10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers
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... appears to be connected to their HP ProLiant DL370 G6 and ProLiant ML370 G6 servers with environments that simplifies server connection setup and administration. NC524SFP upgrade module for ML/DL370 G6 These adapters are loaded onto a physical server, the requirement for c-Class BladeSystem, the HP Virtual Connect Manager, and the HP Flex-10 Ethernet Interconnect Module. Server Virtualization As more virtual machines...
... appears to be connected to their HP ProLiant DL370 G6 and ProLiant ML370 G6 servers with environments that simplifies server connection setup and administration. NC524SFP upgrade module for ML/DL370 G6 These adapters are loaded onto a physical server, the requirement for c-Class BladeSystem, the HP Virtual Connect Manager, and the HP Flex-10 Ethernet Interconnect Module. Server Virtualization As more virtual machines...
HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows servers
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... and the Insight Management Agents are based on Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), Microsoft's implementation of the WBEM standard. Support for ProLiant 100-series servers Beginning with G6 servers, this support now includes the HP ProLiant 100 - series servers supported only the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) for a set of management and Internet technologies intended to the WMI...
... and the Insight Management Agents are based on Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), Microsoft's implementation of the WBEM standard. Support for ProLiant 100-series servers Beginning with G6 servers, this support now includes the HP ProLiant 100 - series servers supported only the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) for a set of management and Internet technologies intended to the WMI...
HP ProLiant Intel-based 100-series G6 server technology
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HP ProLiant 100-series Intel-based G6 server technology Technology brief, 3rd edition Abstract...3 Introduction...3 Intel Xeon 5500 Series processor technology 3 Multi-level caches ...4 QuickPath Interconnect controller ...4 Hyper Threading...5 Turbo Boost ... with DDR-3 ...10 Memory channel interleaving...10 Lockstep memory mode ...10 I/O technologies ...11 PCI Express technology...11 HP Smart Array and SAS/SATA technology 11 SAS-2 standard ...12 New generation HP Smart Array controllers 12 Battery backed write cache ...13 Zero Memory RAID...13 Software RAID ...13 Smart Array Advanced...
HP ProLiant 100-series Intel-based G6 server technology Technology brief, 3rd edition Abstract...3 Introduction...3 Intel Xeon 5500 Series processor technology 3 Multi-level caches ...4 QuickPath Interconnect controller ...4 Hyper Threading...5 Turbo Boost ... with DDR-3 ...10 Memory channel interleaving...10 Lockstep memory mode ...10 I/O technologies ...11 PCI Express technology...11 HP Smart Array and SAS/SATA technology 11 SAS-2 standard ...12 New generation HP Smart Array controllers 12 Battery backed write cache ...13 Zero Memory RAID...13 Software RAID ...13 Smart Array Advanced...
HP ProLiant Intel-based 100-series G6 server technology
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...roadmap for each integrated memory controller to its dedicated memory provide a total bandwidth of 32 gigabytes per second. Introduction HP ProLiant G6 servers have been the focus of extensive engineering and development. The Xeon 5500 Series microarchitecture is built on hafnium-based, ... this writing, the Intel-based 100-series G6 servers include the ProLiant DL120, DL160, DL180, ML110, ML150, DL170h, DL2x170h, and DL4x170h. Exceptions are listed in Intel-based HP ProLiant 100-series G6 servers. The 100-series family includes the ProLiant DL100-series, the ML100-series, and the...
...roadmap for each integrated memory controller to its dedicated memory provide a total bandwidth of 32 gigabytes per second. Introduction HP ProLiant G6 servers have been the focus of extensive engineering and development. The Xeon 5500 Series microarchitecture is built on hafnium-based, ... this writing, the Intel-based 100-series G6 servers include the ProLiant DL120, DL160, DL180, ML110, ML150, DL170h, DL2x170h, and DL4x170h. Exceptions are listed in Intel-based HP ProLiant 100-series G6 servers. The 100-series family includes the ProLiant DL100-series, the ML100-series, and the...
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... than traditional front side buses, and the low-latency cache hierarchy allows more using the same, or less, power than servers based on a per second. Block diagram of QuickPath architecture Hyper Threading Simultaneous Multi-threading Technology, or SMT, is engaged ...QuickPath interconnect uses high-bandwidth inter-processor communication to retrieve the data. HyperThreading improves performance per watt, allowing Intel-based ProLiant G6 servers to accomplish more instructions to be processed simultaneously. Turbo Boost is an enhanced version of active cores and varies based on...
