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... 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 the ISS Technology Update newsletter. Jump to access the appropriate section...| E | F | G | H | I | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R| S | T | U | V |W | Z Article title Page Newsletter issue number Publication date A Air ducting in HP BladeSystem enclosures 3 Volume 7, Number 2 February 2008 B BladeSystem enclosure amperage now in Onboard 1 Volume 8, Number 1 January 2009 Administrator v2.30 C Common SM CLP scripting commands for...
... 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 the ISS Technology Update newsletter. Jump to access the appropriate section...| E | F | G | H | I | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R| S | T | U | V |W | Z Article title Page Newsletter issue number Publication date A Air ducting in HP BladeSystem enclosures 3 Volume 7, Number 2 February 2008 B BladeSystem enclosure amperage now in Onboard 1 Volume 8, Number 1 January 2009 Administrator v2.30 C Common SM CLP scripting commands for...
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...May 2008 1 Volume 7, Number 7 August 2008 K Kerberos technology with HP Integrated Lights-Out 3 4 Volume 9, Number 2 February 2010 L Licensing ports on the Brocade 4/12 SAN Switch for storage HP Insight Dynamics - ISS Technology Update Index of Articles Jump to: A...7 Volume 8, Number 3 April 2009 Multi-core Technology 8 Volume 7, Number 6 June 2008 VSE: Next-generation platform 1 management for ProLiant and ProLiant server blades HP Solid State Drive technology 1 Volume 7, Number 9 October 2008 Volume 7, Number 6 June 2008 Volume 7, Number 10 December 2008 I | K | L |...
...May 2008 1 Volume 7, Number 7 August 2008 K Kerberos technology with HP Integrated Lights-Out 3 4 Volume 9, Number 2 February 2010 L Licensing ports on the Brocade 4/12 SAN Switch for storage HP Insight Dynamics - ISS Technology Update Index of Articles Jump to: A...7 Volume 8, Number 3 April 2009 Multi-core Technology 8 Volume 7, Number 6 June 2008 VSE: Next-generation platform 1 management for ProLiant and ProLiant server blades HP Solid State Drive technology 1 Volume 7, Number 9 October 2008 Volume 7, Number 6 June 2008 Volume 7, Number 10 December 2008 I | K | L |...
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...in ProLiant G6 Intel- 2 based servers Overview of Microsoft® Windows® Essential Server 7 Solutions P Performance, throughput and compatibility of HP 6 Gb/s 6 SAS drives PUE and DCE-useful metrics for overall data center 6 efficiency Q Quick tip: Configuring a redundant domain ...controller 3 when using Fabric Manager software 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/...
...in ProLiant G6 Intel- 2 based servers Overview of Microsoft® Windows® Essential Server 7 Solutions P Performance, throughput and compatibility of HP 6 Gb/s 6 SAS drives PUE and DCE-useful metrics for overall data center 6 efficiency Q Quick tip: Configuring a redundant domain ...controller 3 when using Fabric Manager software 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/...
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... should be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. Oracle is subject to use Brocade SAN switches or Virtual Connect- 1 Fibre Channel modules Volume 7, Number 5 Publication date June 2009 April 2009 June 2009 ... 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 the SPECpower_ssj2008 2 benchmark Volume 8, Number 6 Understanding and interpreting the VMmark benchmark 1 Volume 8, ...
... should be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. Oracle is subject to use Brocade SAN switches or Virtual Connect- 1 Fibre Channel modules Volume 7, Number 5 Publication date June 2009 April 2009 June 2009 ... 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 the SPECpower_ssj2008 2 benchmark Volume 8, Number 6 Understanding and interpreting the VMmark benchmark 1 Volume 8, ...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 1
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ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 1 ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 1 Keeping you informed of Onboard Administrator v2.30, the only way to determine the power use on the upper graph and choose to display the power cap and/or the minimum power by using Microsoft Active Directory and iLO or iLO 2 ...3 Meet the Expert- The lower left corner displays 24-hour average, peak, and minimum power readings. 1 OA does not have been able to track the power use per server through Power Meter in OA v2.30 (see Figure 1-1), users can track an enclosure's average power use for ...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 1 ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 1 Keeping you informed of Onboard Administrator v2.30, the only way to determine the power use on the upper graph and choose to display the power cap and/or the minimum power by using Microsoft Active Directory and iLO or iLO 2 ...3 Meet the Expert- The lower left corner displays 24-hour average, peak, and minimum power readings. 1 OA does not have been able to track the power use per server through Power Meter in OA v2.30 (see Figure 1-1), users can track an enclosure's average power use for ...
