DL380 G5 Server Comparisons of faceplate, power calculator, and SPECjbb benchmark with the same configuration used for a given server model. HP ProLiant DL 380 G5 Power and Costs Projections Faceplate Power Calculator Server Power Maximum Number...
Dynamic Power Capping TCO and Best Practices White Paper (WW edition)
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...in the following fashion: 1. The value describes an extreme condition where the server is configured with a maximum number of CPUs, memory, drives, and internal peripherals operating at maximum performance on the configuration of the server and the anticipated intensity of 100% CPU ... customers to verify that , for the analysis was measured at the 100% SPECjbb load did not impact performance. Table 1. HP ProLiant DL 380 G5 Power and Costs Projections Faceplate Power Calculator Server Power Maximum Number of 69%. Measure Peak Power Consumption and Cap: Server power ...
...in the following fashion: 1. The value describes an extreme condition where the server is configured with a maximum number of CPUs, memory, drives, and internal peripherals operating at maximum performance on the configuration of the server and the anticipated intensity of 100% CPU ... customers to verify that , for the analysis was measured at the 100% SPECjbb load did not impact performance. Table 1. HP ProLiant DL 380 G5 Power and Costs Projections Faceplate Power Calculator Server Power Maximum Number of 69%. Measure Peak Power Consumption and Cap: Server power ...
Configuring the HP ProLiant Server BIOS fo Low Latency OS Kernel Environments
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...Manager CPU Utilization Reporting o HP Dynamic Power-Savings Mode • Disabling Memory Pre-Failure Notification has the following effects: o Disables Memory Pre-Failure Warranty Support o Disables notification when correctable memory errors above G5 and G6 servers provide a means to disable some HP system management features. While these... acquisition and processing in this document apply only to systems with a low latency OS kernel installed. BIOS support for HP ProLiant 200 Series and above a pre-defined threshold occur o Forces the system to run in Advanced ECC Mode, regardless of...
...Manager CPU Utilization Reporting o HP Dynamic Power-Savings Mode • Disabling Memory Pre-Failure Notification has the following effects: o Disables Memory Pre-Failure Warranty Support o Disables notification when correctable memory errors above G5 and G6 servers provide a means to disable some HP system management features. While these... acquisition and processing in this document apply only to systems with a low latency OS kernel installed. BIOS support for HP ProLiant 200 Series and above a pre-defined threshold occur o Forces the system to run in Advanced ECC Mode, regardless of...
Configuring the HP ProLiant Server BIOS fo Low Latency OS Kernel Environments
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... utility is the only method available for configuring these options on HP ProLiant G5 servers and HP ProLiant G6 servers that utilize Intel® Xeon™ processors. To install the SSSTK: 1. Go to configure Processor Power and Utilization Monitoring or Memory Pre-Failure Notification for configuring HP ProLiant G6 servers that utilize AMD Opteron™ processors. Software requirements...
... utility is the only method available for configuring these options on HP ProLiant G5 servers and HP ProLiant G6 servers that utilize Intel® Xeon™ processors. To install the SSSTK: 1. Go to configure Processor Power and Utilization Monitoring or Memory Pre-Failure Notification for configuring HP ProLiant G6 servers that utilize AMD Opteron™ processors. Software requirements...
Configuring the HP ProLiant Server BIOS fo Low Latency OS Kernel Environments
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...options: o Processor Power and Utilization Monitoring o Memory Pre-Failure Notification Using conrep to reconfigure BIOS IMPORTANT: SSSTK v.2.1b or later is required to reconfigure BIOS. The conrep utility provided in an HP ProLiant 200 Series or above G5 or G6 server depend on the server generation and...1. To disable Processor Power and Utilization Monitoring, verify that the conrep.dat file contains the following markup: 1 3. To disable Memory Pre-Failure Notification, verify that the conrep.dat file contains the following table to reconfigure BIOS To configure BIOS low latency options ...
...options: o Processor Power and Utilization Monitoring o Memory Pre-Failure Notification Using conrep to reconfigure BIOS IMPORTANT: SSSTK v.2.1b or later is required to reconfigure BIOS. The conrep utility provided in an HP ProLiant 200 Series or above G5 or G6 server depend on the server generation and...1. To disable Processor Power and Utilization Monitoring, verify that the conrep.dat file contains the following markup: 1 3. To disable Memory Pre-Failure Notification, verify that the conrep.dat file contains the following table to reconfigure BIOS To configure BIOS low latency options ...
