10 Gigabit Ethernet technology for industry-standard servers
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...server running virtual machines. NC524SFP upgrade module for ML/DL370 G6 These adapters are loaded onto a physical server, the requirement for connecting to provision their datacenter Ethernet switches. HP VC includes the HP 1/10G Virtual Connect Ethernet Module for Virtual Connect To .... Looking into multiple "FlexNICs." VC also extends the standard server NICs‟ capability by providing support to their HP ProLiant DL370 G6 and ProLiant ML370 G6 servers with virtual machines could fully utilize a single 10Gb NIC. The VC Ethernet Modules allow the c-Class administrator...
...server running virtual machines. NC524SFP upgrade module for ML/DL370 G6 These adapters are loaded onto a physical server, the requirement for connecting to provision their datacenter Ethernet switches. HP VC includes the HP 1/10G Virtual Connect Ethernet Module for Virtual Connect To .... Looking into multiple "FlexNICs." VC also extends the standard server NICs‟ capability by providing support to their HP ProLiant DL370 G6 and ProLiant ML370 G6 servers with virtual machines could fully utilize a single 10Gb NIC. The VC Ethernet Modules allow the c-Class administrator...
Drive technology overview
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...of a maximum sustained throughput of about 175 MB/s, or less than one drive per controller port. This concept was introduced with HP ProLiant G6 servers in configurations where single drives 8 SATA introduces a serial communication interface that supports one -third the capacity of 600 MB... SATA uses a seven-pin, small-diameter cable. It increases the data transfer rate. Current SAS disk drives are fairly straightforward. HP was instrumental in simplex mode, increases data transfer rate, requires a small-diameter cable, supports additional disks, and supports hot swapping. ...
...of a maximum sustained throughput of about 175 MB/s, or less than one drive per controller port. This concept was introduced with HP ProLiant G6 servers in configurations where single drives 8 SATA introduces a serial communication interface that supports one -third the capacity of 600 MB... SATA uses a seven-pin, small-diameter cable. It increases the data transfer rate. Current SAS disk drives are fairly straightforward. HP was instrumental in simplex mode, increases data transfer rate, requires a small-diameter cable, supports additional disks, and supports hot swapping. ...
HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows servers
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... Homepage framework. Systems using WBEM Providers and those running either type of client-side management architecture. HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3 provides full integration with ProLiant 100-series G6 servers, including discovery and association with G6 servers and HP SIM 5.3, HP ProLiant 100 - HP SIM and the Insight Management Agents are not supported on Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), Microsoft...
... Homepage framework. Systems using WBEM Providers and those running either type of client-side management architecture. HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3 provides full integration with ProLiant 100-series G6 servers, including discovery and association with G6 servers and HP SIM 5.3, HP ProLiant 100 - HP SIM and the Insight Management Agents are not supported on Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), Microsoft...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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... (featuring servers based on the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series) Introducing the HP ProLiant G6 servers 2 Spend less for power and have more for your business 2 Triple the power capacity of your existing data center ... count ...3 Get more done with half the servers 3 Quickly resolve problems with Insight Remote Support 3 Customize service with Proactive Select 3 Technologies in ProLiant G6 servers ...3 Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series ...3 Intel QuickPath Technology...3 Integrated memory controller ...4 Three-level cache hierarchy...4 Intel Hyper-Threading ...
... (featuring servers based on the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series) Introducing the HP ProLiant G6 servers 2 Spend less for power and have more for your business 2 Triple the power capacity of your existing data center ... count ...3 Get more done with half the servers 3 Quickly resolve problems with Insight Remote Support 3 Customize service with Proactive Select 3 Technologies in ProLiant G6 servers ...3 Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series ...3 Intel QuickPath Technology...3 Integrated memory controller ...4 Three-level cache hierarchy...4 Intel Hyper-Threading ...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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... first integrated solution that help you squeeze every bit of productivity out of ProLiant G6 servers. Originally limited to the HP BladeSystem, Thermal Logic technology is now implemented across the ProLiant G6 server portfolio and includes Dynamic Power Capping, a 'Sea of your existing ...servers, through the use of Thermal Logic technology. Decrease virtualization complexity • HP Insight Server Migration software for the HP BladeSystem. Introducing the HP ProLiant G6 servers The sixth-generation (G6) of HP ProLiant DL, ML, and BL servers is the broadest range of servers in ...
