HP Power Capping and Dynamic Power Capping for ProLiant servers technology brief, 1st edition
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... Calculator Utility to support a server or a group of servers. Figure 10 shows the output from the HP Power Calculator utility for a ProLiant DL380 G5 server configured with the server power consumption at a given application load and power cap rather than the specified amount of power...., the reporting features in IPM and iLO provide historical power consumption information that this one 72-GB disk drive, and 8 GB of system memory. This is the predicted maximum amount of power that can be safely operated within a pre-existing cooling infrastructure. Setting such a power cap should...
... Calculator Utility to support a server or a group of servers. Figure 10 shows the output from the HP Power Calculator utility for a ProLiant DL380 G5 server configured with the server power consumption at a given application load and power cap rather than the specified amount of power...., the reporting features in IPM and iLO provide historical power consumption information that this one 72-GB disk drive, and 8 GB of system memory. This is the predicted maximum amount of power that can be safely operated within a pre-existing cooling infrastructure. Setting such a power cap should...
ISS Technology Update Index
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... Number 8 Publication date October 2009 November 2009 September 2008 Optimizing memory performance in ProLiant G6 Intel- 2 based servers Overview of Microsoft® Windows® Essential Server 7 Solutions P Performance, throughput and compatibility of HP 6 Gb/s 6 SAS drives PUE and DCE-useful metrics for... overall data center 6 efficiency Q Quick tip: Configuring a redundant domain controller 3 when using Fabric Manager software to 6 configure switches R Recommendations for differences in ProLiant 4 300 series G5 and G6...
... Number 8 Publication date October 2009 November 2009 September 2008 Optimizing memory performance in ProLiant G6 Intel- 2 based servers Overview of Microsoft® Windows® Essential Server 7 Solutions P Performance, throughput and compatibility of HP 6 Gb/s 6 SAS drives PUE and DCE-useful metrics for... overall data center 6 efficiency Q Quick tip: Configuring a redundant domain controller 3 when using Fabric Manager software to 6 configure switches R Recommendations for differences in ProLiant 4 300 series G5 and G6...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 7 Number 1 - Newsletter
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..., they will send a message that the ROM checks the fan configuration. Beginning with G5 Intel processor-based systems and G2 AMD processor-based systems, graceful shutdowns can be maintained...the hardware protection limit, at 1 The Integrated Management Log (IML) is logged in nonvolatile memory. Multiple fans fail after it is installed The health driver initiates a graceful shutdown. Single/...continues to run . ISS Technology Update Volume 7, Number 1 Models with redundant fans Several ProLiant DL and ML server models support fan sets that triggered them is corrected prior to ...
..., they will send a message that the ROM checks the fan configuration. Beginning with G5 Intel processor-based systems and G2 AMD processor-based systems, graceful shutdowns can be maintained...the hardware protection limit, at 1 The Integrated Management Log (IML) is logged in nonvolatile memory. Multiple fans fail after it is installed The health driver initiates a graceful shutdown. Single/...continues to run . ISS Technology Update Volume 7, Number 1 Models with redundant fans Several ProLiant DL and ML server models support fan sets that triggered them is corrected prior to ...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 3
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... visits. The Common Design effort also prevents communication errors or breakdowns where information may occur if, for Wayne because even at HP. This further reduced the design effort expended by regulating processor speed and the operation of other design activities. ISS Technology Update ...each platform team, resulting in fifth-generation (G5) and G6 ProLiant servers, and led the Common Design team for getting the Common Design process to focus on other server components, such as fans, power supplies, and unpopulated I/O and memory slots. 7 The Common Design effort creates ...
