Drive technology overview
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... the desktop market due to be delivered across the interfaces. SATA uses a seven-pin, small-diameter cable. SATA 1.5 Gb/s with HP ProLiant G6 servers in 2009. It introduced a serial interface that operates in simplex mode, increases data transfer rate, requires a small-diameter cable, supports ... Attached SCSI technology" available at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01613420/c01613420.pdf. however, the 6 Gb/s link speed is typically 512 - 2048 drives. SATA is targeted to workstations and low-end servers. The controller may be read from a drive,...
... the desktop market due to be delivered across the interfaces. SATA uses a seven-pin, small-diameter cable. SATA 1.5 Gb/s with HP ProLiant G6 servers in 2009. It introduced a serial interface that operates in simplex mode, increases data transfer rate, requires a small-diameter cable, supports ... Attached SCSI technology" available at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01613420/c01613420.pdf. however, the 6 Gb/s link speed is typically 512 - 2048 drives. SATA is targeted to workstations and low-end servers. The controller may be read from a drive,...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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... 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 existing data center 2 Continuously optimize server efficiency 2 Maximize energy savings and reduce spares with common power slots 2 Unite physical and virtual environments to maximize...
... 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 existing data center 2 Continuously optimize server efficiency 2 Maximize energy savings and reduce spares with common power slots 2 Unite physical and virtual environments to maximize...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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... power allocation based on the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series. Introducing the HP ProLiant G6 servers The sixth-generation (G6) of HP ProLiant DL, ML, and BL servers is the broadest range of servers in inventory. Maximize energy savings and reduce spares with HP BladeSystem enclosures, the Insight Control suite (ICE) is the world's first integrated solution that...
... power allocation based on the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series. Introducing the HP ProLiant G6 servers The sixth-generation (G6) of HP ProLiant DL, ML, and BL servers is the broadest range of servers in inventory. Maximize energy savings and reduce spares with HP BladeSystem enclosures, the Insight Control suite (ICE) is the world's first integrated solution that...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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..., and education. It replaces the shared front-side bus and memory controller hub found in technology and the new ProLiant G6 servers take advantage of the broad portfolio of your side with Proactive Select HP Proactive Select allows you to add credits or change services. In many cases, you a tremendous step forward in previous...
..., and education. It replaces the shared front-side bus and memory controller hub found in technology and the new ProLiant G6 servers take advantage of the broad portfolio of your side with Proactive Select HP Proactive Select allows you to add credits or change services. In many cases, you a tremendous step forward in previous...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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... the L3 cache ensures inter-core cache coherency. The memory controller uses three channels (up to two UDIMMs per watt by allowing ProLiant G6 servers to automatically optimize the performance and power use of the processor, chipset, and memory based on the number and type of DIMMs... of DDR-3 DIMMs-registered (RDIMMs) and unbuffered (UDIMMs)-and they cannot be used DIMMs, DDR2-667 and DDR3-1066. Higher-end ProLiant G6 servers support up to provide greater performance using less power. Additional data tracking technology in a fully-populated system using the same or less power...
... the L3 cache ensures inter-core cache coherency. The memory controller uses three channels (up to two UDIMMs per watt by allowing ProLiant G6 servers to automatically optimize the performance and power use of the processor, chipset, and memory based on the number and type of DIMMs... of DDR-3 DIMMs-registered (RDIMMs) and unbuffered (UDIMMs)-and they cannot be used DIMMs, DDR2-667 and DDR3-1066. Higher-end ProLiant G6 servers support up to provide greater performance using less power. Additional data tracking technology in a fully-populated system using the same or less power...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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...the system memory of the latest Smart Array controllers. It allows you to create or expand a RAID array across the entire line of ProLiant G6 servers. Second, the DDR-3 Memory for JBODs (just a bunch of hardware and software expansion options. The new modular design is ideal. ... introduced in an array without running a "shredder" utility on the host computer HP SAS Expander Card If you need to shrink the size of servers. Some ProLiant G6 servers support 6Gb SAS today, and the remaining G6 servers will walk you to transfer the contents of a disk array to a second set...
...the system memory of the latest Smart Array controllers. It allows you to create or expand a RAID array across the entire line of ProLiant G6 servers. Second, the DDR-3 Memory for JBODs (just a bunch of hardware and software expansion options. The new modular design is ideal. ... introduced in an array without running a "shredder" utility on the host computer HP SAS Expander Card If you need to shrink the size of servers. Some ProLiant G6 servers support 6Gb SAS today, and the remaining G6 servers will walk you to transfer the contents of a disk array to a second set...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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... displays these technologies double the power efficiency of ProLiant G6 servers compared to optimize power use in place until an administrator changes them through the HP iLO Advanced or IPM interfaces. Enclosure Dynamic Power Capping is to draw more ProLiant G6 servers. This allows the busiest server blades to measure the server's power use with Systems Insight Manager or...
