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... Insight Manager 5.3 provides full integration with ProLiant 100-series G6 servers, including discovery and association with G6 servers and HP SIM 5.3, HP ProLiant 100 - HP SIM and the Insight Management Agents are supported in HP SIM using the HP Insight Management Agents. Additional support for Insight Management on HP ProLiant servers Support for management of HP ProLiant servers using HP SIM continues to expand in response to the...
... Insight Manager 5.3 provides full integration with ProLiant 100-series G6 servers, including discovery and association with G6 servers and HP SIM 5.3, HP ProLiant 100 - HP SIM and the Insight Management Agents are supported in HP SIM using the HP Insight Management Agents. Additional support for Insight Management on HP ProLiant servers Support for management of HP ProLiant servers using HP SIM continues to expand in response to the...
ISS Technology Update Index
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... 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 a redundant domain...
... 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 a redundant domain...
ISS Technology Update Index
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... are US registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Nothing herein should be liable for 5 ProLiant G6 servers Volume 8, Number 4 Understanding and implementing Accelerated iSCSI on 3 HP ProLiant servers Volume 8, Number 5 Understanding and interpreting the SPECpower_ssj2008 2 benchmark Volume 8, Number 6...interpreting the VMmark benchmark 1 Volume 8, Number 2 Use iLO Advanced to capture server event video 2 Volume 7, Number 9 Using Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology in HP ProLiant 2 G6 servers Volume 8, Number 7 W When to use Brocade SAN switches or Virtual Connect-...
... are US registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Nothing herein should be liable for 5 ProLiant G6 servers Volume 8, Number 4 Understanding and implementing Accelerated iSCSI on 3 HP ProLiant servers Volume 8, Number 5 Understanding and interpreting the SPECpower_ssj2008 2 benchmark Volume 8, Number 6...interpreting the VMmark benchmark 1 Volume 8, Number 2 Use iLO Advanced to capture server event video 2 Volume 7, Number 9 Using Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology in HP ProLiant 2 G6 servers Volume 8, Number 7 W When to use Brocade SAN switches or Virtual Connect-...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 5
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... cores in Intel®-based HP ProLiant G6 servers 2 Understanding and implementing Accelerated iSCSI on HP ProLiant servers 3 Performance, throughput and compatibility of HP 6-Gb/s SAS drives 6 Meet the Expert-Eric Pope ...8 Contact us ...9 Recently published industry standard server technology papers Title URL Implementing Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Foundation on HP ProLiant servers http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual...
... cores in Intel®-based HP ProLiant G6 servers 2 Understanding and implementing Accelerated iSCSI on HP ProLiant servers 3 Performance, throughput and compatibility of HP 6-Gb/s SAS drives 6 Meet the Expert-Eric Pope ...8 Contact us ...9 Recently published industry standard server technology papers Title URL Implementing Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Foundation on HP ProLiant servers http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual...
ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 5
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...disabling option has been chosen and the configuration saved, it is applied to disable processor cores in Intel®-based HP ProLiant G6 servers HP ProLiant G6 servers with only one core enabled, half of the cores enabled, or all of these processors. In other cases, ... performance while maintaining the same processor power consumption. Figure 1-1. Processor Core Disable sub-menu from the RBSU on HP ProLiant 300 series G6 servers Note In entry level HP ProLiant servers, the RBSU interface is labeled ―Active Processor Cores‖ rather than ―Processor Core Disable.‖...
...disabling option has been chosen and the configuration saved, it is applied to disable processor cores in Intel®-based HP ProLiant G6 servers HP ProLiant G6 servers with only one core enabled, half of the cores enabled, or all of these processors. In other cases, ... performance while maintaining the same processor power consumption. Figure 1-1. Processor Core Disable sub-menu from the RBSU on HP ProLiant 300 series G6 servers Note In entry level HP ProLiant servers, the RBSU interface is labeled ―Active Processor Cores‖ rather than ―Processor Core Disable.‖...
