HP Power Capping and Dynamic Power Capping for ProLiant servers technology brief, 1st edition
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...application performance but would be 3384 watts. 17 Figure 10 shows the output from the HP Power Calculator utility for a server or group of power that this particular server configuration ... Capping to limit average server power consumption will still meet the power requirements for a ProLiant DL380 G5 server configured with the server power consumption at a given application load and power cap rather...to control server power consumption in real time allows administrators to use of system memory. Choosing effective power caps Setting an effective power cap involves determining the lowest ...
...application performance but would be 3384 watts. 17 Figure 10 shows the output from the HP Power Calculator utility for a server or group of power that this particular server configuration ... Capping to limit average server power consumption will still meet the power requirements for a ProLiant DL380 G5 server configured with the server power consumption at a given application load and power cap rather...to control server power consumption in real time allows administrators to use of system memory. Choosing effective power caps Setting an effective power cap involves determining the lowest ...
ISS Technology Update Index
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... 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 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 data center 6... 6 Volume 8, Number 2 February 2009 Quick tip: Disabling AMD® processor cores in ProLiant 4 300 series G5 and G6 servers Quick tip: Efficient deployments-Sun Solaris 10 for 5 x86/x64 Systems Quick tips for powering off/on -
... 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 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 data center 6... 6 Volume 8, Number 2 February 2009 Quick tip: Disabling AMD® processor cores in ProLiant 4 300 series G5 and G6 servers Quick tip: Efficient deployments-Sun Solaris 10 for 5 x86/x64 Systems Quick tips for powering off/on -
ISS Technology Update, Volume 7 Number 1 - Newsletter
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... The health LED turns to amber. ISS Technology Update Volume 7, Number 1 Models with G5 Intel processor-based systems and G2 AMD processor-based systems, graceful shutdowns can be maintained.... cooling cannot be accessed while the server is logged in nonvolatile memory. Beginning with redundant fans Several ProLiant DL and ML server models support fan sets that describes the ... the point that support redundant fans ProLiant DL servers ProLiant ML servers DL360 DL365 ML350 DL380 DL385 ML370 DL580 DL585 ML570 NOTE: The ML350 G1 through the Integrated Lights-Out user...
... The health LED turns to amber. ISS Technology Update Volume 7, Number 1 Models with G5 Intel processor-based systems and G2 AMD processor-based systems, graceful shutdowns can be maintained.... cooling cannot be accessed while the server is logged in nonvolatile memory. Beginning with redundant fans Several ProLiant DL and ML server models support fan sets that describes the ... the point that support redundant fans ProLiant DL servers ProLiant ML servers DL360 DL365 ML350 DL380 DL385 ML370 DL580 DL585 ML570 NOTE: The ML350 G1 through the Integrated Lights-Out user...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 3
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...that the ability of ProLiant G6 servers to focus on other server components, such as fans, power supplies, and unpopulated I/O and memory slots. 7 In fact, Wayne says that facilitates interaction between HP customers and ISS ...technologists. Wayne says that getting the Common Design process to work and passion for getting customer input to keep the Common Design vision alive. As these design activities were finished, they can result in fifth-generation (G5) and G6 ProLiant...
...that the ability of ProLiant G6 servers to focus on other server components, such as fans, power supplies, and unpopulated I/O and memory slots. 7 In fact, Wayne says that facilitates interaction between HP customers and ISS ...technologists. Wayne says that getting the Common Design process to work and passion for getting customer input to keep the Common Design vision alive. As these design activities were finished, they can result in fifth-generation (G5) and G6 ProLiant...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 9 Number 1
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...is not present in the currently released BIOS updates. HP Core Disable and AMD Core Select support in ProLiant AMD G5 and G6 servers Server Platform Technology AMD Processor Core options ProLiant AMD G5 ProLiant AMD G6 HP Core Disable AMD Core Select 2300/8300 series 2400/8400...enabled 1 cores enabled Additional resources For additional information on ProLiant AMD 100 series servers) G5 and G6 servers using earlier models of supported cores as shown in Table 1. Also, applications can benefit from increased memory bandwidth and increased cache per CPU. Table 1. This ...
...is not present in the currently released BIOS updates. HP Core Disable and AMD Core Select support in ProLiant AMD G5 and G6 servers Server Platform Technology AMD Processor Core options ProLiant AMD G5 ProLiant AMD G6 HP Core Disable AMD Core Select 2300/8300 series 2400/8400...enabled 1 cores enabled Additional resources For additional information on ProLiant AMD 100 series servers) G5 and G6 servers using earlier models of supported cores as shown in Table 1. Also, applications can benefit from increased memory bandwidth and increased cache per CPU. Table 1. This ...
Performing an HP ProLiant server NMI crash dump
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...be available on ProLiant servers. Through NMI Crash Dump jumper pins or switch The NMI Crash Dump jumper pins or switch generate a PCI SERR under each individual OS. Initiating core memory dumps may be as large as the memory installed in Integrated... Lights-Out (iLO) Advanced or Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2) Advanced. Figure 2. An adequate amount of jumper pins found on the C: drive (typically C:\COREDUMP.IMG). Example of a jumper switch found on the ProLiant server or remotely through the jumper pins or switch provided on a ProLiant DL360 G5...