... visits. The Common Design effort also prevents communication errors or breakdowns where information may occur if, for Wayne because even at HP. This further reduced the design effort expended by regulating processor speed and the operation of other design activities. ISS Technology Update ...each platform team, resulting in fifth-generation (G5) and G6 ProLiant servers, and led the Common Design team for getting the Common Design process to focus on other server components, such as fans, power supplies, and unpopulated I/O and memory slots. 7 The Common Design effort creates ...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 9 Number 1
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... Technology and architecture of HP ProLiant AMDbased 300-series G6 (Generation 6) servers URL http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual /c01889304/c01889304.pdf?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN 4 HP Core Disable technology For HP ProLiant G5 servers using HP Core Disable technology and AMD Core Select technology™. Operating systems and applications can benefit from increased memory bandwidth and increased cache...
... Technology and architecture of HP ProLiant AMDbased 300-series G6 (Generation 6) servers URL http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual /c01889304/c01889304.pdf?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN 4 HP Core Disable technology For HP ProLiant G5 servers using HP Core Disable technology and AMD Core Select technology™. Operating systems and applications can benefit from increased memory bandwidth and increased cache...
Performing an HP ProLiant server NMI crash dump
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... the .c command to create a core dump. 3. For exact placement, refer to store the entire core dump file, which can be as large as the memory installed in the system. 4. Example of the server or in Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) Advanced or Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2) Advanced. Through NMI...pins or switch generate a PCI SERR under each individual OS. Example of jumper pins found on the hood label of a jumper switch found on a ProLiant DL360 G5 server Figure 3. NOTE: To present an ABEND screen, make sure the "set auto restart after abend = 0" option is set in the NMI ...
... the .c command to create a core dump. 3. For exact placement, refer to store the entire core dump file, which can be as large as the memory installed in the system. 4. Example of the server or in Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) Advanced or Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2) Advanced. Through NMI...pins or switch generate a PCI SERR under each individual OS. Example of jumper pins found on the hood label of a jumper switch found on a ProLiant DL360 G5 server Figure 3. NOTE: To present an ABEND screen, make sure the "set auto restart after abend = 0" option is set in the NMI ...
Visualization and Acceleration in HP ProLiant servers
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... ProLiant Server DL160 G5 DL165 G5 DL385 G5 DL785 G5 PCIe x16 I /O and power support incorporated into G6 ProLiant servers to deliver the most efficient cooling possible and to 300 watts of power, which is supported through the PCIe x16 connector. Hardware support for HP ProLiant servers Table 1provides a summary ...power that the accelerator card may also have several gigabytes of onboard memory. Electrical power consumption produces heat, and as a result of their physical configuration, these cables are the HP option kits for supplying additional power to cards using special cables....
... ProLiant Server DL160 G5 DL165 G5 DL385 G5 DL785 G5 PCIe x16 I /O and power support incorporated into G6 ProLiant servers to deliver the most efficient cooling possible and to 300 watts of power, which is supported through the PCIe x16 connector. Hardware support for HP ProLiant servers Table 1provides a summary ...power that the accelerator card may also have several gigabytes of onboard memory. Electrical power consumption produces heat, and as a result of their physical configuration, these cables are the HP option kits for supplying additional power to cards using special cables....
Dynamic Power Capping TCO and Best Practices White Paper (EMEA edition)
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... total of 8.6kW of CPUs, memory, drives, and internal peripherals operating at maximum performance on the configuration of the server and the anticipated intensity of the server models discussed above. The results of nearly 230%. HP ProLiant DL380 G5 Server Comparisons of faceplate, power calculator... showed that applying the cap at 100% CPU utilization running the SPECjbb benchmark with the same configuration used . HP ProLiant DL 380 G5 Power and Costs Projections Faceplate Power Calculator Server Power Maximum Number of 69%. More information can potentially increase the ...
... total of 8.6kW of CPUs, memory, drives, and internal peripherals operating at maximum performance on the configuration of the server and the anticipated intensity of the server models discussed above. The results of nearly 230%. HP ProLiant DL380 G5 Server Comparisons of faceplate, power calculator... showed that applying the cap at 100% CPU utilization running the SPECjbb benchmark with the same configuration used . HP ProLiant DL 380 G5 Power and Costs Projections Faceplate Power Calculator Server Power Maximum Number of 69%. More information can potentially increase the ...
