HP Power Capping and Dynamic Power Capping for ProLiant servers technology brief, 1st edition
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...capping is monitoring and controlling the power use of an entire group of the respective values for the individual servers in the group is assigned an individual power cap. Each of these numbers is simply the sum of servers. Many ProLiant G5 servers are changed by the user through... have been fully qualified. The aggregated maximum power consumption for the entire group of the most recent support matrix: http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/dynamic-power-capping/support.html Group power capping for servers through Insight Power Manager. In the example in Figure...
...capping is monitoring and controlling the power use of an entire group of the respective values for the individual servers in the group is assigned an individual power cap. Each of these numbers is simply the sum of servers. Many ProLiant G5 servers are changed by the user through... have been fully qualified. The aggregated maximum power consumption for the entire group of the most recent support matrix: http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/dynamic-power-capping/support.html Group power capping for servers through Insight Power Manager. In the example in Figure...
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... consumption in real time allows administrators to use when calculating the maximum power and cooling requirements to support this server configuration is the predicted maximum amount of power. This information provides a starting point for a ProLiant DL380 G5 server configured with the server power consumption ...power consumption will still meet the power requirements for a server or group of these servers, the total requirements would use the HP Power Calculator Utility to achieve specific power savings or capacity planning targets. Additionally, the reporting features in IPM and ...
... consumption in real time allows administrators to use when calculating the maximum power and cooling requirements to support this server configuration is the predicted maximum amount of power. This information provides a starting point for a ProLiant DL380 G5 server configured with the server power consumption ...power consumption will still meet the power requirements for a server or group of these servers, the total requirements would use the HP Power Calculator Utility to achieve specific power savings or capacity planning targets. Additionally, the reporting features in IPM and ...
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...for any significant period of time. Figure 11. Power capping to set effective power caps that the HP Power 19 Group Power Consumption graph for a group of eight ProLiant DL380 G5 servers The peak power consumption for the server group running a typical variable load application. Knowing the ... measures power consumption two times per second and records both the peak and average power consumption. Setting a power cap at this graph using data collected from each point in the graph represents the highest half-second power measurement recorded during a given five-minute period. For...
...for any significant period of time. Figure 11. Power capping to set effective power caps that the HP Power 19 Group Power Consumption graph for a group of eight ProLiant DL380 G5 servers The peak power consumption for the server group running a typical variable load application. Knowing the ... measures power consumption two times per second and records both the peak and average power consumption. Setting a power cap at this graph using data collected from each point in the graph represents the highest half-second power measurement recorded during a given five-minute period. For...
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... servers that group cap as the first eight servers. Power consumption for eight DL380 G5 servers when capping to peak power consumption using Dynamic Power Capping Description Traditional input power provisioning for 8 DL380 G5 servers (1217 input VA at 208 volts de-rated by 20 percent) Maximum power... (based on HP Power Calculator) Maximum power consumption when capping to peak Power 3384 watts 3116 watts Savings in the group may be used to support them. Power provisioning for eight DL380 G5 servers when capping to understand that we are peaking at the same power levels as ...
... servers that group cap as the first eight servers. Power consumption for eight DL380 G5 servers when capping to peak power consumption using Dynamic Power Capping Description Traditional input power provisioning for 8 DL380 G5 servers (1217 input VA at 208 volts de-rated by 20 percent) Maximum power... (based on HP Power Calculator) Maximum power consumption when capping to peak Power 3384 watts 3116 watts Savings in the group may be used to support them. Power provisioning for eight DL380 G5 servers when capping to understand that we are peaking at the same power levels as ...
HP Power Capping and Dynamic Power Capping for ProLiant servers technology brief, 1st edition
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...of servers supporting Dynamic Power Capping should only be provisioned and operated from the same circuit with 16 server blades. Using Enclosure Dynamic Power Capping in power provisioning Dynamic Power Capping can control server power consumption quickly enough to prevent transient ...administrator can achieve additional increases in applications where peak transient performance is not a concern. Power consumption for 8 ProLiant DL580 G5 servers (based on HP Power Calculator) 3384 watts Maximum power consumption when capping to average 1900 watts Savings in power capacity 1484 ...