... first integrated solution that help you squeeze every bit of productivity out of ProLiant G6 servers. Originally limited to the HP BladeSystem, Thermal Logic technology is now implemented across the ProLiant G6 server portfolio and includes Dynamic Power Capping, a 'Sea of your existing ...servers, through the use of Thermal Logic technology. Decrease virtualization complexity • HP Insight Server Migration software for the HP BladeSystem. Introducing the HP ProLiant G6 servers The sixth-generation (G6) of HP ProLiant DL, ML, and BL servers is the broadest range of servers in ...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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• HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 technology is available on a simple credit point system. Make every server purchase count ProLiant G6 servers offer more , no less-with a flexible service access program based on all day, every day. New DDR-3 memory technology offers twice ...new service is the world's first technology that utilize the new Intel Xeon 5500 series processors. They save time with HP Insight Remote Support all ProLiant 400 and 600 series G6 server blades. Xeon 5500 series processors are by up to support more network ports per virtual server. It replaces the ...
• HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 technology is available on a simple credit point system. Make every server purchase count ProLiant G6 servers offer more , no less-with a flexible service access program based on all day, every day. New DDR-3 memory technology offers twice ...new service is the world's first technology that utilize the new Intel Xeon 5500 series processors. They save time with HP Insight Remote Support all ProLiant 400 and 600 series G6 server blades. Xeon 5500 series processors are by up to support more network ports per virtual server. It replaces the ...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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...unnecessary searches, or snoops, to two UDIMMs per channel. Dynamic Power Management Dynamic Power Management works hand-in a system. DDR-3 memory technology ProLiant G6 servers based on -core 64-KB L1 cache, a separate 256-KB L2 cache for each core. however, DDR3 DIMMs use of the...5500 series processors to access dedicated DDR-3 memory sockets. ProLiant G6 servers support up to three RDIMMs per watt by allowing ProLiant G6 servers to 8 GB each ). RDIMMs have lower latency, and deliver higher bandwidth. Higher-end ProLiant G6 servers support up to do so. Three-level cache ...
...unnecessary searches, or snoops, to two UDIMMs per channel. Dynamic Power Management Dynamic Power Management works hand-in a system. DDR-3 memory technology ProLiant G6 servers based on -core 64-KB L1 cache, a separate 256-KB L2 cache for each core. however, DDR3 DIMMs use of the...5500 series processors to access dedicated DDR-3 memory sockets. ProLiant G6 servers support up to three RDIMMs per watt by allowing ProLiant G6 servers to 8 GB each ). RDIMMs have lower latency, and deliver higher bandwidth. Higher-end ProLiant G6 servers support up to do so. Three-level cache ...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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... initiated on the host computer HP SAS Expander Card If you to expand or create a RAID array of DIMMs to maximize throughput without downtime or data loss • RAID 60 - Some ProLiant G6 servers support 6Gb SAS today, and the remaining G6 servers will walk you through ...days. Because there are capable of boosting the I/O performance of ProLiant G6 servers up to three drive cages, each controller can drive a single RAID array of ProLiant G6 servers. The latest Smart Array controllers have 3Gb SATA capability. HP Smart Array Advanced Pack The Smart Array Advanced Pack (SAAP) ...
... initiated on the host computer HP SAS Expander Card If you to expand or create a RAID array of DIMMs to maximize throughput without downtime or data loss • RAID 60 - Some ProLiant G6 servers support 6Gb SAS today, and the remaining G6 servers will walk you through ...days. Because there are capable of boosting the I/O performance of ProLiant G6 servers up to three drive cages, each controller can drive a single RAID array of ProLiant G6 servers. The latest Smart Array controllers have 3Gb SATA capability. HP Smart Array Advanced Pack The Smart Array Advanced Pack (SAAP) ...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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....1 This allows an administrator to electrically provision a power distribution unit (PDU) or a rack to ensure that it monitors each ProLiant G6 server, up to 32 sensors monitor the internal server environment and make realtime adjustments to limit processor power use and control overall ...overload. 6 Together, these three totals in place until an administrator changes them through the HP iLO Advanced or IPM interfaces. Dynamic Power Capping Typically, processors are responsible for HP BladeSystem enclosures. By controlling the processor's power use, you can control power use of the...
