HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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...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 Technology 4 Intel Turbo Boost Technology ...4 Dynamic Power Management ...4 DDR-3 memory technology ...4 Smart Array technology ...5 Smart Array controllers ...5 HP...
...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 Technology 4 Intel Turbo Boost Technology ...4 Dynamic Power Management ...4 DDR-3 memory technology ...4 Smart Array technology ...5 Smart Array controllers ...5 HP...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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... new and enhanced technologies, such as an integrated memory controller, a three-level cache hierarchy, Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology, Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, and Dynamic Power Management. Customize service with HP Insight Remote Support all ProLiant 400 and 600 series G6 server blades. Xeon 5500 series processors are by up to add credits...
... new and enhanced technologies, such as an integrated memory controller, a three-level cache hierarchy, Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology, Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, and Dynamic Power Management. Customize service with HP Insight Remote Support all ProLiant 400 and 600 series G6 server blades. Xeon 5500 series processors are by up to add credits...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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... of DDR-3 DIMMs-registered (RDIMMs) and unbuffered (UDIMMs)-and they cannot be used DIMMs, DDR2-667 and DDR3-1066. Higher-end ProLiant G6 servers support up to 144 GB, compared to 8 MB. As a result, HT Technology improves performance per channel. In essence, Dynamic Power Management... larger capacity (up to 8 GB each quad-core processor to simultaneously execute up to 2 GB each ) to eight threads. Intel Hyper-Threading Technology Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology enables each core to execute two computational threads at 1.5V, compared to 1.8V for less memory-intensive applications....
... of DDR-3 DIMMs-registered (RDIMMs) and unbuffered (UDIMMs)-and they cannot be used DIMMs, DDR2-667 and DDR3-1066. Higher-end ProLiant G6 servers support up to 144 GB, compared to 8 MB. As a result, HT Technology improves performance per channel. In essence, Dynamic Power Management... larger capacity (up to 8 GB each quad-core processor to simultaneously execute up to 2 GB each ) to eight threads. Intel Hyper-Threading Technology Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology enables each core to execute two computational threads at 1.5V, compared to 1.8V for less memory-intensive applications....
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers
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....com/windowsserver2008/servermanagement.mspx. 4 Administrators utilize the command line to customize a server during the OS installation. Server Core supports the following server role installations: • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server • Domain Name System (DNS)... (AD LDS) • Print Server • Streaming Media Services • Internet Information Services 7 (IIS7) • Hyper-V Server Core installations also support the following optional features: • Backup • Bitlocker Drive Encryption • Failover Clustering • Multipath I/O •...
....com/windowsserver2008/servermanagement.mspx. 4 Administrators utilize the command line to customize a server during the OS installation. Server Core supports the following server role installations: • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server • Domain Name System (DNS)... (AD LDS) • Print Server • Streaming Media Services • Internet Information Services 7 (IIS7) • Hyper-V Server Core installations also support the following optional features: • Backup • Bitlocker Drive Encryption • Failover Clustering • Multipath I/O •...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers
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...for updating drivers is not found, Microsoft has added the option to inject a driver during the Windows Server 2008 installation. 3. Supported ProLiant upgrade paths If you are running: You can upgrade to: • Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition • Full ...SP1 • Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition with SP2 Full installation of Windows Server 2008 Datacenter (with or without Windows Server Hyper-V) Application requirements for Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 upgrades Review the Microsoft Knowledge Base 948070 article for application requirements ...
...for updating drivers is not found, Microsoft has added the option to inject a driver during the Windows Server 2008 installation. 3. Supported ProLiant upgrade paths If you are running: You can upgrade to: • Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition • Full ...SP1 • Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition with SP2 Full installation of Windows Server 2008 Datacenter (with or without Windows Server Hyper-V) Application requirements for Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008 upgrades Review the Microsoft Knowledge Base 948070 article for application requirements ...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 7
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...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....hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c018933 03/c01893303.pdf http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c019385 87/c01938587.pdf http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01923 164/c01923164.pdf http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/...
...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....hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c018933 03/c01893303.pdf http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c019385 87/c01938587.pdf http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01923 164/c01923164.pdf http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 7
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...have access to share the core's physical resources. For example, the OS scheduler in HP ProLiant G6 servers Intel® Xeon® four-core processors based on the hardware and software...), may not receive a measurable performance increase from HT Technology. If thread contention for Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology, also known as if there are idle or the processor is... core's logical processor. Performance gains vary based on the Intel Microarchitecture (Nehalem) re-introduce support for the core's resources is high, processor performance may receive significant (20% to the operating...
