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Overview

HP Integrity rx8640 Server

HP Integrity rx8640 Server System Overview-Front View

 

 

1.Hot plug disks4.Redundant hot-swap fans
2.Cell boards5.PCI power supplies
3.Redundant hot-swap power6.Removable media - DVD/DAT

Integrity rx8640 Server System Overview-Rear View

 

 

1.System backbone4.Hot-swap redundant fans
2.Core I/O5.Hot-plug PCI slots
3.2N redundant power inputs  

At A Glance
rx8640 Server Product Number (base)

AB297A

Standard System Features
  • HP UX 11i v2 and HP UX 11i v3 operating system
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter and Enterprise Editions
  • Linux RHEL AS 5 and AS 4 and SLES 10 SP 1. Mad9M rx8640 configuration not supported.
  • OpenVMS V8.3-1H1 or higher (for Montvale). Mad9M rx8640 configurations not supported.
  • External Ultra320 SCSI channel
  • Two Internal Ultra320 SCSI channels, one channel to each internal disk
  • 1 GbE LAN ports
  • Management Processor technology with Integrated LAN console
  • Rackmountable into HP 19 inch cabinets (factory or field integration)
  • Rackmountable into some 3rd party cabinets
  • Two hardware partitions (nPartitions)
  • Four hardware partitions when configured with the Server Expansion Unit
  • Factory integration of processors, memory, disk drives, removable media drives, and I/O cards
  • HP site planning and installation
  • One year warranty with same business day on site service response
  • Owner's Guide and General Usage media set
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HP Integrity rx8640 Server Flexible Advantage Starter (FAST) Base Systems

The Flexible Advantage STarter base systems for the HP Integrity rx8640 Server allow for faster configurations due to the semi configured base system bundles. Configurations built from FAST base systems will have substantially lower prices than systems built from the parts.

HP Integrity rx8640 Server FAST bundles
Product Number1 Number of Intel dual core Itanium processors
Number of Cell Boards in bundle Number of Core I/O Cards in bundle Number of Power Supplies in bundle
AB443A 4 (4P/8C) 1 1 3
AB444A 8 (8P/16C) 2 1 4
AB446A 16 (16P/32C) 4 1 6
1 Includes base chassis and power supplies

 

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Standard Features

Minimum System
  • One active core in an Intel Dual core Itanium (1P/2C) processor
  • One processor per cell board (Dual core Itanium requires one active core per cell board)
  • One cell board
  • 4GB memory module (1 pair of 2GB DIMMs)
  • One core I/O
  • One internal DVD drive for OpenVMS and Windows
  • Two power cords
  • 8 hot plug 33 /66 /133 /266 MHz 64 bit PCI X slots or 8 mix of hot plug 64 bit PCI X and PCIe x8 IO slots with adaptive signaling technology

Maximum Server Capacities
  • Sixteen (16) Intel Dual core Itanium (16P/32C) processors
  • Four (4) processors per cell board
  • Four (4) cell boards
  • 512GB memory (32 pairs of 8 GB DIMMs)
  • Four power cords, providing 2N power and dual grid support
  • Four internal hot plug LVD SCSI disks
  • Two removable media drives-DVD or DAT
  • Sixteen PCI expansion cards

Maximum capacities when configured with the Server Expansion Unit 2 (SEU 2):

  • Four core I/O cards
  • Eight internal hot plug LVD SCSI disks
  • Four removable media drives-DVD or DAT
  • 32 hot plug 33 /66 /133 /266 MHz 64 bit PCI X slots or 32 mix of hot plug 64 bit PCI X and PCIe x8 IO slots with adaptive signaling technology

Standard System Features
  • HP UX 11i v3 and HP UX 11i v2 operating system
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2003 Datacenter and Enterprise Editions
  • Linux RHEL AS 5 and AS 4 and SLES 10 SP 1. Mad9M rx8640 configuration not supported.
  • OpenVMS V8.3 1H1 or higher (for 91X0N processors Montvale). Mad9M rx8640 configurations not supported.
  • External Ultra320 SCSI channel
  • Two Internal Ultra320 SCSI channels, one channel to each internal disk
  • 1 GbE LAN ports
  • Management Processor technology with Integrated LAN console
  • Rackmountable into HP 19 inch cabinets (factory or field integration)
  • Rackmountable into some 3rd party cabinets
  • Two hardware partitions (nPartitions)
  • Four hardware partitions when configured with the Server Expansion Unit
  • Factory integration of processors, memory, disk drives, removable media drives, and I/O cards
  • HP site planning and installation
  • One year warranty with same business day on site service response
  • Owner's Guide and General Usage media set