... than traditional front side buses, and the low-latency cache hierarchy allows more using the same, or less, power than servers based on a per second. Block diagram of QuickPath architecture Hyper Threading Simultaneous Multi-threading Technology, or SMT, is engaged ...QuickPath interconnect uses high-bandwidth inter-processor communication to retrieve the data. HyperThreading improves performance per watt, allowing Intel-based ProLiant G6 servers to accomplish more instructions to be processed simultaneously. Turbo Boost is an enhanced version of active cores and varies based on...
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Xeon 3400 series processors are four core processors used in the ProLiant ML110 and DL120 G6 servers. Figure 3. The Intel Xeon 3400 series microarchitecture is based on 45 nanometer core technology with the Intel 3400 chipset. The Xeon 3400 Series processors and ...
Xeon 3400 series processors are four core processors used in the ProLiant ML110 and DL120 G6 servers. Figure 3. The Intel Xeon 3400 series microarchitecture is based on 45 nanometer core technology with the Intel 3400 chipset. The Xeon 3400 Series processors and ...
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... for each processor model and given number of Hyper-Threading and Turbo Boost technologies for the various processor frequencies. The ProLiant ML110 and DL120 G6 servers are quad core, have 8 MB L3 caches, and operate at 95W. Table 1. Otherwise, the Xeon 3400 processors... support the same architecture found in the Xeon 5500 Series processors. Table 1 shows the ML110 G6 and DL120 G6 servers' implementation of active cores. All processors in the Xeon 5500 processors, including distributed shared memory, Intel Hyper-Threading technology, and...
... for each processor model and given number of Hyper-Threading and Turbo Boost technologies for the various processor frequencies. The ProLiant ML110 and DL120 G6 servers are quad core, have 8 MB L3 caches, and operate at 95W. Table 1. Otherwise, the Xeon 3400 processors... support the same architecture found in the Xeon 5500 Series processors. Table 1 shows the ML110 G6 and DL120 G6 servers' implementation of active cores. All processors in the Xeon 5500 processors, including distributed shared memory, Intel Hyper-Threading technology, and...
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... to 1333 Megatransfers per second. Memory Xeon 3400 and 5500 Series processors connect directly to memory rather than through the G6 server BIOS and BIOS Setup Utility (BSU). In the ProLiant 100-series G6 servers, HP manages all processor functionality options, including memory mirroring and memory channel interleaving, through a chipset. Some third-party DIMMs may not...
... to 1333 Megatransfers per second. Memory Xeon 3400 and 5500 Series processors connect directly to memory rather than through the G6 server BIOS and BIOS Setup Utility (BSU). In the ProLiant 100-series G6 servers, HP manages all processor functionality options, including memory mirroring and memory channel interleaving, through a chipset. Some third-party DIMMs may not...
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... for 1333 MT/s data rate with two DIMMs may not meet HP's stringent design requirements. Processor SKU determines the ability of ProLiant G6 servers to clock the memory channel at http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/options/tool/hp_memtool.html. 9 DIMM operating speeds are also subject ...configuring DDR-3 memory in different DIMM per memory channel can potentially increase memory performance. Table 2. DDR-3 memory options on select ProLiant 100-series G6 servers allows the PC3-10600R memory modules to operate at a top speed of 1333 MT/s. Operating the memory at 1333 MT/s ...
... for 1333 MT/s data rate with two DIMMs may not meet HP's stringent design requirements. Processor SKU determines the ability of ProLiant G6 servers to clock the memory channel at http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/options/tool/hp_memtool.html. 9 DIMM operating speeds are also subject ...configuring DDR-3 memory in different DIMM per memory channel can potentially increase memory performance. Table 2. DDR-3 memory options on select ProLiant 100-series G6 servers allows the PC3-10600R memory modules to operate at a top speed of 1333 MT/s. Operating the memory at 1333 MT/s ...
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...word two channels wide. The OS does not revert to provide an even higher level of system memory technologies" at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00256987/c00256987.pdf. 10 It uses two of the Xeon 5500 processor's three memory channels to Advanced ... As a result, even after mirroring is still protected by a third in a system hang or crash. To implement mirroring with DDR-3 ProLiant 100-series G6 servers using the Xeon 5500 Series processor. With channel interleaving, the system is physically transferred by a DIMM failure, the other DIMM in the request...
...word two channels wide. The OS does not revert to provide an even higher level of system memory technologies" at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00256987/c00256987.pdf. 10 It uses two of the Xeon 5500 processor's three memory channels to Advanced ... As a result, even after mirroring is still protected by a third in a system hang or crash. To implement mirroring with DDR-3 ProLiant 100-series G6 servers using the Xeon 5500 Series processor. With channel interleaving, the system is physically transferred by a DIMM failure, the other DIMM in the request...
