Itanium®–based midrange servers from HP— the HP Integrity rx7620-16 and rx8620-32 Servers Executive summary...
Figure 6. Architecture of the HP Integrity rx7620-16 Server, showing the basic modular building blocks of the system 10
HP Integrity rx8620-32 Server architecture The HP Integrity rx8620-32 Server architecture builds upon that of the Integrity rx7620-16 Server with the
Figure 8. Primary components of the HP sx1000 Chipset Cell boards The cell, or cell board, is one of the basic building blocks of the HP Integrity
13 Cell design details Each cell board is a self-contained unit, with a symmetric multiprocessor (SMP), main memory, and all necessary hardware. • C
14 Within the cell, CPU-to-CC peak bandwidth is 12.8 GB/s, a greater than 50% improvement over previous-generation systems. The minimum supported cel
15 Cell hot-plug The HP Integrity rx7620-16 and rx8620-32 Servers support cell hot-plug. Coupled with
I/O subsystem Each HP Integrity rx7620-16 and rx8620-32 Server contains an embedded high-performance I/O subsystem. In addition, the Integrity rx8620-
17 I/O controller chips The HP Integrity rx7620-16 and rx8620-32 Servers contain two master I/O controller chips located on the PCI-X backplane. Each
Figure 12. The PCI-X backplane of the Integrity rx7620-16 Server has dual high-performance links for 14 of the 16 I/O card slots Figure 13. The PCI
Core I/O The HP Integrity rx7620-16 and rx8620-32 Servers are purchased with either one or two core I/O card products. In both systems, core I/O provi
Performance benchmarks ... 28 Racking ...
Figure 15. Basic core I/O card set (secondary) The Management Processor—The Management Processor (MP) is a dedicated processor located on each MP/S
External LAN—The external LAN port is a 10/100/1000Base-T external LAN port that uses an RJ-45 connector. External SCSI—The external SCSI port is an U
22 The core I/O Management Processor, external LAN port, and external SCSI port functionality in the HP Integrity rx8620-32 Server is the same as desc
• 9U rackmount chassis • Certified under Uptime Institute’s Fault Tolerant Power Compliance Specification Figure 17. The HP SEU (left) and the SEU
Figure 18. The HP SEU block diagram AC power subsystem The HP Integrity rx7620-16 and rx8620-32 Servers were both designed to take full advantage o
Figure 19. Power inputs and interconnects in the Integrity rx7620-16 Server are designed for fault-tolerant power compliance Fault-tolerant power c
Figure 20. Power inputs and interconnects in the Integrity rx8620-32 Server are designed for fault-tolerant power compliance AC power consumption T
27 HP Integrity rx8620-32 Server • Integrity rx8620-32 Server fully loaded with 16 traditional Intel Itanium 2 processors—The Integrity rx8620-32 Ser
28 Performance benchmarks The HP Integrity rx7620-16 and rx8620-32 Servers offer leadership performance in the online transaction processing (OLTP), b
29 Also included with every Integrity rx7620-16 and rx8620-32 Server is a cable management arm (CMA). The cable management arm is a two-member trough
3 Executive summary Based on the revolutionary Intel® Itanium® 2 processor co-developed by HP and Intel, the HP Integrity rx7620-16 and rx8620-32 Serv
30 How nPartitions work A hardware partition corresponds roughly to a single, standalone system. The Integrity rx7620-16 Server can be subdivided into
31 CPU protection The central processing unit is often a major cause of system downtime. For instance, CPU cache errors are demonstrated to be a large
32 Instant Capacity Instant Capacity is a means of adding and removing CPUs in a partition. With Instant Capacity, you don’t need to worry about the f
33 Address/Control parity The address control path of the memory system is protected so that spurious bit flips in the address/control path do not cau
34 Dual AC line cord support As described earlier in this paper, the Integrity rx7620-16 and rx8620-32 Servers can run on one or two totally independe
35 All major system components, other than the power conversion board, are slated to remain the same for future processors—you can even use the same m
36 Temporary Instant Capacity is the ability to turn Instant Capacity CPUs that are already installed in the system on and off for short periods of ti
37 These are some of the things you can do with Partition Manager: • Display server status • Create, delete, and modify nPartitions • Display a com
38 • Security Patch Check determines how current a system’s security patches are, recommends patches for continuing security vulnerabilities, and war
39 Windows The HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Windows is a complete toolset for installing, configuring, and managing HP Integrity rx7620
4 Adaptable, available: the HP Integrity rx7620-16 and rx8620-32 Servers Introduction Today’s HP Integrity servers outpace competitive servers by prov
40 Linux The following tools are also used to manage HP Integrity rx7620-16 and rx8620-32 Servers running Linux. • Insight Manager 7 increases system
41 mx2 Dual-Processor Module technology, thereby exploiting the full potential of your HP Integrity servers. HP Services delivers end-to-end solution
42 – Integrated support: Support Plus and Support Plus 24 are integrated hardware and software services that are available to customers who require as
Proven experience and expertise Our global network of services personnel have unmatched experience and expertise deploying go-to-market solutions usin
Figure 1. HP Integrity rx7620-16 and rx8620-32 Servers 5
6 HP Integrity rx7620-16 and rx8620-32 Server specifications HP Integrity rx7620-16 Server with 8-way Intel Itanium 2 processor or 16-way HP mx2 Du
Figure 2. Front and side view of the Integrity rx7620-16 Server Figure 3. Rear view of the Integrity rx7620-16 Server Figures 2 and 3 show major
Figure 4 shows a front view of the Integrity rx8620-32 Server with its front plastic bezel and top and left side panels removed. A peripheral bay loc
9 System architecture HP Integrity midrange servers are built around a modular architecture, with components that can be configured to effectively cov
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