High Availability
  • N+1 Hot swap cooling
  • Redundant and hot swap power supplies
  • Cell Hot plug (implemented as dynamic nPars in HP UX 11i v3)
  • Hot plug disks
  • 2N power inputs
  • On line memory page deallocation
  • ECC protected DDR II memory
  • Full parity protection of data and address buses
  • On chip processor cache with ECC protection
  • Memory double chip spare
  • Dynamic Processor resilience and deallocation (processor deallocation on failure)
  • On line addition and replacement of PCI I/O cards
  • UPS power management
  • Four independent UltraSCSI buses to internal disks for mirroring across disks and controllers
  • Journal file system (HP UX)
  • Auto reboot
  • On line diagnostics and system health monitor
  • Microsoft Cluster Services for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2003 Enterprise and Datacenter Edition
  • HP StorageWorks Software for HP Integrity Servers running Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2003 Enterprise and Datacenter Editions. Includes Cluster Extension XP and EVA, Continuous Access, Business Copy and SQL Server Fast Recovery
  • HP OpenVMS Cluster Software

Security
  • Separate console LAN port for system management
  • Password protection on console port
  • Disablement of remote console ports

Internet Server Functions
  • Internet server (inetd)
  • Domain name server
  • Routing (OSPF, BIND, RIP, EGP, HELLO, gateD)
  • Network Time Protocol

Client Configuration Services
  • Automatic configuration for printers, PCs, workstations, and X terminals (DHCP, Bootp, tftp, rbootp)

Optional Web Services
  • Netscape Communication Server
  • Netscape Navigator

Email
  • Mail, MailX, ELM
  • Sendmail, MIME, SMTP, ESMTP

Remote Access Services
  • Telnet, ftp, anonymous ftp server
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Configuration

Configuration

The HP Integrity rx8640 Server is a symmetrical multiprocessing (SMP) server supporting up to sixteen high performance Intel dual core Itanium processors (90X0 series or 91X0N series). The server supports HP's advanced sx2000 chip set. The rx8640 can be configured as a single SMP server or divided into up to four smaller, hardware partitioned (nPars), logical servers.

Cell Boards

A minimum of one and a maximum of four cells can be ordered in HP Integrity rx8640 Servers. Each cell can be purchased with up to four active Intel dual core Itanium processors (90X0 series or 91X0N series) or in combination with Instant Capacity processors. The rx8640 can support a mix of 90X0 and 91X0N series processors; however, within a single cell, all processors must be identical.

The HP Integrity rx8640 and HP Integrity rx7640 (8 processor) servers share the same cell board. The rp8400/rp8420/rx8620 cell boards cannot be carried forward to the rx8640 server.


Cell Details

  • 4 processor slots (supporting up to eight processor cores with dual core)
  • HP sx2000 cell controller
  • 16 DDR-2 Memory DIMM slots
  • DC-DC Power converters
  • Manageability and Processor Dependent Hardware Circuitry

Cell Board Configuration Rules

  • Cell boards are ordered individually
  • Minimum: 1 cell board; Maximum: 4 cell boards
  • Cell slots 0 or 1 must be loaded first
  • Recommended Cell board loading order: 0,1,2,3

Intel Dual-Core Itanium Details

 

Intel Dual-Core Itanium Details
  • 1.6-GHz
  • Level 3 cache: 24 MB
  • Level 2 cache: 1 MB instr + 256 KB data
  • Level 3 cache: 16 KB instr + 16 KB data
  • Single-bit cache error correction
  • 44-bit physical addressing
  • 64-bit virtual addressing
  • 4-GB maximum page size
  • Intel Itanium 9150N (Montvale)
  • 1.6 GHz
  • Level 3 cache: 24 MB
  • Level 2 cache: 1 MB instr +
    256 KB data
  • Level 3 cache: 16 KB instr +
    16 KB data
  • Single bit cache error correction
  • 44 bit physical addressing
  • 64 bit virtual addressing
  • 4 GB maximum page size
  • Intel Itanium 9050 (Montecito)
  • 1.6 GHz
  • Level 3 cache: 18 MB
  • Level 2 cache: 1 MB instr + 256 KB data
  • Level 3 cache: 16 KB instr + 16 KB data
  • Single-bit cache error correction
  • 44-bit physical addressing
  • 64-bit virtual addressing
  • 4-GB maximum page size
  • Intel Itanium 9140N (Montvale)
  • 1.6 GHz
  • Level 3 cache: 18 MB
  • Level 2 cache: 1 MB instr +
    256 KB data
  • Level 3 cache: 16 KB instr +
    16 KB data
  • Single bit cache error correction
  • 44 bit physical addressing
  • 64 bit virtual addressing
  • 4 GB maximum page size
  • Intel Itanium 9040 (Montecito)
  • 1.4 GHz
  • Level 3 cache: 12 MB
  • Level 2 cache: 1 MB instr + 256 KB data
  • Level 3 cache: 16 KB instr + 16 KB data
  • Single-bit cache error correction
  • 44-bit physical addressing
  • 64-bit virtual addressing
  • 4-GB maximum page size
  • Intel Itanium 9120N (Montvale)
  • 1.4 GHz
  • Level 3 cache: 12 MB
  • Level 2 cache: 1 MB instr +
    256 KB data
  • Level 3 cache: 16 KB instr +
    16 KB data
  • Single bit cache error correction
  • 44 bit physical addressing
  • 64 bit virtual addressing
  • 4 GB maximum page size
  • Intel Itanium 9020 (Montecito)

