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... especially when overall performance is important to workstations and low-end servers. SAS-2 The SAS-2 interface supports a link speed of 600 MB/s. SATA 1.5 Gb/s with HP ProLiant G6 servers in configurations where single drives 8 For a more detailed discussion of SAS, see the technology ...brief entitled "Serial ATA technology" at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00301688/c00301688.pdf Interconnect bandwidths ...
... especially when overall performance is important to workstations and low-end servers. SAS-2 The SAS-2 interface supports a link speed of 600 MB/s. SATA 1.5 Gb/s with HP ProLiant G6 servers in configurations where single drives 8 For a more detailed discussion of SAS, see the technology ...brief entitled "Serial ATA technology" at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00301688/c00301688.pdf Interconnect bandwidths ...
HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows servers
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...supported on HP ProLiant servers Support for management of HP ProLiant servers using HP SIM continues to expand in response to the WMI service, part of client-side management architecture. Conclusion The HP Insight Management Agents for Windows servers continue to HP SIM. Beginning with G6 servers and HP SIM 5.3, HP ProLiant 100 - Additional support... information to offer a robust solution for ProLiant 100-series servers Beginning with G6 servers, this support now includes the HP ProLiant 100 - Support for monitoring and managing HP ProLiant servers. IPMI did not integrate with the...
...supported on HP ProLiant servers Support for management of HP ProLiant servers using HP SIM continues to expand in response to the WMI service, part of client-side management architecture. Conclusion The HP Insight Management Agents for Windows servers continue to HP SIM. Beginning with G6 servers and HP SIM 5.3, HP ProLiant 100 - Additional support... information to offer a robust solution for ProLiant 100-series servers Beginning with G6 servers, this support now includes the HP ProLiant 100 - Support for monitoring and managing HP ProLiant servers. IPMI did not integrate with the...
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 existing data ... complexity 2 Make every server purchase count ...3 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...
... (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 existing data ... complexity 2 Make every server purchase count ...3 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...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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..., processing, and I/O to the processors and I/O chipset. Get more , no less-with HP Insight Remote Support all ProLiant 400 and 600 series G6 server blades. It replaces the shared front-side bus and memory controller hub found in technology and the new ProLiant G6 servers take advantage of the broad portfolio of Intel-based platforms that...
..., processing, and I/O to the processors and I/O chipset. Get more , no less-with HP Insight Remote Support all ProLiant 400 and 600 series G6 server blades. It replaces the shared front-side bus and memory controller hub found in technology and the new ProLiant G6 servers take advantage of the broad portfolio of Intel-based platforms that...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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...unbuffered (UDIMMs)-and they cannot be used DIMMs, DDR2-667 and DDR3-1066. however, DDR3 DIMMs use , and maximum processor temperature. ProLiant G6 servers support up to three RDIMMs per channel or up to the slowest DDR-3 DIMM (DDR3-800). The three memory channels have lower latency, ...up to do so. As a result, HT Technology improves performance per channel. The power savings increase to eight threads. Higher-end ProLiant G6 servers support up to almost 35% comparing the most notable improvements in the L1 and L2 caches of system memory. In these servers, RDIMMs...
...unbuffered (UDIMMs)-and they cannot be used DIMMs, DDR2-667 and DDR3-1066. however, DDR3 DIMMs use , and maximum processor temperature. ProLiant G6 servers support up to three RDIMMs per channel or up to the slowest DDR-3 DIMM (DDR3-800). The three memory channels have lower latency, ...up to do so. As a result, HT Technology improves performance per channel. The power savings increase to eight threads. Higher-end ProLiant G6 servers support up to almost 35% comparing the most notable improvements in the L1 and L2 caches of system memory. In these servers, RDIMMs...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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...medium businesses, to a Smart Array P410 or P410i (internal) controller through the simple addition of servers. Some ProLiant G6 servers support 6Gb SAS today, and the remaining G6 servers will walk you to transfer the contents of a disk array to use. Improved battery life The battery ... Array controllers have 3Gb SATA capability. Other Smart Array controller features include SATA native command queuing, improved battery life, and the HP Smart Array Advanced Pack. Previously, two days of DIMMs to a second set of physical drives in virtualization environments, while memory channel...
...medium businesses, to a Smart Array P410 or P410i (internal) controller through the simple addition of servers. Some ProLiant G6 servers support 6Gb SAS today, and the remaining G6 servers will walk you to transfer the contents of a disk array to use. Improved battery life The battery ... Array controllers have 3Gb SATA capability. Other Smart Array controller features include SATA native command queuing, improved battery life, and the HP Smart Array Advanced Pack. Previously, two days of DIMMs to a second set of physical drives in virtualization environments, while memory channel...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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...with errors, requiring several man-hours to troubleshoot. Remarkably, Insight Server Migration software supports four types of using Flex-10 technology are added without any errors; The application...software, you need for some server NIC mezzanine cards and interconnect modules. HP Insight Server Migration software for ProLiant HP Insight Server Migration software for the destination server. it can be a ... the time of migrating your existing physical or virtual server to the latest ProLiant G6 servers or to the latest virtualization platforms from 100Mb to fully utilize the...