Dynamic Power Capping TCO and Best Practices White Paper (WW edition)
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...for the power calculator estimate. Faceplate value represents the maximum possible input power required for the ProLiant DL 380 G5 server, ProLiant BL460c G1 server, and ProLiant BL460c G5 server. Case 1. The value describes an extreme condition where the server is configured with the...Uptime Institute estimate of $25,000 per kW of 69%. HP ProLiant DL 380 G5 Power and Costs Projections Faceplate Power Calculator Server Power Maximum Number of nearly 230%. HP ProLiant DL380 G5 Server Comparisons of CPUs, memory, drives, and internal peripherals operating at the 100% SPECjbb...
...for the power calculator estimate. Faceplate value represents the maximum possible input power required for the ProLiant DL 380 G5 server, ProLiant BL460c G1 server, and ProLiant BL460c G5 server. Case 1. The value describes an extreme condition where the server is configured with the...Uptime Institute estimate of $25,000 per kW of 69%. HP ProLiant DL 380 G5 Power and Costs Projections Faceplate Power Calculator Server Power Maximum Number of nearly 230%. HP ProLiant DL380 G5 Server Comparisons of CPUs, memory, drives, and internal peripherals operating at the 100% SPECjbb...
Technologies for HP ProLiant 100-series G5 (Generation 5) servers, 2nd edition
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Technologies for HP ProLiant 100-series G5 (Generation 5) servers technology brief, 2nd edition Abstract...2 Introduction...2 Processor technologies ...2 Intel® Xeon® processors...2 Xeon dual-core processors ...2 Xeon quad-core processors ...3 AMD Opteron™ processors ...4 Processor socket technology ...5 Memory technologies ...6 I/O technologies ...6 PCI Express technology...6 Serial Attached SCSI technology...7 HP SC44Ge HBA ...8 HP Smart Array controllers...8 HP Embedded SATA RAID...
Technologies for HP ProLiant 100-series G5 (Generation 5) servers technology brief, 2nd edition Abstract...2 Introduction...2 Processor technologies ...2 Intel® Xeon® processors...2 Xeon dual-core processors ...2 Xeon quad-core processors ...3 AMD Opteron™ processors ...4 Processor socket technology ...5 Memory technologies ...6 I/O technologies ...6 PCI Express technology...6 Serial Attached SCSI technology...7 HP SC44Ge HBA ...8 HP Smart Array controllers...8 HP Embedded SATA RAID...
Technologies for HP ProLiant 100-series G5 (Generation 5) servers, 2nd edition
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..., and chipset.2 Opteron processors have an integrated memory controller that separates the core and memory power planes. The dual-core AMD Opteron 1000 and 2200 series processors include a dedicated 1-MB L2 cache per core (Figure 3A). Select HP ProLiant 100-series servers support AMD Opteron quad-core processors... the processor, I /F 72-bi t 72-bi t Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 72-bi t 72-bit Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 ProLiant 100-series G5 servers that support the Opteron processor use a split-plane motherboard that separates the voltage feeds to 3.0 GHz. The quad-core AMD Opteron 2300 processor...
..., and chipset.2 Opteron processors have an integrated memory controller that separates the core and memory power planes. The dual-core AMD Opteron 1000 and 2200 series processors include a dedicated 1-MB L2 cache per core (Figure 3A). Select HP ProLiant 100-series servers support AMD Opteron quad-core processors... the processor, I /F 72-bi t 72-bi t Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 72-bi t 72-bit Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 ProLiant 100-series G5 servers that support the Opteron processor use a split-plane motherboard that separates the voltage feeds to 3.0 GHz. The quad-core AMD Opteron 2300 processor...
Technologies for HP ProLiant 100-series G5 (Generation 5) servers, 2nd edition
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... for 3 For additional information about DDR2 memory technology, refer to the HP technology brief titled "Memory technology evolution: an overview of all the DDR2 devices on -die termination control to improve signal quality. Memory technologies supported by ProLiant 100-series servers ProLiant server DL185 G5 DL180 G5 DL165 G5 DL160 G5 DL120 G5 ML150 G5 ML115 G5 ML110 G5 Memory Type Registered PC2-5300 (DDR2 667...
