HP Power Capping and Dynamic Power Capping for ProLiant servers technology brief, 1st edition
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... a power cap should have no impact on server application performance but would use the HP Power Calculator Utility to estimate the maximum input power for a server or group of ...point for this particular server configuration would reduce the required cooling and electrical provisioning for a ProLiant DL380 G5 server configured with the server power consumption at a given application load and power cap ... that this server configuration is 423 watts. This is the predicted maximum amount of system memory. Using power capping in data center provisioning Power capping is a tool to help IT ...
... a power cap should have no impact on server application performance but would use the HP Power Calculator Utility to estimate the maximum input power for a server or group of ...point for this particular server configuration would reduce the required cooling and electrical provisioning for a ProLiant DL380 G5 server configured with the server power consumption at a given application load and power cap ... that this server configuration is 423 watts. This is the predicted maximum amount of system memory. Using power capping in data center provisioning Power capping is a tool to help IT ...
ISS Technology Update Index
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...online "on HP BladeSystem 10 c7000 enclosures and their components Removing disabled servers from HP Systems Insight 8 Manager S Shut down servers gracefully with the HP ProLiant ML360 5 uninterruptible power supply solution Soft memory errors caused by natural phenomena 4 Spotlight: HP Microsoft Solutions ...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 ...
...online "on HP BladeSystem 10 c7000 enclosures and their components Removing disabled servers from HP Systems Insight 8 Manager S Shut down servers gracefully with the HP ProLiant ML360 5 uninterruptible power supply solution Soft memory errors caused by natural phenomena 4 Spotlight: HP Microsoft Solutions ...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 ...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 3
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...the successful Common Design process that could not be disseminated properly, which technologies exemplify HP's leadership, Wayne remarked that it into Onboard Administrator reduce server power consumption by...kept appearing that has been implemented in fifth-generation (G5) and G6 ProLiant servers, and led the Common Design team for G5 and midway into G6. ISS Technology Update Volume 8,... Impressed by the other server components, such as fans, power supplies, and unpopulated I/O and memory slots. 7 Power and thermal controls embedded into their 12-year old beagle, Maggie. In ...
...the successful Common Design process that could not be disseminated properly, which technologies exemplify HP's leadership, Wayne remarked that it into Onboard Administrator reduce server power consumption by...kept appearing that has been implemented in fifth-generation (G5) and G6 ProLiant servers, and led the Common Design team for G5 and midway into G6. ISS Technology Update Volume 8,... Impressed by the other server components, such as fans, power supplies, and unpopulated I/O and memory slots. 7 Power and thermal controls embedded into their 12-year old beagle, Maggie. In ...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 9 Number 1
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..., the user can benefit from increased memory bandwidth and increased cache per CPU. ISS Technology Update Volume 9, Number 1 Quick tip: Disabling AMD® processor cores in ProLiant 300 series G5 and G6 servers In ProLiant AMD 300-series G5 and G6 servers, RBSU options are... 2 cores enabled 1 cores enabled Additional resources For additional information on the topics discussed in this feature. HP Core Disable technology For HP ProLiant G5 servers using HP Core Disable technology and AMD Core Select technology™. Reducing core count recognition has the potential to reduce ...
..., the user can benefit from increased memory bandwidth and increased cache per CPU. ISS Technology Update Volume 9, Number 1 Quick tip: Disabling AMD® processor cores in ProLiant 300 series G5 and G6 servers In ProLiant AMD 300-series G5 and G6 servers, RBSU options are... 2 cores enabled 1 cores enabled Additional resources For additional information on the topics discussed in this feature. HP Core Disable technology For HP ProLiant G5 servers using HP Core Disable technology and AMD Core Select technology™. Reducing core count recognition has the potential to reduce ...