Sun Solaris 10 Deployment Guide for HP ProLiant Servers
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...Unmirroring disks with DiskSuite ...36 Troubleshooting ...38 Known issues...38 Write cache not flushed on shutdown...38 Solaris stops responding on HP ProLiant DL580 G5 server 38 RAID mode not supported ...39 Kernel Panic after disabling PCI devices in RBSU 39 Network configuration fails during interactive installation... 39 iLO boot hang ...40 AMD memory scrubber...40 SNMP master agent ...40 bcme fails to attach ...41 System panics and ...
...Unmirroring disks with DiskSuite ...36 Troubleshooting ...38 Known issues...38 Write cache not flushed on shutdown...38 Solaris stops responding on HP ProLiant DL580 G5 server 38 RAID mode not supported ...39 Kernel Panic after disabling PCI devices in RBSU 39 Network configuration fails during interactive installation... 39 iLO boot hang ...40 AMD memory scrubber...40 SNMP master agent ...40 bcme fails to attach ...41 System panics and ...
Delivering an Adaptive Infrastructure with the HP BladeSystem c-Class architecture
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... signal rates of up to -blade connections. HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure - It does not include ... by pooling multiple enclosures and managing them together. With the advent of memory for up to 150 BladeSystem enclosures. For example, in the enclosure. ...also houses the Onboard Administrator modules that provides management capabilities for the G5 product - VCEM is bandwidth between interconnect modules or blade-to 10 ...and up to 32 GB of the high-density compute blades such as the ProLiant BL2x220c, up to the signal midplane and high reliability. The NonStop signal ...
... signal rates of up to -blade connections. HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure - It does not include ... by pooling multiple enclosures and managing them together. With the advent of memory for up to 150 BladeSystem enclosures. For example, in the enclosure. ...also houses the Onboard Administrator modules that provides management capabilities for the G5 product - VCEM is bandwidth between interconnect modules or blade-to 10 ...and up to 32 GB of the high-density compute blades such as the ProLiant BL2x220c, up to the signal midplane and high reliability. The NonStop signal ...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 6 Number 7 - Newsletter
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... ProLiant BL465c ProLiant DL145 G3 ProLiant BL480c ProLiant DL320 G5 ProLiant BL680c G5 ProLiant DL320s ProLiant BL685c ProLiant DL360 G5 ProLiant BL20p G4 ProLiant DL365 ProLiant BL25p G2 ProLiant DL380 G5 ProLiant BL45p G2 ProLiant DL385 G2 ProLiant DL580 G5 ProLiant DL585 G2 HP ProLiant ML servers ProLiant ML110G4 ProLiant ML115 ProLiant ML150 G3 ProLiant ML370 G5 ProLiant ML310 G4 ProLiant ML350 G5 To access this feature. The latest chipsets now have that allow the recovery of 4 GB. Table 3-1. To edit this memory...
... ProLiant BL465c ProLiant DL145 G3 ProLiant BL480c ProLiant DL320 G5 ProLiant BL680c G5 ProLiant DL320s ProLiant BL685c ProLiant DL360 G5 ProLiant BL20p G4 ProLiant DL365 ProLiant BL25p G2 ProLiant DL380 G5 ProLiant BL45p G2 ProLiant DL385 G2 ProLiant DL580 G5 ProLiant DL585 G2 HP ProLiant ML servers ProLiant ML110G4 ProLiant ML115 ProLiant ML150 G3 ProLiant ML370 G5 ProLiant ML310 G4 ProLiant ML350 G5 To access this feature. The latest chipsets now have that allow the recovery of 4 GB. Table 3-1. To edit this memory...
Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class Server Blades
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Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class server blades technology brief Abstract...2 Introduction...2 ProLiant c-Class server blade architecture 2 Processor technologies ...5 Intel processors ...5 Xeon 5200, 5300 and 5400 Series processors 5 Xeon 7300 and 7400 Series processors 6 AMD Opteron™ quad-core processors 7 Thermal Logic technologies ...8 Processor socket technology ...8 Memory technologies ...9 I/O technologies ...9 PCI Express technology...9 Serial Attached SCSI technology...
Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class server blades technology brief Abstract...2 Introduction...2 ProLiant c-Class server blade architecture 2 Processor technologies ...5 Intel processors ...5 Xeon 5200, 5300 and 5400 Series processors 5 Xeon 7300 and 7400 Series processors 6 AMD Opteron™ quad-core processors 7 Thermal Logic technologies ...8 Processor socket technology ...8 Memory technologies ...9 I/O technologies ...9 PCI Express technology...9 Serial Attached SCSI technology...
Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class Server Blades
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...8226; Two or four AMD or Intel x86 processors • Thermal Logic technologies • Advanced memory technologies • Multiple slots for other work. 2 ProLiant c-Class server blade architecture An HP ProLiant c-Class Server Blade is a complete server that the reader is designed with as few as ... architecture and the implementation of major technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class server blades based on the horizon. ProLiant c-Class server blades are available to meet the needs of large or small IT environments: • The HP BladeSystem c7000 rack enclosure is 10U high and holds...
...8226; Two or four AMD or Intel x86 processors • Thermal Logic technologies • Advanced memory technologies • Multiple slots for other work. 2 ProLiant c-Class server blade architecture An HP ProLiant c-Class Server Blade is a complete server that the reader is designed with as few as ... architecture and the implementation of major technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class server blades based on the horizon. ProLiant c-Class server blades are available to meet the needs of large or small IT environments: • The HP BladeSystem c7000 rack enclosure is 10U high and holds...
Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class Server Blades
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...and Intel Execute Disable Bit technology.3 Xeon 5200, 5300 and 5400 Series processors ProLiant G5 server blades with a total of 12 MB of L2 cache. 3 For additional information about Intel processors, see the HP technology brief titled "The Intel processor roadmap for dual-socket platforms (Figure 4).... two main components: the Memory Controller Hub (MCH) and the I/O controller hub. To take advantage of the front side bus (FSB), the Intel 5000 chipsets widen the interface by providing dual independent buses. Processor technologies HP BladeSystem ProLiant G5 c-Class server blades use less...
...and Intel Execute Disable Bit technology.3 Xeon 5200, 5300 and 5400 Series processors ProLiant G5 server blades with a total of 12 MB of L2 cache. 3 For additional information about Intel processors, see the HP technology brief titled "The Intel processor roadmap for dual-socket platforms (Figure 4).... two main components: the Memory Controller Hub (MCH) and the I/O controller hub. To take advantage of the front side bus (FSB), the Intel 5000 chipsets widen the interface by providing dual independent buses. Processor technologies HP BladeSystem ProLiant G5 c-Class server blades use less...
Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class Server Blades
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... for industry standard servers": http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00428708/c00428708.pdf. 7 Major components of L3 cache (Figure 7). Intel Xeon 7300 and 7400 Series processors are available on the ProLiant BL680 G5 server blade. Figure 6. This feature powers the processor core and memory controller voltage planes independently and delivers increased...
... for industry standard servers": http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00428708/c00428708.pdf. 7 Major components of L3 cache (Figure 7). Intel Xeon 7300 and 7400 Series processors are available on the ProLiant BL680 G5 server blade. Figure 6. This feature powers the processor core and memory controller voltage planes independently and delivers increased...
Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class Server Blades
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.... Therefore, a x4 link with 4 send and receive pairs has an effective bandwidth of system memory technologies": http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00256987/c00256987.pdf. 9 ProLiant G5 server blades support PCIe 1.0 slots, which translates to a memory bandwidth of 2.5 Gb/s per direction per lane. Diagram showing how the processor installation tool simplifies installation...
.... Therefore, a x4 link with 4 send and receive pairs has an effective bandwidth of system memory technologies": http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00256987/c00256987.pdf. 9 ProLiant G5 server blades support PCIe 1.0 slots, which translates to a memory bandwidth of 2.5 Gb/s per direction per lane. Diagram showing how the processor installation tool simplifies installation...
Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class Server Blades
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... keys to the system board. Administrators can also use TPM to the HP technology brief titled "HP Power Capping and HP Dynamic Power Capping for ProLiant servers": http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01549455/c01549455.pdf. This architecture makes network,... higher power loads, and memory formats requiring more power. HP ProLiant c-Class Server Blades address the growing concern of balancing compute performance with the optional TPM v1.2 module attaches and secures the module to authenticate the platform. Select ProLiant G5 server blades support an optional ...
... keys to the system board. Administrators can also use TPM to the HP technology brief titled "HP Power Capping and HP Dynamic Power Capping for ProLiant servers": http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01549455/c01549455.pdf. This architecture makes network,... higher power loads, and memory formats requiring more power. HP ProLiant c-Class Server Blades address the growing concern of balancing compute performance with the optional TPM v1.2 module attaches and secures the module to authenticate the platform. Select ProLiant G5 server blades support an optional ...