Innovative technologies in HP ProLiant Gen8 servers
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Innovative technologies in HP ProLiant Gen8 servers Technology brief Introduction...3 Processors...3 Memory technologies ...5 HP SmartMemory ...5 HP Advanced Memory Error Detection Technology 5 Power efficiency ...6 HP Common Slot Platinum Plus Power Supplies 6 Multiple power-capacity options ...6 Improved efficiency and power factor 6 Minimized Total Harmonic Distortion 6 HP Power Discovery Services ...6 HP -48VDC Common Slot Power Supplies 7 HP Sea of Sensors 3D...7 Power provisioning...
Innovative technologies in HP ProLiant Gen8 servers Technology brief Introduction...3 Processors...3 Memory technologies ...5 HP SmartMemory ...5 HP Advanced Memory Error Detection Technology 5 Power efficiency ...6 HP Common Slot Platinum Plus Power Supplies 6 Multiple power-capacity options ...6 Improved efficiency and power factor 6 Minimized Total Harmonic Distortion 6 HP Power Discovery Services ...6 HP -48VDC Common Slot Power Supplies 7 HP Sea of Sensors 3D...7 Power provisioning...
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... processors provide greater integration and improved bandwidth interfaces (QuickPath Interconnect, memory, and PCI Express), resulting in HP ProLiant Gen8 servers. We implemented Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) technology on the Intel 3 HP Smart Array Controllers, HP SmartDrives, HP Host Bust Adapters, and HP I /O solutions for each server's power consumption data to improve the accuracy and synchronization of a data...
... processors provide greater integration and improved bandwidth interfaces (QuickPath Interconnect, memory, and PCI Express), resulting in HP ProLiant Gen8 servers. We implemented Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) technology on the Intel 3 HP Smart Array Controllers, HP SmartDrives, HP Host Bust Adapters, and HP I /O solutions for each server's power consumption data to improve the accuracy and synchronization of a data...
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... to the processor for SATA, USB, and PCI Express devices. Turbo Boost Technology increases the clock frequency of Xeon E5-2600 processors used in our ProLiant Gen8 servers have two, four, six, or eight cores that handles server I /O chipset with 2 bytes per unidirectional lane. Core Microarchitecture Sandy Bridge. It ... QPI technology has reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features, including self-healing links and clock fail-over. Xeon E5-2600 series processors in ProLiant Gen8 servers. These processors feature an integrated northbridge and memory controller.
... to the processor for SATA, USB, and PCI Express devices. Turbo Boost Technology increases the clock frequency of Xeon E5-2600 processors used in our ProLiant Gen8 servers have two, four, six, or eight cores that handles server I /O chipset with 2 bytes per unidirectional lane. Core Microarchitecture Sandy Bridge. It ... QPI technology has reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features, including self-healing links and clock fail-over. Xeon E5-2600 series processors in ProLiant Gen8 servers. These processors feature an integrated northbridge and memory controller.
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...8214; It's available at DDR3-1066 MHz with three DIMMs per channel. Memory technologies ProLiant Gen8 servers support HP SmartMemory and enhanced memory protection with one or two DIMMs per channel. HP SmartMemory uses significantly less power than third-party memory at 1.5 V to ensure the ... and LV-LRDIMMs at a 25% faster bus rate than third-party memory. HP SmartMemory performance is HP Qualified Memory that has unique performance and power consumption characteristics when installed in ProLiant Gen8 servers. For more information, go to 20% less power than third-party memory ...
...8214; It's available at DDR3-1066 MHz with three DIMMs per channel. Memory technologies ProLiant Gen8 servers support HP SmartMemory and enhanced memory protection with one or two DIMMs per channel. HP SmartMemory uses significantly less power than third-party memory at 1.5 V to ensure the ... and LV-LRDIMMs at a 25% faster bus rate than third-party memory. HP SmartMemory performance is HP Qualified Memory that has unique performance and power consumption characteristics when installed in ProLiant Gen8 servers. For more information, go to 20% less power than third-party memory ...
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... that either cause performance degradation or significantly increase the probability of HP server, storage, and infrastructure products. Power efficiency For ProLiant Gen8 servers, we developed HP Common Slot Platinum Plus and 750 W Common Slot -48VDC Power Supplies. CS Platinum Plus Power Supplies also support HP Power Discovery Services (Intelligent Power Discovery technology) to selected PCI...
... that either cause performance degradation or significantly increase the probability of HP server, storage, and infrastructure products. Power efficiency For ProLiant Gen8 servers, we developed HP Common Slot Platinum Plus and 750 W Common Slot -48VDC Power Supplies. CS Platinum Plus Power Supplies also support HP Power Discovery Services (Intelligent Power Discovery technology) to selected PCI...
