Page 2 - Introduction
2 Introduction The seventh generation HP ProLiant DL580 Server series stands out as a major advancement over earliergenerations of four-socket servers. The DL580 G7 (Figure 1) features improved HP architecture, advanced RAS features, enhanced HP Integrated Lights-Out (iLO 3) remote management capabi...
Page 3 - Environments for the DL580 G7; Operating systems and Virtualization software
3 The DL580 G7 uses HP’s leading “Sea of Sensors” technology to track and manage the temperature and health ofboth individual subsystems and field-replaceable units (FRU). At a reduced level of power and noise, a set of four redundant (3+1) fans run efficiently and cool the DL580 G7 reliably.The rel...
Page 5 - HP servers and balanced architecture
5 Base :2 PCI-E 2.0 x16, 3 PCI-E 2.0 x8Optional MezzaninesOption 1: 2 PCI-E 2.0 x16, 4 PCI-E 2.0 x8Option 2: 1 PCI-E 2.0 x16, 2 PCI-E 2.0 x8, 1 PCI-E 2.0 x4, 2 PCI-X 4 PCI-E 1.1 x8, 4 PCI-E 1.1 x4Optional Mezzanines3 PCI-X 100MHz3 PCI-E 1.1 x8Up to 11 slots supported; slots 9-11 low profile** USB Po...
Page 8 - Hemisphere mode
8 Memory Subsystem Architecture The HP ProLiant DL580 G7 provides a 2TB memory footprint and supports up to 64 DDR3 RDIMMs. Each of the server’s four processors receives 16 RDIMM sockets in two easily serviceable memory cartridges. The DL580 G7supports 2, 4, 8, 16, and 32GB RDIMMs.The server incorpo...
Page 10 - Increasing memory performance; Achieving optimum performance
10 The above Non-Hemisphere Example 5 and Example 6 illustrate: Each memory controller must have a memory cartridge DIMM configurations of each memory cartridge connected to controller 1 and 2 of a processor must be identical. Note that “Example 4” is a Hemisphere configuration. The two cartridg...
Page 11 - Memory RAS; Advanced ECC memory
11 Populate each DDR3 channel in each memory cartridge. To achieve this, the minimum DIMM count per cartridge is four DIMMs installed in DIMM pair locations A and B. This is the second largest contributor to performance. Use dual-rank DIMMs for significantly better performance than that of singl...
Page 12 - Lockstep memory mode
12 When the system enables online sparing, the first ranked DIMM pair of 1A/8A are set aside as the sparing ranks,reducing available memory. If a DIMM rank on either of the SMI buses exceeds its correctable ECC threshold, the contents of the failing DIMM ranks go to the spare DIMM ranks. Once the co...
Page 17 - Smart Array P410i controller
17 11 PCI Express Gen2 x8 x16 0/05 FH/FL * Default bus assignment. Inserting cards with PCI bridges may alter the actual bus assignment number.** Slots enumerated differently based on OS. MS OS's enumerate from lowest to highest Device ID bybus (starting with the lowest bus). FL= Full length; FH = F...
Page 19 - Networking technologies; Network Adapter Teaming
19 Serial Attached SCSI Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) leverages a common electrical and physical connection interface with Serial ATA(SATA). It supports logical SCSI compatibility along with SCSI reliability, performance and manageability. SASprovides investment protection in compatible SCSI software a...
Page 20 - Jumbo Frames; Server management technologies; HP Insight Control
20 Jumbo Frames Jumbo frames (also known as extended frames) permit a 9K byte transmission unit (MTU), which is six times the sizeof a standard 1500-byte Ethernet frame. The NC375i supports jumbo frames to achieve higher throughput andbetter CPU utilization. Jumbo frames are particularly useful for ...
Page 21 - Advantages of iLO 3; HP Power Regulator; HP Dynamic Power Capping
21 port with the server OS traffic, both the iLO processor and the server NIC have their own Media Access Control(MAC) address, which gives iLO and the server separate Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. The SNP simplifies hardware installation and reduces hardware costs because corporate and iLO netw...
Page 22 - Conclusion
22 For more information on the topic of HP Power Capping see: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01549455/c01549455.pdf Conclusion The HP ProLiant DL580 G7 is a 4U rack-optimized, four-processor server. We engineer it for large data center deployments requiring enterprise-class...
Page 23 - For more information
23 For more information See the URLs listed below if you need additional information. Type of information Source HP ProLiant DL580 G7 Server series―Models http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF25a/15351-15351-3328412-241644-3328422-4142916.html HP ProLiant DL 580 G7 Server User Guide http://h200...
Page 24 - Call to action
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