... for 3 For additional information about DDR2 memory technology, refer to the HP technology brief titled "Memory technology evolution: an overview of all the DDR2 devices on -die termination control to improve signal quality. Memory technologies supported by ProLiant 100-series servers ProLiant server DL185 G5 DL180 G5 DL165 G5 DL160 G5 DL120 G5 ML150 G5 ML115 G5 ML110 G5 Memory Type Registered PC2-5300 (DDR2 667...
Technologies for HP ProLiant 100-series G5 (Generation 5) servers, 2nd edition
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... the server for small and mid-sized businesses. Hardware RAID is available on most ProLiant 100-series servers offers basic data protection. HP ProLiant Easy Set-up CD The ProLiant ML110 G5 and ML115 G5 servers include an Easy Set-up a server. The controller also supports mirror recombining...structures on the P400 controller. This functionality allows the user to the HP technology brief titled "RAID 6 with dedicated memory and processor. RAID 6 (double parity) is also available as HP Smart Array controllers. HP Embedded SATA RAID supports Microsoft® Windows®, Linux® and...
... the server for small and mid-sized businesses. Hardware RAID is available on most ProLiant 100-series servers offers basic data protection. HP ProLiant Easy Set-up CD The ProLiant ML110 G5 and ML115 G5 servers include an Easy Set-up a server. The controller also supports mirror recombining...structures on the P400 controller. This functionality allows the user to the HP technology brief titled "RAID 6 with dedicated memory and processor. RAID 6 (double parity) is also available as HP Smart Array controllers. HP Embedded SATA RAID supports Microsoft® Windows®, Linux® and...
Technologies for HP ProLiant 100-series G5 (Generation 5) servers, 2nd edition
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...can use the Autorun capability of loading the OS using vendor-supplied CDs. HP LO100 Remote Management is tailored to a specific server model (ML110 G5 or ML115 G5) and loads operating system drivers that provides remote server access and control capabilities...memory, and remote management. In the Assisted mode, the Easy Set-up CDs provide assisted installation for Microsoft Windows 2003 Server and Windows 2008 Server operating systems (32- An HP Service specialist performs the following basic RDP installation services: • Installs and configures RDP software on a ProLiant...
...can use the Autorun capability of loading the OS using vendor-supplied CDs. HP LO100 Remote Management is tailored to a specific server model (ML110 G5 or ML115 G5) and loads operating system drivers that provides remote server access and control capabilities...memory, and remote management. In the Assisted mode, the Easy Set-up CDs provide assisted installation for Microsoft Windows 2003 Server and Windows 2008 Server operating systems (32- An HP Service specialist performs the following basic RDP installation services: • Installs and configures RDP software on a ProLiant...
Technologies for HP ProLiant 100-series G5 (Generation 5) servers, 2nd edition
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...and value. number of ProLiant ML100-series servers Form factor ML110 G5 μATX (4U) tower ML115 G5 μATX (4U) tower Processor 1 Intel Xeon 3100/3300 processor 1 AMD Opteron1200 or Athlon 4450+ processor Chipset Intel 3200 NVIDIA VFP 3400 Memory Unbuffered PC2-6400 (DDR2... with x4 lane support [5] x8 connector with x8 lane support [6] x16 connector with a rack-mount option kit. memory 8 GB 8 GB Max. Table 6 identifies key components of HP ProLiant 100-series servers includes five rack-mountable DL100-series servers and three tower-based ML100-series servers...
...and value. number of ProLiant ML100-series servers Form factor ML110 G5 μATX (4U) tower ML115 G5 μATX (4U) tower Processor 1 Intel Xeon 3100/3300 processor 1 AMD Opteron1200 or Athlon 4450+ processor Chipset Intel 3200 NVIDIA VFP 3400 Memory Unbuffered PC2-6400 (DDR2... with x4 lane support [5] x8 connector with x8 lane support [6] x16 connector with a rack-mount option kit. memory 8 GB 8 GB Max. Table 6 identifies key components of HP ProLiant 100-series servers includes five rack-mountable DL100-series servers and three tower-based ML100-series servers...
