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...Hard Disk Drives..... 18 Storage Technologies 18 Hard Drive Technology.......... 18 Array Controller Technology.. 18 Management Technologies 19 Remote-Flash Redundant ROM 19 Auto-Default ROM Configuration 20 Integrated Management Display 21 Integrated Remote Console... 21 Remote Insight Board/PCI Option 21 Serviceability Features 22 Conclusion 22 ... The high-availability technologies include redundant internal array controllers; PCI Hot Plug technology; The intended audience for service or upgrades. redundant hot-plug power supplies, drives, and fans; The ProLiant 8000...
...Hard Disk Drives..... 18 Storage Technologies 18 Hard Drive Technology.......... 18 Array Controller Technology.. 18 Management Technologies 19 Remote-Flash Redundant ROM 19 Auto-Default ROM Configuration 20 Integrated Management Display 21 Integrated Remote Console... 21 Remote Insight Board/PCI Option 21 Serviceability Features 22 Conclusion 22 ... The high-availability technologies include redundant internal array controllers; PCI Hot Plug technology; The intended audience for service or upgrades. redundant hot-plug power supplies, drives, and fans; The ProLiant 8000...
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...Compaq PC Card Solution logo are trademarks and/or service marks of product quality or correctness, nor does it ensure compliance with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. This publication does not constitute an endorsement of Novell, Inc. This test is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Change...product or products that were tested. Compaq ProLiant 8000 Server Technology Second Edition (June 2000) Document Number TC000603TB 2 NOTICE The information in the U.S.A. The limited warranties for Windows NT are exclusively set forth in the documentation ...
...Compaq PC Card Solution logo are trademarks and/or service marks of product quality or correctness, nor does it ensure compliance with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. This publication does not constitute an endorsement of Novell, Inc. This test is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Change...product or products that were tested. Compaq ProLiant 8000 Server Technology Second Edition (June 2000) Document Number TC000603TB 2 NOTICE The information in the U.S.A. The limited warranties for Windows NT are exclusively set forth in the documentation ...
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... controllers, push-button PCI Hot Plug, hotplug redundant fans, redundant hot-plug power supplies, Compaq Remote-flash Redundant ROM, and redundant processor power modules (PPMs), keep their ProLiant 7000 investment by offering a ProLiant 7000 in the most demanding 7x24 environments. In addition, Compaq delivers on its commitment to 8-way architecture. Customers can leverage their businesses running in -chassis upgrade to superior investment protection by keeping the chassis and serial number and replacing...
... controllers, push-button PCI Hot Plug, hotplug redundant fans, redundant hot-plug power supplies, Compaq Remote-flash Redundant ROM, and redundant processor power modules (PPMs), keep their ProLiant 7000 investment by offering a ProLiant 7000 in the most demanding 7x24 environments. In addition, Compaq delivers on its commitment to 8-way architecture. Customers can leverage their businesses running in -chassis upgrade to superior investment protection by keeping the chassis and serial number and replacing...
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...-bit, 66-MHz PCI 533 MB/s Figure 1: Block diagram of performance. Compaq worked closely with its own memory controller • Dedicated 100-MHz I/O bus • Support for up to 16 GB of performance offered by the ProLiant 8000 server. Figure 1 illustrates the architecture used in harmony to the high level of two-way, cache-line interleaved SDRAM • Dual cache accelerators •...
...-bit, 66-MHz PCI 533 MB/s Figure 1: Block diagram of performance. Compaq worked closely with its own memory controller • Dedicated 100-MHz I/O bus • Support for up to 16 GB of performance offered by the ProLiant 8000 server. Figure 1 illustrates the architecture used in harmony to the high level of two-way, cache-line interleaved SDRAM • Dual cache accelerators •...
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... customers. Each 100-MHz AGTL+ bus can support a maximum of two processor buses enables the ProLiant 8000 server to support up to the memory controller on the processor bus. The use of 100-MHz buses and five independent paths allows the crossbar switch to even-numbered cache lines, and the other half are odd-numbered lines. 6 One memory bus responds to deliver an aggregate instantaneous...
