Page 4 - Rack and cabling options; System Cabling Guide at this website:
Figure 1 . HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System HP ProLiant z6000 G6 chassis The HP ProLiant Scalable System implements a new chassis/rack architecture in the industry-standard server market space. The chassis provides shared power and cooling to the system components by means of one or two high effic...
Page 8 - HP ProLiant SL170z G6 server
HP ProLiant SL170z G6 server The HP ProLiant SL170z G6 server tray is optimized for maximum storage capability (Figure 6). It supports LFF, SFF, or SSD SATA storage drives housed in quick-release drive carriers. The system board accommodates up to two Intel Xeon 5500 Series processors and provides u...
Page 10 - Intel Xeon 5500 Series processor technology; Boost Technology with Intelligent Power Technology.
Because two server nodes are installed side-by-side, the front of the unit has twice as many ports and LEDs as the SL170z G6 server. Each server node has its own video and serial connectors, USB ports, NIC ports, health and UID LEDs, optional out-of-band management LAN port, and a slot for an option...
Page 11 - three-level cache hierarchy for; Integrated memory controller
Multi-level caches Intel Xeon 5500 Series processors have a three-level cache hierarchy (Figure 9): • An on-core 64-kilobyte Level 1 cache, split into two 32-kilobyte caches: one for data and one for instructions • 256-kilobyte, Level 2 cache for each core to reduce latency • A Level 3 cache of up t...
Page 12 - QuickPath Interconnect controller; QuickPath architecture
QuickPath Interconnect controller Intel Xeon 5500 Series processors attain their performance potential through Intel QuickPath architecture (Figure 10). High-speed, point-to-point interconnects directly connect the processors with one another. Intel QuickPath architecture also connects each processo...
Page 13 - Turbo Boost technology; design points determined by the processor.; Processor socket technology
Turbo Boost technology Intel Turbo Boost Technology complements Hyper-Threading by increasing the performance of both multi-threaded and single-threaded workloads. For workloads and applications that do not benefit from multi-threading, Turbo Boost Technology can increase performance. Turbo Boost is...
Page 14 - Memory technologies; DDR3 memory enhancements; Controlled fan speed
Figure 12. Diagram showing how the processor installation tool simplifies installation Memory technologies Xeon 5500 Series processors connect directly to memory rather than through a chipset. These processors support only DDR3 dual inline memory modules (DIMMs). DDR3 is part of the synchronous dyna...
Page 15 - Unbuffered and registered DIMMs
Unbuffered and registered DIMMs DDR3 DIMMs are available as both Unbuffered (UDIMMs) and Registered (RDIMMs). Both UDIMMs and RDIMMs support error correcting code (ECC). There are three types of DDR3 memory: • PC3-8500R (RDIMM) —1066 or 800 MT/s data rate, depending on memory configuration and proce...
Page 16 - available on the HP website:; PCI Express technology
For detailed memory configuration guidelines, use the Online DDR3 Memory Configuration Tool available on the HP website: www.hp.com/go/ddr3memory-configurator . I/O technologies ProLiant SL G6 server trays incorporate PCIe and SATA I/O technologies. PCIe lets administrators add expansion cards with ...
Page 17 - Networking technologies; processors in a server.; High Performance Computing technologies; configuration tools, refer to the HP Cluster Platforms website at; Power and thermal technologies
throughput and improve the ability to locate and fix disk failures. More importantly, serial architecture solves the problems of c l ock skew and signal degradation at higher signaling rates. 3 HP has developed a software RAID solution based on Smart Array firmware. The B110i SATA Software RAID supp...
Page 18 - Power supply options; up to 92% efficiency; Redundant power operation; part of the LO100i Advanced Pack software license for the nodes.
Power supply options Common slot power supplies come in multiple power ratings and have achieved efficiency ratings of up to 92 percent. Three power supply options are available for the SL6000 Scalable System: • 460W AC up to 92% efficiency • 750W AC up to 92% efficiency • 1200W AC up to 90% efficie...
Page 19 - installed in the system.; supply will provide power to both trays.
Full AC or DC redundancy requires two power supplies to run the z6000 chassis. If one power supply fails and the remaining power supply can meet power demands of both server trays, both servers will continue to run without interruption. AC redundancy with throttling requires two power supplies to ru...
Page 20 - Management and deployment; in mind, this section examines the following management topics:; Systems management and monitoring; “Easy Set-up” CDs or from the Internet at
In a multimode environment, it is important to ensure that planning is completed prior to selecting the right power supply for the desired redundancy mode. Use of the HP Power Advisor is highly recommended for identifying the optimal power supply for each SL6000 configuration. The HP Power Advisor i...
Page 23 - Server deployment; Boot environment and GUI; Data security technology with the Trusted Platform Module
Server deployment The HP ProLiant Easy Set-up CD provides easy, step-by-step, single- and multi-server server utilities to streamline server setup. It provides a user experience consistent with SmartStart: • Boot environment and GUI • Assisted Installation: Windows 2003 Server and Windows 2008 Serve...
Page 24 - Appendix: PPIC command line utility; options will provide the options shown below.
24 Appendix: PPIC command line utility HP provides a simple command line utility, called PPIC, for reading and configuring the power control logic of the SL product line. Running the PPIC utility from the command line without any command-line options will provide the options shown below. HP ProLiant...
Page 25 - For more information; For additional information, refer to the resources listed below.; Call to action; Send comments about this paper to
For more information For additional information, refer to the resources listed below. Resource description Web address HP ProLiant SL160z G6 Server Software Configuration Guide http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/Suppo rtManual/c01778682/c01778682.pdf HP ProLiant SL170z G6 Server Softwa...
