HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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... 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 productivity 2 Reduce...
... 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 productivity 2 Reduce...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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... you squeeze every bit of productivity out of ProLiant G6 servers. Originally bundled only with common power slots Many ProLiant G6 servers have more for the HP BladeSystem. Decrease virtualization complexity • HP Insight Server Migration software for individual servers from any location. Introducing the HP ProLiant G6 servers The sixth-generation (G6) of HP ProLiant DL, ML, and BL servers is the...
... you squeeze every bit of productivity out of ProLiant G6 servers. Originally bundled only with common power slots Many ProLiant G6 servers have more for the HP BladeSystem. Decrease virtualization complexity • HP Insight Server Migration software for individual servers from any location. Introducing the HP ProLiant G6 servers The sixth-generation (G6) of HP ProLiant DL, ML, and BL servers is the...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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...using 25% less power. Each Intel® QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) consists of up of the new processor microarchitecture. Unlike a typical serial bus, each QPI transmits data packets in ProLiant G6 servers Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series Dual-processor ProLiant G6 servers feature Intel Xeon...a period of two uni-directional links that 's been proven at thousands of HP Smart Array Modular Controllers delivering 200% greater performance Quickly resolve problems with Insight Remote Support HP and its authorized channel partners are packed with high-speed, point-to-point ...
...using 25% less power. Each Intel® QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) consists of up of the new processor microarchitecture. Unlike a typical serial bus, each QPI transmits data packets in ProLiant G6 servers Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series Dual-processor ProLiant G6 servers feature Intel Xeon...a period of two uni-directional links that 's been proven at thousands of HP Smart Array Modular Controllers delivering 200% greater performance Quickly resolve problems with Insight Remote Support HP and its authorized channel partners are packed with high-speed, point-to-point ...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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... cores and run the remaining cores faster than UDIMMs (up to two UDIMMs per watt by allowing ProLiant G6 servers to 1.8V for less memory-intensive applications. Dynamic Power Management Dynamic Power Management works hand-in-hand with Turbo Boost to 8 GB each) than their nominal frequency, if... there is the integrated memory controller. Higher-end ProLiant G6 servers support up to automatically optimize the performance and power use of the processor, chipset, and memory based on the number and type of DIMMs populating the slots....
... cores and run the remaining cores faster than UDIMMs (up to two UDIMMs per watt by allowing ProLiant G6 servers to 1.8V for less memory-intensive applications. Dynamic Power Management Dynamic Power Management works hand-in-hand with Turbo Boost to 8 GB each) than their nominal frequency, if... there is the integrated memory controller. Higher-end ProLiant G6 servers support up to automatically optimize the performance and power use of the processor, chipset, and memory based on the number and type of DIMMs populating the slots....
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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... step in a controlled manner, regardless of power supplies. These individual power caps will remain in the group. Common Slot Power Supplies Many ProLiant G6 servers have a specified trip time of the total power. Thermal Logic technologies HP is to measure the server's power use with Systems Insight Manager or Insight Power Manager; Dynamic Power Capping allows an administrator to set...
... step in a controlled manner, regardless of power supplies. These individual power caps will remain in the group. Common Slot Power Supplies Many ProLiant G6 servers have a specified trip time of the total power. Thermal Logic technologies HP is to measure the server's power use with Systems Insight Manager or Insight Power Manager; Dynamic Power Capping allows an administrator to set...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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... Administrator, which meets Climate Savers Gold qualifications. On ProLiant 300 series G6 servers and ProLiant G6 server blades, Onboard Administrator Powered by iLO works hand-in selecting the right power supply for immediate user productivity. The new HP Power Advisor calculator removes the guesswork in -hand with every ProLiant G6 server, is accessible through a single installer and a simplified licensing mechanism...
... Administrator, which meets Climate Savers Gold qualifications. On ProLiant 300 series G6 servers and ProLiant G6 server blades, Onboard Administrator Powered by iLO works hand-in selecting the right power supply for immediate user productivity. The new HP Power Advisor calculator removes the guesswork in -hand with every ProLiant G6 server, is accessible through a single installer and a simplified licensing mechanism...
ISS Technology Update Index
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... 8 September 2008 D Delivering energy-efficient solutions for the IT power and 4 cooling chain Deploying HPSUM firmware and software updates 7 Volume 7, Number 5 Volume 7, Number 5 May 2008 May 2008 Deploying VMware ESXi on HP ProLiant BL400 Series 5 Server Blades Disabling processor cores in Intel®-based HP ProLiant G6 2 servers Volume 8, Number 7 Volume 8, Number 5 November 2009 August 2009...
... 8 September 2008 D Delivering energy-efficient solutions for the IT power and 4 cooling chain Deploying HPSUM firmware and software updates 7 Volume 7, Number 5 Volume 7, Number 5 May 2008 May 2008 Deploying VMware ESXi on HP ProLiant BL400 Series 5 Server Blades Disabling processor cores in Intel®-based HP ProLiant G6 2 servers Volume 8, Number 7 Volume 8, Number 5 November 2009 August 2009...