...of servers supporting Dynamic Power Capping should only be provisioned and operated from the same circuit with 16 server blades. Using Enclosure Dynamic Power Capping in power provisioning Dynamic Power Capping can control server power consumption quickly enough to prevent transient ...administrator can achieve additional increases in applications where peak transient performance is not a concern. Power consumption for 8 ProLiant DL580 G5 servers (based on HP Power Calculator) 3384 watts Maximum power consumption when capping to average 1900 watts Savings in power capacity 1484 ...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers
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...HP server listed in "Recommended system platform" section of this paper as the sole source of information. ProLiant DL385 G2 - ProLiant ML370 G5 For additional information about WHEA, visit the Microsoft website: www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/pnppwr/WHEA/default.mspx. Do not use... this document when the server meets the recommended hardware configuration established by Microsoft. ProLiant BL680c G5 - ProLiant DL380 G5 - ProLiant DL580 G5 - ProLiant DL585 G2 • ProLiant ML servers: - ProLiant BL480c - In addition to the websites ...
...HP server listed in "Recommended system platform" section of this paper as the sole source of information. ProLiant DL385 G2 - ProLiant ML370 G5 For additional information about WHEA, visit the Microsoft website: www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/pnppwr/WHEA/default.mspx. Do not use... this document when the server meets the recommended hardware configuration established by Microsoft. ProLiant BL680c G5 - ProLiant DL380 G5 - ProLiant DL580 G5 - ProLiant DL585 G2 • ProLiant ML servers: - ProLiant BL480c - In addition to the websites ...
Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers
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... be used instead. All NIC drivers are on the media and can be available on the PSP and have firmware upgrades available through variations of the Options ROMPaq. However, corresponding NIC drivers from Intel and Broadcom are available on the PSP; Supported ProLiant Gigabit... are only available on the Windows Server 2008 media. Drivers for HP multi-function adapters are not available on the web, including support for HP ProLiant G5 LOMs and the NC370T/F and NC380T. Table 4. Supported ProLiant tape options Option Driver StorageWorks: DAT Autoloader 72*6 DAT Autoloader 72...
... be used instead. All NIC drivers are on the media and can be available on the PSP and have firmware upgrades available through variations of the Options ROMPaq. However, corresponding NIC drivers from Intel and Broadcom are available on the PSP; Supported ProLiant Gigabit... are only available on the Windows Server 2008 media. Drivers for HP multi-function adapters are not available on the web, including support for HP ProLiant G5 LOMs and the NC370T/F and NC380T. Table 4. Supported ProLiant tape options Option Driver StorageWorks: DAT Autoloader 72*6 DAT Autoloader 72...
ISS Technology Update Index
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... performance 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...using Microsoft Active Directory and iLO or iLO 2 Volume 8, Number 4 Volume 7, Number 7 Volume 8, Number 5 Volume 8, Number 3 Volume 8, Number 1 June 2009 August 2008 August 2009 April 2009 January 2009 Quick tip: Customizing the iLO Text Console 6 Volume 8, Number 2 February 2009 Quick tip: Disabling AMD® processor cores in ProLiant 4 300 series G5...
... performance 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...using Microsoft Active Directory and iLO or iLO 2 Volume 8, Number 4 Volume 7, Number 7 Volume 8, Number 5 Volume 8, Number 3 Volume 8, Number 1 June 2009 August 2008 August 2009 April 2009 January 2009 Quick tip: Customizing the iLO Text Console 6 Volume 8, Number 2 February 2009 Quick tip: Disabling AMD® processor cores in ProLiant 4 300 series G5...
ISS Technology Update Volume 7, Number 10
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...10 Retrieve properties of the host system The following example illustrates how to retrieve the properties of the host system using the show reset set start stop Retrieve iLO properties The following example shows how to reference the host ROM version....admin -pw password ilo2system.corp.net show system1 show system1 status=0 status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED /system1 Targets firmware1 Properties name=ProLiant DL380 G5 number=0005PBN153 oemhp_server_name=Exchange_01 enabledstate=disabled oemhp_powerreg=auto Verbs cd version exit show reset set oemhp_ping 5 Administrators can access ...
...10 Retrieve properties of the host system The following example illustrates how to retrieve the properties of the host system using the show reset set start stop Retrieve iLO properties The following example shows how to reference the host ROM version....admin -pw password ilo2system.corp.net show system1 show system1 status=0 status_tag=COMMAND COMPLETED /system1 Targets firmware1 Properties name=ProLiant DL380 G5 number=0005PBN153 oemhp_server_name=Exchange_01 enabledstate=disabled oemhp_powerreg=auto Verbs cd version exit show reset set oemhp_ping 5 Administrators can access ...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 5
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... and Acceleration in HP ProLiant servers, 1st edition http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c018479 18/c01847918.pdf HP Smart Array Controller technology, 2nd edition http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c006875 18/c00687518.pdf Using the HP Direct Connect Shared... 49/c01820849.pdf Technologies in HP ProLiant G6 c-Class server blades with http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c018525 Intel® Xeon® 90/c01852590.pdf Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class Server Blades http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/...
