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1 HP Integrity rx8640 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: The differences between the HP Integrity rx8640 and the HP 9000 rp8440 are identified in Chapter 7. See Chapter 7 (page 177). Otherwise, these two sx2000-based systems share common hardware and technology throughout. 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 17

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1 HP Integrity rx8640 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:
The differences between the HP Integrity rx8640 and the HP 9000 rp8440 are
identified in Chapter 7. See
Chapter 7 (page 177)
. Otherwise, these two sx2000–based systems
share common hardware and technology throughout.
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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