Processor Configuration Rules

  • The Intel dual core Itanium processor consists of 2 processor cores. You may order and upgrade the dual core Itanium processor in increments of one core (the second core in a processor being iCAP).
  • There must be one active processor core (the other being iCAP) for dual core Itanium processors on each cell board.
  • On each cell board, processors must be installed in the following sequence 0, 2, 1, 3.
  • HP Integrity rx8620 1.6 GHz 6 MB Level 3 cache processors may be carried forward to rx8640 servers.
  • Intel single core Itanium processors and Intel dual core Itanium processors can be mixed in the same chassis as long as they are in separate hard partitions (requires the same chipset sx1000 or sx2000).

Memory Configuration

The memory DIMMs used in the HP Integrity rx8640 Server are sold in pairs and are custom designed by HP. Each DIMM contains DDR II memory chips qualified to run at 267/533 MHz, with full ECC protection. DIMM sizes of 2 GB, 4 GB, and 8 GB are supported. HP 9000 rp8400/rp8420/rx8620 memory modules cannot be carried forward to the rx8640 server. Each HP Integrity rx8640 Server cell board supports up to 16 DIMM slots and 17 GB/s of peak memory bandwidth.

HP Integrity rx8640 Memory DIMMs

Pair Size (Product)

rx8640 Product Number HP Integrity rx8640 Server
Maximum Capacity Using single DIMM Size
Single DIMM Size
4 GB AB454A 128 GB 2048 MB
8 GB AB455A 256GB
4096 MB
16 GB AB456A 512GB
8192 MB
 

Memory Loading Rules

  • Memory must be installed in pairs - modules (2 DIMMs of equal density)
  • Memory modules are available in three densities: 4 GB (2×2048MB DIMMs), 8 GB (2×4096MB DIMMs),
    and 16 GB (2×8192MB DIMMs).
  • DIMM pairs must be loaded in slot order
  • Minimum memory is 2 GB per cell
  • Maximum memory per system is 512 GB-using 32 16 GB memory modules (8GB pairs) per system.
  • Larger DIMMs must be loaded first across a cell, followed by progressively smaller DIMM sizes.
  • On each cell board, Memory pairs must be installed in the following order:
    (0A, 0B), (1A, 1B), (2A, 2B), (3A, 3B), (4A, 4B), (5A, 5B), (6A, 6B), (7A, 7B)
  • DIMM mixing other than recommended configurations is supported as long as the memory loading rules are followed

rx8640 Recommended Memory Configurations

Desired Memory per Cell (GBs)
Number of DIMMs
Quad Echelon
2 GB
4 GB
8 GB
2
1
3
0
2
1
3
0
       
OA, OB
1A, 1B
2A, 2B
3A, 3B
4A, 4B
5A, 5B
6A, 6B
7A, 7B
4
2
 
 
2 GB              
8
4
 
 
2 GB 2 GB            
16
8
 
 
2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB        
32
16
 
 
2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
48
8
8
 
4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
64
 
16
 
4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB
96  
8
8
8 GB 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB
128  
 
16
8 GB 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB
 

Performance Tuning Guidelines

  • For best performance, a cell should be configured with a multiple of 8 DIMMs or four pairs (although the server will execute properly with an odd number of pairs). It takes 8 DIMMs to populate both memory buses. Populating only one of the two memory buses on a cell board will deliver only half the peak memory bandwidth.
  • Load memory equally across the available cell boards.

Memory Latencies

There are two types of memory latencies within the HP Integrity rx8640 Server:

  1. Memory latency within the cell refers to the case where an application either runs on a partition that consists of a single cell or uses cell local memory.
  2. Memory latency between cell refers to the case where the partition consists of two or more cell and cell interleaved memory is used. For example, for an rx8640 server with four cells in the partition, 25% of the addresses are to memory on the same cell as the requesting processor, and the other 75% of the addresses are to memory on the other three cells.