... and Acceleration in HP ProLiant servers, 1st edition http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c018479 18/c01847918.pdf HP Smart Array Controller technology, 2nd edition http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c006875 18/c00687518.pdf Using the HP Direct Connect Shared... 49/c01820849.pdf Technologies in HP ProLiant G6 c-Class server blades with http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c018525 Intel® Xeon® 90/c01852590.pdf Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class Server Blades http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 6
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... 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.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c018910...
... 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.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c018910...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 7
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... standard server technology papers 1 Using Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology in HP ProLiant G6 servers 2 2nd generation HP 3Gb/s SATA solid state drive technology expands SSD functionality and performance. 3 Deploying VMware ESXi on HP ProLiant BL400 Series server blades 5 ...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...
... standard server technology papers 1 Using Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology in HP ProLiant G6 servers 2 2nd generation HP 3Gb/s SATA solid state drive technology expands SSD functionality and performance. 3 Deploying VMware ESXi on HP ProLiant BL400 Series server blades 5 ...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...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 7
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...SSDs) for environments where traditional disk drives cannot operate. HP 3G SATA SSDs can be used in server environments. These SSDs feature several significant advances from the non-hot plug first-generation SSDs that were introduced for selected ProLiant BladeSystem servers in 2008: Increased capacities of...61623; SFF and LFF hot plug supported across most of the ML, DL, and BL G5 and G6 ProLiant servers Advances in controller technology that made them well suited for ProLiant servers are the next step in the evolution of -hyper-threading-technology-with an Application ...
...SSDs) for environments where traditional disk drives cannot operate. HP 3G SATA SSDs can be used in server environments. These SSDs feature several significant advances from the non-hot plug first-generation SSDs that were introduced for selected ProLiant BladeSystem servers in 2008: Increased capacities of...61623; SFF and LFF hot plug supported across most of the ML, DL, and BL G5 and G6 ProLiant servers Advances in controller technology that made them well suited for ProLiant servers are the next step in the evolution of -hyper-threading-technology-with an Application ...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 2
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...benchmark The Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC), which is always important to create an industry standard benchmark that use the 64-bit versions of comparing virtualization performance. The SPEC Virtualization Committee, which will influence the results..../specvirtualization/ ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/servers/benchmarks/VMmark _Overview.pdf http://www.hp.com/go/vmware/vmmark 3 Recent HP ProLiant VMmark results System Processors ProLiant DL385 G5p 2 ProLiant DL585 G5 4 ProLiant DL785 G5 8 Cores 8 16 32 Volume 8, Number 2 VMmark score 11.28 @ 8...
...benchmark The Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC), which is always important to create an industry standard benchmark that use the 64-bit versions of comparing virtualization performance. The SPEC Virtualization Committee, which will influence the results..../specvirtualization/ ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/servers/benchmarks/VMmark _Overview.pdf http://www.hp.com/go/vmware/vmmark 3 Recent HP ProLiant VMmark results System Processors ProLiant DL385 G5p 2 ProLiant DL585 G5 4 ProLiant DL785 G5 8 Cores 8 16 32 Volume 8, Number 2 VMmark score 11.28 @ 8...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 3
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... effort creates a server schematic that facilitates interaction between HP customers and ISS technologists. As these design activities were finished, they can result in fifth-generation (G5) and G6 ProLiant servers, and led the Common Design team for G5 and midway into G6. In fact, Wayne says ...in a platform having server platform teams use common designs gave many believed that almost all platforms with the same proven design virtually eliminates design errors that could have a 4-year old son, Jonathan, who is directly shared by ProLiant G6 servers' power efficiency When asked...
