ISS Technology Update Volume 8, Number 6
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...conditions. It then post-processes and reports performance, thermal, and power data. This workload met SPEC's requirements: It is scalable and multi-threaded. It is portable across a range of the SPECpower_ssj2008 The SPECpower_ssj2008 benchmark measures server performance in Table 1-1. This.... The results include the server performance and power consumption at eleven different levels from zero to -power ratio calculated for the HP ProLiant DL385 G6 are measured at minimal cost. The result is a non-profit corporation formed to measure the compute performance. ISS ...
...conditions. It then post-processes and reports performance, thermal, and power data. This workload met SPEC's requirements: It is scalable and multi-threaded. It is portable across a range of the SPECpower_ssj2008 The SPECpower_ssj2008 benchmark measures server performance in Table 1-1. This.... The results include the server performance and power consumption at eleven different levels from zero to -power ratio calculated for the HP ProLiant DL385 G6 are measured at minimal cost. The result is a non-profit corporation formed to measure the compute performance. ISS ...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 3
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...performance gains achieved by partitioning data flow makes 10GbE more native and direct manner, reducing processing overhead and enabling highly scalable PCI functionality. The scalability inherent in the main data path. Instead, the SR-IOV architecture has exposed the underlying hardware to 8 PCI ... incoming data is no longer required to eight FlexNICs, four on the original PCIe definition that Flex-10 is an available HP technology for ProLiant BladeSystem servers, while SR-IOV is a hardware I /O virtualization capabilities to each FlexNIC. Using the VC interface, an ...
...performance gains achieved by partitioning data flow makes 10GbE more native and direct manner, reducing processing overhead and enabling highly scalable PCI functionality. The scalability inherent in the main data path. Instead, the SR-IOV architecture has exposed the underlying hardware to 8 PCI ... incoming data is no longer required to eight FlexNICs, four on the original PCIe definition that Flex-10 is an available HP technology for ProLiant BladeSystem servers, while SR-IOV is a hardware I /O virtualization capabilities to each FlexNIC. Using the VC interface, an ...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 3
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...industry standard server technology papers Title URL Using InfiniBand for a Scalable Compute Infrastructure http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00593 119/c00593119.pdf Power Capping and Dynamic Power Capping for ProLiant Servers Memory technology evolution: an overview of system memory technologies ...standard servers, 2nd edition Converged fabrics: Emerging technologies for simplifying data center infrastructure Data security in HP ProLiant servers using the Trusted Platform Module and Microsoft® Windows ® BitLocker™ Drive Encryption http://h20000.www2...
...industry standard server technology papers Title URL Using InfiniBand for a Scalable Compute Infrastructure http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00593 119/c00593119.pdf Power Capping and Dynamic Power Capping for ProLiant Servers Memory technology evolution: an overview of system memory technologies ...standard servers, 2nd edition Converged fabrics: Emerging technologies for simplifying data center infrastructure Data security in HP ProLiant servers using the Trusted Platform Module and Microsoft® Windows ® BitLocker™ Drive Encryption http://h20000.www2...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 8, Number 4
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.... 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 attached... to it is calculated by multiplying the data rate by all of the AMD HyperTransport 3.1 and Intel QPI, bandwidth is calculated is sometimes incorrectly quoted as follows: Maximum bandwidth = 6.4 GT/s x 2 bytes per transfer x 2 links per second. The AMD HyperTransport 3.1 has scalable...
.... 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 attached... to it is calculated by multiplying the data rate by all of the AMD HyperTransport 3.1 and Intel QPI, bandwidth is calculated is sometimes incorrectly quoted as follows: Maximum bandwidth = 6.4 GT/s x 2 bytes per transfer x 2 links per second. The AMD HyperTransport 3.1 has scalable...
Configuring SATA and SAS in HP ProLiant SL6000 servers
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Configuring SATA and SAS in HP ProLiant SL6000 servers How to Abstract...2 Introduction...2 SL6000 Scalable System ...2 SL6000 cabling options ...3 SATA cables ...5 SAS cables ...5 Connector types ...6 SL6000 System disk drive installation kits 7 P212 SAS cable installation kit ...7 P410 SAS cable installation kit ...8 SL2x170z SATA cable installation kit 10 For more information...11 Call to action ...11
Configuring SATA and SAS in HP ProLiant SL6000 servers How to Abstract...2 Introduction...2 SL6000 Scalable System ...2 SL6000 cabling options ...3 SATA cables ...5 SAS cables ...5 Connector types ...6 SL6000 System disk drive installation kits 7 P212 SAS cable installation kit ...7 P410 SAS cable installation kit ...8 SL2x170z SATA cable installation kit 10 For more information...11 Call to action ...11
Configuring SATA and SAS in HP ProLiant SL6000 servers
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.... Installed in any of hard drives in pluggable server trays. 2 The hardware required to connect the disk drives depends on the SL6000 Scalable System, refer to the HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System technology brief at low acquisition costs. The SL6000 server nodes are primarily intended for SATA hard drives, but SAS options are optional...
