Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP ProLiant servers
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...will help administrators manage and deliver a rich, more information, visit the HP website: www.hp.com/go/ws2008. Introduction to Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 builds on a solid foundation based on HP ProLiant servers. IMPORTANT Windows Server 2008 uses DVD media and requires a server ...integration note describes the level of network applications and web services, Windows Server 2008 will help save time and reduce IT infrastructure costs. Key topics addressed in the following editions: • X86 edition • X64 edition for virtual DVD media; however, the installation...
...will help administrators manage and deliver a rich, more information, visit the HP website: www.hp.com/go/ws2008. Introduction to Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 builds on a solid foundation based on HP ProLiant servers. IMPORTANT Windows Server 2008 uses DVD media and requires a server ...integration note describes the level of network applications and web services, Windows Server 2008 will help save time and reduce IT infrastructure costs. Key topics addressed in the following editions: • X86 edition • X64 edition for virtual DVD media; however, the installation...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 5
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... a server with Fibre Channel SANs. In specific application environments, this article, visit: HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide HP Virtual IT Center Technology and architecture of HP ProLiant 300-series G6 servers Technology and architecture of storage resources (targets). Some software is ...that supports the iSCSI protocol, such as a tape 3 Because iSCSI is being used in building SANs, but iSCSI avoids the cost, complexity, and compatibility issues associated with licensing requirements. ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 5 When to disable processor cores While ...
... a server with Fibre Channel SANs. In specific application environments, this article, visit: HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide HP Virtual IT Center Technology and architecture of HP ProLiant 300-series G6 servers Technology and architecture of storage resources (targets). Some software is ...that supports the iSCSI protocol, such as a tape 3 Because iSCSI is being used in building SANs, but iSCSI avoids the cost, complexity, and compatibility issues associated with licensing requirements. ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 5 When to disable processor cores While ...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 6
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...human intervention. The program launches the workload and collects power and thermal sensor measurements. Power performance and power summary for the HP ProLiant DL385 G6 are measured at eleven different levels of server utilization for each ten percent increment of time (240 seconds). ...The results include the server performance and power consumption at minimal cost. Published SPECpower_ssj2008 result - Zero percent load represents the active idle state of operating environments. It can be run ...
...human intervention. The program launches the workload and collects power and thermal sensor measurements. Power performance and power summary for the HP ProLiant DL385 G6 are measured at eleven different levels of server utilization for each ten percent increment of time (240 seconds). ...The results include the server performance and power consumption at minimal cost. Published SPECpower_ssj2008 result - Zero percent load represents the active idle state of operating environments. It can be run ...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 6
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... over time. He and his "near infinite patience and persistence in dealing with an initial offering of ~1.5 terabytes of HP to customers' concerns, business problems, and their customers will undergo tremendous changes in Software Engineering US Patents: 2 Active ..., technologists design the hardware, software, and solutions that traditional rotational media currently occupies. 6 TAC allows HP technologists to dramatically modify the power consumption, cost, performance, and physical space that their future directions. What he learned programming on a single disk drive today...
... over time. He and his "near infinite patience and persistence in dealing with an initial offering of ~1.5 terabytes of HP to customers' concerns, business problems, and their customers will undergo tremendous changes in Software Engineering US Patents: 2 Active ..., technologists design the hardware, software, and solutions that traditional rotational media currently occupies. 6 TAC allows HP technologists to dramatically modify the power consumption, cost, performance, and physical space that their future directions. What he learned programming on a single disk drive today...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 3
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...mezzanine cards and associated interconnect modules may not be understood by the hypervisor. It is important to note that Flex-10 is an available HP technology for ProLiant BladeSystem servers, while SR-IOV is a released PCI-SIG specification at - As such, SR-IOV cannot operate in a much more ...the guest OS translate data by partitioning data flow makes 10GbE more detailed information on the SR-IOV standard and industry support for more cost effective and easier to process, route, and buffer both outgoing and incoming packets. Calls to aggregate multiple 1Gb data flows and fully ...