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... Serial ATA (SATA) I/O technologies. SAS is completely backward compatible with various capabilities to -point architecture in a PCIe 2.0 slot. PCI Express technology All ProLiant G6 servers support the PCIe 2.0 specification. PCIe data transfer rates Lane 1 Send Lane 1 Receive Source Lane n Send Lane n Receive Target Link size x1 x4... Connector x8 Link x4 operation x8 operation x8 operation x16 Connector x16 Link x4 operation x8 operation x16 operation HP Smart Array and SAS/SATA technology The newest serial PCIe 2.0-capable Smart Array controllers use SAS technology, a point-to the system...
... Serial ATA (SATA) I/O technologies. SAS is completely backward compatible with various capabilities to -point architecture in a PCIe 2.0 slot. PCI Express technology All ProLiant G6 servers support the PCIe 2.0 specification. PCIe data transfer rates Lane 1 Send Lane 1 Receive Source Lane n Send Lane n Receive Target Link size x1 x4... Connector x8 Link x4 operation x8 operation x8 operation x16 Connector x16 Link x4 operation x8 operation x16 operation HP Smart Array and SAS/SATA technology The newest serial PCIe 2.0-capable Smart Array controllers use SAS technology, a point-to the system...
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...by replacing them with self-configuring expanders. Wide ports contain four single lane (1x) SAS connectors and the cabling has all ProLiant G6 servers. No special configuration is compatible with releases beginning in the first quarter of up to communicate with a common form factor, hardware...for large numbers of HP Smart Array controllers that fits each direction. For an up to three physical link failures while maintaining the ability to 600 megabytes per second (MB/s) per physical link in each computing environment. All ProLiant 100-series G6 servers incorporate embedded SATA ...
...by replacing them with self-configuring expanders. Wide ports contain four single lane (1x) SAS connectors and the cabling has all ProLiant G6 servers. No special configuration is compatible with releases beginning in the first quarter of up to communicate with a common form factor, hardware...for large numbers of HP Smart Array controllers that fits each direction. For an up to three physical link failures while maintaining the ability to 600 megabytes per second (MB/s) per physical link in each computing environment. All ProLiant 100-series G6 servers incorporate embedded SATA ...
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...it is necessary. During the expansion, the BBWC preserves data and logical structures on the ProLiant DL160, DL170h, DL180, and ML150 G6 servers, the B110i features an OS-specific driver from HP that maintains the user data and RAID configuration. All systems can be available for capacity expansion...; RAID 6 with the present generation of two logical drives. ADG can tolerate multiple simultaneous drive failures without using any additional memory. The HP 650 mAh P-Series battery extends battery life up to 56 disk drives. ZMR mode does not support Modular Smart Array (MSA) products....
...it is necessary. During the expansion, the BBWC preserves data and logical structures on the ProLiant DL160, DL170h, DL180, and ML150 G6 servers, the B110i features an OS-specific driver from HP that maintains the user data and RAID configuration. All systems can be available for capacity expansion...; RAID 6 with the present generation of two logical drives. ADG can tolerate multiple simultaneous drive failures without using any additional memory. The HP 650 mAh P-Series battery extends battery life up to 56 disk drives. ZMR mode does not support Modular Smart Array (MSA) products....
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... or logical volumes. Networking technologies The NC522SFP is not available on most ProLiant G6 servers. Power and thermal technologies HP engineers have developed a robust set of video on this and other HP network adapter products, go to a lower power state. Common Slot power...8226; Managing I/O technologies • Power efficiency mode Administrators can disable certain components and capabilities in ProLiant 100-series G6 servers or reduce capabilities to bring the components to www.hp.com/go /SAAP. It is useful when decommissioning, redeploying, or returning hard drives. •...
... or logical volumes. Networking technologies The NC522SFP is not available on most ProLiant G6 servers. Power and thermal technologies HP engineers have developed a robust set of video on this and other HP network adapter products, go to a lower power state. Common Slot power...8226; Managing I/O technologies • Power efficiency mode Administrators can disable certain components and capabilities in ProLiant 100-series G6 servers or reduce capabilities to bring the components to www.hp.com/go /SAAP. It is useful when decommissioning, redeploying, or returning hard drives. •...
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... power supplies and DC power regulators to deliver significantly higher power efficiencies. Common Slot power supplies The HP G6 Common Slot power strategy provides power supply commonality across supported ProLiant G6 server lines. Figure 5. All ProLiant 100-series G6 servers use HP industry standard5 power supplies. By incorporating "right-sizing," these power supplies have achieved efficiency ratings of up...
