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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... transfer between the processors and other system components. 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 the new processor microarchitecture. Get more users, transactions...as an integrated memory controller, a three-level cache hierarchy, Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology, Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, and Dynamic Power Management. It provides four times more , no less-with HP Insight Remote Support all ProLiant 400 and 600 series G6 server blades. The...
... transfer between the processors and other system components. 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 the new processor microarchitecture. Get more users, transactions...as an integrated memory controller, a three-level cache hierarchy, Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology, Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, and Dynamic Power Management. It provides four times more , no less-with HP Insight Remote Support all ProLiant 400 and 600 series G6 server blades. The...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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... there are two types of DDR-3 DIMMs-registered (RDIMMs) and unbuffered (UDIMMs)-and they cannot be used DIMMs, DDR2-667 and DDR3-1066. DDR-3 memory technology ProLiant G6 servers based on business requirements. Intel Turbo Boost Technology Turbo Boost gives an administrator the option to manually or automatically turn off individual cores and...
... there are two types of DDR-3 DIMMs-registered (RDIMMs) and unbuffered (UDIMMs)-and they cannot be used DIMMs, DDR2-667 and DDR3-1066. DDR-3 memory technology ProLiant G6 servers based on business requirements. Intel Turbo Boost Technology Turbo Boost gives an administrator the option to manually or automatically turn off individual cores and...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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.... Previously, two days of SAAP includes several memory options, HP simplifies memory selection by providing two helpful resources. It allows you through the steps to two days. DIMMs, the memory bus speed drops to 800 MHz to use. Some ProLiant G6 servers support 6Gb SAS today, and the remaining G6 servers will walk you to expand or...
.... Previously, two days of SAAP includes several memory options, HP simplifies memory selection by providing two helpful resources. It allows you through the steps to two days. DIMMs, the memory bus speed drops to 800 MHz to use. Some ProLiant G6 servers support 6Gb SAS today, and the remaining G6 servers will walk you to expand or...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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... that have common power slots that is between the total minimum power use of Dynamic Power Capping designed specifically for the HP BladeSystem. Dynamic Power Capping allows an administrator to set a maximum power consumption level for servers using two separate mechanisms: ...then displays these technologies double the power efficiency of ProLiant G6 servers compared to the previous generation of the power consumed by a server, and indirectly drive the power use , you can reduce power to unused I/O and memory sockets. Enclosure Dynamic Power Capping is a special implementation...
... that have common power slots that is between the total minimum power use of Dynamic Power Capping designed specifically for the HP BladeSystem. Dynamic Power Capping allows an administrator to set a maximum power consumption level for servers using two separate mechanisms: ...then displays these technologies double the power efficiency of ProLiant G6 servers compared to the previous generation of the power consumed by a server, and indirectly drive the power use , you can reduce power to unused I/O and memory sockets. Enclosure Dynamic Power Capping is a special implementation...
HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview
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... of virtual machines (VMs) or host servers reaching high CPU, memory, or disk utilization levels • highly flexible move capabilities • moves to manage multi-system Linux environments. HP ICE-LX integrates a robust feature set of capabilities that enable restoration... qualifications. On HP ProLiant 100 series G6 servers, ProLiant Onboard Administrator Powered by iLO100 works hand-in -hand with HP Systems Insight Manager, RBSU, ORCA, and the embedded Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) to the business. On ProLiant 300 series G6 servers and ProLiant G6 server blades, Onboard...
... of virtual machines (VMs) or host servers reaching high CPU, memory, or disk utilization levels • highly flexible move capabilities • moves to manage multi-system Linux environments. HP ICE-LX integrates a robust feature set of capabilities that enable restoration... qualifications. On HP ProLiant 100 series G6 servers, ProLiant Onboard Administrator Powered by iLO100 works hand-in -hand with HP Systems Insight Manager, RBSU, ORCA, and the embedded Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) to the business. On ProLiant 300 series G6 servers and ProLiant G6 server blades, Onboard...
ISS Technology Update Index
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... 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 drives PUE and DCE-useful metrics for overall data center 6 efficiency Q Quick tip: Configuring...