The HP Integrity rx8640 Server memory latency depends on the number of processors in the partition. Assuming that memory accesses are equally distributed across all cell boards and memory controllers within the partition, the average idle memory latency (load to use) is as shown below:

Number of processors Average Memory Latency
4-processor 185 ns
8-processor 249 ns
16-processor 334 ns

I/O Architecture

Components within the I/O subsystem are the I/O controllers, internal peripheral bay, and multifunction Core I/O. The figure below shows the basic block diagram of the I/O subsystem. The Integrity I/O architecture utilizes industry standard PCI buses in a unique design for maximum performance, scalability, and reliability. To achieve maximum performance and availability, each PCI/PCI-X slot on the I/O board is controlled by its own Bus Converter ASIC and is also independently supported by its own half of the dual hot swap controllers. All PCI slots are designed to be compliant with PCI Rev.2.2, PCI-X Rev.2.0a, and PCI-express Gen1 specifications.

The PCI-X 2.0 I/O Backplane implemented an important change to power distribution to the I/O partitions. The PCI-X Power supply bricks have been redesigned to allow the pair of them to be N+1 redundant in operation. Both I/O partitions will sustain their operational state even if one of the PCI bricks has failed. All the PCI voltages will remain within the PCI specification. These power bricks are not part of the PCI-X I/O board assembly. They plug into the edge of the PCI-X I/O Backplane to provide power to the board and they are not backwards compatible with the previous PCI power bricks. Any PCI brick failures will be reported to the system so the failing brick could be hot swapped.

The HP Integrity rx8640 Server supports both PCI-X 2.0 and PCI-Express. Two different backplanes are available. The PCI-X 2.0 backplane (AB160A) supports sixteen (16) PCI-X slots. A combination PCI-Express/PXI-X 2.0 backplane (AD161A) supports eight (8) PCI-X slots and eight (8) PCI-Express slots. Each backplane contains two master I/O controller chips located on the backplane. Each I/O controller contains sixteen high performance 12 bit wide links, which connect to sixteen slave I/O controller chips supporting the PCI X or PCI-Express card slots and core I/O. Two links, one from each master controller is routed through the crossbar backplane and is dedicated to core I/O. The remaining thirty links are divided among the sixteen I/O card slots. This one card per link architecture leads to greater I/O performance and higher availability. Each controller chip is also directly linked to a host cell board. This means that at least two cell boards, located in cell slots 0 and 1, must be purchased in order to access all sixteen I/O card slots. With one cell board, access to eight slots is enabled.

The HP Integrity rx8640 Server can be purchased with either one or two core I/O boards (if an SEU 2 is added, then four core I/O boards with two core I/O in the SEU). Both core I/O boards are identical and provide console, SCSI, serial, and Management Processor (MP) functionality. The second core I/O is used to enable the dual hard partitioning in the HP Integrity rx8640 Server and provide access to a second set of disk drives.

The internal peripheral bay is divided into two identical halves. Each half supports up to two low profile disks and one removable media device. A SCSI controller chip located on each core I/O board supports each half of the internal peripheral bay. This means that both core I/O boards must be purchased to access both halves of the peripheral bay.


PCI Backplane

Eight of sixteen I/O card slots are supported by dual high performance fat links. Each link is capable of providing 1060 MB/s of bandwidth. This means that half HP Integrity rx8640 Server I/O slots are capable of sustained 2.12 GB/s. Six of the sixteen I/O card slots are supported at 1060 MB/s of bandwidth. Aggregate I/O slot bandwidth is approximately 23 GB/s. In addition, because each I/O slot has a dedicated bus, any slot can be "hot plugged" or serviced without affecting other slots. The hot plug operation is very easy, and can be done with minimal training and effort.

The HP Integrity rx8640 Server supports a number of PCI, PCI X, and PCI Express HBA (I/O) cards for I/O expansion.

NOTE: The PCI X backplane is backward compatible with the older PCI backplane and can support many PCI HBA (I/O) cards.

When HP 9000 rp8400 servers are upgraded to HP Integrity rx8640 servers using the chassis upgrade kit, the older and slower PCI backplanes in the HP 9000 rp8400 server must be upgraded to the newer and faster PCI X (AD160A) or PCI Express/PCI X (AD161A) backplanes

When the rx8640 Server Expansion Unit 2 is connected to the HP Integrity rx8640 Server, its I/O backplanes act as PCI X or PCI Express I/O backplanes. See the rx8640 Server Expansion Unit 2 section for more details.


Supported I/O Cards

Cards can be in any combination (see Special Note section). Servers with one (1) cell board, minimum 1 - maximum 8. Severs with two (2) cell boards in base system, minimum 1 - maximum 16. Servers configured with SEU-2 and three (3) cell boards, minimum 1 - maximum 24. Servers with SEU-2 and four (4) cell boards, minimum 1 - maximum 32.

SEU-2 only, cards can be in any combination (see Special note Section), minimum 1 - maximum 8 with three (3) cell boards in base server. SEU-2 only with four (4) cell boards in base server, minimum 1 - maximum 16.

