HP (Hewlett-Packard) SL6000 User 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