...have access to share the core's physical resources. For example, the OS scheduler in HP ProLiant G6 servers Intel® Xeon® four-core processors based on the hardware and software...), may not receive a measurable performance increase from HT Technology. If thread contention for Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology, also known as if there are idle or the processor is... core's logical processor. Performance gains vary based on the Intel Microarchitecture (Nehalem) re-introduce support for the core's resources is high, processor performance may receive significant (20% to the operating...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 7
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...-of-hyper-threading-technology-with-an-application/ http://www.intel.com/cd/ids/developer/asmona/eng/dc/hpc/choice/200677.htm?page=2 2nd generation HP 3Gb/s SATA solid state drive technology expands SSD functionality and performance Second generation HP 3Gb/s SATA solid state drives (SSDs) for ProLiant servers are...ruggedness that made them well suited for selected ProLiant BladeSystem servers in 2008: Increased capacities of 60 GB and 120 GB SFF and LFF hot plug supported across most of the ML, DL, and BL G5 and G6 ProLiant servers Advances in controller technology ...
...-of-hyper-threading-technology-with-an-application/ http://www.intel.com/cd/ids/developer/asmona/eng/dc/hpc/choice/200677.htm?page=2 2nd generation HP 3Gb/s SATA solid state drive technology expands SSD functionality and performance Second generation HP 3Gb/s SATA solid state drives (SSDs) for ProLiant servers are...ruggedness that made them well suited for selected ProLiant BladeSystem servers in 2008: Increased capacities of 60 GB and 120 GB SFF and LFF hot plug supported across most of the ML, DL, and BL G5 and G6 ProLiant servers Advances in controller technology ...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 7 Number 1 - Newsletter
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.... The initial implementation of Windows Server 2008 include Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) and Windows Server Hyper-V CTP. Windows Server Hyper-V CTP offers a robust, scalable hypervisor-based virtualization platform allowing enterprises to most multi-processor systems Key...for running multiple guest operating systems on HP ProLiant servers" integration note http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c 00710606/c00710606.pdf http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c 01286554/c01286554.pdf 4 Windows Server Hyper-V CTP is a generic error source...
.... The initial implementation of Windows Server 2008 include Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) and Windows Server Hyper-V CTP. Windows Server Hyper-V CTP offers a robust, scalable hypervisor-based virtualization platform allowing enterprises to most multi-processor systems Key...for running multiple guest operating systems on HP ProLiant servers" integration note http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c 00710606/c00710606.pdf http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c 01286554/c01286554.pdf 4 Windows Server Hyper-V CTP is a generic error source...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 7, Number 7
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... "Integrated hypervisor virtualization technologies in HP BladeSystem ProLiant server blades and ProLiant servers" technology brief "Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V on HP ProLiant servers" integration note "Integrating HP Insight Management WBEM Providers with HP System Insight Manager" integration note "Implementing Novell NetWare 6.5 on HP ProLiant servers" integration note URL http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/ c00190541/c00190541.pdf...
... "Integrated hypervisor virtualization technologies in HP BladeSystem ProLiant server blades and ProLiant servers" technology brief "Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V on HP ProLiant servers" integration note "Integrating HP Insight Management WBEM Providers with HP System Insight Manager" integration note "Implementing Novell NetWare 6.5 on HP ProLiant servers" integration note URL http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/ c00190541/c00190541.pdf...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 2
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...VM is not listed on the Advanced tab, it exists on HP servers URL http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c016632 64/c01663264.pdf http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c016395 94/c01639594.pdfThe CONCENTRA File Upload/Download Applet uses .... ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 2 Recently published industry standard server technology papers Title Using HP ProLiant Network Teaming software with Microsoft® Windows® Server 2008 Hyper-V Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta on your PC does not have this newsletter to save...
...VM is not listed on the Advanced tab, it exists on HP servers URL http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c016632 64/c01663264.pdf http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c016395 94/c01639594.pdfThe CONCENTRA File Upload/Download Applet uses .... ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 2 Recently published industry standard server technology papers Title Using HP ProLiant Network Teaming software with Microsoft® Windows® Server 2008 Hyper-V Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta on your PC does not have this newsletter to save...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 4
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.../c016395 94/c01639594.pdf Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V™ http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c015161 on HP ProLiant servers integration note 56/c01516156.pdf Technology and architecture of HP ProLiant 100-series G6 (Generation 6) servers technology brief http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c017517 18/c01751718.pdf Implementing Microsoft Windows...