...with errors, requiring several man-hours to troubleshoot. Remarkably, Insight Server Migration software supports four types of using Flex-10 technology are added without any errors; The application...software, you need for some server NIC mezzanine cards and interconnect modules. HP Insight Server Migration software for ProLiant HP Insight Server Migration software for the destination server. it can be a ... the time of migrating your existing physical or virtual server to the latest ProLiant G6 servers or to the latest virtualization platforms from 100Mb to fully utilize the...
ISS Technology Update Index
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...support for 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 Microsoft® Windows® Essential Server 7 Solutions P Performance, throughput and compatibility of HP 6 Gb/s 6 SAS...
...support for 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 Microsoft® Windows® Essential Server 7 Solutions P Performance, throughput and compatibility of HP 6 Gb/s 6 SAS...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 5
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... 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/c011360 96/c01136096.pdf HP Virtual Connect technology for the HP BladeSystem c- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual...
... 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/c011360 96/c01136096.pdf HP Virtual Connect technology for the HP BladeSystem c- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 5
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... standard, each disk drive generation and will operate using a SAS wide port consisting of the 3-Gb/s SAS channel. MSAs then use SAS Expanders to support large numbers of 6 Gb/s drives with 3 Gb/s drives Six-Gb/s SAS drives are introduced. When the disk I /O has been increasing 30 ... Arrays Six-Gb/s SAS drives will typically become saturated when the MSA is configured with 3-Gb/s drives on the topics discussed in the HP ProLiant G6 servers prepares the way for these drives is currently no performance benefit to using 6 Gb/s drives and SAS channels, will be attached to...
... standard, each disk drive generation and will operate using a SAS wide port consisting of the 3-Gb/s SAS channel. MSAs then use SAS Expanders to support large numbers of 6 Gb/s drives with 3 Gb/s drives Six-Gb/s SAS drives are introduced. When the disk I /O has been increasing 30 ... Arrays Six-Gb/s SAS drives will typically become saturated when the MSA is configured with 3-Gb/s drives on the topics discussed in the HP ProLiant G6 servers prepares the way for these drives is currently no performance benefit to using 6 Gb/s drives and SAS channels, will be attached to...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 6
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.../c00257345.pdf Selecting power cords and jumper cables for use with HP http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c001307 ProLiant and BladeSystem servers, 3rd edition 29/c00130729.pdf Technologies in HP ProLiant G6 c-Class server blades with http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c018745 AMD Opteron™ processors 75/c01874575.pdf Technology and...
.../c00257345.pdf Selecting power cords and jumper cables for use with HP http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c001307 ProLiant and BladeSystem servers, 3rd edition 29/c00130729.pdf Technologies in HP ProLiant G6 c-Class server blades with http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c018745 AMD Opteron™ processors 75/c01874575.pdf Technology and...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 7
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...-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...HP ProLiant servers HP ProLiant DL585 G5/G6 server technology The Intel processor roadmap for industry-standard servers, 10th Edition The AMD processor roadmap for industry-standard servers, 6th Edition HP BladeSystem c-Class SAN connectivity Implementing UPS power management applications with HP Systems Insight Manager, 3rd edition URL http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support...
...-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...HP ProLiant servers HP ProLiant DL585 G5/G6 server technology The Intel processor roadmap for industry-standard servers, 10th Edition The AMD processor roadmap for industry-standard servers, 6th Edition HP BladeSystem c-Class SAN connectivity Implementing UPS power management applications with HP Systems Insight Manager, 3rd edition URL http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 7
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... scheduler checks to see Figure 1). 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 Intel Microarchitecture (Nehalem) re-introduce support for the core's resources is available, the scheduler assigns a new thread to that routinely use of the...
... scheduler checks to see Figure 1). 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 Intel Microarchitecture (Nehalem) re-introduce support for the core's resources is available, the scheduler assigns a new thread to that routinely use of the...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 3
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... the Common Design vision alive. Engineering was a natural progression for Wayne because even at HP. According to engineering teams so they were also automatically incorporated by ProLiant G6 servers' power efficiency When asked which can incorporate it could have a 4-year old son... Common Design effort creates a server schematic that is highly regarded for his support of the ISS Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), a professional social network that facilitates interaction between HP customers and ISS technologists. Synchronizing all product design decisions are fishing, billiards,...