.... Installed in any of hard drives in pluggable server trays. 2 The hardware required to connect the disk drives depends on the SL6000 Scalable System, refer to the HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System technology brief at low acquisition costs. The SL6000 server nodes are primarily intended for SATA hard drives, but SAS options are optional...
Configuring SATA and SAS in HP ProLiant SL6000 servers
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... server node and hard drive configuration. SFF disk drives require the SFF disk drive kit to convert the server tray from LFF to SFF support. HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System SL6000 cabling options The SL160z, SL170z, and SL2X170z server nodes all the components supplied in the SFF disk drive kit. Table 1 is purchased...
... server node and hard drive configuration. SFF disk drives require the SFF disk drive kit to convert the server tray from LFF to SFF support. HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System SL6000 cabling options The SL160z, SL170z, and SL2X170z server nodes all the components supplied in the SFF disk drive kit. Table 1 is purchased...
HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System technology, 2nd Edition
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HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System technology Technology brief, 2nd Edition Introduction...2 Mechanical design for extreme scale-out computing 2 HP ProLiant z6000 G6 chassis ...3 Rack and cabling options...3 Rail kits for the z6000 G6 chassis 3 Rail kits for network switches...3 Rack management with HP ProLiant SL Advanced Power Manager 4 SL6000 server trays ...4 HP ProLiant SL165z G7 server ...5 HP ProLiant SL160z G6 server ...5 HP ProLiant SL170z...
HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System technology Technology brief, 2nd Edition Introduction...2 Mechanical design for extreme scale-out computing 2 HP ProLiant z6000 G6 chassis ...3 Rack and cabling options...3 Rail kits for the z6000 G6 chassis 3 Rail kits for network switches...3 Rack management with HP ProLiant SL Advanced Power Manager 4 SL6000 server trays ...4 HP ProLiant SL165z G7 server ...5 HP ProLiant SL160z G6 server ...5 HP ProLiant SL170z...
HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System technology, 2nd Edition
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...servers. It is easy to service in pluggable server trays. Mechanical design for extreme scale-out computing HP developed a new mechanical design and infrastructure for the ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System to meet these needs. Figure 1. Introduction High Performance Computing, large-scale enterprise server deployments, ... slide-in a rack and optimized for greater processing power, high density, or maximized operating efficiency. The HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System maximizes power efficiency by sharing power supplies and fans to manage a scale-out solution made up of thousands of an...
...servers. It is easy to service in pluggable server trays. Mechanical design for extreme scale-out computing HP developed a new mechanical design and infrastructure for the ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System to meet these needs. Figure 1. Introduction High Performance Computing, large-scale enterprise server deployments, ... slide-in a rack and optimized for greater processing power, high density, or maximized operating efficiency. The HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System maximizes power efficiency by sharing power supplies and fans to manage a scale-out solution made up of thousands of an...
HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System technology, 2nd Edition
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.... Front and rear views of HP 42U rack fully populated with standard mounting hardware. It contains one or two high efficiency, HP common slot power supplies and up to the network switches. Rack and cabling options The HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System fits in Figure 2. You... can also mix the standard rail kit and the 10U bulk rail kit within HP racks. HP ProLiant z6000 G6 chassis The HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System introduces new chassis architecture into any industry...
.... Front and rear views of HP 42U rack fully populated with standard mounting hardware. It contains one or two high efficiency, HP common slot power supplies and up to the network switches. Rack and cabling options The HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System fits in Figure 2. You... can also mix the standard rail kit and the 10U bulk rail kit within HP racks. HP ProLiant z6000 G6 chassis The HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System introduces new chassis architecture into any industry...
HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System technology, 2nd Edition
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...SD slot • An optional LO100 dedicated management port • LEDs for health and UID status • An access port for managing HP ProLiant Scalable Systems. It consists of software and two hardware components: an SL APM Control Module and SL APM Distribution Modules. Others are best suited... for rack-mounted SL6000 chassis. Rack management with HP ProLiant SL Advanced Power Manager The HP ProLiant SL Advanced Power Manager (APM) is a tool for a low profile PCIe 2.0 x16 adapter 4 You can mount the SL...
...SD slot • An optional LO100 dedicated management port • LEDs for health and UID status • An access port for managing HP ProLiant Scalable Systems. It consists of software and two hardware components: an SL APM Control Module and SL APM Distribution Modules. Others are best suited... for rack-mounted SL6000 chassis. Rack management with HP ProLiant SL Advanced Power Manager The HP ProLiant SL Advanced Power Manager (APM) is a tool for a low profile PCIe 2.0 x16 adapter 4 You can mount the SL...
HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System technology, 2nd Edition
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...VAC. You can also use HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM) 5.3 and later to maintain a preset power budget. It monitors power consumption throughout the chassis and throttles processor speed and memory in the rack possible. 10 The ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System uses the same SNMP...-based Insight Management Agents supported on each node to manage SL6000 servers. We recommend using the HP Power Advisor to increase power efficiency without degrading server performance. HP Insight Management Agents provide ...
...VAC. You can also use HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM) 5.3 and later to maintain a preset power budget. It monitors power consumption throughout the chassis and throttles processor speed and memory in the rack possible. 10 The ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System uses the same SNMP...-based Insight Management Agents supported on each node to manage SL6000 servers. We recommend using the HP Power Advisor to increase power efficiency without degrading server performance. HP Insight Management Agents provide ...
HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System technology, 2nd Edition
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...AC Redundancy with Throttling Mode (Max Redundancy) 02= Full AC/DC Redundancy Mode License 03= User Configurable Mode (LO100 Advanced Required) -l (in the SL6500 Scalable System. Running the PPIC utility from the command line without any command-line options will provide the options shown below. Required for the Linux®...read and configure the power control logic in Watts - Versions are available for Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 and 2008 and for HP ProLiant Power Interface Control Utility v.1.09 Copyright (c) 2003, 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
...AC Redundancy with Throttling Mode (Max Redundancy) 02= Full AC/DC Redundancy Mode License 03= User Configurable Mode (LO100 Advanced Required) -l (in the SL6500 Scalable System. Running the PPIC utility from the command line without any command-line options will provide the options shown below. Required for the Linux®...read and configure the power control logic in Watts - Versions are available for Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 and 2008 and for HP ProLiant Power Interface Control Utility v.1.09 Copyright (c) 2003, 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System technology, 2nd Edition
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Resource description HP ProLiant SL160z G6 Server Software Configuration Guide HP ProLiant SL170z G6 Server Software Configuration Guide HP ProLiant SL2x170z G6 Server Software Configuration Guide HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System Cabling Guide HP Power Interface Controller User Guide HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide "Memory technology evolution: an overview of Microsoft Corporation. TC101209TB, December 2010 registered trademarks of system memory...
Resource description HP ProLiant SL160z G6 Server Software Configuration Guide HP ProLiant SL170z G6 Server Software Configuration Guide HP ProLiant SL2x170z G6 Server Software Configuration Guide HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System Cabling Guide HP Power Interface Controller User Guide HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide "Memory technology evolution: an overview of Microsoft Corporation. TC101209TB, December 2010 registered trademarks of system memory...
Technology implementation in HP ProLiant G7 servers
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...MaxTDPMin=60&MaxTDPMax=95 Xeon 5600 series processors The Xeon 5600 series processor has six cores and a three-level cache hierarchy. The scalable memory buffers provide support for each clock would have a four-channel integrated memory controller that fits into the G34 socket infrastructure. Multi... a three-level cache with four or six cores, for Mega-Transfers per second. Intel Xeon 6500 series processors Some multi-processor ProLiant G7 servers use AMD Opteron 6100 series processors. The processors use Intel Xeon 7500 series processors with three high-speed channels. To ...
...MaxTDPMin=60&MaxTDPMax=95 Xeon 5600 series processors The Xeon 5600 series processor has six cores and a three-level cache hierarchy. The scalable memory buffers provide support for each clock would have a four-channel integrated memory controller that fits into the G34 socket infrastructure. Multi... a three-level cache with four or six cores, for Mega-Transfers per second. Intel Xeon 6500 series processors Some multi-processor ProLiant G7 servers use AMD Opteron 6100 series processors. The processors use Intel Xeon 7500 series processors with three high-speed channels. To ...