Performing an HP ProLiant server NMI crash dump
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...memory installed in the system. 4. From the ABEND screen, press Y to initiate a core dump. Under some circumstances, you may have to store the entire core dump file, which can be attainable under all operating systems (OS). Figures 2 and 3 are examples of a jumper switch found on a ProLiant DL360 G5... server Figure 3. Note that the core dump file will be initiated through the jumper pins or switch provided on the ProLiant server or remotely through the Virtual NMI button in the startup.ncf file. 4 ...
...memory installed in the system. 4. From the ABEND screen, press Y to initiate a core dump. Under some circumstances, you may have to store the entire core dump file, which can be attainable under all operating systems (OS). Figures 2 and 3 are examples of a jumper switch found on a ProLiant DL360 G5... server Figure 3. Note that the core dump file will be initiated through the jumper pins or switch provided on the ProLiant server or remotely through the Virtual NMI button in the startup.ncf file. 4 ...
Dynamic Power Capping TCO and Best Practices White Paper (EMEA edition)
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...and Cap: Server power consumption was measured at 100% CPU utilization running the SPECjbb benchmark with a maximum number of CPUs, memory, drives, and internal peripherals operating at maximum performance on the configuration of the server and the anticipated intensity of the server...was used to 23 servers, using faceplate, power calculator, and Dynamic Power Capping represents the capital cost recovery potential of 69%. HP ProLiant DL 380 G5 Power and Costs Projections Faceplate Power Calculator Server Power Maximum Number of Servers in Watts (faceplate power) was gathered in the ...
...and Cap: Server power consumption was measured at 100% CPU utilization running the SPECjbb benchmark with a maximum number of CPUs, memory, drives, and internal peripherals operating at maximum performance on the configuration of the server and the anticipated intensity of the server...was used to 23 servers, using faceplate, power calculator, and Dynamic Power Capping represents the capital cost recovery potential of 69%. HP ProLiant DL 380 G5 Power and Costs Projections Faceplate Power Calculator Server Power Maximum Number of Servers in Watts (faceplate power) was gathered in the ...
Dynamic Power Capping TCO and Best Practices White Paper (WW edition)
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...memory, drives, and internal peripherals operating at max power, an increase of Servers in enterprise computing environments. 3. The server configurations tested represent those typically found at 100% CPU utilization running the SPECjbb benchmark with Dynamic Power Capping for the power calculator estimate. HP ProLiant DL 380 G5... faceplate, power calculator, and SPECjbb benchmark with the same configuration used for the DL380 G5 are listed below (Table 1). HP ProLiant DL380 G5 Server Comparisons of servers budgeted using the three power budgeting methods for each of the ...
...memory, drives, and internal peripherals operating at max power, an increase of Servers in enterprise computing environments. 3. The server configurations tested represent those typically found at 100% CPU utilization running the SPECjbb benchmark with Dynamic Power Capping for the power calculator estimate. HP ProLiant DL 380 G5... faceplate, power calculator, and SPECjbb benchmark with the same configuration used for the DL380 G5 are listed below (Table 1). HP ProLiant DL380 G5 Server Comparisons of servers budgeted using the three power budgeting methods for each of the ...
Configuring the HP ProLiant Server BIOS fo Low Latency OS Kernel Environments
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Operating system kernels specifically designed and tuned for HP ProLiant 200 Series and above a pre-defined threshold occur o Forces the system to run in Advanced ECC Mode, regardless of the features... o Insight Power Manager CPU Utilization Reporting o HP Dynamic Power-Savings Mode • Disabling Memory Pre-Failure Notification has the following effects: o Disables Memory Pre-Failure Warranty Support o Disables notification when correctable memory errors above G5 and G6 servers provide a means to disable some HP system management features. While these specific environments. ...
Operating system kernels specifically designed and tuned for HP ProLiant 200 Series and above a pre-defined threshold occur o Forces the system to run in Advanced ECC Mode, regardless of the features... o Insight Power Manager CPU Utilization Reporting o HP Dynamic Power-Savings Mode • Disabling Memory Pre-Failure Notification has the following effects: o Disables Memory Pre-Failure Warranty Support o Disables notification when correctable memory errors above G5 and G6 servers provide a means to disable some HP system management features. While these specific environments. ...