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Power Meter in Onboard Administrator v2.30 allows users to track power use for the entire enclosure. 2 Technology Update Volume 8, Number 1 Figure 1-1.
Power Meter in Onboard Administrator v2.30 allows users to track power use for the entire enclosure. 2 Technology Update Volume 8, Number 1 Figure 1-1.
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... Multiple directory server addresses in the iLO configuration, administrators can connect to the next available domain controller. The technology brief titled "Integrating HP ProLiant Lights-Out processors with a directory services application such as Active Directory allows administrators to use the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP... statement about iLO being able to multiple iLO devices. Integrating with Microsoft® Active Directory," available at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00190541/c00190541.pdf, describes the integration steps.
... Multiple directory server addresses in the iLO configuration, administrators can connect to the next available domain controller. The technology brief titled "Integrating HP ProLiant Lights-Out processors with a directory services application such as Active Directory allows administrators to use the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP... statement about iLO being able to multiple iLO devices. Integrating with Microsoft® Active Directory," available at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00190541/c00190541.pdf, describes the integration steps.
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... in Digital Electronics. I took mostly electrical engineering electives. Later, with Compaq's tuition reimbursement, I took a really cool course in HP Industry Standard Servers (ISS). David has been married for FCoE, network performance consulting, and editor of our vacations, so in my ...of becoming an astronaut (50,000 applicants to grasp complexity." Patents: 9 4 When I went to the plan. Wayne marvels at HP: 17 University/Degree: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN: Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, 1984 University of Houston, Houston, TX...
... in Digital Electronics. I took mostly electrical engineering electives. Later, with Compaq's tuition reimbursement, I took a really cool course in HP Industry Standard Servers (ISS). David has been married for FCoE, network performance consulting, and editor of our vacations, so in my ...of becoming an astronaut (50,000 applicants to grasp complexity." Patents: 9 4 When I went to the plan. Wayne marvels at HP: 17 University/Degree: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN: Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, 1984 University of Houston, Houston, TX...
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...done (Patent #7,143,412). Therefore, the US PTO only granted me a patent claim on the proximity of expertise, what technologies demonstrate HP leadership? In your most interesting research or invention? ISS recently introduced Dynamic Power Capping to use . David: My personal favorite was developing...solution. First, it required that spanned multiple disciplines, as well as the creativity to develop more HP innovation. So, I find customer input extremely valuable in racks and blade chassis. How much customer input goes into the design of servers in the design of customer ...
...done (Patent #7,143,412). Therefore, the US PTO only granted me a patent claim on the proximity of expertise, what technologies demonstrate HP leadership? In your most interesting research or invention? ISS recently introduced Dynamic Power Capping to use . David: My personal favorite was developing...solution. First, it required that spanned multiple disciplines, as well as the creativity to develop more HP innovation. So, I find customer input extremely valuable in racks and blade chassis. How much customer input goes into the design of servers in the design of customer ...
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...of Intel Corporation in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. The only warranties for HP products and services are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. TC090111NL January 2009 The information contained herein is subject to ...not be liable for industry-standard servers Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 prerelease build on HP ProLiant servers Server virtualization technologies for x86-based HP BladeSystem and HP ProLiant servers, 3rd edition 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained...
...of Intel Corporation in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. The only warranties for HP products and services are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. TC090111NL January 2009 The information contained herein is subject to ...not be liable for industry-standard servers Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 prerelease build on HP ProLiant servers Server virtualization technologies for x86-based HP BladeSystem and HP ProLiant servers, 3rd edition 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained...
Serial Attached SCSI storage technology, 2nd Edition
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Serial Attached SCSI storage technology 2nd Edition Abstract...2 Transition from parallel to serial SCSI protocol 2 SAS terminology...2 SAS technology ...3 SAS devices ...3 Initiators ...4 Expanders ...4 Targets ...4 Differential signaling ...5 SAS protocol evolution ...6 SAS-1 ...6 SAS-2 ...6 SAS-2.1 ...6 Active cables ...6 Storage power management...7 SAS/SATA interoperability ...8 Cabling and connectors ...9 Mini SAS 4x cable connectors and receptacles 9 Mini SAS 8x cable connectors ...11 SAS topologies...11 Internal...11 External...13 Multi-node clusters ...14 Zoning ...14 SAS ...
Serial Attached SCSI storage technology 2nd Edition Abstract...2 Transition from parallel to serial SCSI protocol 2 SAS terminology...2 SAS technology ...3 SAS devices ...3 Initiators ...4 Expanders ...4 Targets ...4 Differential signaling ...5 SAS protocol evolution ...6 SAS-1 ...6 SAS-2 ...6 SAS-2.1 ...6 Active cables ...6 Storage power management...7 SAS/SATA interoperability ...8 Cabling and connectors ...9 Mini SAS 4x cable connectors and receptacles 9 Mini SAS 8x cable connectors ...11 SAS topologies...11 Internal...11 External...13 Multi-node clusters ...14 Zoning ...14 SAS ...