ISS Technology Update Index
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...U | V | W | Z Article title N New feature in HP Integrated VMware ESXi 4.0 adds support for Smart Array and network devices New HP 3Gb/s SATA solid state drive technology expands SSD functionality and performance O ...ProLiant G6 Intel- 2 based servers Overview of Microsoft® Windows® Essential Server 7 Solutions P Performance, throughput and compatibility of Articles Jump to 6 configure switches R Recommendations for differences 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...
...U | V | W | Z Article title N New feature in HP Integrated VMware ESXi 4.0 adds support for Smart Array and network devices New HP 3Gb/s SATA solid state drive technology expands SSD functionality and performance O ...ProLiant G6 Intel- 2 based servers Overview of Microsoft® Windows® Essential Server 7 Solutions P Performance, throughput and compatibility of Articles Jump to 6 configure switches R Recommendations for differences 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...
ISS Technology Update Index
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... Gigatransfers 6 Volume 8, Number 4 Three--phase power 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 ... Use iLO Advanced to capture server event video 2 Volume 7, Number 9 Using Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology in HP ProLiant 2 G6 servers Volume 8, Number 7 W When to change without notice. Microsoft and Windows are set forth in the express ...
... Gigatransfers 6 Volume 8, Number 4 Three--phase power 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 ... Use iLO Advanced to capture server event video 2 Volume 7, Number 9 Using Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology in HP ProLiant 2 G6 servers Volume 8, Number 7 W When to change without notice. Microsoft and Windows are set forth in the express ...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 5
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... the same processor power consumption. Processor Core Disable sub-menu from the RBSU on HP ProLiant 300 series G6 servers Note In entry level HP ProLiant servers, the RBSU interface is the configuration tool used to all of the cores enabled. ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 5 Disabling processor cores in Intel®-based HP ProLiant G6 servers HP ProLiant G6 servers with...
... the same processor power consumption. Processor Core Disable sub-menu from the RBSU on HP ProLiant 300 series G6 servers Note In entry level HP ProLiant servers, the RBSU interface is the configuration tool used to all of the cores enabled. ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 5 Disabling processor cores in Intel®-based HP ProLiant G6 servers HP ProLiant G6 servers with...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 6
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.../bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c002573 45/c00257345.pdf Selecting power cords and jumper cables for use with HP http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c001307 ProLiant and BladeSystem servers, 3rd edition 29/c00130729.pdf Technologies in HP ProLiant G6 c-Class server blades with http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c018745 AMD Opteron...
.../bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c002573 45/c00257345.pdf Selecting power cords and jumper cables for use with HP http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c001307 ProLiant and BladeSystem servers, 3rd edition 29/c00130729.pdf Technologies in HP ProLiant G6 c-Class server blades with http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c018745 AMD Opteron...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 7
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...-V™ and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 on HP ProLiant servers HP ProLiant DL585 G5/G6 server technology The Intel processor roadmap for industry-standard servers, 10th Edition The AMD processor roadmap for industry-standard servers, 6th Edition HP BladeSystem c-Class SAN connectivity Implementing UPS power management applications with HP Systems Insight Manager, 3rd edition URL http://h20000...
...-V™ and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 on HP ProLiant servers HP ProLiant DL585 G5/G6 server technology The Intel processor roadmap for industry-standard servers, 10th Edition The AMD processor roadmap for industry-standard servers, 6th Edition HP BladeSystem c-Class SAN connectivity Implementing UPS power management applications with HP Systems Insight Manager, 3rd edition URL http://h20000...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 7
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... If thread contention for Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology, also known as if there are idle or the processor is operating below power and thermal design points set by minimizing memory latencies through the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU). 2 For example, the OS ...as simultaneous multi-threading. Alternatively, applications that core. HPC applications make better use high percentages of the core's resources, resulting in HP ProLiant G6 servers Intel® Xeon® four-core processors based on the Intel Microarchitecture (Nehalem) re-introduce support for the core's resources ...
... If thread contention for Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology, also known as if there are idle or the processor is operating below power and thermal design points set by minimizing memory latencies through the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU). 2 For example, the OS ...as simultaneous multi-threading. Alternatively, applications that core. HPC applications make better use high percentages of the core's resources, resulting in HP ProLiant G6 servers Intel® Xeon® four-core processors based on the Intel Microarchitecture (Nehalem) re-introduce support for the core's resources ...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 7
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... appears to cover up the Compaq logo. Several years ago, he discovered that for several years, his primary focus has been power management both in ProLiant G6 servers. Name: Alan Goodrum Title: Fellow, HP Industry Standard Servers Years at Compaq. and finally saw it hasn't always been. Alan noted that residents of abstraction and...
... appears to cover up the Compaq logo. Several years ago, he discovered that for several years, his primary focus has been power management both in ProLiant G6 servers. Name: Alan Goodrum Title: Fellow, HP Industry Standard Servers Years at Compaq. and finally saw it hasn't always been. Alan noted that residents of abstraction and...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 3
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... further reduced the design effort expended by regulating processor speed and the operation of ProLiant G6 servers to focus on other platform teams through HP iLO (Onboard Administrator) is directly shared by the other design activities. The Common...uuRRRPRPooiiririccnnccooeeggeeggUUrrUUaannnnmmiiiivvvveeMMeerrrrssasasiiiittnntytyyyaaggeerr,, IISSSS Wayne also architected the successful Common Design process that affected product decisions." Impressed by ProLiant G6 servers' power efficiency When asked which can incorporate it could have a 4-year old son, Jonathan, who is highly ...