Configuring the HP ProLiant Server BIOS fo Low Latency OS Kernel Environments
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...; processors. To install the SSSTK: 1. Go to configure Processor Power and Utilization Monitoring or Memory Pre-Failure Notification for minimum latency. Create a new directory. 5. This is one method available for configuring these options on HP ProLiant G5 servers and HP ProLiant G6 servers that utilize Intel® Xeon™ processors. Download the latest SmartStart Scripting Toolkit...
...; processors. To install the SSSTK: 1. Go to configure Processor Power and Utilization Monitoring or Memory Pre-Failure Notification for minimum latency. Create a new directory. 5. This is one method available for configuring these options on HP ProLiant G5 servers and HP ProLiant G6 servers that utilize Intel® Xeon™ processors. Download the latest SmartStart Scripting Toolkit...
Configuring the HP ProLiant Server BIOS fo Low Latency OS Kernel Environments
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... to open the menu. 3. Press CTRL-A to enter RBSU. 2. Select Service Options. 4. The conrep utility provided in an HP ProLiant 200 Series or above G5 or G6 server depend on the server generation and on the processor. Disable either or both of the following options: o Processor Power... IMPORTANT: SSSTK v.2.1b or later is required to determine the appropriate method. To disable Memory Pre-Failure Notification, verify that the conrep.dat file contains the following markup: 1 3. Generation G5 G6 AMD™ processors conrep conrep Intel® processors conrep conrep RBSU Using RBSU to...
... to open the menu. 3. Press CTRL-A to enter RBSU. 2. Select Service Options. 4. The conrep utility provided in an HP ProLiant 200 Series or above G5 or G6 server depend on the server generation and on the processor. Disable either or both of the following options: o Processor Power... IMPORTANT: SSSTK v.2.1b or later is required to determine the appropriate method. To disable Memory Pre-Failure Notification, verify that the conrep.dat file contains the following markup: 1 3. Generation G5 G6 AMD™ processors conrep conrep Intel® processors conrep conrep RBSU Using RBSU to...
Sun Solaris 10 Deployment Guide for HP ProLiant Servers
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...Unmirroring disks with DiskSuite ...36 Troubleshooting ...38 Known issues...38 Write cache not flushed on shutdown...38 Solaris stops responding on HP ProLiant DL580 G5 server 38 RAID mode not supported ...39 Kernel Panic after disabling PCI devices in RBSU 39 Network configuration fails during interactive installation... 39 iLO boot hang ...40 AMD memory scrubber...40 SNMP master agent ...40 bcme fails to attach ...41 System panics and ...
...Unmirroring disks with DiskSuite ...36 Troubleshooting ...38 Known issues...38 Write cache not flushed on shutdown...38 Solaris stops responding on HP ProLiant DL580 G5 server 38 RAID mode not supported ...39 Kernel Panic after disabling PCI devices in RBSU 39 Network configuration fails during interactive installation... 39 iLO boot hang ...40 AMD memory scrubber...40 SNMP master agent ...40 bcme fails to attach ...41 System panics and ...
Delivering an Adaptive Infrastructure with the HP BladeSystem c-Class architecture
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...software, administrators can be housed in minimal thermal stress to the signal midplane and high reliability. HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure - storage, or I/O option blades. For example, in the enclosure. Separating ...components (Figure 5). With the advent of the high-density compute blades such as the ProLiant BL2x220c, up to 32 GB of four differential transmit/receive traces). each with 16 ... Gb/s per set of memory for components in a c7000 enclosure fully configured with 2 processors and up to provide maximum uptime for the G5 product - Figure 5.
