Compaq Leadership in Server Innovations
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... engineering. Compaq servers support a second network controller that are based on the current Pentium Pro architecture provide inadequate 8 Currently, ProLiants 3000, 5500, 6500, and 7000 offer standard Redundant NIC support. 9 Compaq includes ECC Memory in its line of the Deschutes/Slot... protecting their users. This design provides higher system availability for the Deschutes/Slot-2 and 8-way requirements, Compaq engineered the ProLiant 7000 power supplies, thermal capacity, and chassis with the emergence of mainstream servers and Advanced ECC Memory standard in developing ...
... engineering. Compaq servers support a second network controller that are based on the current Pentium Pro architecture provide inadequate 8 Currently, ProLiants 3000, 5500, 6500, and 7000 offer standard Redundant NIC support. 9 Compaq includes ECC Memory in its line of the Deschutes/Slot... protecting their users. This design provides higher system availability for the Deschutes/Slot-2 and 8-way requirements, Compaq engineered the ProLiant 7000 power supplies, thermal capacity, and chassis with the emergence of mainstream servers and Advanced ECC Memory standard in developing ...
I/O Performance Tuning of Compaq Servers
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..., place both busses already have two single-port NICs in each bus. 4. I/O Performance Tuning of ProLiant servers PCI Slot Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Bridged PCI Bus Systems Peered PCI Bus Systems ProLiant 2500 ProLiant 1200 ProLiant 1600 ProLiant 3000/ ProLiant 5000 ProLiant 6000/ ProLiant 5500 ProLiant 7000 Secondary Secondary Secondary Primary Secondary Secondary Secondary Primary Secondary Secondary Secondary Secondary Primary Secondary...
..., place both busses already have two single-port NICs in each bus. 4. I/O Performance Tuning of ProLiant servers PCI Slot Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Bridged PCI Bus Systems Peered PCI Bus Systems ProLiant 2500 ProLiant 1200 ProLiant 1600 ProLiant 3000/ ProLiant 5000 ProLiant 6000/ ProLiant 5500 ProLiant 7000 Secondary Secondary Secondary Primary Secondary Secondary Secondary Primary Secondary Secondary Secondary Secondary Primary Secondary...
PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment
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... Table 18 lists the PCI bus detection order, Primary and Secondary bus locations, and slot numbers for the several retired ProLiant servers. Pri Bus Slot 6 - Sec Bus ProLiant 3000/ ProLiant 5500 Primary Host to PCI Bridge Slot 5 - Sec Bus Slot 3- Pri Bus Slot 2 - Sec Bus Slot 6 - Sec Bus ...Slot 8 - Pri Bus Slot 5 - Sec Bus Slot 6 - Sec Bus Slot 10 - Sec Bus Slot 4 - Secondary Bus = Sec Bus ProLiant 5000 Primary Host to ...
... Table 18 lists the PCI bus detection order, Primary and Secondary bus locations, and slot numbers for the several retired ProLiant servers. Pri Bus Slot 6 - Sec Bus ProLiant 3000/ ProLiant 5500 Primary Host to PCI Bridge Slot 5 - Sec Bus Slot 3- Pri Bus Slot 2 - Sec Bus Slot 6 - Sec Bus ...Slot 8 - Pri Bus Slot 5 - Sec Bus Slot 6 - Sec Bus Slot 10 - Sec Bus Slot 4 - Secondary Bus = Sec Bus ProLiant 5000 Primary Host to ...
Performance of Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 on Compaq ProLiant Servers
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444A/0696 WHITE PAPER (cont.) 1...1 Pentium/100 PENTIUM/100 EXCHANGE SERVER HARDWARE CONFIGURATION Machine Class Compaq ProLiant 4500 Processor Subsystem 1,2,4 Pentium/100, 512 KByte L2 cache System Memory 128 Mbytes Disk Subsystem Integrated Fast Wide SCSI-2 ...SP4 Table 4. Pentium/100 Exchange Server hardware configuration LoadSim Score vs. # Users ProLiant 4500, Pentium/100 - 512KB L2 3000 (lower score is better) 2500 Score 2000 1P 1500 2P 4P 1000 500 0 300 500 600 800 1000 1200 Number of a second CPU because Exchange is becoming processor constrained after 600...
444A/0696 WHITE PAPER (cont.) 1...1 Pentium/100 PENTIUM/100 EXCHANGE SERVER HARDWARE CONFIGURATION Machine Class Compaq ProLiant 4500 Processor Subsystem 1,2,4 Pentium/100, 512 KByte L2 cache System Memory 128 Mbytes Disk Subsystem Integrated Fast Wide SCSI-2 ...SP4 Table 4. Pentium/100 Exchange Server hardware configuration LoadSim Score vs. # Users ProLiant 4500, Pentium/100 - 512KB L2 3000 (lower score is better) 2500 Score 2000 1P 1500 2P 4P 1000 500 0 300 500 600 800 1000 1200 Number of a second CPU because Exchange is becoming processor constrained after 600...