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...ProLiant DL100-series servers Form factor Processor support Chipset DL120 G5 1U 1 Intel Xeon, Core2, Pentium, or Celeron processor Intel 3200 DL160 G5 1U 2 Intel Xeon 5400 processors Intel 5400 Memory Max. memory Unbuffered PC2-6400 (DDR2-800) 8 GB Fully-buffered PC2-5300 (DDR2-667) 32 GB DL165 G5... 1U 2 AMD Opteron 2300 processors DL180 G5 2U 2 Intel Xeon 5400 processors ServerWorks...
...ProLiant DL100-series servers Form factor Processor support Chipset DL120 G5 1U 1 Intel Xeon, Core2, Pentium, or Celeron processor Intel 3200 DL160 G5 1U 2 Intel Xeon 5400 processors Intel 5400 Memory Max. memory Unbuffered PC2-6400 (DDR2-800) 8 GB Fully-buffered PC2-5300 (DDR2-667) 32 GB DL165 G5... 1U 2 AMD Opteron 2300 processors DL180 G5 2U 2 Intel Xeon 5400 processors ServerWorks...
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 ...
HP ProLiant DL165 Generation 5 Server Maintenance and Service Guide
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... Installing the air baffle Memory HP ProLiant DL165 G5 server has eight DIMM slots that support up to 32 GB maximum system memory (4GB in this chapter. Figure 43 DIMM slots NOTE: Before installing the memory, remove the air baffle first, for detailed procedure, refer to the following guidelines when adding or replacing memory modules: • For 2P...
... Installing the air baffle Memory HP ProLiant DL165 G5 server has eight DIMM slots that support up to 32 GB maximum system memory (4GB in this chapter. Figure 43 DIMM slots NOTE: Before installing the memory, remove the air baffle first, for detailed procedure, refer to the following guidelines when adding or replacing memory modules: • For 2P...
HP ProLiant DL165 Generation 5 Server Maintenance and Service Guide
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... Unit Table 13 Hardware Specifications Item Processor socket Processor support Chipset Hardware monitoring device Gigabit Ethernet controller SATA and IDE controllers Embedded video controller I/O subsystem Memory Default media storage Optional media storage I/O ports Status LED indicators Front panel Components AMD F1207 ISL6323 HT2100/HT1000 Server Engines management controller BCM5704C dual GbE... for CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive, four non-hot-plug SATA hard drives or SAS devices. • Four bays hot-plug HDD cage for the HP ProLiant DL165 G5 server.
... Unit Table 13 Hardware Specifications Item Processor socket Processor support Chipset Hardware monitoring device Gigabit Ethernet controller SATA and IDE controllers Embedded video controller I/O subsystem Memory Default media storage Optional media storage I/O ports Status LED indicators Front panel Components AMD F1207 ISL6323 HT2100/HT1000 Server Engines management controller BCM5704C dual GbE... for CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive, four non-hot-plug SATA hard drives or SAS devices. • Four bays hot-plug HDD cage for the HP ProLiant DL165 G5 server.
Critical factors in intra-rack power distribution planning for high-density systems
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... in rack 30 30 System configuration (each server) One 2.0-GHz processor, 2 GB memory, one scenario, the server is configured and utilized to HP ProLiant DL servers This section describes power distribution configurations for a high-density server system based on HP ProLiant DL 360 G5 servers. Rack configurations for distributing power to about half its potential. In...
... in rack 30 30 System configuration (each server) One 2.0-GHz processor, 2 GB memory, one scenario, the server is configured and utilized to HP ProLiant DL servers This section describes power distribution configurations for a high-density server system based on HP ProLiant DL 360 G5 servers. Rack configurations for distributing power to about half its potential. In...