HP ML150 HP ProLiant G6 Technology Overview - Page 3

• HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 technology is available on all ProLiant 400 and 600 series G6 server blades. It is the world's first technology that allows you to divide and fine-tune 10Gb Ethernet network bandwidth to match virtual server demands. It provides four times more network ports per server blade, cutting network connection costs by up to 75% per virtual server. Make every server purchase count ProLiant G6 servers offer more memory, processing, and I/O to support more users, transactions or virtual machines than ever before. Get more done with half the servers HP offers the industry's broadest line-up of Intel-based platforms that utilize the new Intel Xeon 5500 series processors. The Intel Xeon 5500 series processors give you a tremendous step forward in technology and the new ProLiant G6 servers take full advantage of these advancements delivering double the performance of existing quad-core servers. New DDR-3 memory technology offers twice the bandwidth and double the capacity, while using 25% less power. ProLiant G6 servers include the new generation of HP Smart Array Modular Controllers delivering 200% greater performance Quickly resolve problems with Insight Remote Support HP and its authorized channel partners are by your side with HP Insight Remote Support all day, every day. You can have your systems remotely monitored for hardware failure 24x7 using secure technology that's been proven at thousands of companies around the world. In many cases, you can avoid problems before they occur - reduce downtime, cut support costs and make better use of your resources. Customize service with Proactive Select HP Proactive Select allows you to build the exact service plan you need-no more, no less-with a flexible service access program based on a simple credit point system. This new service is similar to a pre-paid card where customers can buy service credits. They save time with a single approval and procurement cycle for multiple services delivered over a period of up to five years with an option to add credits or change services. This includes data center services, mission critical facilities, and education. This flexible service access program allows you to tap into over 85 different service offerings so that you can more easily take advantage of the broad portfolio of HP Technical Services. Technologies in ProLiant G6 servers Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series Dual-processor ProLiant G6 servers feature Intel Xeon 5500 series quad-core processors based on the Intel® Microarchitecture, codenamed Nehalem. Xeon 5500 series processors are packed with new and enhanced technologies, such as an integrated memory controller, a three-level cache hierarchy, Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology, Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, and Dynamic Power Management. Through the modular processor design, these technologies become building blocks to construct a range of cost and performance options for ProLiant G6 servers. The new Intel® QuickPath Technology maximizes data transfer between the processors and other system components. Intel QuickPath Technology QuickPath Technology unleashes the performance of the new processor microarchitecture. It replaces the shared front-side bus and memory controller hub found in previous-generation architectures with high-speed, point-to-point interconnects directly linked to the processors and I/O chipset. Each Intel® QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) consists of two uni-directional links that operate simultaneously in each direction. Unlike a typical serial bus, each QPI transmits data packets in parallel across multiple lanes. Initially, each QPI has a total bandwidth up to 25.6 GB/s. 3