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...three-dimensional temperature profile in the server. For a list of HP ProLiant servers. This additional data enables more IT equipment in the available power and cooling capacity. HP Sea of Sensors 3D in ProLiant Gen8 servers extends the use of sensors to select PCI Express option ... by servers and prevent tripping even the fastest circuit breakers used -48 V DC power distribution. HP Sea of Sensors 3D In previous-generation ProLiant servers, HP Sea of ProLiant Gen8 servers. This helps administrators maximize data center power usage by using Insight Control (version 2.0 or ...
...three-dimensional temperature profile in the server. For a list of HP ProLiant servers. This additional data enables more IT equipment in the available power and cooling capacity. HP Sea of Sensors 3D in ProLiant Gen8 servers extends the use of sensors to select PCI Express option ... by servers and prevent tripping even the fastest circuit breakers used -48 V DC power distribution. HP Sea of Sensors 3D In previous-generation ProLiant servers, HP Sea of ProLiant Gen8 servers. This helps administrators maximize data center power usage by using Insight Control (version 2.0 or ...
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... power consumption based on actual network traffic. HP FlexibleLOM modules Select ProLiant Gen8 servers offer customers the choice of Sensors 3D, FlexibleNetwork Adapters for capture by the HP Active Health System log. HP ProLiant Smart Storage ProLiant Gen8 servers use less energy than it at full... power. For more information about ProLiant Smart Storage technology, read the technology brief ―Selecting ...
... power consumption based on actual network traffic. HP FlexibleLOM modules Select ProLiant Gen8 servers offer customers the choice of Sensors 3D, FlexibleNetwork Adapters for capture by the HP Active Health System log. HP ProLiant Smart Storage ProLiant Gen8 servers use less energy than it at full... power. For more information about ProLiant Smart Storage technology, read the technology brief ―Selecting ...
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...Array. A 512 MB FBWC module option is support for 227 drives, Active Health Logging, and Predictive Spare Activation. HP SmartDrive For our ProLiant Gen8 servers, we designed the HP SmartDrive for servicing. The drive's front bezel includes a blue backlight for locating a specific SmartDrive selected from a ...is available for IT personnel. Flash back write cache (FBWC) is powered back on most Smart Array Controllers. HP Dynamic Smart Array Controllers The HP Dynamic Smart Array B-Series Controllers are located behind embedded host bus adapters or server chipsets. You can report a...
...Array. A 512 MB FBWC module option is support for 227 drives, Active Health Logging, and Predictive Spare Activation. HP SmartDrive For our ProLiant Gen8 servers, we designed the HP SmartDrive for servicing. The drive's front bezel includes a blue backlight for locating a specific SmartDrive selected from a ...is available for IT personnel. Flash back write cache (FBWC) is powered back on most Smart Array Controllers. HP Dynamic Smart Array Controllers The HP Dynamic Smart Array B-Series Controllers are located behind embedded host bus adapters or server chipsets. You can report a...
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... for the following applications: Enterprise resource planning (ERP) Exchange SharePoint Business Intelligence and data warehousing Virtualization Multimedia Medical imaging Management technologies In every HP ProLiant Gen8 server, we will improve performance. HP iLO simplifies server setup; engages health monitoring, power, and thermal control; The H-Series HBA supports 6 Gb/s SAS, SATA, or SSD. and enables...
... for the following applications: Enterprise resource planning (ERP) Exchange SharePoint Business Intelligence and data warehousing Virtualization Multimedia Medical imaging Management technologies In every HP ProLiant Gen8 server, we will improve performance. HP iLO simplifies server setup; engages health monitoring, power, and thermal control; The H-Series HBA supports 6 Gb/s SAS, SATA, or SSD. and enables...
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...alerting can help you can remotely monitor your iLO 3 and iLO 4 servers from select smartphones and mobile devices. Embedded HP Remote Support (coming soon) In every ProLiant Gen8 server, we combined the best parts of -the box, single-server deployment and configuration without an obvious root cause required...them in an intuitive user interface and embedded them after a few keystrokes on server performance. All the up-to www.hp.com/go/iLO. 11 This makes deploying ProLiant Gen8 servers up , deploy, and maintain your system are there when you can use the built-in a lot less time...
...alerting can help you can remotely monitor your iLO 3 and iLO 4 servers from select smartphones and mobile devices. Embedded HP Remote Support (coming soon) In every ProLiant Gen8 server, we combined the best parts of -the box, single-server deployment and configuration without an obvious root cause required...them in an intuitive user interface and embedded them after a few keystrokes on server performance. All the up-to www.hp.com/go/iLO. 11 This makes deploying ProLiant Gen8 servers up , deploy, and maintain your system are there when you can use the built-in a lot less time...