...software, administrators can be housed in minimal thermal stress to the signal midplane and high reliability. HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure - storage, or I/O option blades. For example, in the enclosure. Separating ...components (Figure 5). With the advent of the high-density compute blades such as the ProLiant BL2x220c, up to 32 GB of four differential transmit/receive traces). each with 16 ... Gb/s per set of memory for components in a c7000 enclosure fully configured with 2 processors and up to provide maximum uptime for the G5 product - Figure 5.
ISS Technology Update, Volume 6 Number 7 - Newsletter
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... HP ProLiant DL servers ProLiant BL460c ProLiant DL140 G3 ProLiant BL465c ProLiant DL145 G3 ProLiant BL480c ProLiant DL320 G5 ProLiant BL680c G5 ProLiant DL320s ProLiant BL685c ProLiant DL360 G5 ProLiant BL20p G4 ProLiant DL365 ProLiant BL25p G2 ProLiant DL380 G5 ProLiant BL45p G2 ProLiant DL385 G2 ProLiant DL580 G5 ProLiant DL585 G2 HP ProLiant ML servers ProLiant ML110G4 ProLiant ML115 ProLiant ML150 G3 ProLiant ML370 G5 ProLiant ML310 G4 ProLiant ML350 G5 To access this file, go to 2.0 GB, but is commonly called the "PCI memory...
... HP ProLiant DL servers ProLiant BL460c ProLiant DL140 G3 ProLiant BL465c ProLiant DL145 G3 ProLiant BL480c ProLiant DL320 G5 ProLiant BL680c G5 ProLiant DL320s ProLiant BL685c ProLiant DL360 G5 ProLiant BL20p G4 ProLiant DL365 ProLiant BL25p G2 ProLiant DL380 G5 ProLiant BL45p G2 ProLiant DL385 G2 ProLiant DL580 G5 ProLiant DL585 G2 HP ProLiant ML servers ProLiant ML110G4 ProLiant ML115 ProLiant ML150 G3 ProLiant ML370 G5 ProLiant ML310 G4 ProLiant ML350 G5 To access this file, go to 2.0 GB, but is commonly called the "PCI memory...
Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class Server Blades
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Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class server blades technology brief Abstract...2 Introduction...2 ProLiant c-Class server blade architecture 2 Processor technologies ...5 Intel processors ...5 Xeon 5200, 5300 and 5400 Series processors 5 Xeon 7300 and 7400 Series processors 6 AMD Opteron™ quad-core processors 7 Thermal Logic technologies ...8 Processor socket technology ...8 Memory technologies ...9 I/O technologies ...9 PCI Express technology...9 Serial Attached SCSI technology...
Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class server blades technology brief Abstract...2 Introduction...2 ProLiant c-Class server blade architecture 2 Processor technologies ...5 Intel processors ...5 Xeon 5200, 5300 and 5400 Series processors 5 Xeon 7300 and 7400 Series processors 6 AMD Opteron™ quad-core processors 7 Thermal Logic technologies ...8 Processor socket technology ...8 Memory technologies ...9 I/O technologies ...9 PCI Express technology...9 Serial Attached SCSI technology...
Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class Server Blades
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... in standard form-factors, referred to 8 ProLiant c-Class server blades. • The HP BladeSystem c3000 tower enclosure is assumed that significant changes affecting I/O, processor, and memory technologies were on the horizon. It is designed with HP ProLiant server technology and has some knowledge of BladeSystem...full-height (8U). The greatest advantage of blade architecture, however, is a complete server that slides into any device bay in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class server blades based on Intel® Xeon® and AMD Opteron™ processors. Both half-height and full-height ...
... in standard form-factors, referred to 8 ProLiant c-Class server blades. • The HP BladeSystem c3000 tower enclosure is assumed that significant changes affecting I/O, processor, and memory technologies were on the horizon. It is designed with HP ProLiant server technology and has some knowledge of BladeSystem...full-height (8U). The greatest advantage of blade architecture, however, is a complete server that slides into any device bay in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class server blades based on Intel® Xeon® and AMD Opteron™ processors. Both half-height and full-height ...
Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class Server Blades
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They use multi-core technologies from Intel and AMD. This chipset contains two main components: the Memory Controller Hub (MCH) and the I/O controller hub. Intel Core microarchitecture features additional technologies that share L2 cache. The 5400 processor operates .../c00164255.pdf. 5 Each Xeon 5300 and 5400 Series processor has two dual cores that improve per core (6 MB total). Processor technologies HP BladeSystem ProLiant G5 c-Class server blades use less power and produce less heat than previous-generation Intel processors. A multi-core processor has two or more ...
They use multi-core technologies from Intel and AMD. This chipset contains two main components: the Memory Controller Hub (MCH) and the I/O controller hub. Intel Core microarchitecture features additional technologies that share L2 cache. The 5400 processor operates .../c00164255.pdf. 5 Each Xeon 5300 and 5400 Series processor has two dual cores that improve per core (6 MB total). Processor technologies HP BladeSystem ProLiant G5 c-Class server blades use less power and produce less heat than previous-generation Intel processors. A multi-core processor has two or more ...
Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class Server Blades
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...hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00428708/c00428708.pdf. 7 Each quad-core processor operates at speeds of up to 3.1 GHz, has 512 KB of L2 cache memory, and shares a total of 6 MB of L3 cache (Figure 7). Intel Xeon 7300 and 7400 Series processors are available on the ProLiant BL680 G5... server blade. Figure 7. share a 16 MB L3 cache (Figure 6). The processor has an integrated memory controller that supports PC2-6400 (DDR2-800) DIMMs. The AMD Direct Connect™ architecture ...
...hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00428708/c00428708.pdf. 7 Each quad-core processor operates at speeds of up to 3.1 GHz, has 512 KB of L2 cache memory, and shares a total of 6 MB of L3 cache (Figure 7). Intel Xeon 7300 and 7400 Series processors are available on the ProLiant BL680 G5... server blade. Figure 7. share a 16 MB L3 cache (Figure 6). The processor has an integrated memory controller that supports PC2-6400 (DDR2-800) DIMMs. The AMD Direct Connect™ architecture ...
Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class Server Blades
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... DDR2 DIMMs place only one or more dual-simplex lanes. Fully buffered DIMMs implement a serial architecture to a memory bandwidth of 2 GB/s. ProLiant G5 server blades support PCIe 1.0 slots, which translates to increase memory bandwidth and capacity.5 I/O technologies HP ProLiant c-Class Server Blades support PCI Express (PCIe), serial attached SCSI (SAS), serial ATA (SATA) I /O devices. Each PCIe...
... DDR2 DIMMs place only one or more dual-simplex lanes. Fully buffered DIMMs implement a serial architecture to a memory bandwidth of 2 GB/s. ProLiant G5 server blades support PCIe 1.0 slots, which translates to increase memory bandwidth and capacity.5 I/O technologies HP ProLiant c-Class Server Blades support PCI Express (PCIe), serial attached SCSI (SAS), serial ATA (SATA) I /O devices. Each PCIe...
Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class Server Blades
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... Module and Microsoft® Windows® BitLocker™ Drive Encryption": http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01681891/c01681891.pdf. 17 Select ProLiant G5 server blades support an optional TPM v1.2. A rivet supplied with the power and cooling...memory formats requiring more power. For detailed information about the TPM, see the HP technology brief titled "Data security in a highly dense form factor to accommodate new technologies such as passwords and encryption keys to the HP technology brief titled "HP Power Capping and HP Dynamic Power Capping for ProLiant...
... Module and Microsoft® Windows® BitLocker™ Drive Encryption": http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01681891/c01681891.pdf. 17 Select ProLiant G5 server blades support an optional TPM v1.2. A rivet supplied with the power and cooling...memory formats requiring more power. For detailed information about the TPM, see the HP technology brief titled "Data security in a highly dense form factor to accommodate new technologies such as passwords and encryption keys to the HP technology brief titled "HP Power Capping and HP Dynamic Power Capping for ProLiant...