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..., frame formats and full duplex communication from one wire trace to aid in understanding the concepts described in a SAS domain 2 In 2001, HP (Compaq), IBM, LSI Logic, Maxtor, and Seagate founded the Serial Attached SCSI Working Group to one another by doubling the bus clock frequency... using a serial interconnect (SAS). SAS was increased with Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) devices, enhancements to come. Table 1. But as a switch to attach one or more initiators to define the rules for years to SAS-2 cabling and connectors, and SAS topologies and zoning.
..., frame formats and full duplex communication from one wire trace to aid in understanding the concepts described in a SAS domain 2 In 2001, HP (Compaq), IBM, LSI Logic, Maxtor, and Seagate founded the Serial Attached SCSI Working Group to one another by doubling the bus clock frequency... using a serial interconnect (SAS). SAS was increased with Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) devices, enhancements to come. Table 1. But as a switch to attach one or more initiators to define the rules for years to SAS-2 cabling and connectors, and SAS topologies and zoning.
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... drives, making them better suited for use to achieve reliable, high-speed serial communication are described in this section. Expanders are low-cost, high-speed switches that contains a transceiver which electrically interfaces to a physical link. ISO/IEC Midline devices Phy Physical link SAS address Serial ATA Tunneling Protocol (STP) Serial Management...
... drives, making them better suited for use to achieve reliable, high-speed serial communication are described in this section. Expanders are low-cost, high-speed switches that contains a transceiver which electrically interfaces to a physical link. ISO/IEC Midline devices Phy Physical link SAS address Serial ATA Tunneling Protocol (STP) Serial Management...
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SAS initiator ports can reside in a domain. Expanders Expanders establish connections between initiators, targets, and other expanders by the size of the expanders' routing tables. 4 An expander uses table routing to forward commands and data to another port based on the SAS address of SAS devices in a different SAS domain to provide fail-over redundancy. The number of initiators and targets allowed in a domain is limited only by receiving commands and data in a domain Initiators SAS initiators have two narrow ports. SAS domain (Figure 1). Targets SAS hard drives (enterprise-...
SAS initiator ports can reside in a domain. Expanders Expanders establish connections between initiators, targets, and other expanders by the size of the expanders' routing tables. 4 An expander uses table routing to forward commands and data to another port based on the SAS address of SAS devices in a different SAS domain to provide fail-over redundancy. The number of initiators and targets allowed in a domain is limited only by receiving commands and data in a domain Initiators SAS initiators have two narrow ports. SAS domain (Figure 1). Targets SAS hard drives (enterprise-...
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The SAS interface allows the combination of each SAS device. Figure 2. Table 2. Differential signaling All SAS devices have connection points called phys, are listed in another device's port. In differential signaling, positive minus negative equals 1500-900 = 600mV or 900-1500 = -600mV. A physical link, consisting of two wire pairs, connects the transmitter of multiple physical links to create two (2x), 3x, 4x, or 8x connections per direction Physical link rate 1.5 Gbps 3 Gbps 6 Gbps Generation Bandwidth SAS-1, SAS-1.1, SATA Revision 150 MB/s 1.0 SAS-1, SAS-1.1, SATA ...
The SAS interface allows the combination of each SAS device. Figure 2. Table 2. Differential signaling All SAS devices have connection points called phys, are listed in another device's port. In differential signaling, positive minus negative equals 1500-900 = 600mV or 900-1500 = -600mV. A physical link, consisting of two wire pairs, connects the transmitter of multiple physical links to create two (2x), 3x, 4x, or 8x connections per direction Physical link rate 1.5 Gbps 3 Gbps 6 Gbps Generation Bandwidth SAS-1, SAS-1.1, SATA Revision 150 MB/s 1.0 SAS-1, SAS-1.1, SATA ...
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SAS protocol evolution SAS-1 The speed of signal distortion. SAS-2 eliminates the distinction between fanout and edge expanders by reducing near-end crosstalk (NEXT). Each SAS device (initiator, target, or expander) may be used if performance is critical or a slower speed may support one wire to interfere with each other speed-related options, such as transmission amplitude, slew rate, de-emphasis, and spread spectrum clocking. Also, SAS-2.1 splits out the protocol layer into a separate standard, SAS Protocol Layer (SPL). Active cables To help reduce cable weight, improve cable ...