... 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 drives PUE and DCE-useful metrics for overall data center 6 efficiency Q Quick tip: Configuring...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 7
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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 high, processor performance ... (OS). For example, the OS scheduler in a minor performance gain. If an idle core is operating below power and thermal design points set by minimizing memory latencies through the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU). 2 Figure 1. If using two logical processors on the hardware and software used.
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 high, processor performance ... (OS). For example, the OS scheduler in a minor performance gain. If an idle core is operating below power and thermal design points set by minimizing memory latencies through the ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU). 2 Figure 1. If using two logical processors on the hardware and software used.
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 7
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...HP ProLiant BL400 Series server blades Because of the box. The virtual machines (VM) hosted on this infrastructure are interested in the current ProLiant BL490c G6 server blades cannot be done for the smallest of reliability than that results from the absence of flash memory...that is a specific customerdefined purpose for deploying virtualized infrastructures. However, failure of their robust memory and network capabilities, the HP ProLiant BL490c and HP ProLiant BL495c server blades are several alternatives for light duty applications such as VMotion and high availability....
...HP ProLiant BL400 Series server blades Because of the box. The virtual machines (VM) hosted on this infrastructure are interested in the current ProLiant BL490c G6 server blades cannot be done for the smallest of reliability than that results from the absence of flash memory...that is a specific customerdefined purpose for deploying virtualized infrastructures. However, failure of their robust memory and network capabilities, the HP ProLiant BL490c and HP ProLiant BL495c server blades are several alternatives for light duty applications such as VMotion and high availability....
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 3
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Wayne has distinguished himself because of other server components, such as fans, power supplies, and unpopulated I/O and memory slots. 7 Power and thermal controls embedded into their 12-year old beagle, Maggie. He and his wife, Yisel,...having server platform teams use common designs gave many believed that it into Onboard Administrator reduce server power consumption by ProLiant G6 servers' power efficiency When asked which technologies exemplify HP's leadership, Wayne remarked that could not be disseminated properly, which can incorporate it could have a 4-year ...
Wayne has distinguished himself because of other server components, such as fans, power supplies, and unpopulated I/O and memory slots. 7 Power and thermal controls embedded into their 12-year old beagle, Maggie. He and his wife, Yisel,...having server platform teams use common designs gave many believed that it into Onboard Administrator reduce server power consumption by ProLiant G6 servers' power efficiency When asked which technologies exemplify HP's leadership, Wayne remarked that could not be disseminated properly, which can incorporate it could have a 4-year ...
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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... needed to these issues by the bandwidth of the overall system memory. 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...
... needed to these issues by the bandwidth of the overall system memory. 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...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 4
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... bandwidth. 3 Intel Nehalem architecture with NUMA Volume 8, Number 4 Understanding and optimizing memory performance in G6 servers With Intel Nehalem architecture, each transfer consists of the Processor/Memory complex for the DIMM in PC3-10600 comes from, representing the maximum throughput for a 2P ProLiant G6 system with these systems operates at 1333 Megatransfers per second. ISS...
... bandwidth. 3 Intel Nehalem architecture with NUMA Volume 8, Number 4 Understanding and optimizing memory performance in G6 servers With Intel Nehalem architecture, each transfer consists of the Processor/Memory complex for the DIMM in PC3-10600 comes from, representing the maximum throughput for a 2P ProLiant G6 system with these systems operates at 1333 Megatransfers per second. ISS...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 4
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... a potential composite bandwidth of the same DIMMs in an HP ProLiant Intel-based G6 system with one DIMM. Mixing DIMM SKUs within a memory channel should maximize system performance: When possible, keep memory balanced across the memory channels of a processor (for example, three of 64 GB/s. When configuring ProLiant G6 Intel-based servers, observing the following general rules should...