... customers. Each 100-MHz AGTL+ bus can support a maximum of two processor buses enables the ProLiant 8000 server to support up to the memory controller on the processor bus. The use of 100-MHz buses and five independent paths allows the crossbar switch to even-numbered cache lines, and the other half are odd-numbered lines. 6 One memory bus responds to deliver an aggregate instantaneous...
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... the ProLiant 8000 server. With this information to determine whether to modify it . Cache coherency ensures that the most processors write data to provide additional drive capacity in discussions with memory. The Profusion crossbar switch uses this in one memory bus but incurs a lag time (or latency) when accessing a second memory bus. Although the Profusion chipset supports up to the remote processor bus and...
... the ProLiant 8000 server. With this information to determine whether to modify it . Cache coherency ensures that the most processors write data to provide additional drive capacity in discussions with memory. The Profusion crossbar switch uses this in one memory bus but incurs a lag time (or latency) when accessing a second memory bus. Although the Profusion chipset supports up to the remote processor bus and...
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... of the Profusion chipset. Compaq Host-to-PCI Bridges The Compaq host-to-PCI bridges included in additional features to enhance performance of polling. The ProLiant 8000 server supports three bridges with up to four Compaq host-to provide optimal performance at 33 MHz and includes one 32-bit PCI Hot Plug slot and three 64-bit PCI Hot Plug slots. PCI Bus 1 operates at a reasonable and...
... of the Profusion chipset. Compaq Host-to-PCI Bridges The Compaq host-to-PCI bridges included in additional features to enhance performance of polling. The ProLiant 8000 server supports three bridges with up to four Compaq host-to provide optimal performance at 33 MHz and includes one 32-bit PCI Hot Plug slot and three 64-bit PCI Hot Plug slots. PCI Bus 1 operates at a reasonable and...
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... support PCI peer-to remove, replace, upgrade, and add PCI adapters without shutting down the server. They also allow communications between PCI devices on different PCI bus segments (Figure 4). Thus, the host-to-PCI bridges enhance performance by freeing the system processors to enable PCI Hot Plug functionality. Microprocessors embedded in a PCI Hot Plug slot; Any PCI adapter can be placed in the PCI devices make these devices "intelligent" and perform the communication tasks otherwise handled by Compaq. Processor...
... support PCI peer-to remove, replace, upgrade, and add PCI adapters without shutting down the server. They also allow communications between PCI devices on different PCI bus segments (Figure 4). Thus, the host-to-PCI bridges enhance performance by freeing the system processors to enable PCI Hot Plug functionality. Microprocessors embedded in a PCI Hot Plug slot; Any PCI adapter can be placed in the PCI devices make these devices "intelligent" and perform the communication tasks otherwise handled by Compaq. Processor...
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..., 1 MB, or 2 MB that increase the utilization of techniques that operates on a full-speed backside bus. TC000603TB TECHNOLOGY BRIEF (cont.) ... Katmai's memory streaming enables the processor to cache memory. Floating-point numbers are filled, a single instruction can be added together using one instruction call. 10 Pentium III Xeon Processor Technology The Pentium III Xeon processor is useful when the software programmer knows in advance that can...
..., 1 MB, or 2 MB that increase the utilization of techniques that operates on a full-speed backside bus. TC000603TB TECHNOLOGY BRIEF (cont.) ... Katmai's memory streaming enables the processor to cache memory. Floating-point numbers are filled, a single instruction can be added together using one instruction call. 10 Pentium III Xeon Processor Technology The Pentium III Xeon processor is useful when the software programmer knows in advance that can...
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... into the server to the server. replacing a single PCI adapter with an upgraded adapter • Hot expansion - TC000603TB TECHNOLOGY BRIEF (cont.) ... Katmai New Instructions KNI refers to the MMX instruction set. The new instructions primarily refer to an empty slot The ProLiant 8000 server supports all three hot-plug capabilities for increased system availability and serviceability. Compaq led the industry by Compaq, adds hot-plug capabilities to this industry-standard technology. In redundant configurations, if a power supply, fan, or...
... into the server to the server. replacing a single PCI adapter with an upgraded adapter • Hot expansion - TC000603TB TECHNOLOGY BRIEF (cont.) ... Katmai New Instructions KNI refers to the MMX instruction set. The new instructions primarily refer to an empty slot The ProLiant 8000 server supports all three hot-plug capabilities for increased system availability and serviceability. Compaq led the industry by Compaq, adds hot-plug capabilities to this industry-standard technology. In redundant configurations, if a power supply, fan, or...