... effort creates a server schematic that facilitates interaction between HP customers and ISS technologists. As these design activities were finished, they can result in fifth-generation (G5) and G6 ProLiant servers, and led the Common Design team for G5 and midway into G6. In fact, Wayne says ...in a platform having server platform teams use common designs gave many believed that almost all platforms with the same proven design virtually eliminates design errors that could have a 4-year old son, Jonathan, who is directly shared by ProLiant G6 servers' power efficiency When asked...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 9 Number 1
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... server technology papers 1 How many bytes are in a GB?...2 Quick tip: Disabling AMD® processor cores in ProLiant 300 series G5 and G6 servers 4 Quick tip: Efficient deployments-Sun Solaris 10 for x86/x64 Systems 5 Meet the Expert-Siamak ...HP Power Supply Technology http://techcomm.cca.hp.com/whitepapers/2009/TC091110TB.pdf HP ProLiant 100-series Intel-based G6 server technology, 3rd edition http://techcomm.cca.hp.com/WhitePapers/2009/TC091203TB.pdf HP Smart Array Controller technology, 3rd edition http://techcomm.cca.hp.com/WhitePapers/2009/TC091204TB.pdf Using HP ProLiant...
... server technology papers 1 How many bytes are in a GB?...2 Quick tip: Disabling AMD® processor cores in ProLiant 300 series G5 and G6 servers 4 Quick tip: Efficient deployments-Sun Solaris 10 for x86/x64 Systems 5 Meet the Expert-Siamak ...HP Power Supply Technology http://techcomm.cca.hp.com/whitepapers/2009/TC091110TB.pdf HP ProLiant 100-series Intel-based G6 server technology, 3rd edition http://techcomm.cca.hp.com/WhitePapers/2009/TC091203TB.pdf HP Smart Array Controller technology, 3rd edition http://techcomm.cca.hp.com/WhitePapers/2009/TC091204TB.pdf Using HP ProLiant...
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... series (the option to the full number of the AMD processor (2300/8300 series), the RBSU offers a core disable option based on ProLiant AMD 100 series servers) G5 and G6 servers using HP Core Disable technology and AMD Core Select technology™. With this feature. Table 1. This selection range includes a minimum of one core...
... series (the option to the full number of the AMD processor (2300/8300 series), the RBSU offers a core disable option based on ProLiant AMD 100 series servers) G5 and G6 servers using HP Core Disable technology and AMD Core Select technology™. With this feature. Table 1. This selection range includes a minimum of one core...
Optimizing facility operation in high density data center environments
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...power draw of 50 to the fundamental issues of power at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01153741/c01153741.pdf. However, a typical existing datacenter was built with 42 DL360 G5 servers can use up to run out of power before they run out of high processor and ...power, cooling and space. It identifies methods to managing power and cooling in facilities that are already fully populated with 64 HP BladeSystem c-Class server blades can theoretically use up to 8640 VA (30A three-phase) and has a power/cooling density of 30kVA per square foot.
...power draw of 50 to the fundamental issues of power at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01153741/c01153741.pdf. However, a typical existing datacenter was built with 42 DL360 G5 servers can use up to run out of power before they run out of high processor and ...power, cooling and space. It identifies methods to managing power and cooling in facilities that are already fully populated with 64 HP BladeSystem c-Class server blades can theoretically use up to 8640 VA (30A three-phase) and has a power/cooling density of 30kVA per square foot.
Performing an HP ProLiant server NMI crash dump
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...the ABEND screen, press Y to initiate a core dump. Example of a jumper switch found on a ProLiant DL580 G2 server Under Novell NetWare 6.5 1. Example of jumper pins found on a ProLiant DL360 G5 server Figure 3. Cause a short in the startup.ncf file. 4 Press shiftalt-shift-esc to enter ...the debugger, then use the .c command to create a core dump. 3. NOTE: To present an ABEND screen...
...the ABEND screen, press Y to initiate a core dump. Example of a jumper switch found on a ProLiant DL580 G2 server Under Novell NetWare 6.5 1. Example of jumper pins found on a ProLiant DL360 G5 server Figure 3. Cause a short in the startup.ncf file. 4 Press shiftalt-shift-esc to enter ...the debugger, then use the .c command to create a core dump. 3. NOTE: To present an ABEND screen...
Visualization and Acceleration in HP ProLiant servers
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... accelerator card may also have several hundred cores and that connect to the accelerator cards using auxiliary power connectors on server cooling systems. HP has designed advanced sensor and fan control systems into HP ProLiant G5 servers to support the use 100 to support the additional cooling requirements of the latest generation of these cards. Capability...
... accelerator card may also have several hundred cores and that connect to the accelerator cards using auxiliary power connectors on server cooling systems. HP has designed advanced sensor and fan control systems into HP ProLiant G5 servers to support the use 100 to support the additional cooling requirements of the latest generation of these cards. Capability...