I/O Card Description
Product Number
Operating Environment
Special Notes
Mass Storage Host Bus Adaptors
 
HP-UX
Win
Linux
Open VMS
 
PCI 1 port 2x Fibre Channel
A5158A
Y
 
 
 
Obsolete
PCI 2 Gb Fibre Channel
A6795A
Y
 
 
 
Obsolete
PCI-X 266 1-port 4-Gb Fibre Channel
AB378B
Y
 
 
Y
 
PCI X 266 2 port 4 Gb Fibre Channel
AB379B
Y
Y
Y
Y
 
PCI 1 channel Ultra 160 SCSI
A6828A
Y
 
 
 
Obsolete
PCI 2-channel Ultra 160 SCSI
A6829A
Y
 
 
 
Obsolete
PCI-X 2-port Ultra 320 SCSI
A7173A
Y
Y
Y
Y
  
PCI-X 2-channel 2-Gb Fibre Channel
A6826A
Y
  
  
  
Obsolete
PCI-X 2-port 2-Gb Fibre Channel
AB466A
Y
Y
 
 
Cannot be factory integrated with AD167A or AD168A
PCI-X 1-port 2Gb Fibre Channel
AB467A
 
Y
 
 
Cannot be factory integrated with AD167A or AD168A
PCI-X 266 1-Port 4-Gb Fibre Channel
AB429A
 
Y
Y
 
 
PCI-X 1-Port 4Gb Fibre Channel
AD167A
 
Y
Y
 
Cannot be factory integrated with AB466A or AB467A in the same partition
PCI-X 2-Port 4Gb Fibre Channel
AD168A
 
Y
Y
 
Cannot be factory integrated with AB466A or AB467A in the same partition
PCIe 1-port 4Gb Fibre Channel (Emulex)
A8002A
 
Y
Y
 
Cannot be factory integrated with AB466A or AB467A in the same partition. Windows max (12); Linux max (8)
PCIe 2-port 4Gb Fibre Channel (Emulex)
A8003A
 
Y
Y
 
Cannot be factory integrated with AB466A or AB467A in the same partition. Windows max (12); Linux max (8)
PCIe 1-port 4Gb Fibre Channel (Emulex)
AD299A
Y
 
 
Y
Supported by HP UX 11i v3 and v2. OpenVMS maximum 8 per partition.
PCIe 2-port 4Gb Fibre Channel (Qlogic)
AD300A
Y
Y
Y
Y
HP-UX max (8); Windows max (8); Linux max (8); OpenVMS max (8) per partition
PCIe 1-port 4Gb Fibre Channel (Qlogic)
AE311A
 
Y
Y
 
Windows mad (12); Linux max (8)
Mass Storage Adaptors - Smart Array
I/O Card Description
Product Number
Operating Environment
Special Notes
Mass Storage Adaptors - Smart Array
 
HP-UX
Win
Linux
Open VMS
 
SmartArray 6402/128MB cache controller with factory integrated internal RAID 1 array
AB362A
 
Y
Y
 
Must be ordered with two (2) indentical HDD in the hard partition.
AB338A cables are included
Max (1) per partition
SmartArray 6404/256MB cache controller with factory integrated internal RAID 1 array
AB363A
 
Y
 
 
Must be ordered with two (2) indentical HDD in the hard partition.
AB338A cables are included
Max (1) per partition
SmartArray 6402/128MB cache controller
A9890A
Y
Y
Y
Y
Max (8) any combination of A9890A + AB262A. For OpenVMS, max (2) per partition
Order AB363A for SmartArray 6404 controller with factory integrated internal RAID
SmartArray 6404/1256MB cache controller
A9891A
Y
Y
 
Y
Max (8) any combination of A9891A + AB263A. For OpenVMS, max (1) per partition
Order AB363A for SmartArray 6404 controller with factory integrated internal RAID
SmartArray P600/256MB cache controller
337972-B21
 
Y
Y
 
Max (8)
For external storage only
512MB cache memory upgrade for SmartArray P600, 6402, and 6404
372538-B21
Y
Y
Y
Y
No factory integration
SmartArrayPCIe P800 SAS RAID controller
AD335A
Y
 
 
Y
OpenVMS max (8). HP-UX 11i v3 support expected March, 2008.
HP PCIe SC44Ge SAS Host Bus Adapter
AH303A
 
Y
Y
 
Max (8)
SmartArray E500 SAS HBA
AH226A
 
Y
Y
 
Battery pack is not supported at this time. Windows max (8); Linux max (4)
SmartArray Internal RAID cables
AB338A
 
Y
Y
 
Includes two (2) cables
One (1) cable required per SmartArray controller for field installation of internal RAID

 

Local Area Network (LAN) Adapters
I/O Card Description
Product Number
Operating Environment
Special Notes
Local Area Network (LAN) Adapters  
HP-UX
Win
Linux
Open VMS
 