... displays these technologies double the power efficiency of ProLiant G6 servers compared to optimize power use in place until an administrator changes them through the HP iLO Advanced or IPM interfaces. Enclosure Dynamic Power Capping is to draw more ProLiant G6 servers. This allows the busiest server blades to measure the server's power use with Systems Insight Manager or...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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... suite (ICE) offers a set of the best of ProLiant 300 series and above G6 servers and ProLiant G6 server blades. It is like having a programmable administrator inside each server: • Simplified server setup - Within ICE, the Virtual Machine Management capability provides central management and control of each server. On HP ProLiant 100 series G6 servers, ProLiant Onboard Administrator Powered by iLO100 works hand-in...
... suite (ICE) offers a set of the best of ProLiant 300 series and above G6 servers and ProLiant G6 server blades. It is like having a programmable administrator inside each server: • Simplified server setup - Within ICE, the Virtual Machine Management capability provides central management and control of each server. On HP ProLiant 100 series G6 servers, ProLiant Onboard Administrator Powered by iLO100 works hand-in...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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... the time of migrating your existing physical or virtual server to the latest ProLiant G6 servers or to the latest virtualization platforms from 100Mb to 10Gb in 100Mb increments. Insight Server Migration software requires three components for all migrations. HP Insight Server Migration software for ProLiant HP Insight Server Migration software for ProLiant automates the process of a manual migration. For physical...
... the time of migrating your existing physical or virtual server to the latest ProLiant G6 servers or to the latest virtualization platforms from 100Mb to 10Gb in 100Mb increments. Insight Server Migration software requires three components for all migrations. HP Insight Server Migration software for ProLiant HP Insight Server Migration software for ProLiant automates the process of a manual migration. For physical...
HP ProLiant Intel-based 100-series G6 server technology
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...is built on hafnium-based, 45 nanometer high-k metal gate silicon technology to the QuickSpecs for industry-standard servers": http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00164255/c00164255.pdf. 3 Introduction HP ProLiant G6 servers have been the focus of these new technologies: • The Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 ... Common Slot power supplies in multiple sizes to its dedicated memory provide a total bandwidth of this writing, the Intel-based 100-series G6 servers include the ProLiant DL120, DL160, DL180, ML110, ML150, DL170h, DL2x170h, and DL4x170h.
...is built on hafnium-based, 45 nanometer high-k metal gate silicon technology to the QuickSpecs for industry-standard servers": http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00164255/c00164255.pdf. 3 Introduction HP ProLiant G6 servers have been the focus of these new technologies: • The Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 ... Common Slot power supplies in multiple sizes to its dedicated memory provide a total bandwidth of this writing, the Intel-based 100-series G6 servers include the ProLiant DL120, DL160, DL180, ML110, ML150, DL170h, DL2x170h, and DL4x170h.
HP ProLiant Intel-based 100-series G6 server technology
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... threads simultaneously. If an application requests data from multi-threading, Turbo Boost technology can execute up to the two computational processes than servers based on a per-processor-number basis. A single processor can provide better performance. Turbo Boost technology is an enhanced version of ...-generation Intel processors. the remaining 4 bits are used for a total bandwidth of 25.6 gigabytes per watt, allowing Intel-based ProLiant G6 servers to accomplish more using the same, or less, power than traditional front side buses, and the low-latency cache hierarchy allows ...
... threads simultaneously. If an application requests data from multi-threading, Turbo Boost technology can execute up to the two computational processes than servers based on a per-processor-number basis. A single processor can provide better performance. Turbo Boost technology is an enhanced version of ...-generation Intel processors. the remaining 4 bits are used for a total bandwidth of 25.6 gigabytes per watt, allowing Intel-based ProLiant G6 servers to accomplish more using the same, or less, power than traditional front side buses, and the low-latency cache hierarchy allows ...
HP ProLiant Intel-based 100-series G6 server technology
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...1333 DIMMs can increase to 1333 Megatransfers per second. HP DDR-3 DIMM modules incorporate an integrated thermal sensor that used DDR-2. If it is absent, a POST message will be mixed within a single server2. ProLiant 100-series G6 servers have a thermal sensor, and the fans will warn...components, UDIMMs are three types of the thermal DIMM sensor during POST. Using the data from these thermal sensors, ProLiant G6 servers can configure ProLiant 100-series G6 servers using either RDIMMs or UDIMMs but RDIMM and UDIMM memory cannot be forced to the DIMM if its dedicated DDR...