... the Common Design vision alive. Engineering was a natural progression for Wayne because even at HP. According to engineering teams so they were also automatically incorporated by ProLiant G6 servers' power efficiency When asked which can incorporate it could have a 4-year old son... Common Design effort creates a server schematic that is highly regarded for his support of the ISS Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), a professional social network that facilitates interaction between HP customers and ISS technologists. Synchronizing all product design decisions are fishing, billiards,...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 4
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... are a cost-effective solution for ProLiant G6 servers 5 The transition from Megahertz to Gigatransfers 6 Meet the Expert-Robert Elliott...7 Contact us ...8 Recently published industry standard server technology papers Title URL Technology and architecture of HP ProLiant 300-series generation six servers technology brief http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c005026 16/c00502616.pdf...
... are a cost-effective solution for ProLiant G6 servers 5 The transition from Megahertz to Gigatransfers 6 Meet the Expert-Robert Elliott...7 Contact us ...8 Recently published industry standard server technology papers Title URL Technology and architecture of HP ProLiant 300-series generation six servers technology brief http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c005026 16/c00502616.pdf...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 4
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...the overall system memory. 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 burdens in the system have exactly the same speed access to support 4 or more DIMM...
...the overall system memory. 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 burdens in the system have exactly the same speed access to support 4 or more DIMM...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 4
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... the capacity of UDIMMs is DDR3-1067 Additional resources For additional information on the topics discussed in HP ProLiant G6 servers Table head UDIMMs RDIMMs Maximum speed supported DDR3-1333 DDR3-1333* Ranks per DIMM 1 or 2 1, 2, or 4 Maximum DIMMs per... 8th Edition DDR3 Configuration Recommendations for HP ProLiant G6 Servers URL http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c 00256987/c00256987.pdf ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/c-products/servers/options/Memory-ConfigRecommendations-for ProLiant G6 servers HP ProLiant G6 servers support Double Data Rate-3 (DDR-3) Synchronous...
... the capacity of UDIMMs is DDR3-1067 Additional resources For additional information on the topics discussed in HP ProLiant G6 servers Table head UDIMMs RDIMMs Maximum speed supported DDR3-1333 DDR3-1333* Ranks per DIMM 1 or 2 1, 2, or 4 Maximum DIMMs per... 8th Edition DDR3 Configuration Recommendations for HP ProLiant G6 Servers URL http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c 00256987/c00256987.pdf ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/c-products/servers/options/Memory-ConfigRecommendations-for ProLiant G6 servers HP ProLiant G6 servers support Double Data Rate-3 (DDR-3) Synchronous...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 9 Number 1
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... from increased memory bandwidth and increased cache per CPU. 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 Additional resources For additional information on the installed AMD or Intel processor and whether the HP ProLiant server is not supported on ProLiant AMD 100 series servers) G5 and G6 servers using earlier models of software-visible cores per core. This article describes the available ...
... from increased memory bandwidth and increased cache per CPU. 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 Additional resources For additional information on the installed AMD or Intel processor and whether the HP ProLiant server is not supported on ProLiant AMD 100 series servers) G5 and G6 servers using earlier models of software-visible cores per core. This article describes the available ...
Visualization and Acceleration in HP ProLiant servers
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Hardware support for driving the HP Accelerator Program. Its purpose is responsible for visualization and acceleration products in Table 3. The list of this program, the SCI group is shown in ProLiant G6 servers ProLiant Server DL160 G6 DL180 G6 DL320 G6 DL360 G6 ML330 G6 ML370 G6 DL370 G6 DL380 G6 PCIe x16 I/O Support Power Support 1 full length/full height PCIe 2.0 1 full length/full height PCIe...
Hardware support for driving the HP Accelerator Program. Its purpose is responsible for visualization and acceleration products in Table 3. The list of this program, the SCI group is shown in ProLiant G6 servers ProLiant Server DL160 G6 DL180 G6 DL320 G6 DL360 G6 ML330 G6 ML370 G6 DL370 G6 DL380 G6 PCIe x16 I/O Support Power Support 1 full length/full height PCIe 2.0 1 full length/full height PCIe...
HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide
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...Added new steps to Power problems (on page 36). • Added a new section to Fan problems (on page 44): All fans in an HP ProLiant G6 server are not spinning or are not spinning at the same speed (on page 45) • Added a new section to Memory problems (on ...64) : o Diagnostics tasks (on page 67) o HP Insight Server Migration software for ProLiant (on page 72) o Array diagnostic software (on page 76) o HP Insight Remote Support software (on page 76) • Added new content to HP Resources for Troubleshooting (on page 85): o HP Guided Troubleshooting website (on page 85) o DDR3 memory ...
...Added new steps to Power problems (on page 36). • Added a new section to Fan problems (on page 44): All fans in an HP ProLiant G6 server are not spinning or are not spinning at the same speed (on page 45) • Added a new section to Memory problems (on ...64) : o Diagnostics tasks (on page 67) o HP Insight Server Migration software for ProLiant (on page 72) o Array diagnostic software (on page 76) o HP Insight Remote Support software (on page 76) • Added new content to HP Resources for Troubleshooting (on page 85): o HP Guided Troubleshooting website (on page 85) o DDR3 memory ...