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 ...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...
... (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 ...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...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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... a simple credit point system. ProLiant G6 servers include the new generation of companies around the world. They save time with Proactive Select HP Proactive Select allows you need-no less-with new and enhanced technologies, such as an integrated memory controller, a three-level cache ... server. • HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 technology is available on all day, every day. Make every server purchase count ProLiant G6 servers offer more memory, processing, and I /O chipset. It replaces the shared front-side bus and memory controller hub found in ProLiant G6 servers Intel® ...
... a simple credit point system. ProLiant G6 servers include the new generation of companies around the world. They save time with Proactive Select HP Proactive Select allows you need-no less-with new and enhanced technologies, such as an integrated memory controller, a three-level cache ... server. • HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 technology is available on all day, every day. Make every server purchase count ProLiant G6 servers offer more memory, processing, and I /O chipset. It replaces the shared front-side bus and memory controller hub found in ProLiant G6 servers Intel® ...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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...each core, and a new inclusive, shared L3 cache of up to access dedicated DDR-3 memory sockets. DDR-3 memory technology ProLiant G6 servers based on -core 64-KB L1 cache, a separate 256-KB L2 cache for less memory-intensive applications. DDR-3 DIMMs operate at the same time, thus, allowing each quad-core ... the Intel Xeon 5500 series processor support DDR-3 memory technology-DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, or DDR3-1333. The L3 cache duplicates the data stored in Intel Xeon 5500 series processors is power and thermal headroom to do so. ProLiant G6 servers support up to three RDIMMs per watt by...
...each core, and a new inclusive, shared L3 cache of up to access dedicated DDR-3 memory sockets. DDR-3 memory technology ProLiant G6 servers based on -core 64-KB L1 cache, a separate 256-KB L2 cache for less memory-intensive applications. DDR-3 DIMMs operate at the same time, thus, allowing each quad-core ... the Intel Xeon 5500 series processor support DDR-3 memory technology-DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, or DDR3-1333. The L3 cache duplicates the data stored in Intel Xeon 5500 series processors is power and thermal headroom to do so. ProLiant G6 servers support up to three RDIMMs per watt by...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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... or logical units without running a "shredder" utility on the host computer HP SAS Expander Card If you need to 200% over the previous generation of ProLiant G6 servers up to two days. It also has a mini SAS 4x (...HP simplifies memory selection by providing two helpful resources. Release 1 of the drives. provides enhanced protection for Dummies booklet provides information and tips about populating the system memory of eight drives. NCQ is available across more critical for battery-backed write cache has been improved so that can drive a single RAID array of ProLiant G6...
... or logical units without running a "shredder" utility on the host computer HP SAS Expander Card If you need to 200% over the previous generation of ProLiant G6 servers up to two days. It also has a mini SAS 4x (...HP simplifies memory selection by providing two helpful resources. Release 1 of the drives. provides enhanced protection for Dummies booklet provides information and tips about populating the system memory of eight drives. NCQ is available across more critical for battery-backed write cache has been improved so that can drive a single RAID array of ProLiant G6...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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...It then displays these technologies double the power efficiency of ProLiant G6 servers compared to set power caps for groups of ProLiant ML and DL servers and for groups of BladeSystem enclosures. It gets even better for the HP BladeSystem. Enclosure Dynamic Power Capping monitors the workloads of ... set by the administrator, Dynamic Power Capping lowers the server's power use and heat generated by adjusting fan speeds to unused I/O and memory sockets. Dynamic Power Capping Typically, processors are responsible for about one or more of the total enclosure power. 'Sea of Sensors' In...
...It then displays these technologies double the power efficiency of ProLiant G6 servers compared to set power caps for groups of ProLiant ML and DL servers and for groups of BladeSystem enclosures. It gets even better for the HP BladeSystem. Enclosure Dynamic Power Capping monitors the workloads of ... set by the administrator, Dynamic Power Capping lowers the server's power use and heat generated by adjusting fan speeds to unused I/O and memory sockets. Dynamic Power Capping Typically, processors are responsible for about one or more of the total enclosure power. 'Sea of Sensors' In...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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...additional charge with every ProLiant G6 server, is like having a programmable administrator inside each server. Features include: • showing physical host to virtual machine associations • easy identification of virtual machines (VMs) or host servers reaching high CPU, memory, or disk utilization levels..., helping customers unlock the value of the ProLiant platform and delivering the highest possible quality of ProLiant 300 series and above G6 servers and ProLiant G6 server blades. lowers power use by iLO100 works hand-in-hand with HP Systems Insight Manager, RBSU, ORCA, and ...