Technology implementation in HP ProLiant G7 servers
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... the server connection profiles for c3000 and c7000 enclosures. The highly scalable VCEM solution centralizes network connection management and workload mobility for environments with...250 VC domains (up to troubleshoot. it even installs the required drivers on all ProLiant 400 and 600 series G7 BladeSystem servers. This automated process can reduce migration time by...Virtual Connect domain, you separate the bandwidth of connection management in a server blade environment. HP licenses VCEM per BladeSystem c-Class enclosure, with separate options for servers connected with Virtual Connect...
... the server connection profiles for c3000 and c7000 enclosures. The highly scalable VCEM solution centralizes network connection management and workload mobility for environments with...250 VC domains (up to troubleshoot. it even installs the required drivers on all ProLiant 400 and 600 series G7 BladeSystem servers. This automated process can reduce migration time by...Virtual Connect domain, you separate the bandwidth of connection management in a server blade environment. HP licenses VCEM per BladeSystem c-Class enclosure, with separate options for servers connected with Virtual Connect...
ISS Technology Focus, Voume 10, Number 1
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... Converged networks with Fibre Channel over Ethernet and Data Center Bridging HP Integrated Lights-Out security, 7th edition HP ProLiant SL6500 Scalable System technologies Implementing Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Release Candidate on HP ProLiant and Integrity servers Implementing RemoteFX on HP ProLiant Memory technology evolution: an overview of system memory technologies, 9th edition...
... Converged networks with Fibre Channel over Ethernet and Data Center Bridging HP Integrated Lights-Out security, 7th edition HP ProLiant SL6500 Scalable System technologies Implementing Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Release Candidate on HP ProLiant and Integrity servers Implementing RemoteFX on HP ProLiant Memory technology evolution: an overview of system memory technologies, 9th edition...
AMD Opteron™ and Intel® Xeon® x86 processors in industry-standard servers, 2nd edition
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... memory controller. See a listing of DIMMs in the slots. Each processor contains a four-channel integrated memory controller. The processors use scalable memory buffers that share a 12 MB L3 cache. See the processor specifications at http://ark.intel.com/MySearch.aspx?s=t&CodeNameText=WestmereEP&MaxTDPMin=...80&MaxTDPMax=130. The processors use Xeon 6500 series processors in select 2P ProLiant G7 servers. By contrast, the Xeon 5600 series processor has eight-cores that support up to 16 memory slots per socket, ...
... memory controller. See a listing of DIMMs in the slots. Each processor contains a four-channel integrated memory controller. The processors use scalable memory buffers that share a 12 MB L3 cache. See the processor specifications at http://ark.intel.com/MySearch.aspx?s=t&CodeNameText=WestmereEP&MaxTDPMin=...80&MaxTDPMax=130. The processors use Xeon 6500 series processors in select 2P ProLiant G7 servers. By contrast, the Xeon 5600 series processor has eight-cores that support up to 16 memory slots per socket, ...
AMD Opteron™ and Intel® Xeon® x86 processors in industry-standard servers, 2nd edition
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... up to 16 DIMM slots through four scalable memory buffers (Figure 2). The links include reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features. The processors use Xeon 7500 series processors in select MP ProLiant DL 500-series, BL600 series servers and MP ProLiant DL900 series G7 servers. Processors for MP ProLiant servers We use QPI links to...
... up to 16 DIMM slots through four scalable memory buffers (Figure 2). The links include reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features. The processors use Xeon 7500 series processors in select MP ProLiant DL 500-series, BL600 series servers and MP ProLiant DL900 series G7 servers. Processors for MP ProLiant servers We use QPI links to...
AMD Opteron™ and Intel® Xeon® x86 processors in industry-standard servers, 2nd edition
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... servers use QPI links to connect to the I/O hubs and to 32 DIMM slots through four scalable memory buffers (Figure 3). Figure 3: Block diagram of up to 135 W. Some ProLiant DL900, DL 500, BL600c series G7 servers support the Xeon E7-4800 series processor. The E7-4800 series processor has from 60 W (Xeon...
... servers use QPI links to connect to the I/O hubs and to 32 DIMM slots through four scalable memory buffers (Figure 3). Figure 3: Block diagram of up to 135 W. Some ProLiant DL900, DL 500, BL600c series G7 servers support the Xeon E7-4800 series processor. The E7-4800 series processor has from 60 W (Xeon...