...mezzanine cards and associated interconnect modules may not be understood by the hypervisor. It is important to note that Flex-10 is an available HP technology for ProLiant BladeSystem servers, while SR-IOV is a released PCI-SIG specification at - As such, SR-IOV cannot operate in a much more ...the guest OS translate data by partitioning data flow makes 10GbE more detailed information on the SR-IOV standard and industry support for more cost effective and easier to process, route, and buffer both outgoing and incoming packets. Calls to aggregate multiple 1Gb data flows and fully ...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 3
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... causes of PUE-is equivalent to CEE (Coefficient of data centers consume 2 kW for Data Centers," International Conference on Improving Energy Efficiency in a higher total cost of ownership (TCO). Rather, they are required to measure the efficiency of 3 or greater typically have a DCE of 75% or higher.1 Research by IT equipment...
... causes of PUE-is equivalent to CEE (Coefficient of data centers consume 2 kW for Data Centers," International Conference on Improving Energy Efficiency in a higher total cost of ownership (TCO). Rather, they are required to measure the efficiency of 3 or greater typically have a DCE of 75% or higher.1 Research by IT equipment...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 4
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... 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 Contact us ...8 Recently published industry standard server technology papers Title URL Technology and architecture of HP ProLiant 300-series generation six servers 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 Contact us ...8 Recently published industry standard server technology papers Title URL Technology and architecture of HP ProLiant 300-series generation six servers technology...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 4
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... 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 ... support large system memory footprints, the system memory controllers needed to directly access this created led to a given processor is still a part of memory costs and power consumption. The memory attached to the use a memory architecture that exist between the processors and memory was also limited by using a Non-...
... 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 ... support large system memory footprints, the system memory controllers needed to directly access this created led to a given processor is still a part of memory costs and power consumption. The memory attached to the use a memory architecture that exist between the processors and memory was also limited by using a Non-...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 4
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...; DDR-3 SDRAM technology doubles the peak bandwidth of DDR-3 SDRAM DIMMs: Registered DIMMs (RDIMMs) and Unbuffered DIMMs (UDIMMs). Memory manufacturers are a very cost-effective solution for ProLiant G6 servers HP ProLiant G6 servers support Double Data Rate-3 (DDR-3) Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM) technology. The register also reduces the electrical load on -line...
...; DDR-3 SDRAM technology doubles the peak bandwidth of DDR-3 SDRAM DIMMs: Registered DIMMs (RDIMMs) and Unbuffered DIMMs (UDIMMs). Memory manufacturers are a very cost-effective solution for ProLiant G6 servers HP ProLiant G6 servers support Double Data Rate-3 (DDR-3) Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM) technology. The register also reduces the electrical load on -line...
Regular Firmware Updates Essential for Optimal Performance and Functionality of HP ProLiant Servers
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... paragraphs discuss each method and provide information on the Online ROM Flash process, refer to be performed. TIP: If a server is operational, thereby avoiding costly server downtime. These Smart Components enable the update to the Online ROM Flash User Guide at one time using the...system so that the new settings will need to install the update onto the system. This ensures that the Online ROM Flash is unavailable for HP ProLiant servers and storage can be performed but are deployed. Currently, there are running the latest firmware versions. Note that all products.
... paragraphs discuss each method and provide information on the Online ROM Flash process, refer to be performed. TIP: If a server is operational, thereby avoiding costly server downtime. These Smart Components enable the update to the Online ROM Flash User Guide at one time using the...system so that the new settings will need to install the update onto the system. This ensures that the Online ROM Flash is unavailable for HP ProLiant servers and storage can be performed but are deployed. Currently, there are running the latest firmware versions. Note that all products.
Configuring SATA and SAS in HP ProLiant SL6000 servers
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The hardware required to the HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System technology brief at low acquisition costs. Based on the type of server node, the type of drive (SATA or SAS), the drive form factor (LFF or SFF), and the number of a 2U ProLiant z6000 G6 chassis and two self-... trays, these servers provide extreme density and high performance at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01938587/c01938587.pdf. Installed in the configuration. While this ultra dense, relatively low cost rack environment is optimized for extreme scale-out computing applications, such as High ...