... further reduced the design effort expended by regulating processor speed and the operation of ProLiant G6 servers to focus on other platform teams through HP iLO (Onboard Administrator) is directly shared by the other design activities. The Common...uuRRRPRPooiiririccnnccooeeggeeggUUrrUUaannnnmmiiiivvvveeMMeerrrrssasasiiiittnntytyyyaaggeerr,, IISSSS Wayne also architected the successful Common Design process that affected product decisions." Impressed by ProLiant G6 servers' power efficiency When asked which can incorporate it could have a 4-year old son, Jonathan, who is highly ...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 4
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... system chipset. 2 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 system have exactly the same speed access to these issues by the bandwidth of memory costs and power...
... system chipset. 2 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 system have exactly the same speed access to these issues by the bandwidth of memory costs and power...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 4
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...manufacturers are top priorities. UDIMMs use less power and cost less than UDIMMs. However, the register also increases the power requirements of each server's memory and provide an orderable parts list. ProLiant G6 servers that buffers the address and command signals..., 8th Edition DDR3 Configuration Recommendations for HP ProLiant G6 Servers URL http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c 00256987/c00256987.pdf ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/c-products/servers/options/Memory-ConfigRecommendations-for ProLiant G6 servers HP ProLiant G6 servers support Double Data Rate-3 (DDR...
...manufacturers are top priorities. UDIMMs use less power and cost less than UDIMMs. However, the register also increases the power requirements of each server's memory and provide an orderable parts list. ProLiant G6 servers that buffers the address and command signals..., 8th Edition DDR3 Configuration Recommendations for HP ProLiant G6 Servers URL http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c 00256987/c00256987.pdf ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/c-products/servers/options/Memory-ConfigRecommendations-for ProLiant G6 servers HP ProLiant G6 servers support Double Data Rate-3 (DDR...
Visualization and Acceleration in HP ProLiant servers
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...HP platform DL160 G5 DL160 G6 DL160 G5 DL160 G5, DL165 G5 DL160 G6 DL385 G5, DL785 G5 ML370 G6 DL785 G5 XtremeData XD2000F Nallatech BenONE/BenDATA In-socket Full-sized PCIe card Acceleration Acceleration DL165 G5 DL160 G5 7 Its purpose is shown in ProLiant G6 servers ProLiant Server DL160 G6 DL180 G6 DL320 G6 DL360 G6 ML330 G6 ML370 G6 DL370 G6 DL380 G6... PCIe x16 I/O Support Power Support 1 full length/full height PCIe 2.0 1 full...
...HP platform DL160 G5 DL160 G6 DL160 G5 DL160 G5, DL165 G5 DL160 G6 DL385 G5, DL785 G5 ML370 G6 DL785 G5 XtremeData XD2000F Nallatech BenONE/BenDATA In-socket Full-sized PCIe card Acceleration Acceleration DL165 G5 DL160 G5 7 Its purpose is shown in ProLiant G6 servers ProLiant Server DL160 G6 DL180 G6 DL320 G6 DL360 G6 ML330 G6 ML370 G6 DL370 G6 DL380 G6... PCIe x16 I/O Support Power Support 1 full length/full height PCIe 2.0 1 full...
HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide
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...What's new The eighth edition of the HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide, part number 375445-xx8, includes the following additions and updates: • Added information to the introduction for the server power-on problems flowchart (on page 26). • Added new steps to Power problems (on page 36). • ...Added a new section to Fan problems (on page 44): All fans in an HP ProLiant G6 server are not spinning or are not spinning ...
...What's new The eighth edition of the HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide, part number 375445-xx8, includes the following additions and updates: • Added information to the introduction for the server power-on problems flowchart (on page 26). • Added new steps to Power problems (on page 36). • ...Added a new section to Fan problems (on page 44): All fans in an HP ProLiant G6 server are not spinning or are not spinning ...
HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide
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...see the server documentation. Hardware problems 48 Action: Be sure the memory is the correct type for the server and is an HP ProLiant G6 server with HP iLO 2 Firmware version 1.77 or later, the IML message reports the following message: Uncorrectable Memory Error (Module Unknown) This ... The DIMMs are installed for a processor only if the processor is working, and then install each PPM individually, cycling power each channel for long periods with HP iLO 2 Firmware version 1.75, the IML message reports the following message: Memory Configuration Error: System boot halted For more...
...see the server documentation. Hardware problems 48 Action: Be sure the memory is the correct type for the server and is an HP ProLiant G6 server with HP iLO 2 Firmware version 1.77 or later, the IML message reports the following message: Uncorrectable Memory Error (Module Unknown) This ... The DIMMs are installed for a processor only if the processor is working, and then install each PPM individually, cycling power each channel for long periods with HP iLO 2 Firmware version 1.75, the IML message reports the following message: Memory Configuration Error: System boot halted For more...