PCI-X 1-port 10GbE
AB287A
Y
 
 
Y
Obsolete
HP PCI X 4 port 1000Base T Gigabit Adapter
AB545A
Y
 
Y
Y
OpenVMS max (3) per partition
HP PCI-X 1-port 1000Base-T
AD331A
Y
 
 
Y
 
HP PCI-X 1-port 1000Base -SX
AD332A
Y
 
 
Y
 
PCI 1-port 1000Base-T
A5230A
Y
 
 
 
Obsolete
PCI 1-port 1000Base-SX
A4926A
Y
 
 
 
Obsolete
HP PCI X 2-port 1000Base SX (optical) Gigabit Adapter
A7011A
Y
Y
Y
Y
Intel chip
PCI-X 1000Base-SX dual port
A9899A
 
Y
Y
 
Obsolete
PCI-X 1000Base-T dual port
A7012A
Y
 
 
Y
Intel chip
PCI-X 1000Base-T dual port
A9900A
 
Y
Y
 
Intel chip
HP PCI-X 266MHz. 10GigE SR (half height PCI-X card)
AD385A
Y
 
Y
Y
HP-UX max (2); Linux max (2); OpenVMS max (4) per partition
PCIe 2-port 1000Base T GbE
AD337A
Y
Y
Y
Y
HP-UX max (8); Windows max (12); Linux max (8); OpenVMS max (8) per partition. OpenVMS boot not supported
PCIe 2-port 1000Base SX GbE
AD338A
Y
Y
Y
Y
HP-UX max (8); Windows max (12); Linux max (8); OpenVMS max (8) per partition. OpenVMS boot not supported
HP PCIe 2-port 4Gb Fibre Channel
AD355A
Y
 
 
Y
OpenVMS max (8) per partition.
HP PCIe 4-port 1000BaseT GbE adapter AD339A Y     Y No OpenVMS boot support
HP PCIe 10GbE AD386A Y        
HP PCIe 2-Port 4x DDR Fast IB HCA
AH304A
Y
     
HP-UX maximum 4

 

Mulit-Function (Mass Storage/LAN)
I/O Card Description
Product Number
Operating Environment
Special Notes
Mulit-Function
(Mass Storage/LAN)
 
HP-UX
Win
Linux
Open VMS
 
PCIe 4Gb Fibre Channel / GbE T HBA combo
AD221A
Y
 
 
 
Only supported on HP-UX v3
PCIe 2-port 4Gb Fibre Channel / 2-port GbE T HBA
AD222A
 
 
 
Only supported on HP-UX v3
PCIe 2-port 4Gb Fibre Channel / 2-port GbE-SX HBA combo
AD393A
 
 
 
Only supported on HP-UX v3
PCI X 2 Gb Fibre Channel/1000Base SX
A9782A
Y
 
 
Y
OpenVMS maximum 4 per partition.
PCI X 2 Gb Fibre Channel/1000Base T
A9784A
Y
 
 
Y
Obsolete.
PCI X 2 port U320 SCSI/2 port 1000Base T
AB290A
Y
 
 
Y
OpenVMS maximum 2 per partition.
PCI X 1000Base T GigE/1 port 4G Fibre Channel
AD193A
Y
 
 
Y  
PXI X 1000Base T GigE/2 port 4G Fibre Channel
AD194A
Y
 
 
Y  

 

Wide Area Network (WAN) Adapters
I/O Card Description
Product Number
Operating Environment
Special Notes
Wide Area Network (WAN) Adapters  
HP-UX
Win
Linux
Open VMS
 
2-port programmable serial interface (X25/Frame Relay/SDLC)
J3525A
Y
 
 
 
Order appropriate cable (RS-232-C; V.35; X.21/V11; RS-499; or RS-530
Must order at least one appropriate software products
X.25 License-to-Use (LTU)
J2793B
Y
 
 
 
 
SNAplus2 Link Server LTU
J6380AA
Y
 
 
 
Required for use with any of the SNAplus2 software products
SNAplus2 Enterprise Extender
J6378AA
Y
 
 
 
Order one per processor core
SNAplus2 APPN Node Server
J6382AA
Y
 
 
 
Order one per processor core
SNAplus2 3270/3179G Server
J6383AA
Y
 
 
 
Order one per processor core
SNAplus2 RJE Server
J6384AA
Y
 
 
  Order one per processor core
SNAplus2 API Server
J6385AA
Y
 
 
  Order one per processor core
TN3270 System
J6381AA
Y
 
 
  Order one per processor core

 

Additional Interface Cards
I/O Card Description
Product Number
Operating Environment
Special Notes
Additional Interface Cards 
HP-UX
Win
Linux
Open VMS
 