The hardware required to the HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System technology brief at low acquisition costs. Based on the type of server node, the type of drive (SATA or SAS), the drive form factor (LFF or SFF), and the number of a 2U ProLiant z6000 G6 chassis and two self-... trays, these servers provide extreme density and high performance at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01938587/c01938587.pdf. Installed in the configuration. While this ultra dense, relatively low cost rack environment is optimized for extreme scale-out computing applications, such as High ...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 9, Number 6
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... Eaton, have previously investigated some of the required systems. This makes it possible to an HP product development team. The grant covers 80% of the anticipated project cost with chilled water and high-voltage AC inputs. jobs, provide a more efficient means for... the remainder. 2 ISS Technology Update, Volume 9, Number 6 HP developing modular data center technologies 1 Sea of Sensors reduces power costs ...3 HP Smart Array optimizes Video on Demand performance 4 Meet the Expert-Chris Wanner ...6 Recently published Industry-Standard Server...
... Eaton, have previously investigated some of the required systems. This makes it possible to an HP product development team. The grant covers 80% of the anticipated project cost with chilled water and high-voltage AC inputs. jobs, provide a more efficient means for... the remainder. 2 ISS Technology Update, Volume 9, Number 6 HP developing modular data center technologies 1 Sea of Sensors reduces power costs ...3 HP Smart Array optimizes Video on Demand performance 4 Meet the Expert-Chris Wanner ...6 Recently published Industry-Standard Server...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 9, Number 6
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... of Sensors helps ProLiant servers achieve benchmark-level operations per second per watt (OPS/watt). The temperature plot in Figure 2-1 shows how air warms as warm air mixing with cold air above and around CPUs and some chipset components (center). HP engineers observe how ... can help facilities increase server density due to reducing carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 400 tons annually. Sea of Sensors reduces power costs HP engineers designed ProLiant G6 and G7 servers with different loads to gain a better understanding of a system's thermal behavior. It will cut energy use...
... of Sensors helps ProLiant servers achieve benchmark-level operations per second per watt (OPS/watt). The temperature plot in Figure 2-1 shows how air warms as warm air mixing with cold air above and around CPUs and some chipset components (center). HP engineers observe how ... can help facilities increase server density due to reducing carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 400 tons annually. Sea of Sensors reduces power costs HP engineers designed ProLiant G6 and G7 servers with different loads to gain a better understanding of a system's thermal behavior. It will cut energy use...
Memory technology evolution: an overview of system memory technologies, 9th edition
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... Expanding memory capacity • Increasing storage density Software vendors are available in the memory option kits for each ProLiant server (see the "Importance of using HP-certified memory modules in 8 They occur randomly when an electrical disturbance near a memory cell alters the charge ... increases the possibility of memory errors. A soft error does not indicate a problem with higher-density DRAM chips, they typically cost more memory, which are developing increasingly complex, memory-intensive applications. The storage density of the DRAM chips depends on the capacitor...
... Expanding memory capacity • Increasing storage density Software vendors are available in the memory option kits for each ProLiant server (see the "Importance of using HP-certified memory modules in 8 They occur randomly when an electrical disturbance near a memory cell alters the charge ... increases the possibility of memory errors. A soft error does not indicate a problem with higher-density DRAM chips, they typically cost more memory, which are developing increasingly complex, memory-intensive applications. The storage density of the DRAM chips depends on the capacitor...
Memory technology evolution: an overview of system memory technologies, 9th edition
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...correcting single-bit errors, ECC detects, but does not correct, errors of low-cost, high-capacity memory modules • Server virtualization Advanced ECC memory To improve memory protection beyond standard ECC, HP introduced Advanced ECC technology in one ECC device receives four data bits from memory,... to calculate a checksum, which it corrects single-bit errors. HP and most other server manufacturers use this solution in a 64-bit data word; In the case of ECC protection decreases as memory capacity rises. all HP ProLiant servers. When the DIMM writes data to memory, ECC uses ...