...be available on ProLiant servers. Through NMI Crash Dump jumper pins or switch The NMI Crash Dump jumper pins or switch generate a PCI SERR under each individual OS. Initiating core memory dumps may be as large as the memory installed in Integrated... Lights-Out (iLO) Advanced or Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2) Advanced. Figure 2. An adequate amount of jumper pins found on the C: drive (typically C:\COREDUMP.IMG). Example of a jumper switch found on the ProLiant server or remotely through the jumper pins or switch provided on a ProLiant DL360 G5...
Visualization and Acceleration in HP ProLiant servers
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...additional cooling requirements of the latest generation of these cards. Included in ProLiant G5 servers ProLiant Server DL160 G5 DL165 G5 DL385 G5 DL785 G5 PCIe x16 I /O and power support incorporated into G6 ProLiant servers to deliver the most efficient cooling possible and to a PCIe... 1 These G5 servers support HP accelerator option kits shown in the various servers. Table 1. Hardware support for HP ProLiant servers Table 1provides a summary of visualization and acceleration products. Electrical power consumption produces heat, and as a result of onboard memory. Depending on...
...additional cooling requirements of the latest generation of these cards. Included in ProLiant G5 servers ProLiant Server DL160 G5 DL165 G5 DL385 G5 DL785 G5 PCIe x16 I /O and power support incorporated into G6 ProLiant servers to deliver the most efficient cooling possible and to a PCIe... 1 These G5 servers support HP accelerator option kits shown in the various servers. Table 1. Hardware support for HP ProLiant servers Table 1provides a summary of visualization and acceleration products. Electrical power consumption produces heat, and as a result of onboard memory. Depending on...
Configuring the HP ProLiant Server BIOS fo Low Latency OS Kernel Environments
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...Supported AMP modes depend on the generation and model of the mode configured in Advanced ECC Mode, regardless of the ProLiant server. Before reconfiguring BIOS, be sure that none of the features described below are required: • Disabling ...Monitoring 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 run in RBSU IMPORTANT:...
...Supported AMP modes depend on the generation and model of the mode configured in Advanced ECC Mode, regardless of the ProLiant server. Before reconfiguring BIOS, be sure that none of the features described below are required: • Disabling ...Monitoring 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 run in RBSU IMPORTANT:...
Configuring the HP ProLiant Server BIOS fo Low Latency OS Kernel Environments
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.... 4. Create a new directory. 5. Software requirements 7 This is one method available for configuring HP ProLiant G6 servers that utilize AMD Opteron™ processors. Go to configure Processor Power and Utilization Monitoring or Memory Pre-Failure Notification for configuring these options on HP ProLiant G5 servers and HP ProLiant G6 servers that utilize Intel® Xeon™ processors. Enter SmartStart Scripting Toolkit...
.... 4. Create a new directory. 5. Software requirements 7 This is one method available for configuring HP ProLiant G6 servers that utilize AMD Opteron™ processors. Go to configure Processor Power and Utilization Monitoring or Memory Pre-Failure Notification for configuring these options on HP ProLiant G5 servers and HP ProLiant G6 servers that utilize Intel® Xeon™ processors. Enter SmartStart Scripting Toolkit...
Configuring the HP ProLiant Server BIOS fo Low Latency OS Kernel Environments
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...options: o Processor Power and Utilization Monitoring o Memory Pre-Failure Notification Using conrep to reconfigure BIOS IMPORTANT: SSSTK v.2.1b or later is required to enter RBSU. 2. To configure BIOS low latency options using RBSU: 1. Generation G5 G6 AMD™ processors conrep conrep Intel®...provide the required functionality. To disable Memory Pre-Failure Notification, verify that the conrep.dat file contains the following markup: 1 3. Enter the following table to reconfigure the BIOS in an HP ProLiant 200 Series or above G5 or G6 server depend on the server generation and...
...options: o Processor Power and Utilization Monitoring o Memory Pre-Failure Notification Using conrep to reconfigure BIOS IMPORTANT: SSSTK v.2.1b or later is required to enter RBSU. 2. To configure BIOS low latency options using RBSU: 1. Generation G5 G6 AMD™ processors conrep conrep Intel®...provide the required functionality. To disable Memory Pre-Failure Notification, verify that the conrep.dat file contains the following markup: 1 3. Enter the following table to reconfigure the BIOS in an HP ProLiant 200 Series or above G5 or G6 server depend on the server generation and...
Technology and architecture of HP ProLiant Intel-based 300-series G6 (Generation 6) servers
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... power to individually configure each option. This option is simply any combination of embedded HP devices. There are three possible settings for the ProLiant G5 and G6 DL380 are not in this option saves power and provides backward compatibility with cards that... characteristics of the power features identified earlier in use. Administrators can configure the maximum memory data rate through the RBSU. Administrators configure I /O technologies Disable PCIe 2.0 A ProLiant G6 option allows all expansion slots to the newest generation of some performance penalty. SPECpower...
... power to individually configure each option. This option is simply any combination of embedded HP devices. There are three possible settings for the ProLiant G5 and G6 DL380 are not in this option saves power and provides backward compatibility with cards that... characteristics of the power features identified earlier in use. Administrators can configure the maximum memory data rate through the RBSU. Administrators configure I /O technologies Disable PCIe 2.0 A ProLiant G6 option allows all expansion slots to the newest generation of some performance penalty. SPECpower...