HP PCI 8-port serial mux adapter
AD278A
Y
 
 
 
Min 1, max 4 port modules AD280A and/or AD281A is required. AD280A and AD281A port modules can be intermixed
HP PCI 64-port serial mux adapter
AD279A
Y
 
 
 
Power supplies required for third and fourth modules connected to AD279A
HP 16-port RS-232 RJ45 port module
AD280A
Y
 
 
 
Power supplies required for third and fourth modules connected to AD279A
HP 16-port RS-232 DB25 port module
AD281A
Y
 
 
 
 
Cluster Interconnect Hyperfabric II
A6386A
Y
 
 
 
 
Cluster Interconnect PCI-X 2-port 4x Infiniband Fabric Host Channel Adapter
AB286C
Y
 
 
 
 
Cluster Interconnect PCIe 2-port 4x Infiniband Fabric Host Channel Adapter
AD313A
Y
 
 
 
No boot support
HP Lights Out Advanced KVM
AD307A
Y
Y
Y
Y
HP-UX, Linux, OpenVMS support USB only - no VGA support. Max (1) per partition
HP USB/VGA PCIK adapter
A6869B
Y
Y
Y
Y
HP-UX, Linux, OpenVMS support USB only - no VGA support. Max (1) per partition

 

Integrity Integrated Lights Out (iLO-2) Management Processor Functionality
for sx2000-based servers

Lights-Out remote management port with both HP 9000 command line interface and new iLO-2 web GUI interface. iLO-2 standard features are part of the iLO-2 management processor. iLO-2 advanced features are added with optional PCI card per managed partition (option AD307A).

Standard Features:

  • Password protected console ports
  • Console mirroring between all local, modem, LAN, and web consoles
  • Remote power up and power down control, per OS partition
  • Configurable remote access control
  • Interface to system monitoring and diagnostic hardware via an internal IC bus
  • System Event logs and event notification to system console-Provides connectivity, information, and support for HP UX tools (such as STM and EMS) to notify by email, pager and/or HP response centers.
  • Integration with HP management tools such as Systems Insight Manager
  • Secure Sockets Layer security on web console
    (LDAP is not yet available for this product)

Advanced Features, available through Integrity Lights Out Advanced / KVM card (option AD307A):
  • Physical VGA/USB 2.0
  • Integrated Remote Console (virtual Keyboard Video Mouse)
  • Virtual Media USB 1.1
    Card provides one physical VGA port and two physical USB ports, should be used instead of graphics/USB option A6869A. One card should be installed in each nPar where additional management features are required. Card cannot be used in systems without iLO-2 management processor firmware installed.

AD307A card Integrated Remote Console (virtual Keyboard Video Mouse) and virtual Media (read-only CD/DVD/ISO file) support per OS:


Operating System Integrated Remote Console (vKVM) Virtual Media
HP UX
not supported
supported
Windows
supported
supported
Linux
not supported
not supported
OpenVMS
not supported
supported
VGA port is supplied by an ATI ES1000 controller. Supported resolutions and refresh rates include:
Operating System Refresh Rate Maximum Resolution
Windows
75 Hz
640x480
Windows
75 Hz
800x600
Windows
75 Hz
1024x768
Windows
75 Hz
1280x1024
Windows
60 Hz
1600x1200
External Server storage connectivity

HP has the broadest, most robust server and storage line up in the industry, providing exactly the right fit for every need. Refer to the Storage Server matrix to see a matrix that highlights which storage device, server and operating system is interoperable.


Integrated Multifunction Core I/O

The HP Integrity rx8640 Server chassis supports either one or two Core I/O cards (AB314A). Core I/O slots are located along the right rear vertical edge of the chassis. One core I/O card is included with each system. The first core I/O card will support up to four cell boards in the server and all I/O slots. For support of two hard partitions, a second core I/O is required in the host system. For support of three or four hard partitions (nPars), a third and/or fourth core I/O card can be added in the rx8640 Server Expansion Unit 2. See the SEU-2 section for more details.

HP Integrity rp8400/rp8420/rx8620 Core I/O cards cannot be carried forward to the HP Integrity rx8640 server.

Each Integrity core I/O card provides the following features:

Management Processor: The Management Processor (MP) is a dedicated processor that simplifies and extends system management, as well as, enhances serviceability. The MP feature set was designed to minimize/eliminate the need for the System Administrator to be physically at the system to perform tasks such as diagnostics, system management, or even hard resets.