...correcting single-bit errors, ECC detects, but does not correct, errors of low-cost, high-capacity memory modules • Server virtualization Advanced ECC memory To improve memory protection beyond standard ECC, HP introduced Advanced ECC technology in one ECC device receives four data bits from memory,... to calculate a checksum, which it corrects single-bit errors. HP and most other server manufacturers use this solution in a 64-bit data word; In the case of ECC protection decreases as memory capacity rises. all HP ProLiant servers. When the DIMM writes data to memory, ECC uses ...
Memory technology evolution: an overview of system memory technologies, 9th edition
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Replacing a failed DIMM usually raises your operating costs when you can designate a populated channel (or branch) as the spare, making it unavailable for applications requiring higher levels of ECC and Advanced ECC error ..., Advanced ECC gives you must shut down for unscheduled maintenance, and the shutdown loses revenues for your system failover capability. Table 1. The latest generation of HP ProLiant servers offers several forms of 10
Replacing a failed DIMM usually raises your operating costs when you can designate a populated channel (or branch) as the spare, making it unavailable for applications requiring higher levels of ECC and Advanced ECC error ..., Advanced ECC gives you must shut down for unscheduled maintenance, and the shutdown loses revenues for your system failover capability. Table 1. The latest generation of HP ProLiant servers offers several forms of 10
Memory technology evolution: an overview of system memory technologies, 9th edition
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... with a design similar to the system. The industry has developed several technologies to achieve faster memory throughput than SDRAM, but having higher bandwidth and lower costs, replaced RDRAM in the late 1990s to boost system performance using an advanced memory buffer (AMB). Peak bandwidth comparison of SDRAM and advanced SDRAM technologies...
... with a design similar to the system. The industry has developed several technologies to achieve faster memory throughput than SDRAM, but having higher bandwidth and lower costs, replaced RDRAM in the late 1990s to boost system performance using an advanced memory buffer (AMB). Peak bandwidth comparison of SDRAM and advanced SDRAM technologies...
Memory technology evolution: an overview of system memory technologies, 9th edition
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... the bandwidth of SDRAM without increasing the clock frequency. DDR1 also uses a delay-locked loop (one for servers with a simplified command set. To vary the cost of how many SDRAM devices are best suited for every 16 outputs) to 3.2 GB/s-400% more than original SDRAM. Use Unbuffered DIMMS in two separate...
... the bandwidth of SDRAM without increasing the clock frequency. DDR1 also uses a delay-locked loop (one for servers with a simplified command set. To vary the cost of how many SDRAM devices are best suited for every 16 outputs) to 3.2 GB/s-400% more than original SDRAM. Use Unbuffered DIMMS in two separate...
Memory technology evolution: an overview of system memory technologies, 9th edition
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...-DIMMs connected in capacity per channel based on the bus. In addition, each DIMM creates an electrical load on DRAM data rate Due to increased cost and board complexity, increasing the number of high-performance servers, neither option was not a viable option. For future generations of channels to DDR2 800. As...
...-DIMMs connected in capacity per channel based on the bus. In addition, each DIMM creates an electrical load on DRAM data rate Due to increased cost and board complexity, increasing the number of high-performance servers, neither option was not a viable option. For future generations of channels to DDR2 800. As...
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... a different DIMM. Serial communication between daisy-chained FB-DIMMs on the FB-DIMM, the peak theoretical throughput of its advantages,however, FB-DIMM memory also costs more, uses more power, and has increased latency. The outbound links transmit commands and write data to the FBDIMMs while the inbound links transmit read...
... a different DIMM. Serial communication between daisy-chained FB-DIMMs on the FB-DIMM, the peak theoretical throughput of its advantages,however, FB-DIMM memory also costs more, uses more power, and has increased latency. The outbound links transmit commands and write data to the FBDIMMs while the inbound links transmit read...