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- HP BL2x220c | Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class Server Blades - Page 1
in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class server blades technology brief Abstract...2 Introduction...2 ProLiant c-Class server blade Memory technologies ...9 I/O technologies ...9 PCI Express technology...9 Serial Attached SCSI technology...10 SAS and SATA Small Form Factor hard drives 10 Solid state drives - HP BL2x220c | Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class Server Blades - Page 2
describes the architecture and the implementation of major technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class server blades based on Intel® Xeon® and AMD Opteron™ processors. These technologies include processors, memory, connections, power, management, and the latest serial input/output (I/O) technologies. It - HP BL2x220c | Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class Server Blades - Page 3
bays (Figure 1). Figure 1. Example of a half-height HP BladeSystem Server Blade (an HP BL260c G5 server) Because of their larger size, full-height G5 server blades support up to 4 processors, up to 16 DIMM slots, 2 or 4 hot-plug drives, 4 integrated Ethernet adapters, and 3 mezzanine slots for - HP BL2x220c | Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class Server Blades - Page 4
(an HP BL685c G5 server) The BladeSystem BL2x220c G5 double-dense server blade is two server nodes in a half-height server blade form factor. It is designed for data centers where extreme density, compute performance, and power efficiency are essential. Each node within the BL2x220c G5 supports up - HP BL2x220c | Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class Server Blades - Page 5
.3 Xeon 5200, 5300 and 5400 Series processors ProLiant G5 server blades with two Intel processors use the Intel 5000P chipset. This chipset contains two main components: the Memory Controller Hub (MCH) and the I/O controller hub. The Northbridge MCH supports DDR2 fully-buffered DIMMs. The 64-bit - HP BL2x220c | Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class Server Blades - Page 6
Figure 4. Major components of Intel Xeon 5300 and 5400 Series processors Xeon 7300 and 7400 Series processors The Intel Xeon 7300 and 7400 Series processors use the Intel 7300 chipset, which features Dedicated High-Speed Interconnects (DHSI). DHSI is an independent, point-to-point interface between - HP BL2x220c | Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class Server Blades - Page 7
7300 and 7400 Series processors are available on the ProLiant BL680 G5 server blade. Figure 6. Major components of Intel Xeon 7300 and HP technology brief titled "The AMD processor roadmap for industry standard servers": http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00428708/c00428708.pdf - HP BL2x220c | Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class Server Blades - Page 8
in the smallest possible package (Figure 8). The smaller heat sink allows more space on the server blades for DIMM slots and hard drives. Precise ducting on ProLiant c-Class server blades manages airflow and temperature based on the unique thermal requirements of all the critical components. The - HP BL2x220c | Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class Server Blades - Page 9
Depending on the model, HP ProLiant c-Class G5 Server Blades support the following memory technologies: • Registered PC2 (DDR2) DIMMs • Fully buffered PC2 (DDR2) DIMMs DDR2 memory devices operate at 1.8V. DDR2 devices use high clock frequencies to increase data transfer rates and on-die termination - HP BL2x220c | Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class Server Blades - Page 10
cost. 6 For additional information about PCI Express technology, see the technology brief titled "HP local I/O technology for ProLiant and BladeSystem servers": http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00231623/c00231623.pdf. 7 For more information about SAS technology, refer to the - HP BL2x220c | Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class Server Blades - Page 11
system using the same protocols as disk drives, but they store and retrieve file data in flash memory arrays rather than on spinning media. SSDs eliminate the latency of traditional hard drives by eliminating seek times and by powering up quickly. They also achieve high random-read performance. HP - HP BL2x220c | Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class Server Blades - Page 12
Linux environment. The host server uses an iSCSI firmware image (iSCSI boot option ROM), making the remote disk drive appear to be a local, bootable C: drive. Administrators can configure the server to connect to and boot from the iSCSI target disk on the network. It then downloads the OS image from - HP BL2x220c | Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class Server Blades - Page 13
. The server ROM and the operating system or hypervisor recognize each FlexNIC as an individual NIC. Full details about Flex-10 technology are available in the technology brief titled "HP Flex-10 technology" on the HP technology website: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual - HP BL2x220c | Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class Server Blades - Page 14
(iLO 2) web interface and remote server consoles, virtual power control, and boot order control. Server blade control options also include extensive server hardware information including BIOS and ProLiant Onboard Administrator (iLO 2) firmware versions, server name, network adapter and option card - HP BL2x220c | Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class Server Blades - Page 15
x 7 HP Software Technical Support and Update Service. Power management technologies Three HP power management tools help to accurately monitor and provision server power use, which improves power efficiency in HP BladeSystem c-Class server blades: • Power meter • HP Power Regulator for ProLiant • HP - HP BL2x220c | Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class Server Blades - Page 16
BladeSystem server blades with iLO 2 version 1.30 or later and system BIOS 2007.05.01 or later. Support for Dynamic Power Capping requires iLO 2 version 1.70 or later, system BIOS 2008.11.01 or later, and BladeSystem Onboard Administrator firmware version 2.32 or later for HP BladeSystem enclosures - HP BL2x220c | Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class Server Blades - Page 17
brief titled "HP Power Capping and HP Dynamic Power Capping for ProLiant servers": http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01549455/c01549455.pdf. Data security technology with the Trusted Platform Module The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is a hardware-based system security feature - HP BL2x220c | Technologies in HP ProLiant G5 c-Class Server Blades - Page 18
-based HP BladeSystem and HP ProLiant servers" technology brief General HP BladeSystem information HP BladeSystem c-Class documentation HP BladeSystem c-Class Enclosure Setup and Installation Guide HP BladeSystem c-Class interconnects Technology briefs about HP BladeSystem HP BladeSystem Power Sizer
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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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