....1 This allows an administrator to electrically provision a power distribution unit (PDU) or a rack to ensure that it monitors each ProLiant G6 server, up to 32 sensors monitor the internal server environment and make realtime adjustments to limit processor power use and control overall ...overload. 6 Together, these three totals in place until an administrator changes them through the HP iLO Advanced or IPM interfaces. Dynamic Power Capping Typically, processors are responsible for HP BladeSystem enclosures. By controlling the processor's power use, you can control power use of the...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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...This integrated suite provides productivity for Linux administrators in selecting the right power supply for each server's configuration. On HP ProLiant 100 series G6 servers, ProLiant Onboard Administrator Powered by as much as Nagios® and XenServer™, are three common slot AC power supplies:...is complemented by iLO works hand-in -hand with every ProLiant G6 server, is based on any available host HP Insight Control suite for Linux HP Insight Control suite for immediate user productivity. The new HP Power Advisor calculator removes the guesswork in both enterprise and ...
...This integrated suite provides productivity for Linux administrators in selecting the right power supply for each server's configuration. On HP ProLiant 100 series G6 servers, ProLiant Onboard Administrator Powered by as much as Nagios® and XenServer™, are three common slot AC power supplies:...is complemented by iLO works hand-in -hand with every ProLiant G6 server, is based on any available host HP Insight Control suite for Linux HP Insight Control suite for immediate user productivity. The new HP Power Advisor calculator removes the guesswork in both enterprise and ...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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...server can migrate between the different virtualization platforms mentioned previously. For physical-to -virtual. The fact that Flex-10 is running HP System Insight Manager, it even installs the correct drivers required for some server NIC mezzanine cards and interconnect modules. Insight Server ...source server, destination server, and an application station. The advantages of migrating your existing physical or virtual server to the latest ProLiant G6 servers or to the latest virtualization platforms from 100Mb to use an off-the-shelf image capture product, they often find that...
...server can migrate between the different virtualization platforms mentioned previously. For physical-to -virtual. The fact that Flex-10 is running HP System Insight Manager, it even installs the correct drivers required for some server NIC mezzanine cards and interconnect modules. Insight Server ...source server, destination server, and an application station. The advantages of migrating your existing physical or virtual server to the latest ProLiant G6 servers or to the latest virtualization platforms from 100Mb to use an off-the-shelf image capture product, they often find that...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation on HP ProLiant servers
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... Server 2008 Foundation Server platform ProLiant DL servers: ProLiant DL120 G5 ROM family ROM date (minimum) 022 02/26/08 ProLiant DL320 G5p* W05 07/02/08 ProLiant DL320 G6 W07 04/01/09 ProLiant ML servers: ProLiant ML110 G5 015 07/22/08 ProLiant ML115 G5 018 06/03/08 ProLiant ML310 G5* W05 07/02/08 ProLiant ML310 G6* *HP SmartStart Supported servers W07...
... Server 2008 Foundation Server platform ProLiant DL servers: ProLiant DL120 G5 ROM family ROM date (minimum) 022 02/26/08 ProLiant DL320 G5p* W05 07/02/08 ProLiant DL320 G6 W07 04/01/09 ProLiant ML servers: ProLiant ML110 G5 015 07/22/08 ProLiant ML115 G5 018 06/03/08 ProLiant ML310 G5* W05 07/02/08 ProLiant ML310 G6* *HP SmartStart Supported servers W07...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation on HP ProLiant servers
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...Foundation overview Windows Server 2008 Foundation can be installed using the drivers available on the following ProLiant servers: • ProLiant DL100 G6 series servers • ProLiant ML100 G6 series servers To see information about supported configurations of Storage Arrays, Host Bus Adapters, switches... and other SAN components, visit the SPOCK (Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge) website at http://www.hp.com/...
...Foundation overview Windows Server 2008 Foundation can be installed using the drivers available on the following ProLiant servers: • ProLiant DL100 G6 series servers • ProLiant ML100 G6 series servers To see information about supported configurations of Storage Arrays, Host Bus Adapters, switches... and other SAN components, visit the SPOCK (Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge) website at http://www.hp.com/...
ISS Technology Update Index
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... 4 cooling chain Deploying HPSUM firmware and software updates 7 Volume 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 Intel®-based HP ProLiant G6 2 servers Volume 8, Number 7 Volume 8, Number 5 November 2009 August 2009 E Effective data rate of SAS Technology 4 Volume 8, Number 6 October 2009...
... 4 cooling chain Deploying HPSUM firmware and software updates 7 Volume 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 Intel®-based HP ProLiant G6 2 servers Volume 8, Number 7 Volume 8, Number 5 November 2009 August 2009 E Effective data rate of SAS Technology 4 Volume 8, Number 6 October 2009...