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... 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 HP ProLiant 100-series G6 servers http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c 00191707/c00191707.pdf www.hp.com/go/g6 http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c 00502616...
... 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 HP ProLiant 100-series G6 servers http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c 00191707/c00191707.pdf www.hp.com/go/g6 http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c 00502616...
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... drives can be attached to 3-Gb/s controllers, but they are completely interoperable with 6-Gb/s SAS channels in the HP ProLiant G6 servers prepares the way for directly attached storage configurations, there is currently no performance benefit to 40% with 3-Gb/s drives ... of SAS drives. Interoperability of these resources: Resource URL HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Arrays HP ProLiant Smart Array RAID controllers http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/disk_storage/msa_diskarrays/ index.html http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantstorage/array controllers/index.html 7
... drives can be attached to 3-Gb/s controllers, but they are completely interoperable with 6-Gb/s SAS channels in the HP ProLiant G6 servers prepares the way for directly attached storage configurations, there is currently no performance benefit to 40% with 3-Gb/s drives ... of SAS drives. Interoperability of these resources: Resource URL HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Arrays HP ProLiant Smart Array RAID controllers http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/disk_storage/msa_diskarrays/ index.html http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantstorage/array controllers/index.html 7
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 3
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... by ProLiant G6 servers' power efficiency When asked which can incorporate it could have a 4-year old son, Jonathan, who is highly regarded for his support of customer feedback received from marketing, management, and direct customer visits. Power and thermal controls embedded into Onboard Administrator reduce server power consumption by the other platform teams through HP...
... by ProLiant G6 servers' power efficiency When asked which can incorporate it could have a 4-year old son, Jonathan, who is highly regarded for his support of customer feedback received from marketing, management, and direct customer visits. Power and thermal controls embedded into Onboard Administrator reduce server power consumption by the other platform teams through HP...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 4
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.../docs/support/SupportManual/c016395 94/c01639594.pdf Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V™ 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/SupportManual/c017517 18/c01751718.pdf Implementing...
.../docs/support/SupportManual/c016395 94/c01639594.pdf Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V™ 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/SupportManual/c017517 18/c01751718.pdf Implementing...
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... was also limited by using a Non-Uniform Memory Architecture (NUMA). Comparing traditional and non-uniform memory architecture In traditional server memory architecture, memory controllers are part of the overall system memory. The Intel Nehalem architecture (as well as a Uniform...the front-side bus. 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 ...
... was also limited by using a Non-Uniform Memory Architecture (NUMA). Comparing traditional and non-uniform memory architecture In traditional server memory architecture, memory controllers are part of the overall system memory. The Intel Nehalem architecture (as well as a Uniform...the front-side bus. 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 ...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 4
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... system memory performance is actually where the 10600 in PC3-10600 comes from, representing the maximum throughput for a 2P ProLiant G6 system 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 use which maximizes the...
... system memory performance is actually where the 10600 in PC3-10600 comes from, representing the maximum throughput for a 2P ProLiant G6 system 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 use which maximizes the...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 4
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... memory selection by almost 1 Watt and adds 1 bus clock of latency. Memory manufacturers are a 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. ProLiant G6 servers ship standard with memory capacity of 24 GB or less. ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 4 Unbuffered DDR-3 DIMMs are producing...
... memory selection by almost 1 Watt and adds 1 bus clock of latency. Memory manufacturers are a 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. ProLiant G6 servers ship standard with memory capacity of 24 GB or less. ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 4 Unbuffered DDR-3 DIMMs are producing...
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.../clock cycle × 400 million cycles/sec, or 1600 Megatransfers/sec. Point-to-Point link-based architectures AMD Opteron ™ based HP ProLiant servers and Intel® Microarchitecture Nehalem-based HP ProLiant Generation 6 (G6) servers have bi-directional links that are double-pumped (two data transfers per clock cycle). These links (the AMD HyperTransport™ and the...
