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HP BL680c - ProLiant - G5 Manual

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HP local I/O technology for ProLiant and BladeSystem servers technology brief Abstract...2 Introduction...2 The parallel bus system...2 PCI Express technology ...3 Server topology ...4 Dual-simplex lanes ...4 8b/10b encoding...5 Performance ...5 Backward compatibility ...6 Form factors ...6 PCI Express card interoperability...8 75 Watt and 150 Watt PCI Express slots 8 Emerging hardware support for I/O Virtualization 9 Intel VT-d and AMD IOMMU ...9 IOV - I/O Virtualization at the endpoint 10 HP Virtual Connect...11 Ongoing ProLiant server transition strategy 11 Conclusion...12 For more information...13 Call to action ...13

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HP local I/O technology for ProLiant and BladeSystem
servers
technology brief
Abstract
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2
Introduction
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2
The parallel bus system
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2
PCI Express technology
........................................................................................................................
3
Server topology
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4
Dual-simplex lanes
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4
8b/10b encoding
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5
Performance
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5
Backward compatibility
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6
Form factors
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6
PCI Express card interoperability
........................................................................................................
8
75 Watt and 150 Watt PCI Express slots
............................................................................................
8
Emerging hardware support for I/O Virtualization
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9
Intel VT-d and AMD IOMMU
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9
IOV – I/O Virtualization at the endpoint
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10
HP Virtual Connect
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11
Ongoing ProLiant server transition strategy
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11
Conclusion
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12
For more information
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13
Call to action
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13