HP ProLiant SL270s HP Project Moonshot and the Redstone Development Server Pla - Page 4

HP Pathfinder Program We're inviting software, compute, storage, and networking providers to become partners to develop the applications and software needed for low-energy compute solutions. Partners will help publish observations such as best practices, create de facto industry standards, and develop formal industry standards to speed up innovation in the hyperscale market. Our initial partners include hardware partners ARM, AMD, Intel, and Calxeda, and OS partners such as SUSE, Canonical, and Red Hat. We are actively recruiting emerging processor, operating system, and ISV solution partners to create a robust developer community that includes hardware and software vendors. The Pathfinder program and the Discovery Lab are ongoing HP investments as we develop the Moonshot architecture and the ecosystem surrounding it. If your organization is interested in participating in the Pathfinder program, visit the Moonshot website at www.hp.com/go/moonshot for more information. Redstone Development Server Platform The Redstone Development Server is a proof-of-concept server to allow HP, developers, and partners to begin investigating the potential of extreme low-energy servers. Chassis design Redstone uses the same 4U chassis as the ProLiant SL6500 (Figure 1). We've optimized the chassis for power and cooling efficiency. It includes the following hardware components: • Four 2U, half-width pluggable server trays • Four common slot power supplies (750W or 1200W) with N+1 redundancy • Eight shared fans with N+1 redundancy • Embedded ProLiant Power Management Controller that monitors system power and temperature and adjusts fans as needed We developed high-efficiency common-slot power supplies to increase power efficiency without degrading server performance. The Platinum-level certification by the 80Plus program and the EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute) ensures one of the highest levels of power efficiency in the industry-up to 94%. Figure 1: A Redstone Development Server holds four server trays in the front of the chassis and four power supplies in the back. Four server trays in the compact 4U chassis Power supplies and fans located in the rear of chassis 4