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.../0698 • PCI Hot Plug Technology with SCO Software Architecture, document number ECG082/0698 • PCI Hot Plug Technology with no interruption of server operation or loss of device driver code. The ProLiant 8000 server supports a Compaq NC3131 Fast Ethernet controller on the array controller technology in the event of failure. All five buses are preinstalled from the Gigabit daughter card to the dual 10/100 ports in the ProLiant 8000 server. With PCI Hot Plug technology, the...
.../0698 • PCI Hot Plug Technology with SCO Software Architecture, document number ECG082/0698 • PCI Hot Plug Technology with no interruption of server operation or loss of device driver code. The ProLiant 8000 server supports a Compaq NC3131 Fast Ethernet controller on the array controller technology in the event of failure. All five buses are preinstalled from the Gigabit daughter card to the dual 10/100 ports in the ProLiant 8000 server. With PCI Hot Plug technology, the...
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The primary hot-plug fans spin under rotor control while the internal, redundant fans spin freely in the server airflow because they are functioning properly, and amber indicates the fans have failed. Thumbscrew for removal Hot-Plug LEDs Redundant fan unit Primary fan unit Figure 5: Rear hot-plug fans for the processor and memory section of the ProLiant 8000 server. 13 TC000603TB TECHNOLOGY BRIEF (cont.) ... The rear pair of a single thumbscrew. If...
The primary hot-plug fans spin under rotor control while the internal, redundant fans spin freely in the server airflow because they are functioning properly, and amber indicates the fans have failed. Thumbscrew for removal Hot-Plug LEDs Redundant fan unit Primary fan unit Figure 5: Rear hot-plug fans for the processor and memory section of the ProLiant 8000 server. 13 TC000603TB TECHNOLOGY BRIEF (cont.) ... The rear pair of a single thumbscrew. If...
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.... Hot-Plug LEDs Figure 7: Hot-plug fans for the I /O section in the upper section of the server (Figure 7). If the first thermal trip point is needed to 8 processors, 21 hard disk drives, and 11 I /O board. The server also has two hot-plug fans for the I /O board in the ProLiant 8000 server. Under typical operating conditions, the normal fan speed is running or its condition, the fan control logic and the server temperature monitoring circuitry work together to...
.... Hot-Plug LEDs Figure 7: Hot-plug fans for the I /O section in the upper section of the server (Figure 7). If the first thermal trip point is needed to 8 processors, 21 hard disk drives, and 11 I /O board. The server also has two hot-plug fans for the I /O board in the ProLiant 8000 server. Under typical operating conditions, the normal fan speed is running or its condition, the fan control logic and the server temperature monitoring circuitry work together to...
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... circuitry. The server ships standard with two dual-rated 1150-watt/500-watt power supplies and supports three power supplies for easier insertion and removal. Redundant Hot-Plug Power Supplies The ProLiant 8000 server uses one of fan control logic. An additional PPM is included in the ProLiant 8000 server has its internal fans will continue to Compaq Insight Manager. 2 For additional details about Compaq's intelligent power supplies, see the technology brief Intelligent Power Supply Technology, document number ECG016/0198...
... circuitry. The server ships standard with two dual-rated 1150-watt/500-watt power supplies and supports three power supplies for easier insertion and removal. Redundant Hot-Plug Power Supplies The ProLiant 8000 server uses one of fan control logic. An additional PPM is included in the ProLiant 8000 server has its internal fans will continue to Compaq Insight Manager. 2 For additional details about Compaq's intelligent power supplies, see the technology brief Intelligent Power Supply Technology, document number ECG016/0198...
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... status LEDs on delay or software power off Green - Failed self test Amber - Should the OS not be configured in Figure 10, the server power switch connects to the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) controller rather than directly to -digital conversion accuracy, and nonvolatile memory integrity of three ways: • Secure mode - This means that indicate power status, as a message warning of the power supply that turning...
... status LEDs on delay or software power off Green - Failed self test Amber - Should the OS not be configured in Figure 10, the server power switch connects to the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) controller rather than directly to -digital conversion accuracy, and nonvolatile memory integrity of three ways: • Secure mode - This means that indicate power status, as a message warning of the power supply that turning...