Performance of Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 on Compaq ProLiant Servers
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Pentium/133 Exchange Server hardware configuration LoadSim Score vs. # Users ProLiant 4500, Pentium/133 - 2MB L2 3000 (lower score is a tradeoff in adding a CPU when the system nisot processor constrained. In the case of going from 2P to system overhead. ... you get above 800 users, which is where 2P becomes processor constrained. • There is better) 2500 Score 2000 1P 1500 2P 1000 500 0 300 500 800 1000 Number of Pentium/133. System requests and context switches increase substantially as more CPUs are based on port 1, RAID 5 (Array Accelerator enabled...
Pentium/133 Exchange Server hardware configuration LoadSim Score vs. # Users ProLiant 4500, Pentium/133 - 2MB L2 3000 (lower score is a tradeoff in adding a CPU when the system nisot processor constrained. In the case of going from 2P to system overhead. ... you get above 800 users, which is where 2P becomes processor constrained. • There is better) 2500 Score 2000 1P 1500 2P 1000 500 0 300 500 800 1000 Number of Pentium/133. System requests and context switches increase substantially as more CPUs are based on port 1, RAID 5 (Array Accelerator enabled...
Performance of Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 on Compaq ProLiant Servers
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... illustrates the power of the L2 cache combined with subsecond response time. Pentium/166 Exchange Server hardware configuration LoadSim Score vs. # Users ProLiant 4500, Pentium/166 - 2MB L2 3000 (lower score is less quick to consume processor resource. 800 users can easily be supported with the faster clock speed of Users 1200... similar to that a single Pentium/166 easily outperforms two or four Pentium/100 CPUs. • The server is better) 2500 Score 2000 1P 1500 2P 1000 500 0 300 500 800 1000 Number of the Pentium/166.
... illustrates the power of the L2 cache combined with subsecond response time. Pentium/166 Exchange Server hardware configuration LoadSim Score vs. # Users ProLiant 4500, Pentium/166 - 2MB L2 3000 (lower score is less quick to consume processor resource. 800 users can easily be supported with the faster clock speed of Users 1200... similar to that a single Pentium/166 easily outperforms two or four Pentium/100 CPUs. • The server is better) 2500 Score 2000 1P 1500 2P 1000 500 0 300 500 800 1000 Number of the Pentium/166.
Performance of Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 on Compaq ProLiant Servers
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.... This could be attributed to better performance of the disk subsystem. • The server is less quick to consume processor resource. 1000 users can easily be supported with Pentium/133 and Pentium/166. For example, the second CPU would be used more effectively if a...public folder tasks in the server hardware itself. 444A/0696 WHITE PAPER (cont.) 1...6 3000 LoadSim Score vs. # Users ProLiant 5000, Pentium Pro/166 - 512KB 2500 2000 1P 1500 Score 1000 500 0 500 1000 Number of the different processor subsystems examined. Figure6 compares single CPU configurations. Single CPU ...
.... This could be attributed to better performance of the disk subsystem. • The server is less quick to consume processor resource. 1000 users can easily be supported with Pentium/133 and Pentium/166. For example, the second CPU would be used more effectively if a...public folder tasks in the server hardware itself. 444A/0696 WHITE PAPER (cont.) 1...6 3000 LoadSim Score vs. # Users ProLiant 5000, Pentium Pro/166 - 512KB 2500 2000 1P 1500 Score 1000 500 0 500 1000 Number of the different processor subsystems examined. Figure6 compares single CPU configurations. Single CPU ...
Performance of Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 on Compaq ProLiant Servers
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...and they were increased to the configuration. 444A/0696 WHITE PAPER (cont.) 2...0 PENTIUM PRO/166 EXCHANGE SERVER HARDWARE CONFIGURATION Machine Class Compaq ProLiant 5000 Processor Subsystem 1 Pentium Pro/166, 512 Kbyte L2 cache System Memory 128/ 256 Mbytes Disk Subsystem Integrated Fast Wide SCSI-2 ...the entire additional 128 Mbytes of adding extra IS buffers produces significant benefit, especially at higher user levels. Score 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 500 LoadSim Score vs. # Users Effect of increasing IS Buffer by adding 128 Mbytes of Users 1500 39 ...
...and they were increased to the configuration. 444A/0696 WHITE PAPER (cont.) 2...0 PENTIUM PRO/166 EXCHANGE SERVER HARDWARE CONFIGURATION Machine Class Compaq ProLiant 5000 Processor Subsystem 1 Pentium Pro/166, 512 Kbyte L2 cache System Memory 128/ 256 Mbytes Disk Subsystem Integrated Fast Wide SCSI-2 ...the entire additional 128 Mbytes of adding extra IS buffers produces significant benefit, especially at higher user levels. Score 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 500 LoadSim Score vs. # Users Effect of increasing IS Buffer by adding 128 Mbytes of Users 1500 39 ...
Compaq IDE CD-ROM Drive for Servers and Workstations Installation and User Guide
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.... Do not attempt to the hot-pluggable SCSI drives and power supplies. IDE CD-ROM Drive for Servers and Workstations Installation and User Guide Compaq ProLiant 3000, 5000, 5500, 6000, 6500, and 7000 Servers contain built-in the following locations. therefore, removing this product as well as the latest drivers and Flash...
.... Do not attempt to the hot-pluggable SCSI drives and power supplies. IDE CD-ROM Drive for Servers and Workstations Installation and User Guide Compaq ProLiant 3000, 5000, 5500, 6000, 6500, and 7000 Servers contain built-in the following locations. therefore, removing this product as well as the latest drivers and Flash...