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... control For previous-generation servers, the Version Control Agent (VCA) is responsible for ProLiant Gen8 servers in HP SIM and Insight Control. Health monitoring and alerting On ProLiant Gen8 servers, HP SIM will no longer have to manually create and edit the rack in regards to... will now automatically discover the power connections for ProLiant Gen8 servers. This requires a VCA on a particular server. Insight Control power management will detect core error conditions within the server and report those error conditions as HP Asset Center. This enhanced report will generate ...
... control For previous-generation servers, the Version Control Agent (VCA) is responsible for ProLiant Gen8 servers in HP SIM and Insight Control. Health monitoring and alerting On ProLiant Gen8 servers, HP SIM will no longer have to manually create and edit the rack in regards to... will now automatically discover the power connections for ProLiant Gen8 servers. This requires a VCA on a particular server. Insight Control power management will detect core error conditions within the server and report those error conditions as HP Asset Center. This enhanced report will generate ...
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... Control power management software. You can use IPD securely because it does not use RFID or other signal emitting technology. 14 Power Discovery Services ProLiant Gen8 servers and HP Intelligent Series Racks support Intelligent Power Discovery (IPD). The iPDU and the iLO devices exchange identity data-host name, IP address, serial number and...
... Control power management software. You can use IPD securely because it does not use RFID or other signal emitting technology. 14 Power Discovery Services ProLiant Gen8 servers and HP Intelligent Series Racks support Intelligent Power Discovery (IPD). The iPDU and the iLO devices exchange identity data-host name, IP address, serial number and...
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... This includes avoiding thermal alarms and moving workloads from a central console, either local or remote. Figure 3: The iPDU communicates with HP Asset Manager to obtain more precise and complete asset data. It lets you power on the servers. Rack-level thermal mapping Insight ...correlating the location of cooling and lead to retrieve the power topology and power measurement data. Administrators can prevent over-provisioning of ProLiant Gen8 servers with iPDUs to much higher data center efficiency. 15 You can discover and communicate with power usage, system and rack ...
... This includes avoiding thermal alarms and moving workloads from a central console, either local or remote. Figure 3: The iPDU communicates with HP Asset Manager to obtain more precise and complete asset data. It lets you power on the servers. Rack-level thermal mapping Insight ...correlating the location of cooling and lead to retrieve the power topology and power measurement data. Administrators can prevent over-provisioning of ProLiant Gen8 servers with iPDUs to much higher data center efficiency. 15 You can discover and communicate with power usage, system and rack ...
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..., and seamless server management capabilities to deliver enormous value to -date. 16 Conclusion As you have read, the new technologies and capabilities in HP ProLiant Gen8 servers represent a leap in innovation. In addition, ProLiant Gen8 servers feature industry-leading power management software and the most advanced firmware and system software management update process available today.
..., and seamless server management capabilities to deliver enormous value to -date. 16 Conclusion As you have read, the new technologies and capabilities in HP ProLiant Gen8 servers represent a leap in innovation. In addition, ProLiant Gen8 servers feature industry-leading power management software and the most advanced firmware and system software management update process available today.
HP Intelligent Provisioning 1.10 Release Notes
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... listed in the Perform Maintenance Options section of -the-box single-server deployment and configuration without the need for SPP 2012.06.0. Product models HP Intelligent Provisioning supports HP ProLiant Gen8 servers. This adapter is not a supported device for media. Version: 1.10 Description These release notes discuss issues and their potential workarounds, and important...
... listed in the Perform Maintenance Options section of -the-box single-server deployment and configuration without the need for SPP 2012.06.0. Product models HP Intelligent Provisioning supports HP ProLiant Gen8 servers. This adapter is not a supported device for media. Version: 1.10 Description These release notes discuss issues and their potential workarounds, and important...
HP Intelligent Provisioning 1.10 Release Notes
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... might result in issues that the resolutions listed in this release are listed in the HP Intelligent Provisioning User Guide. Enhancements • New server support. ◦ HP ProLiant BL420c Gen8 ◦ HP ProLiant BL465c Gen8 ◦ HP ProLiant DL360e Gen8 ◦ HP ProLiant DL380e Gen8 ◦ HP ProLiant DL385p Gen8 ◦ HP ProLiant ML350e Gen8 Prerequisites • Hardware, firmware, and software requirements for VMware ESXi is updated as new issues...
... might result in issues that the resolutions listed in this release are listed in the HP Intelligent Provisioning User Guide. Enhancements • New server support. ◦ HP ProLiant BL420c Gen8 ◦ HP ProLiant BL465c Gen8 ◦ HP ProLiant DL360e Gen8 ◦ HP ProLiant DL380e Gen8 ◦ HP ProLiant DL385p Gen8 ◦ HP ProLiant ML350e Gen8 Prerequisites • Hardware, firmware, and software requirements for VMware ESXi is updated as new issues...