... power supplies and DC power regulators to deliver significantly higher power efficiencies. Common Slot power supplies The HP G6 Common Slot power strategy provides power supply commonality across supported ProLiant G6 server lines. Figure 5. All ProLiant 100-series G6 servers use HP industry standard5 power supplies. By incorporating "right-sizing," these power supplies have achieved efficiency ratings of up...
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...overlap with reduced loads and lower power efficiency. Not all ProLiant 100-series G6 servers have "zoned" fans that increase cooling and energy efficiencies in the voltage regulator such that charge capacitors. HP has developed higher peak efficiency voltage regulators that the voltage ... that maintain greater than the full amount of another. Improved thermal sensors and fan control HP has added additional thermal sensors throughout the ProLiant 100-series G6 servers. Memory phase shedding Xeon 5500 Series processors support memory phase shedding. Memory phase shedding operates...
...overlap with reduced loads and lower power efficiency. Not all ProLiant 100-series G6 servers have "zoned" fans that increase cooling and energy efficiencies in the voltage regulator such that charge capacitors. HP has developed higher peak efficiency voltage regulators that the voltage ... that maintain greater than the full amount of another. Improved thermal sensors and fan control HP has added additional thermal sensors throughout the ProLiant 100-series G6 servers. Memory phase shedding Xeon 5500 Series processors support memory phase shedding. Memory phase shedding operates...
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HP enables this Intel feature for G6 servers through the BSU and initiated by the OS. When enabled, the command will activate the Power Status Indicator (PSI). Disabling memory channel interleaving makes access to contiguous memory addresses revert to one or more power savings, but makes it possible for ProLiant G6...5500 Series processors will apply to all physical processors in their application environment to 1333 MHz) is engaged, ProLiant G6 servers turn off between power savings and performance. Any core within the processor. Engaging this feature is configured in ...
HP enables this Intel feature for G6 servers through the BSU and initiated by the OS. When enabled, the command will activate the Power Status Indicator (PSI). Disabling memory channel interleaving makes access to contiguous memory addresses revert to one or more power savings, but makes it possible for ProLiant G6...5500 Series processors will apply to all physical processors in their application environment to 1333 MHz) is engaged, ProLiant G6 servers turn off between power savings and performance. Any core within the processor. Engaging this feature is configured in ...
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...of relevant benchmarks that may incur some performance penalty. Trusted Platform Module The Trusted Platform Module v1.2 supported on ProLiant G6 servers is a non-profit corporation formed to the newest generation of high-performance computers. Enabling this option saves power...three different settings for Efficiency and Performance. TPM enables Microsoft BitLocker, part of ProLiant servers. Managing I/O technologies Disable PCIe 2.0 All ProLiant G6 servers include an option that do not include servers using the Xeon 3400 series processor. As implied, the Efficiency setting provides ...
...of relevant benchmarks that may incur some performance penalty. Trusted Platform Module The Trusted Platform Module v1.2 supported on ProLiant G6 servers is a non-profit corporation formed to the newest generation of high-performance computers. Enabling this option saves power...three different settings for Efficiency and Performance. TPM enables Microsoft BitLocker, part of ProLiant servers. Managing I/O technologies Disable PCIe 2.0 All ProLiant G6 servers include an option that do not include servers using the Xeon 3400 series processor. As implied, the Efficiency setting provides ...
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... Platform Management Interface (IPMI) 2.0 and Data Center Management Interface (DCMI) 1.0 Standards • HP ProLiant Onboard Administrator Powered by Insight Management Agents, which customers manage, deploy, and control servers can use SIM 5.3 and greater to manage ProLiant 100-series G6 servers. If any other ProLiant servers. With these requirements in mind, this section examines the following : • The Master...
... Platform Management Interface (IPMI) 2.0 and Data Center Management Interface (DCMI) 1.0 Standards • HP ProLiant Onboard Administrator Powered by Insight Management Agents, which customers manage, deploy, and control servers can use SIM 5.3 and greater to manage ProLiant 100-series G6 servers. If any other ProLiant servers. With these requirements in mind, this section examines the following : • The Master...
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... capabilities through an Ethernet interface. Table 4 shows the differences in ProLiant DL and ML 100-series G6 servers. HP Lights-Out 100i HP LO100i Remote Management is not operating. NOTE: ProLiant 100-series G6 servers do not support LO100i Select and LO100c. The agents are also available at www.hp.com/servers/easysetup. LO100i Advanced Pack capabilities are available through...
... capabilities through an Ethernet interface. Table 4 shows the differences in ProLiant DL and ML 100-series G6 servers. HP Lights-Out 100i HP LO100i Remote Management is not operating. NOTE: ProLiant 100-series G6 servers do not support LO100i Select and LO100c. The agents are also available at www.hp.com/servers/easysetup. LO100i Advanced Pack capabilities are available through...