.../clock cycle × 400 million cycles/sec, or 1600 Megatransfers/sec. Point-to-Point link-based architectures AMD Opteron ™ based HP ProLiant servers and Intel® Microarchitecture Nehalem-based HP ProLiant Generation 6 (G6) servers have bi-directional links that are double-pumped (two data transfers per clock cycle). These links (the AMD HyperTransport™ and the...
Configuring SATA and SAS in HP ProLiant SL6000 servers
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... the configuration being considered may require more than one kit. Figure 4. NOTE: The installation kits contain the SAS cables for installing SAS cables in HP ProLiant SL160z/SL170z/SL2x170z G6 servers. The kit includes Illustrations and detailed instructions for the specific hard drive configuration and the instructions. Figure 4 shows an example installation for connecting the...
... the configuration being considered may require more than one kit. Figure 4. NOTE: The installation kits contain the SAS cables for installing SAS cables in HP ProLiant SL160z/SL170z/SL2x170z G6 servers. The kit includes Illustrations and detailed instructions for the specific hard drive configuration and the instructions. Figure 4 shows an example installation for connecting the...
Configuring SATA and SAS in HP ProLiant SL6000 servers
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...employing SAS disk drives and the P410. The kit includes Illustrations and detailed instructions for six LFF disk drives in an SL170z server node Figure 6 is a sample illustration from the P410 Smart Array controller SAS disk drive installation kit showing the installation of eight... server node. P410 SAS cable installation kit Figure 5 is another illustration from the P410 Smart Array controller SAS disk drive installation kit. Figure 5 shows an example installation for connecting the SAS cables for six LFF disk drives in the HP ProLiant SL170z G6 server, the only SL6000 server ...
...employing SAS disk drives and the P410. The kit includes Illustrations and detailed instructions for six LFF disk drives in an SL170z server node Figure 6 is a sample illustration from the P410 Smart Array controller SAS disk drive installation kit showing the installation of eight... server node. P410 SAS cable installation kit Figure 5 is another illustration from the P410 Smart Array controller SAS disk drive installation kit. Figure 5 shows an example installation for connecting the SAS cables for six LFF disk drives in the HP ProLiant SL170z G6 server, the only SL6000 server ...
HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System technology
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... technology technology brief Abstract...3 Mechanical design for extreme scale-out computing 3 HP ProLiant z6000 G6 chassis ...4 Rack and cabling options...4 SL6000 server trays ...5 HP ProLiant SL160z G6 server ...7 HP ProLiant SL170z G6 server ...8 HP ProLiant SL2x170z G6 server 9 Intel Xeon 5500 Series processor technology 10 Multi-level caches ...11 QuickPath... the Power Management Controller 20 Remote management and control with ProLiant Onboard Administrator 22 IPMI 2.0 and DCMI 1.0...22 Server deployment ...23 Data security technology with the Trusted Platform Module 23 Summary ...23
... technology technology brief Abstract...3 Mechanical design for extreme scale-out computing 3 HP ProLiant z6000 G6 chassis ...4 Rack and cabling options...4 SL6000 server trays ...5 HP ProLiant SL160z G6 server ...7 HP ProLiant SL170z G6 server ...8 HP ProLiant SL2x170z G6 server 9 Intel Xeon 5500 Series processor technology 10 Multi-level caches ...11 QuickPath... the Power Management Controller 20 Remote management and control with ProLiant Onboard Administrator 22 IPMI 2.0 and DCMI 1.0...22 Server deployment ...23 Data security technology with the Trusted Platform Module 23 Summary ...23
HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System technology
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... industry-standard processors, Double Data Rate-3 (DDR3) memory, I/O, and storage (Figure 1). Abstract The HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System implements an entirely new mechanical design and architecture in the SPECpower_ssj2008∗ benchmark: In the benchmark report published on November 4, 2009, HP ProLiant SL2x170z G6 server garnered the SPECpower_ssj2008 result of 2316 overall ssj_ops/watt∗. Benchmark results stated...
