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1 Server Overview The HP Integrity rx8640 server and the HP 9000 rp8440 server are members of the HP business-critical computing platform family of mid-range, mid-volume servers, positioned between the HP Integrity rx7640, HP 9000 rp7440 and HP Integrity Superdome servers. IMPORTANT: Ensure a valid UUID is either in place or available prior to maintenance of these servers. This step is vital when performing upgrades and is recommended for existing hardware service restoration. Specific information for upgrades is found in the Upgrade Guide, Mid-Range Four-Cell HP Servers to HP Integrity rx8640, HP 9000 rp8440 Servers, located at the following URL: http://docs.fc.hp.com. The server is a 17U1 high, 16-socket symmetric multiprocessor (SMP) rack-mount or standalone server. Features of the server include: • Up to 512 GB of physical memory provided by dual inline memory modules (DIMMs). • Up to 32 processors with a maximum of 4 processor modules per cell board and a maximum of 4 cell boards. Supports dual-core processors. • One cell controller (CC) per cell board. • Turbo fans to cool CPUs and CCs on the cell boards. • Up to four embedded hard disk drives. • Up to two internal DVD drives or one DVD drive and one DDS-4 DAT drive. • Nine front chassis mounted N+1 fans. • Twelve rear chassis mounted N+1 fans. • Six N+1 PCI-X card cage fans. • Up to six N+1 bulk power supplies. • Two N+1 PCI-X power supplies. • N+1 hot-swappable system clock oscillators. • Sixteen PCI-X slots are divided into two I/O chassis. Each I/O chassis can accommodate up to eight PCI/PCI-X/PCIe/PCI-X 2.0 cards. • Up to two core I/O cards. • One failover service processor per core I/O card. • Four 220 V AC power plugs. Two are required and the other two provide power source redundancy. Detailed Server Description The following section provides detailed intormation about the server components. 1. The U is a unit of measurement specifying product height. One U is equal to 1.75 inches. Detailed Server Description 15

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1 Server Overview
The HP Integrity rx8640 server and the HP 9000 rp8440 server are members of the HP
business-critical computing platform family of mid-range, mid-volume servers, positioned
between the HP Integrity rx7640, HP 9000 rp7440 and HP Integrity Superdome servers.
IMPORTANT:
Ensure a valid UUID is either in place or available prior to maintenance of these
servers. This step is vital when performing upgrades and is recommended for existing hardware
service restoration. Specific information for upgrades is found in the
Upgrade Guide, Mid-Range
Four-Cell HP Servers to HP Integrity rx8640, HP 9000 rp8440 Servers
, located at the following URL:
.
The server is a 17U
1
high, 16-socket symmetric multiprocessor (SMP) rack-mount or standalone
server. Features of the server include:
•
Up to 512 GB of physical memory provided by dual inline memory modules (DIMMs).
•
Up to 32 processors with a maximum of 4 processor modules per cell board and a maximum
of 4 cell boards. Supports dual-core processors.
•
One cell controller (CC) per cell board.
•
Turbo fans to cool CPUs and CCs on the cell boards.
•
Up to four embedded hard disk drives.
•
Up to two internal DVD drives or one DVD drive and one DDS-4 DAT drive.
•
Nine front chassis mounted N+1 fans.
•
Twelve rear chassis mounted N+1 fans.
•
Six N+1 PCI-X card cage fans.
•
Up to six N+1 bulk power supplies.
•
Two N+1 PCI-X power supplies.
•
N+1 hot-swappable system clock oscillators.
•
Sixteen PCI-X slots are divided into two I/O chassis. Each I/O chassis can accommodate up
to eight PCI/PCI-X/PCIe/PCI-X 2.0 cards.
•
Up to two core I/O cards.
•
One failover service processor per core I/O card.
•
Four 220 V AC power plugs. Two are required and the other two provide power source
redundancy.
Detailed Server Description
The following section provides detailed intormation about the server components.
1.
The U is a unit of measurement specifying product height. One U is equal to 1.75 inches.
Detailed Server Description
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