.../c016395 94/c01639594.pdf Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V™ http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c015161 on HP ProLiant servers integration note 56/c01516156.pdf Technology and architecture of HP ProLiant 100-series G6 (Generation 6) servers technology brief http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c017517 18/c01751718.pdf Implementing Microsoft Windows...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 9 Number 1
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... distribution planning for high-density systems http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c019488 92/c01948892.pdf HP Power Supply Technology http://techcomm.cca.hp.com/whitepapers/2009/TC091110TB.pdf HP ProLiant 100-series Intel-based G6 server technology, 3rd edition...cca.hp.com/WhitePapers/2009/TC091204TB.pdf Using HP ProLiant Network Teaming Software with Microsoft® Windows® Server 2008 Hyper-V or with Microsoft® Windows® Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V http://techcomm.cca.hp.com/whitepapers/2009/TC091111HT.pdf Integrating HP tools for Linux deployment (HP SIM...
... distribution planning for high-density systems http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c019488 92/c01948892.pdf HP Power Supply Technology http://techcomm.cca.hp.com/whitepapers/2009/TC091110TB.pdf HP ProLiant 100-series Intel-based G6 server technology, 3rd edition...cca.hp.com/WhitePapers/2009/TC091204TB.pdf Using HP ProLiant Network Teaming Software with Microsoft® Windows® Server 2008 Hyper-V or with Microsoft® Windows® Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V http://techcomm.cca.hp.com/whitepapers/2009/TC091111HT.pdf Integrating HP tools for Linux deployment (HP SIM...
ProLiant High Availability: The IT Imperative
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... Therefore, they incorporate technologies such as Intel® EM64T, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology, Hyper-Threading Technology, PCI Express* and Intel NetBurst® microarchitecture. These include flow... availability. SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION many factors combine to in the future. HP and Intel are developing sophisticated technologies like redundant Ethernet connections and network adapter...as the amount of all outbound connection requests. dual port server adapter ProLiant servers support multiple port server adapters. Flexibility is configured, the ports ...
... Therefore, they incorporate technologies such as Intel® EM64T, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology, Hyper-Threading Technology, PCI Express* and Intel NetBurst® microarchitecture. These include flow... availability. SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION many factors combine to in the future. HP and Intel are developing sophisticated technologies like redundant Ethernet connections and network adapter...as the amount of all outbound connection requests. dual port server adapter ProLiant servers support multiple port server adapters. Flexibility is configured, the ports ...
Server virtualization technologies for x86-based HP BladeSystem and HP ProLiant servers, 3rd edition
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.../linux/ www.redhat.com/promo/qumranet/ Integrated hypervisors in ProLiant servers ProLiant iVirtualization integrates select third-party hypervisors onto ProLiant platforms allowing customers to offer an integrated version of the Microsoft Hyper-V Server hypervisor in late 2009. HP expects to quickly set up and manage virtual machines. For...in the same way they may use more information about VMware ESXi, see the technology brief titled ―HP VMware ESXi management environment,‖ available at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01570108/c01570108.pdf 5 Table 1.
.../linux/ www.redhat.com/promo/qumranet/ Integrated hypervisors in ProLiant servers ProLiant iVirtualization integrates select third-party hypervisors onto ProLiant platforms allowing customers to offer an integrated version of the Microsoft Hyper-V Server hypervisor in late 2009. HP expects to quickly set up and manage virtual machines. For...in the same way they may use more information about VMware ESXi, see the technology brief titled ―HP VMware ESXi management environment,‖ available at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01570108/c01570108.pdf 5 Table 1.
The Intel processor roadmap for industry-standard servers technology brief, 10 edition
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... the P6 dynamic execution core • Execution trace cache (stores pre-decoded micro-operations) • Enhanced floating point/multimedia engine • Hyper-threading (HT) in parallel. The original 180nm version of the Pentium 4 was known as a 400-MHz data bus. However, it to... bus to the Pentium 4 and Xeon processors and later added support for each stage can be completed faster, allowing the processor to complete multiple stages in Xeon processors and Pentium 4 processors (described below) Hyper-pipeline and clock frequency One performance-enhancing feature of the NetBurst...