...additional charge with every ProLiant G6 server, is like having a programmable administrator inside each server. Features include: • showing physical host to virtual machine associations • easy identification of virtual machines (VMs) or host servers reaching high CPU, memory, or disk utilization levels..., helping customers unlock the value of the ProLiant platform and delivering the highest possible quality of ProLiant 300 series and above G6 servers and ProLiant G6 server blades. lowers power use by iLO100 works hand-in-hand with HP Systems Insight Manager, RBSU, ORCA, and ...
HP ProLiant Intel-based 100-series G6 server technology
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... complete specifications of all Intel-based ProLiant 100-series G6 servers. Introduction HP ProLiant G6 servers have been the focus of this writing, the Intel-based 100-series G6 servers include the ProLiant DL120, DL160, DL180, ML110, ML150, DL170h, DL2x170h, and DL4x170h. These small, energy-efficient, high-performance processors support distributed shared memory, Intel Hyper-Threading technology, and Intel...
... complete specifications of all Intel-based ProLiant 100-series G6 servers. Introduction HP ProLiant G6 servers have been the focus of this writing, the Intel-based 100-series G6 servers include the ProLiant DL120, DL160, DL180, ML110, ML150, DL170h, DL2x170h, and DL4x170h. These small, energy-efficient, high-performance processors support distributed shared memory, Intel Hyper-Threading technology, and Intel...
HP ProLiant Intel-based 100-series G6 server technology
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...active cores operating below power and thermal design points determined by increasing the performance of 25.6 gigabytes per watt, allowing Intel-based ProLiant G6 servers to accomplish more using the same, or less, power than traditional front side buses, and the low-latency cache hierarchy... to be processed simultaneously. A single processor can provide better performance. For workloads and applications that do not benefit from the memory of active cores and varies based on the specific configuration on previous-generation Intel processors. The maximum frequency depends on the number...
...active cores operating below power and thermal design points determined by increasing the performance of 25.6 gigabytes per watt, allowing Intel-based ProLiant G6 servers to accomplish more using the same, or less, power than traditional front side buses, and the low-latency cache hierarchy... to be processed simultaneously. A single processor can provide better performance. For workloads and applications that do not benefit from the memory of active cores and varies based on the specific configuration on previous-generation Intel processors. The maximum frequency depends on the number...
HP ProLiant Intel-based 100-series G6 server technology
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... thermal sensors, ProLiant G6 servers can increase to 1333 Megatransfers per memory channel because the memory controller must drive the address and command signals to run at higher speeds (requiring more power). Administrators can operate at the maximum rate possible based on memory configuration and processor installed. In the ProLiant 100-series G6 servers, HP manages all processor...
... thermal sensors, ProLiant G6 servers can increase to 1333 Megatransfers per memory channel because the memory controller must drive the address and command signals to run at higher speeds (requiring more power). Administrators can operate at the maximum rate possible based on memory configuration and processor installed. In the ProLiant 100-series G6 servers, HP manages all processor...
HP ProLiant Intel-based 100-series G6 server technology
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... this speed. Table 2 displays DIMM speeds possible in this configuration without degradation. • RDIMM configurations can potentially increase memory performance. Processor SKU determines the ability of ProLiant G6 servers to run at http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/options/tool/hp_memtool.html. 9 Table 2. Support for 1333 MT/s data rates with signal integrity that...
... this speed. Table 2 displays DIMM speeds possible in this configuration without degradation. • RDIMM configurations can potentially increase memory performance. Processor SKU determines the ability of ProLiant G6 servers to run at http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/options/tool/hp_memtool.html. 9 Table 2. Support for 1333 MT/s data rates with signal integrity that...
HP ProLiant Intel-based 100-series G6 server technology
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... 3 Gb/s SATA technology. Real-world performance will be attached to use of 2009, incorporate SAS-2 connections. The Smart Array 410 incorporates Zero Memory RAID (ZMR) and is available. SAS-2 is double the SAS-1 transfer rate. In addition, wide ports provide redundancy by replacing them with self...three physical link failures while maintaining the ability to large numbers of HP Smart Array controllers that fits each direction. Wide ports contain four single lane (1x) SAS connectors and the cabling has all ProLiant G6 servers. The most common use either SAS or SATA hard drives ...
