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HP ProLiant DL360 G3 Server High-Density Deployment Preliminary Introduction This white paper is a planning guide to expedite concentrated deployments of HP ProLiant DL360 Generation 3 servers in a single rack. This information is intended for field systems engineers, IT managers, installation technicians, and any personnel tasked with the installation and maintenance of the ProLiant DL360 G3 server. Use this white paper in conjunction with documents for the ProLiant DL360 G3 server and HP ProLiant branded rack deployment products as necessary. Symbols in Text The following symbols can be found in the text of this document. WARNING: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions in the warning could result in bodily harm or loss of life. Executive Summary IMPORTANT: Text set off in this manner presents clarifying information or specific instructions. Note: Text set off in this manner presents commentary, sidelights, or interesting points of information. Many business enterprises and service providers implement a distributed architecture for their infrastructure, remote client access, and Web applications. In these cases, individual applications are loaded on multiple machines creating the need to fit a large number of density-optimized servers into existing server rooms and data centers. HP meets this need with the density-optimized line of HP ProLiant servers, such as the ProLiant DL360 G3 server. At a height of 1U each, up to 42 of these servers can fit in a single HP ProLiant branded 42U rack. This server has clear space saving benefits; its compressed size presents new challenges for rapid server deployment, cable management, and environmental considerations. HP engineers have developed innovations in rapid high-volume deployment and improved cable management for large installations of these servers. This white paper introduces planning, power and thermal considerations, server and rack requirements, and installation configurations. It also outlines the products associated with high-volume deployment in HP ProLiant branded rack configurations, such as keyboard, video, and mouse infrastructure. The installation of a high-density system can place significant demands on utility power that, if not considered and managed appropriately, can result in downtime due to equipment failure, power main failure, or both. Power management becomes a critical element in an enterprise system handling large volumes of data and/or users where downtime costs can easily run into thousands of dollars per hour. IMPORTANT: This document discusses the ProLiant DL360 G3 server primarily and the HP ProLiant branded 9000- and 10000-series racks and related rack options secondarily. This document does not discuss other servers, products or racks not manufactured by HP, although the ideas presented here may be applied to third party racks. Note: This document discusses only HP components and solutions although the information and ideas presented herein may be applicable to third party hardware. 2