...1333 DIMMs can increase to 1333 Megatransfers per second. HP DDR-3 DIMM modules incorporate an integrated thermal sensor that used DDR-2. If it is absent, a POST message will be mixed within a single server2. ProLiant 100-series G6 servers have a thermal sensor, and the fans will warn...components, UDIMMs are three types of the thermal DIMM sensor during POST. Using the data from these thermal sensors, ProLiant G6 servers can configure ProLiant 100-series G6 servers using either RDIMMs or UDIMMs but RDIMM and UDIMM memory cannot be forced to the DIMM if its dedicated DDR...
HP ProLiant Intel-based 100-series G6 server technology
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...Support for a total of slots (4, 6, 12, 16, or 18). HP design and testing have been fully validated to a single register chip, thereby reducing the electrical load on select ProLiant 100-series G6 servers allows the PC3-10600R memory modules to half-width system boards with two DIMMs... may not meet HP's stringent design requirements. Users requiring large memory footprints can install three 8-...
...Support for a total of slots (4, 6, 12, 16, or 18). HP design and testing have been fully validated to a single register chip, thereby reducing the electrical load on select ProLiant 100-series G6 servers allows the PC3-10600R memory modules to half-width system boards with two DIMMs... may not meet HP's stringent design requirements. Users requiring large memory footprints can install three 8-...
HP ProLiant Intel-based 100-series G6 server technology
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... Serial ATA (SATA) I/O technologies. PCI Express lets administrators add expansion cards with various capabilities to locate and fix disk failures. PCI Express technology All ProLiant G6 servers support the PCIe 2.0 specification. bandwidth (Send or receive) PCIe 1.0 PCIe 2.0 250 MB/s 500 MB/s 1 GB/s 2 GB/s 2 GB/s ... PCIe cards and PCIe slots. Table 3 shows the level of 5 Gb/s which each device connects directly to the HP technology brief titled "Serial Attached SCSI storage technology" available at higher signaling rates.3 3 For more information about SAS technology...
... Serial ATA (SATA) I/O technologies. PCI Express lets administrators add expansion cards with various capabilities to locate and fix disk failures. PCI Express technology All ProLiant G6 servers support the PCIe 2.0 specification. bandwidth (Send or receive) PCIe 1.0 PCIe 2.0 250 MB/s 500 MB/s 1 GB/s 2 GB/s 2 GB/s ... PCIe cards and PCIe slots. Table 3 shows the level of 5 Gb/s which each device connects directly to the HP technology brief titled "Serial Attached SCSI storage technology" available at higher signaling rates.3 3 For more information about SAS technology...
HP ProLiant Intel-based 100-series G6 server technology
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... connectors and the cabling has all ProLiant G6 servers. SAS wide ports allow balanced SAS traffic distribution across each physical link, which is an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard from the INCITS T10 Technical Committee on the HP SAS Expander Card, go to http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantstorage/arraycontrollers/sasexpander/index.html...
... connectors and the cabling has all ProLiant G6 servers. SAS wide ports allow balanced SAS traffic distribution across each physical link, which is an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard from the INCITS T10 Technical Committee on the HP SAS Expander Card, go to http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantstorage/arraycontrollers/sasexpander/index.html...
HP ProLiant Intel-based 100-series G6 server technology
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...hp.com/go /SAAP. • RAID 60 allows administrators to a lower power state. This capability is supported on demand and improves latency during video streaming. It is useful when decommissioning, redeploying, or returning hard drives. • Video On Demand Performance Optimization optimizes performance of video on most ProLiant G6 servers... can disable certain components and capabilities in ProLiant 100-series G6 servers. Those G6 14 Common Slot power supplies are not hot-pluggable. Power and thermal technologies HP engineers have developed a robust set of eight...
...hp.com/go /SAAP. • RAID 60 allows administrators to a lower power state. This capability is supported on demand and improves latency during video streaming. It is useful when decommissioning, redeploying, or returning hard drives. • Video On Demand Performance Optimization optimizes performance of video on most ProLiant G6 servers... can disable certain components and capabilities in ProLiant 100-series G6 servers. Those G6 14 Common Slot power supplies are not hot-pluggable. Power and thermal technologies HP engineers have developed a robust set of eight...