SAS protocol evolution SAS-1 The speed of signal distortion. SAS-2 eliminates the distinction between fanout and edge expanders by reducing near-end crosstalk (NEXT). Each SAS device (initiator, target, or expander) may be used if performance is critical or a slower speed may support one wire to interfere with each other speed-related options, such as transmission amplitude, slew rate, de-emphasis, and spread spectrum clocking. Also, SAS-2.1 splits out the protocol layer into a separate standard, SAS Protocol Layer (SPL). Active cables To help reduce cable weight, improve cable ...
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Storage power management SAS-2.1 devices will include more standardized power management features. Therefore, the total power savings from the media, reducing drag Automatic state change ~2 W 1 sec Low-rpm standby Standby Stopped Retract heads, spin down to a lower rpm Automatic state change Retract heads, spin down to 0 rpm, cache still powered Automatic state change Same as Standby No ~4 W ~7 W ~7 W 7 sec 15-20 sec 15-20 sec Sleep Everything off SAS physical links when they are idle. SAS-2 in untrained mode has a 6-m limit. Each SAS transceiver consumes about 200 ...
Storage power management SAS-2.1 devices will include more standardized power management features. Therefore, the total power savings from the media, reducing drag Automatic state change ~2 W 1 sec Low-rpm standby Standby Stopped Retract heads, spin down to a lower rpm Automatic state change Retract heads, spin down to 0 rpm, cache still powered Automatic state change Same as Standby No ~4 W ~7 W ~7 W 7 sec 15-20 sec 15-20 sec Sleep Everything off SAS physical links when they are idle. SAS-2 in untrained mode has a 6-m limit. Each SAS transceiver consumes about 200 ...
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allows SAS controllers to handle communications with SATA devices through expanders Figure 4. Because the SAS architecture features a proven SCSI command set, advanced command queuing, and advanced verification/error correction, SAS is the ideal solution for mission-critical enterprise storage applications. manages the point-to mission-critical RAID systems that complement Fibre Channel technology. 8 SAS/SATA interoperability Using the SAS interface, SAS drives, SATA drives, or a mix of both SAS and SATA drives will function in desktop environments to -point topology of storage ...
allows SAS controllers to handle communications with SATA devices through expanders Figure 4. Because the SAS architecture features a proven SCSI command set, advanced command queuing, and advanced verification/error correction, SAS is the ideal solution for mission-critical enterprise storage applications. manages the point-to mission-critical RAID systems that complement Fibre Channel technology. 8 SAS/SATA interoperability Using the SAS interface, SAS drives, SATA drives, or a mix of both SAS and SATA drives will function in desktop environments to -point topology of storage ...
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The internal Mini SAS 4i connector (left) and receptacle (right) are replacing SAS 4x connectors and receptacles in ports. Figure 6. The external Mini SAS 4x connector is universal. 9 Mini SAS 4x cable connectors attach to enclosure out and in new designs. Figure 5. The SAS-2 receptacles are universal, thus they are specific to end devices and enclosure universal ports, but the receptacle is specific to accept cables longer than 6 m as well as shorter SAS-1 cables 6 m or less. Mini SAS connectors contain ground pins that can be used for power in and out ports, but they do ...
The internal Mini SAS 4i connector (left) and receptacle (right) are replacing SAS 4x connectors and receptacles in ports. Figure 6. The external Mini SAS 4x connector is universal. 9 Mini SAS 4x cable connectors attach to enclosure out and in new designs. Figure 5. The SAS-2 receptacles are universal, thus they are specific to end devices and enclosure universal ports, but the receptacle is specific to accept cables longer than 6 m as well as shorter SAS-1 cables 6 m or less. Mini SAS connectors contain ground pins that can be used for power in and out ports, but they do ...
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Figure 8. Cable connectors and receptacles are keyed to correspond to in and out ports and ports for direct-attached end devices (direct routing). External Mini SAS 4x cable connector icons identify compatible devices and ports. Figure 8 shows the three keying methods. Three key slot positions correspond to an end device, an enclosure ―out‖ port, an enclosure ―in‖ port, and an enclosure universal port. Figure 7. Figure 7 shows the type and location of icons that identify the connectors that attach to enclosure in ports (subtractive routing), out ports (...
Figure 8. Cable connectors and receptacles are keyed to correspond to in and out ports and ports for direct-attached end devices (direct routing). External Mini SAS 4x cable connector icons identify compatible devices and ports. Figure 8 shows the three keying methods. Three key slot positions correspond to an end device, an enclosure ―out‖ port, an enclosure ―in‖ port, and an enclosure universal port. Figure 7. Figure 7 shows the type and location of icons that identify the connectors that attach to enclosure in ports (subtractive routing), out ports (...