HP SL6000 - Manual

HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System technology
technology brief
Abstract.............................................................................................................................................. 3
Mechanical design for extreme scale-out computing................................................................................. 3
HP ProLiant z6000 G6 chassis .......................................................................................................... 4
Rack and cabling options.................................................................................................................. 4
SL6000 server trays ......................................................................................................................... 5
HP ProLiant SL160z G6 server ....................................................................................................... 7
HP ProLiant SL170z G6 server ....................................................................................................... 8
HP ProLiant SL2x170z G6 server ................................................................................................... 9
Intel Xeon 5500 Series processor technology ........................................................................................ 10
Multi-level caches........................................................................................................................... 11
QuickPath Interconnect controller ..................................................................................................... 12
Hyper-Threading ............................................................................................................................ 12
Turbo Boost technology................................................................................................................... 13
Processor socket technology................................................................................................................ 13
Memory technologies ......................................................................................................................... 14
DDR3 memory enhancements .......................................................................................................... 14
Controlled fan speed .................................................................................................................. 14
Reduced operating voltage.......................................................................................................... 14
Unbuffered and registered DIMMs ................................................................................................... 15
I/O technologies ............................................................................................................................... 16
PCI Express technology................................................................................................................... 16
Serial ATA technology .................................................................................................................... 16
Networking technologies ................................................................................................................ 17
High Performance Computing technologies ....................................................................................... 17
Power and thermal technologies .......................................................................................................... 17
Power supply options...................................................................................................................... 18
Redundant power operation ............................................................................................................ 18
Management and deployment............................................................................................................. 20
Systems management and monitoring............................................................................................... 20
Power and thermal management with the Power Management Controller ............................................. 20
Remote management and control with ProLiant Onboard Administrator ................................................ 22
IPMI 2.0 and DCMI 1.0.................................................................................................................. 22
Server deployment ......................................................................................................................... 23
Data security technology with the Trusted Platform Module ..................................................................... 23
Summary .......................................................................................................................................... 23