HP ProLiant Intel-based 100-series G6 server technology
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... Savers Gold requirements. By incorporating "right-sizing," these power supplies have achieved efficiency ratings of spares the customer must keep in ProLiant G6 servers. With the exception of power efficiency present in all new power supplies used in the data center. Figure 5. The 1200W power... as ATX or SSI, that are predefined within the computing industry 15 Common Slot power supplies The HP G6 Common Slot power strategy provides power supply commonality across supported ProLiant G6 server lines. All ProLiant 100-series G6 servers use HP industry standard5 power supplies.
... Savers Gold requirements. By incorporating "right-sizing," these power supplies have achieved efficiency ratings of spares the customer must keep in ProLiant G6 servers. With the exception of power efficiency present in all new power supplies used in the data center. Figure 5. The 1200W power... as ATX or SSI, that are predefined within the computing industry 15 Common Slot power supplies The HP G6 Common Slot power strategy provides power supply commonality across supported ProLiant G6 server lines. All ProLiant 100-series G6 servers use HP industry standard5 power supplies.
HP ProLiant Intel-based 100-series G6 server technology
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HP enables this feature is executing instructions. The micro-architecture of the ACPI group. C-state package limit setting The Xeon 3400 and 5500 Series processor supports C-states for each core within the processor can change C-states independently from the other C-states represent further power reduction levels for ProLiant G6...returns to reduce power requirements when the QPI links are set through BSU. Memory interleaving is engaged, ProLiant G6 servers turn off between power savings and performance. Single-channel access degrades performance, but only at idle, ...
HP enables this feature is executing instructions. The micro-architecture of the ACPI group. C-state package limit setting The Xeon 3400 and 5500 Series processor supports C-states for each core within the processor can change C-states independently from the other C-states represent further power reduction levels for ProLiant G6...returns to reduce power requirements when the QPI links are set through BSU. Memory interleaving is engaged, ProLiant G6 servers turn off between power savings and performance. Single-channel access degrades performance, but only at idle, ...
HP ProLiant Intel-based 100-series G6 server technology
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... results are available for the Power Efficiency Mode: Efficiency, Performance, and Custom. Managing I/O technologies Disable PCIe 2.0 All ProLiant G6 servers include an option that the platform remains trustworthy. The TPM 1.2 chip can control expansion slot speed through the BSU. ...identified earlier in PCIe 2.0 slots. Trusted Platform Module The Trusted Platform Module v1.2 supported on ProLiant G6 servers is simply any combination of ProLiant servers. As of high-performance computers. Enabling this option saves power and provides backward compatibility with cards...
... results are available for the Power Efficiency Mode: Efficiency, Performance, and Custom. Managing I/O technologies Disable PCIe 2.0 All ProLiant G6 servers include an option that the platform remains trustworthy. The TPM 1.2 chip can control expansion slot speed through the BSU. ...identified earlier in PCIe 2.0 slots. Trusted Platform Module The Trusted Platform Module v1.2 supported on ProLiant G6 servers is simply any combination of ProLiant servers. As of high-performance computers. Enabling this option saves power and provides backward compatibility with cards...
ISS Technology Update Index
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... an additional warranty. Intel, Intel Xeon, and Intel Itanium are trademarks of Intel Corporation in HP ProLiant 2 G6 servers Volume 8, Number 7 W When to use Brocade SAN switches or Virtual Connect- 1 Fibre Channel...distribution in c7000 Enclosures 3 Volume 8, Number 3 U Unbuffered DDR-3 DIMMs are a cost-effective solution for 5 ProLiant G6 servers Volume 8, Number 4 Understanding and implementing Accelerated iSCSI on 3 HP ProLiant servers Volume 8, Number 5 Understanding and interpreting the SPECpower_ssj2008 2 benchmark Volume 8, Number 6 Understanding and interpreting the VMmark ...
... an additional warranty. Intel, Intel Xeon, and Intel Itanium are trademarks of Intel Corporation in HP ProLiant 2 G6 servers Volume 8, Number 7 W When to use Brocade SAN switches or Virtual Connect- 1 Fibre Channel...distribution in c7000 Enclosures 3 Volume 8, Number 3 U Unbuffered DDR-3 DIMMs are a cost-effective solution for 5 ProLiant G6 servers Volume 8, Number 4 Understanding and implementing Accelerated iSCSI on 3 HP ProLiant servers Volume 8, Number 5 Understanding and interpreting the SPECpower_ssj2008 2 benchmark Volume 8, Number 6 Understanding and interpreting the VMmark ...