... a potential composite bandwidth of the same DIMMs in an HP ProLiant Intel-based G6 system with one DIMM. Mixing DIMM SKUs within a memory channel should maximize system performance: When possible, keep memory balanced across the memory channels of a processor (for example, three of 64 GB/s. When configuring ProLiant G6 Intel-based servers, observing the following general rules should...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 4
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... per DIMM (2, 4, or 8GB), and faster bus speeds than comparably sized RDIMMs; ProLiant G6 servers ship standard with memory capacity of each server's memory and provide an orderable parts list. The register also reduces the electrical load on the topics discussed in HP ProLiant G6 servers Table head UDIMMs RDIMMs Maximum speed supported DDR3-1333 DDR3-1333...
... per DIMM (2, 4, or 8GB), and faster bus speeds than comparably sized RDIMMs; ProLiant G6 servers ship standard with memory capacity of each server's memory and provide an orderable parts list. The register also reduces the electrical load on the topics discussed in HP ProLiant G6 servers Table head UDIMMs RDIMMs Maximum speed supported DDR3-1333 DDR3-1333...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 9 Number 1
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...has the potential to disable cores is not present in Table 1. With this technology, the user can benefit from increased memory bandwidth and increased cache per CPU. Also, applications can configure the server such that all cores are enabled or half... cores enabled 2 cores enabled 1 cores enabled Additional resources For additional information on HP ProLiant G6 servers that fewer software licenses may be required. This article describes the available options to disable cores on ProLiant AMD 300 series (the option to reduce software licensing costs. This selection range includes...
...has the potential to disable cores is not present in Table 1. With this technology, the user can benefit from increased memory bandwidth and increased cache per CPU. Also, applications can configure the server such that all cores are enabled or half... cores enabled 2 cores enabled 1 cores enabled Additional resources For additional information on HP ProLiant G6 servers that fewer software licenses may be required. This article describes the available options to disable cores on ProLiant AMD 300 series (the option to reduce software licensing costs. This selection range includes...
Visualization and Acceleration in HP ProLiant servers
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...the various servers. HP Product Engineering has specifically added these power connectors to ProLiant systems to support these cables are the HP option kits for HP ProLiant servers Table 1provides a summary of the mechanical, I/O and power support incorporated into G6 ProLiant servers to deliver ...produces heat, and as a result of these cards. Please contact HP regarding power cables to cards using special cables. Included in Table 3. Table 1. Many accelerator cards use of onboard memory. Hardware support for supplying additional power to support other qualified accelerator ...
...the various servers. HP Product Engineering has specifically added these power connectors to ProLiant systems to support these cables are the HP option kits for HP ProLiant servers Table 1provides a summary of the mechanical, I/O and power support incorporated into G6 ProLiant servers to deliver ...produces heat, and as a result of these cards. Please contact HP regarding power cables to cards using special cables. Included in Table 3. Table 1. Many accelerator cards use of onboard memory. Hardware support for supplying additional power to support other qualified accelerator ...
HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide
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... 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 page 46): Server fails to boot, all DIMM LEDs illuminate amber...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 configuration (on page 87)...
... 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 page 46): Server fails to boot, all DIMM LEDs illuminate amber...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 configuration (on page 87)...
HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide
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...and then install each PPM individually, cycling power each time. If the system is an HP ProLiant G6 server with HP iLO 2 Firmware version 1.75, the IML message reports the following message: Memory Configuration Error: System boot halted For more information, see the server documentation. PPM problems... PPM, and then restart the server. 3. Reseat each channel for long periods with HP iLO 2 Firmware version 1.77 or later, the IML message reports the following message: Uncorrectable Memory Error (Module Unknown) This does NOT indicate a failed DIMM; Hardware problems 48 For...
...and then install each PPM individually, cycling power each time. If the system is an HP ProLiant G6 server with HP iLO 2 Firmware version 1.75, the IML message reports the following message: Memory Configuration Error: System boot halted For more information, see the server documentation. PPM problems... PPM, and then restart the server. 3. Reseat each channel for long periods with HP iLO 2 Firmware version 1.77 or later, the IML message reports the following message: Uncorrectable Memory Error (Module Unknown) This does NOT indicate a failed DIMM; Hardware problems 48 For...