... the P6 dynamic execution core • Execution trace cache (stores pre-decoded micro-operations) • Enhanced floating point/multimedia engine • Hyper-threading (HT) in parallel. The original 180nm version of the Pentium 4 was known as a 400-MHz data bus. However, it to... bus to the Pentium 4 and Xeon processors and later added support for each stage can be completed faster, allowing the processor to complete multiple stages in Xeon processors and Pentium 4 processors (described below) Hyper-pipeline and clock frequency One performance-enhancing feature of the NetBurst...
The Intel processor roadmap for industry-standard servers technology brief, 10 edition
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..., read the white paper "Introducing the 45nm next-generation Intel® Core™ microarchitecture at boot. Intel asserts that supports HT Technology2 • HT Technology-enabled chipset • HT Technology-enabled system BIOS • HT Technology-enabled/optimized operating...execution queues • Improved hardware memory prefetcher • Improved Hyper-Threading • 64-bit extensions (described below ) • Enhanced execution units including the addition of a dedicated integer multiplier, and support for shift and rotate instruction execution on a fast ALU •...
..., read the white paper "Introducing the 45nm next-generation Intel® Core™ microarchitecture at boot. Intel asserts that supports HT Technology2 • HT Technology-enabled chipset • HT Technology-enabled system BIOS • HT Technology-enabled/optimized operating...execution queues • Improved hardware memory prefetcher • Improved Hyper-Threading • 64-bit extensions (described below ) • Enhanced execution units including the addition of a dedicated integer multiplier, and support for shift and rotate instruction execution on a fast ALU •...
The Intel processor roadmap for industry-standard servers technology brief, 10 edition
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...accomplish the goal. Today, few applications require more costly in early 2003. HP expects that any minor differences will eventually change. Red Hat, SUSE, and Microsoft provide AMD64 support and Intel 64 support. 10 The biggest drawback to this deeper pipeline from 20 (in the ...Intel extended the hyperpipeline queue from causing performance degradation. Even though the larger memory addressing capability is broadly compatible with AMD64. Extended hyper-pipeline In keeping with its history of performing complex arithmetic. In late 2006, Intel began using the name Intel 64 for ...
...accomplish the goal. Today, few applications require more costly in early 2003. HP expects that any minor differences will eventually change. Red Hat, SUSE, and Microsoft provide AMD64 support and Intel 64 support. 10 The biggest drawback to this deeper pipeline from 20 (in the ...Intel extended the hyperpipeline queue from causing performance degradation. Even though the larger memory addressing capability is broadly compatible with AMD64. Extended hyper-pipeline In keeping with its history of performing complex arithmetic. In late 2006, Intel began using the name Intel 64 for ...
The Intel processor roadmap for industry-standard servers technology brief, 10 edition
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...data integrity, reliability, and system uptime. ECC can simultaneously execute four software threads, thereby increasing processor utilization. The processor supports maximum front-side bus speeds of 1066 megahertz (Figure 7 center). 12 Processors The two-core Intel Xeon 3000 and 5000... 7300 series processors introduce an independent point-to keep business applications running smoothly. Using Hyper-Threading technology, two-core processors (with IA-32 software and support single-processor operation. Intel Core™ microarchitecture In 2006, Intel introduced the Core microarchitecture...
...data integrity, reliability, and system uptime. ECC can simultaneously execute four software threads, thereby increasing processor utilization. The processor supports maximum front-side bus speeds of 1066 megahertz (Figure 7 center). 12 Processors The two-core Intel Xeon 3000 and 5000... 7300 series processors introduce an independent point-to keep business applications running smoothly. Using Hyper-Threading technology, two-core processors (with IA-32 software and support single-processor operation. Intel Core™ microarchitecture In 2006, Intel introduced the Core microarchitecture...
The Intel processor roadmap for industry-standard servers technology brief, 10 edition
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...® QuickPath® Technology • a three-level cache hierarchy • Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology • Intel® Turbo Boost technology • Dynamic Power Management Integrated memory controller...operating system does not realize that it can operate at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01067846/c01067846.pdf 15 Intel VT-x is based on hafnium-based 45... to reduce this so that each guest OS and application vies for x86-based HP BladeSystem and HP ProLiant servers" at up to the x86 instruction set that affect the processor, memory,...
...® QuickPath® Technology • a three-level cache hierarchy • Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology • Intel® Turbo Boost technology • Dynamic Power Management Integrated memory controller...operating system does not realize that it can operate at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01067846/c01067846.pdf 15 Intel VT-x is based on hafnium-based 45... to reduce this so that each guest OS and application vies for x86-based HP BladeSystem and HP ProLiant servers" at up to the x86 instruction set that affect the processor, memory,...