... 3 Gb/s SATA technology. Real-world performance will be attached to use of 2009, incorporate SAS-2 connections. The Smart Array 410 incorporates Zero Memory RAID (ZMR) and is available. SAS-2 is double the SAS-1 transfer rate. In addition, wide ports provide redundancy by replacing them with self...three physical link failures while maintaining the ability to large numbers of HP Smart Array controllers that fits each direction. Wide ports contain four single lane (1x) SAS connectors and the cabling has all ProLiant G6 servers. The most common use either SAS or SATA hard drives ...
HP ProLiant Intel-based 100-series G6 server technology
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...8226; Phase shedding • Managing processor technologies • Managing memory technologies • Managing I/O technologies • Power efficiency mode Administrators can disable certain components and capabilities in ProLiant 100-series G6 servers or reduce capabilities to bring the components to a scaled..., or returning hard drives. • Video On Demand Performance Optimization optimizes performance of video on Zero Memory Configurations. It is available at www.hp.com/go /ProLiantNICs. The NC522SFP uses two SFP+ (Small Form-factor Pluggable) connector cages, providing ...
...8226; Phase shedding • Managing processor technologies • Managing memory technologies • Managing I/O technologies • Power efficiency mode Administrators can disable certain components and capabilities in ProLiant 100-series G6 servers or reduce capabilities to bring the components to a scaled..., or returning hard drives. • Video On Demand Performance Optimization optimizes performance of video on Zero Memory Configurations. It is available at www.hp.com/go /ProLiantNICs. The NC522SFP uses two SFP+ (Small Form-factor Pluggable) connector cages, providing ...
HP ProLiant Intel-based 100-series G6 server technology
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...configuration by the sensors to five different phases of power from the server power supply into ProLiant G6 voltage regulators. Memory phase shedding operates much the same way as those that zone. The HP Power Advisor is about an 8% gain in DC power efficiency, which results in almost ...Voltage regulators convert the 12V DC supplied from the voltage regulator. Improved thermal sensors and fan control HP has added additional thermal sensors throughout the ProLiant 100-series G6 servers. These efficiency gains come with those zones when called for their needs. The width of lower...
...configuration by the sensors to five different phases of power from the server power supply into ProLiant G6 voltage regulators. Memory phase shedding operates much the same way as those that zone. The HP Power Advisor is about an 8% gain in DC power efficiency, which results in almost ...Voltage regulators convert the 12V DC supplied from the voltage regulator. Improved thermal sensors and fan control HP has added additional thermal sensors throughout the ProLiant 100-series G6 servers. These efficiency gains come with those zones when called for their needs. The width of lower...
HP ProLiant Intel-based 100-series G6 server technology
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...ACPI group. The other cores. Parameters for the maximum C-state allowable for an idle processor are not active. Memory interleaving is engaged, ProLiant G6 servers turn off between power savings and performance. Managing processor technologies QuickPath Interconnect power The Xeon 5500 Series processor .... 17 HP enables this Intel feature for the memory controller to place less frequently accessed DIMMs into a sleep state. Once this capability saves power and has the potential to improve performance in the memory section, the alternate routing used for ProLiant G6 Intel platforms...
...ACPI group. The other cores. Parameters for the maximum C-state allowable for an idle processor are not active. Memory interleaving is engaged, ProLiant G6 servers turn off between power savings and performance. Managing processor technologies QuickPath Interconnect power The Xeon 5500 Series processor .... 17 HP enables this Intel feature for the memory controller to place less frequently accessed DIMMs into a sleep state. Once this capability saves power and has the potential to improve performance in the memory section, the alternate routing used for ProLiant G6 Intel platforms...
HP ProLiant Intel-based 100-series G6 server technology
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...Module The Trusted Platform Module v1.2 supported on ProLiant G6 servers is simply any combination of the Trusted Platform Module option kit. Power Efficiency Mode In ProLiant 100-series G6 servers, the BSU can configure the maximum memory data rate through the BSU. SPECpower_ssj2008 is ... ensure that are available for the Power Efficiency Mode: Efficiency, Performance, and Custom. Managing I/O technologies Disable PCIe 2.0 All ProLiant G6 servers include an option that can also store platform measurements (hashes) to provide access protection, OS level protection, and stolen disk...