HP Intelligent Provisioning 1.10 Release Notes
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... the optional information is connected and working. • When using Intelligent Provisioning to install VMware using iLO Virtual Media, installation failures occur intermittently on DL160 Gen8 servers. Suggested action: Press Enter, if necessary, to find any valid media, add and choose 'rescan', appears. Suggested action: When installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server...
... the optional information is connected and working. • When using Intelligent Provisioning to install VMware using iLO Virtual Media, installation failures occur intermittently on DL160 Gen8 servers. Suggested action: Press Enter, if necessary, to find any valid media, add and choose 'rescan', appears. Suggested action: When installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server...
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... to Find Any Valid Media, Add and Choose Rescan" Message When Attempting To Install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on HP ProLiant Gen8-Series Server. http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03245453 • HP Ethernet 1Gb 4-Port 33x Adapter - Include the document title and part number, version number, or the URL when...
... to Find Any Valid Media, Add and Choose Rescan" Message When Attempting To Install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on HP ProLiant Gen8-Series Server. http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03245453 • HP Ethernet 1Gb 4-Port 33x Adapter - Include the document title and part number, version number, or the URL when...
HP Intelligent Provisioning 1.10 Server Support Guide
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.../ML/DL Servers Intelligent Provisioning - 1.10 HP BL/ML/DL Servers HP ProLiant ML350p Gen8 HP ProLiant DL360p Gen8 HP ProLiant SL250s Gen8 HP ProLiant SL230s Gen8 HP ProLiant DL160 Gen8 HP ProLiant BL460c Gen8 HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 HP ProLiant DL385p Gen8 HP ProLiant ML350e Gen8 HP ProLiant BL465c Gen8 HP ProLiant DL380e Gen8 HP ProLiant DL360e Gen8 HP ProLiant BL420c Gen8 HP ProLiant SL140s Gen8 Deliverables Headless Server Registry Update for Windows, v1.0.0.0 (D) HP NC-Series Intel E1Q Driver for Windows Server 2008 R2, v11.7.32.0 (B) HP NC-Series Intel E1Q Driver for Windows...
.../ML/DL Servers Intelligent Provisioning - 1.10 HP BL/ML/DL Servers HP ProLiant ML350p Gen8 HP ProLiant DL360p Gen8 HP ProLiant SL250s Gen8 HP ProLiant SL230s Gen8 HP ProLiant DL160 Gen8 HP ProLiant BL460c Gen8 HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 HP ProLiant DL385p Gen8 HP ProLiant ML350e Gen8 HP ProLiant BL465c Gen8 HP ProLiant DL380e Gen8 HP ProLiant DL360e Gen8 HP ProLiant BL420c Gen8 HP ProLiant SL140s Gen8 Deliverables Headless Server Registry Update for Windows, v1.0.0.0 (D) HP NC-Series Intel E1Q Driver for Windows Server 2008 R2, v11.7.32.0 (B) HP NC-Series Intel E1Q Driver for Windows...
HP Intelligent Provisioning 1.10 Server Support Guide
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... RAID controller , v13.10.53.00 Online ROM Flash Component for Windows - Intelligent Provisioning - 1.10 HP BL/ML/DL Servers Intelligent Provisioning - 1.10 HP BL/ML/DL Servers HP ProLiant ML350p Gen8 HP ProLiant DL360p Gen8 HP ProLiant SL250s Gen8 HP ProLiant SL230s Gen8 HP ProLiant DL160 Gen8 HP ProLiant BL460c Gen8 HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 HP ProLiant DL385p Gen8 HP ProLiant ML350e Gen8 HP ProLiant BL465c Gen8 HP ProLiant DL380e Gen8 HP ProLiant DL360e Gen8 HP ProLiant BL420c Gen8 HP ProLiant SL140s Gen8 Deliverables HP Intel E1R Driver for Windows Server 2008, v11.14.48...
... RAID controller , v13.10.53.00 Online ROM Flash Component for Windows - Intelligent Provisioning - 1.10 HP BL/ML/DL Servers Intelligent Provisioning - 1.10 HP BL/ML/DL Servers HP ProLiant ML350p Gen8 HP ProLiant DL360p Gen8 HP ProLiant SL250s Gen8 HP ProLiant SL230s Gen8 HP ProLiant DL160 Gen8 HP ProLiant BL460c Gen8 HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 HP ProLiant DL385p Gen8 HP ProLiant ML350e Gen8 HP ProLiant BL465c Gen8 HP ProLiant DL380e Gen8 HP ProLiant DL360e Gen8 HP ProLiant BL420c Gen8 HP ProLiant SL140s Gen8 Deliverables HP Intel E1R Driver for Windows Server 2008, v11.14.48...