... industry-standard processors, Double Data Rate-3 (DDR3) memory, I/O, and storage (Figure 1). Abstract The HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System implements an entirely new mechanical design and architecture in the SPECpower_ssj2008∗ benchmark: In the benchmark report published on November 4, 2009, HP ProLiant SL2x170z G6 server garnered the SPECpower_ssj2008 result of 2316 overall ssj_ops/watt∗. Benchmark results stated...
HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System technology
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Front view of a ProLiant z6000 G6 chassis fully populated with two HP ProLiant SL160z G6 server trays 6 Also on the front panel are located on the front panel of each server tray. Front view of a ProLiant z6000 G6 chassis fully populated with two HP ProLiant SL170z G6 server trays Figure 4. Figure 3. For easy servicing, video and serial ports, USB ports, NIC ports, and optional out-of-band management LAN ports are two LEDs for health and UID status, and an access port for a low profile PCIe 2.0 x16 adapter (Figures 3 and 4).
Front view of a ProLiant z6000 G6 chassis fully populated with two HP ProLiant SL160z G6 server trays 6 Also on the front panel are located on the front panel of each server tray. Front view of a ProLiant z6000 G6 chassis fully populated with two HP ProLiant SL170z G6 server trays Figure 4. Figure 3. For easy servicing, video and serial ports, USB ports, NIC ports, and optional out-of-band management LAN ports are two LEDs for health and UID status, and an access port for a low profile PCIe 2.0 x16 adapter (Figures 3 and 4).
HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System technology
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Figure 5. HP ProLiant SL160z G6 server The SL160z G6 server tray is available in quick-release drive carriers. The SL160z G6 server can support large form factor (LFF), small form factor (SFF), or solid state (SSD) SATA storage drives housed in the QuickSpecs at this URL: www.hp.com/servers/SL160z. More detailed information about memory configuration and internal drive support... processors and up to the optional PCI Express (PCIe) 2.0 x16 slot, there is room for DDR3 memory modules (nine per processor). Internal view of the HP ProLiant SL160z G6 server tray 7
Figure 5. HP ProLiant SL160z G6 server The SL160z G6 server tray is available in quick-release drive carriers. The SL160z G6 server can support large form factor (LFF), small form factor (SFF), or solid state (SSD) SATA storage drives housed in the QuickSpecs at this URL: www.hp.com/servers/SL160z. More detailed information about memory configuration and internal drive support... processors and up to the optional PCI Express (PCIe) 2.0 x16 slot, there is room for DDR3 memory modules (nine per processor). Internal view of the HP ProLiant SL160z G6 server tray 7
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Internal view of the HP ProLiant SL170z G6 server tray 8 The system board accommodates up to two Intel Xeon 5500 Series processors and provides up to 16 slots for maximum storage capability (Figure 6). More detailed information about memory configuration and internal drive support is optimized for DDR3 memory modules (eight per processor). It supports LFF, SFF, or SSD SATA storage drives housed in the QuickSpecs at this URL: www.hp.com/servers/SL170z. Figure 6. HP ProLiant SL170z G6 server The HP ProLiant SL170z G6 server tray is available in quick-release drive carriers.
Internal view of the HP ProLiant SL170z G6 server tray 8 The system board accommodates up to two Intel Xeon 5500 Series processors and provides up to 16 slots for maximum storage capability (Figure 6). More detailed information about memory configuration and internal drive support is optimized for DDR3 memory modules (eight per processor). It supports LFF, SFF, or SSD SATA storage drives housed in the QuickSpecs at this URL: www.hp.com/servers/SL170z. Figure 6. HP ProLiant SL170z G6 server The HP ProLiant SL170z G6 server tray is available in quick-release drive carriers.