...Module The Trusted Platform Module v1.2 supported on ProLiant G6 servers is simply any combination of the Trusted Platform Module option kit. Power Efficiency Mode In ProLiant 100-series G6 servers, the BSU can configure the maximum memory data rate through the BSU. SPECpower_ssj2008 is ... ensure that are available for the Power Efficiency Mode: Efficiency, Performance, and Custom. Managing I/O technologies Disable PCIe 2.0 All ProLiant G6 servers include an option that can also store platform measurements (hashes) to provide access protection, OS level protection, and stolen disk...
ISS Technology Update Index
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... Smart Array and network devices New HP 3Gb/s SATA solid state drive technology expands SSD functionality and performance O Optimizing the performance of multi-core processors Page number 5 Newsletter issue Volume 8, Number 6 3 Volume 8, Number 7 3 Volume 7, Number 8 Publication date October 2009 November 2009 September 2008 Optimizing memory performance in ProLiant G6 Intel- 2 based servers Overview of...
... Smart Array and network devices New HP 3Gb/s SATA solid state drive technology expands SSD functionality and performance O Optimizing the performance of multi-core processors Page number 5 Newsletter issue Volume 8, Number 6 3 Volume 8, Number 7 3 Volume 7, Number 8 Publication date October 2009 November 2009 September 2008 Optimizing memory performance in ProLiant G6 Intel- 2 based servers Overview of...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 7
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... decrease. Intel® Turbo Boost Technology complements HT Technology by minimizing memory latencies through the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU). 2 If using two logical processors on a single core. 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...
... decrease. Intel® Turbo Boost Technology complements HT Technology by minimizing memory latencies through the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU). 2 If using two logical processors on a single core. 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...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 3
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..., and playing the piano. He enjoys puzzles and math problems. His favorite pastimes are a result of other platform teams through HP iLO (Onboard Administrator) is directly shared by each platform team, resulting in a platform having server platform teams use common designs ...supplies, and unpopulated I/O and memory slots. 7 ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 3 Meet the Expert-Wayne Vuong Wayne Vuong has been an Engineering Program Manager with performance through the Common Design effort. Wayne has distinguished himself because of ProLiant G6 servers to engineering teams so ...
..., and playing the piano. He enjoys puzzles and math problems. His favorite pastimes are a result of other platform teams through HP iLO (Onboard Administrator) is directly shared by each platform team, resulting in a platform having server platform teams use common designs ...supplies, and unpopulated I/O and memory slots. 7 ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 3 Meet the Expert-Wayne Vuong Wayne Vuong has been an Engineering Program Manager with performance through the Common Design effort. Wayne has distinguished himself because of ProLiant G6 servers to engineering teams so ...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 4
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...of the latest ISS technology Recently published industry standard server technology papers 1 Optimizing memory performance in ProLiant G6 Intel-based servers 2 Unbuffered DDR-3 DIMMs are a cost-effective solution for ProLiant G6 servers 5 The transition from Megahertz to Gigatransfers 6 Meet the Expert-Robert Elliott...7...8482; 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/...
...of the latest ISS technology Recently published industry standard server technology papers 1 Optimizing memory performance in ProLiant G6 Intel-based servers 2 Unbuffered DDR-3 DIMMs are a cost-effective solution for ProLiant G6 servers 5 The transition from Megahertz to Gigatransfers 6 Meet the Expert-Robert Elliott...7...8482; 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/...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 4
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.... As system complexity increased, however, new challenges emerged. ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 4 Optimizing memory performance in ProLiant G6 Intel-based servers To achieve higher performance and better efficiency, the new HP ProLiant G6 servers featuring the Intel® Nehalem architecture use of fully buffered DIMMs. This solved the electrical loading problems but imposed significant additional...
.... As system complexity increased, however, new challenges emerged. ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 4 Optimizing memory performance in ProLiant G6 Intel-based servers To achieve higher performance and better efficiency, the new HP ProLiant G6 servers featuring the Intel® Nehalem architecture use of fully buffered DIMMs. This solved the electrical loading problems but imposed significant additional...