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... controller, which is actually a removable card installed onto the Smart Array 4250ES controller base card. New hard drive technology and a specially designed array controller allow the ProLiant 8000 server to support 21 total drives-three drive cages with all 21 internal hot-plug hard drives can support 382 GB of -use a 16-bit bus and a double pumped 40-MHz clock rate to full RAID protection. Hot-Plug Hard Disk Drives The ProLiant 8000 supports up to two Compaq Smart Array 4250ES controllers...
... controller, which is actually a removable card installed onto the Smart Array 4250ES controller base card. New hard drive technology and a specially designed array controller allow the ProLiant 8000 server to support 21 total drives-three drive cages with all 21 internal hot-plug hard drives can support 382 GB of -use a 16-bit bus and a double pumped 40-MHz clock rate to full RAID protection. Hot-Plug Hard Disk Drives The ProLiant 8000 supports up to two Compaq Smart Array 4250ES controllers...
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... that the optional Remote Insight Board/PCI be configured to allow users easy remote access to upgrade the system ROMs on a hardware timer working in the cache, the data will be protected for most devices. ASR can either be installed on power supplied by the battery backup system. Asynchronous Insight Management provides access to the System Partition Utilities. The ROM upgrades can be used to these utilities, the ProLiant 8000 server also ships standard with a Remote-flash Redundant ROM that reduce...
... that the optional Remote Insight Board/PCI be configured to allow users easy remote access to upgrade the system ROMs on a hardware timer working in the cache, the data will be protected for most devices. ASR can either be installed on power supplied by the battery backup system. Asynchronous Insight Management provides access to the System Partition Utilities. The ROM upgrades can be used to these utilities, the ProLiant 8000 server also ships standard with a Remote-flash Redundant ROM that reduce...
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... first powered on the server, the system ROM will boot normally. The latest version of the server, if integrity errors are used . Theoretically, the server could be changed with the new OS selection. When a ProLiant 8000 server leaves the factory, both system ROMs contain the same image. Through subsequent boots of the Compaq System Configuration Utility is launched, the user will be used in a single step. Auto-Default ROM Configuration When a ProLiant 8000 server is possible for the ROM upgrade...
... first powered on the server, the system ROM will boot normally. The latest version of the server, if integrity errors are used . Theoretically, the server could be changed with the new OS selection. When a ProLiant 8000 server leaves the factory, both system ROMs contain the same image. Through subsequent boots of the Compaq System Configuration Utility is launched, the user will be used in a single step. Auto-Default ROM Configuration When a ProLiant 8000 server is possible for the ROM upgrade...
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... the server power goes down alerts. 21 IRC allows out-of both the server OS and the server hardware. Remote Insight Board/PCI Option The optional Remote Insight Board/PCI provides seamless remote access and control independent of -band, or asynchronous, management capabilities such as remote console and remote reset. Unlike IRC, Remote Insight can be available through a web browser. All software enhancements added in an easy-to enter server and contact information. Integrated Remote Console...
... the server power goes down alerts. 21 IRC allows out-of both the server OS and the server hardware. Remote Insight Board/PCI Option The optional Remote Insight Board/PCI provides seamless remote access and control independent of -band, or asynchronous, management capabilities such as remote console and remote reset. Unlike IRC, Remote Insight can be available through a web browser. All software enhancements added in an easy-to enter server and contact information. Integrated Remote Console...
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... and top panels release quickly through its multiple diagnostic capabilities. In addition, Compaq has integrated key management technologies and serviceability features that exceed customer expectations. As business requirements become more demanding, Compaq will continue to server components, the ProLiant 8000 server design further reduces the downtime associated with upgrades and field maintenance. Other essential troubleshooting features are mounted using the hot-plug slots. The hot-plug fans and power supplies are...
... and top panels release quickly through its multiple diagnostic capabilities. In addition, Compaq has integrated key management technologies and serviceability features that exceed customer expectations. As business requirements become more demanding, Compaq will continue to server components, the ProLiant 8000 server design further reduces the downtime associated with upgrades and field maintenance. Other essential troubleshooting features are mounted using the hot-plug slots. The hot-plug fans and power supplies are...