HP NetServer LP 2000r 8-way Systems Enable Enterprise Applications - Page 12

FXVWRPHUýXVDJHýJXLGH +3ý 1HW6HUYHUý /;Uýåèíí The HP NetServer Solution The HP NetServer LXr 8500 (see Figure 4), the newest server in the L series family of servers, establishes a highly scalable Intel-based architecture for the data center. (KIWTG"60"*2"0GV5GTXGT".:T":722 In the beginning of this paper, data centers equipment needs were listed as performance, availability, and scalability. The HP NetServer LXr 8500 meets these needs in the following manner: • Performance − Up to 8 550 MHz Intel Pentium III Xeon processors, reducing the potential for processor bottlenecks − Up to 32 GB of ECC SDRAM memory on its own 64-bit bus, with interleaving to improve memory bandwidth and reduce access conflicts − Up to 4 host-to-PCI bridge chips, connecting to a 64-bit, dedicated I/O bus, reducing contention between the I/O and processor activity, improving throughput and reducing the potential for I/O bottlenecks. • Availability − Redundancy: fans, power supplies, disk drives, network controllers − Hot swap: fans, power supplies and disk drives so that replacements can be made without bringing the system down. PCI hot plug support so PCI adapter cards can be repaired or replaced while the system is up. − Self-monitoring hardware components (CPU, CPU boards, memory DIMMs, memory boards, cache coherency filters) de-allocate themselves in case of a failure and continue server operations without IT intervention. − "Totally Safe" memory scrubbing utility proactively cleans system memory, eliminating single bit memory errors and minimizing multi-bit induced system failures. − Automated failure recovery, including automatic server restart and ECC memory. Includes One-Button Disaster-Recovery as a tape backup solution to simplify and expedite system restoration after a failure − Server clustering: supports cluster capabilities from several vendors 12