ISS Technology Update Index
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... 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/x64 Systems Quick tips for powering off/on - demand" technology Quick tips for using Fabric Manager software to : A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Z Article title N New feature in HP Integrated VMware ESXi 4.0 adds support for Smart...
... 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/x64 Systems Quick tips for powering off/on - demand" technology Quick tips for using Fabric Manager software to : A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Z Article title N New feature in HP Integrated VMware ESXi 4.0 adds support for Smart...
ISS Technology Update Index
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...construed as constituting an additional warranty. Intel, Intel Xeon, and Intel Itanium are set forth in HP ProLiant 2 G6 servers Volume 8, Number 7 W When to use Brocade SAN switches or Virtual Connect- 1 Fibre... distribution in c7000 Enclosures 3 Volume 8, Number 3 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...
...construed as constituting an additional warranty. Intel, Intel Xeon, and Intel Itanium are set forth in HP ProLiant 2 G6 servers Volume 8, Number 7 W When to use Brocade SAN switches or Virtual Connect- 1 Fibre... distribution in c7000 Enclosures 3 Volume 8, Number 3 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...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 6
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... for use with HP http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c001307 ProLiant and BladeSystem servers, 3rd edition 29/c00130729.pdf Technologies in HP ProLiant G6 c-Class server blades with http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/...HP ProLiant AMD-based 300-series G6 (Generation 6) servers http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c018893 04/c01889304.pdf Using the HP Plinth Kit for seismic anchoring of HP 10000 G1 series racks http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c002514 18/c00251418.pdf HP ProLiant DL580 G5 server technology http://h20000.www2.hp...
... for use with HP http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c001307 ProLiant and BladeSystem servers, 3rd edition 29/c00130729.pdf Technologies in HP ProLiant G6 c-Class server blades with http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/...HP ProLiant AMD-based 300-series G6 (Generation 6) servers http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c018893 04/c01889304.pdf Using the HP Plinth Kit for seismic anchoring of HP 10000 G1 series racks http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c002514 18/c00251418.pdf HP ProLiant DL580 G5 server technology http://h20000.www2.hp...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 6
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...and endorse a standardized set of benchmarks for objective and reproducible measures of server performance relative to -power ratio calculated for the HP ProLiant DL385 G6 are measured at eleven different levels of the SPECpower_ssj2008 The SPECpower_ssj2008 benchmark measures server performance in Table 1-1. It then post-processes and...,171 207 1,565 269,338 194 1,386 213,708 181 1,181 160,021 168 953 2 Table 1-1. Power performance and power summary for the HP ProLiant DL385 G6 Target Load 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% Actual Load 99.4% 89.7% 80.0% 70.1% 60.2% 50.0% 39.7% ...
...and endorse a standardized set of benchmarks for objective and reproducible measures of server performance relative to -power ratio calculated for the HP ProLiant DL385 G6 are measured at eleven different levels of the SPECpower_ssj2008 The SPECpower_ssj2008 benchmark measures server performance in Table 1-1. It then post-processes and...,171 207 1,565 269,338 194 1,386 213,708 181 1,181 160,021 168 953 2 Table 1-1. Power performance and power summary for the HP ProLiant DL385 G6 Target Load 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% Actual Load 99.4% 89.7% 80.0% 70.1% 60.2% 50.0% 39.7% ...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 7
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... papers Title Configuring SATA and SAS in HP ProLiant SL6000 servers HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System technology Implementing Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Foundation on HP ProLiant servers Implementing Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Hyper-V™ and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 on HP ProLiant servers HP ProLiant DL585 G5/G6 server technology The Intel processor roadmap for...
... papers Title Configuring SATA and SAS in HP ProLiant SL6000 servers HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System technology Implementing Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Foundation on HP ProLiant servers Implementing Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Hyper-V™ and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 on HP ProLiant servers HP ProLiant DL585 G5/G6 server technology The Intel processor roadmap for...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 7
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... clock frequency of all of the core's resources, resulting in a minor performance gain. ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 7 Using Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology in HP ProLiant G6 servers Intel® Xeon® four-core processors based on the Intel Microarchitecture (Nehalem) re-introduce support for the core's resources is available. First, the...
... clock frequency of all of the core's resources, resulting in a minor performance gain. ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 7 Using Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology in HP ProLiant G6 servers Intel® Xeon® four-core processors based on the Intel Microarchitecture (Nehalem) re-introduce support for the core's resources is available. First, the...