Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class
server blades
technology brief
Abstract
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Introduction
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ProLiant c-Class server blade architecture
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Processor technologies
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Intel processors
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Xeon 5200, 5300 and 5400 Series processors
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Xeon 7300 and 7400 Series processors
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AMD Opteron™ quad-core processors
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Thermal Logic technologies
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Processor socket technology
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Memory technologies
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I/O technologies
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PCI Express technology
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Serial Attached SCSI technology
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SAS and SATA Small Form Factor hard drives
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Solid state drives
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Optional mezzanine cards
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Networking technologies
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TCP/IP Offload Engine
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Receive-side Scaling (RSS)
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iSCSI Acceleration
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iSCSI boot for Linux
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Virtual Connect
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Configuration and management technologies
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BladeSystem Onboard Administrator
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ProLiant Onboard Administrator (Integrated Lights-Out 2) for ProLiant server blades
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HP Insight Control suite
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Power management technologies
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Power meter
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HP Power Regulator for ProLiant
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HP Dynamic Power Capping and HP Power Capping
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Data security technology with the Trusted Platform Module
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Conclusion
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For more information
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Call to action
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