Features:

  • System management over the Internet or Intranet
  • System console redirection
  • Console mirroring
  • System configuration for automatic restart
  • Viewing history log of system events
  • Viewing history log of console activity
  • Setting MP inactivity timeout thresholds
  • Remote system control
  • Remote power cycle (except for MP housekeeping power)
  • Viewing system status
  • Event notification to system console, e-mail, pager, and/or HP Response Centers
  • Automatic hardware protection of critical environmental problems
  • Access to management interface and console(s) on LAN failure (modem required)
  • Auto system restart
  • Remote resetting of hardware partitions
  • Forward progress indicator (Virtual front-panel)
  • Out-of-band Manageability and PDC firmware update
  • Configure manageability and console security
  • SSL

External LAN port: 1-GbE LAN port using an RJ-45 connector

External SCSI port: Ultra320 SCSI port for connections to mass storage or media. (A second U320 external port only available when internal drive off of LAN/SCSI is connected to Smart Array).

Access to internal peripheral bay: The first core I/O card enables half of the HP Integrity rx8640 Server peripheral bay, which includes one removable media and two low profile disks. The second core I/O card enables the remaining internal peripherals, two disks, and one removable media bays. Customers that require access to more than two internal disks and/or one removable media slot must purchase the second core I/O card and more than one cell board.


Core I/O Loading Rules

The integrated multifunction I/O provides core I/O functionally and includes the Management Processor technology.
  • 1 Core I/O card is included with each HP Integrity rx8640 Server
  • Load the first Core I/O board into slot 0.
  • Core I/O slot 0 corresponds to Cell Board slot 0. Core I/O slot 1 corresponds to Cell Board slot 1.
  • A cell board must be installed in slot 0 to enable use of Core I/O 0. Likewise, a cell board must be installed in slot 1 to enable use of Core I/O 1.
  • Access to two internal disk drives and one Removable Media bay is enabled with the installation of the first Core I/O board.
  • The optional second Core I/O board must be ordered to enable hardware partitioning (systems not using the Server Expansion Unit 2).
  • The optional second Core I/O board must be ordered to enable access to the third/fourth internal disks and second removable media drive. (NOTE: For support of 3 or 4 hard partitions [nPartitions], a third and fourth core I/O board is included in the rx8640 Server Expansion Unit 2. See the SEU 2 section for more details.)

Internal Disk Drives

HP Integrity rx8640 Server supports up to four internal low-profile hot-plug disk drives.

Internal Disk Drive Specifications
Product NumberDisk CapacityRotational speedAverage seek time (read/write)Sustained Bandwidth
AD147A
73 GB
15,000 RPM
3.6 msec (read); 3.9 msec (write)40 MB/s
AD210A146 GB15,000 RPM3.6 msec (read); 3.9 msec (write)40 MB/s
AD265A300 GB15,000 RPM3.6 msec (read); 3.9 msec (write)40 MB/s


HP Integrity rp8400/rp8420/rx8620 disk drives can be carried forward to the HP Integrity rx8640 server.

For HP-UX:

  • Independent UltraSCSI controllers provide each disk drive with an independent SCSI channel
  • Supported by MirrorDisk/UX across disk drives, controllers, and Core I/O boards
  • Must order two Core I/O cards to support more than two internal disk drives

For Windows:

  • An rx8640 customer need only order AB362A-0D1 in order to receive an SA6402 Smart Array card cabled and configured for RAID-1 mirroring in the factory. The AB362A product includes both the SA6402 Smart Array Card (A9890A) and the internal RAID cables (AB338A).
  • An rx8640 customer need only order AB363A-0D1 in order to receive an SA6404 Smart Array card cabled and configured for RAID-1 mirroring in the factory. The AB363A product includes both the SA6404 Smart Array Card (A9891A) and the internal RAID cables (AB338A).
  • The customer is limited to maximum of one AB362A or AB363A per partition.
  • The customer may order additional Smart Array controllers as add in cards for connection to external storage devices. When these products are ordered with option 0D1 they will be installed, but will not be connected to the internal HDDs. The supported Smart Array products (for external storage) on rx8640 are:
    • A9890A–SA6402
    • A9891A–SA6404
    • 337972 B21–SA P600

Internal Removable Media

  • HP Integrity rx8640 Server contains two removable media bays, which will support either a DVD+RW or DAT drive. Removable media drives are not hot plug capable.
  • DVD+RW drive provides enhanced features while preserving backward read compatibility with CD-ROM. Data transfer rates of up to 6.75 MB/s are achieved with the DVD format; 4.8 MB/s can be achieved with the CD format. (NOTE: Installing the Smart Array card connected to the internal drives does not affect the function of the DVD-ROM.)
  • A DVD drive is required for all OpenVMS and Windows configurations.
  • DAT 72-GB drive has a maximum storage capacity of 72 GB and is RoHS compliant.
  • Must order two Core I/O cards to enable more than one Internal Media device.
  • HP Integrity rp8400/rp8420/rx8620 removable media drives can be carried forward to the HP Integrity rx8640 server
Internal Removable Media Specifications
Product Number Device Capacity Data transfer rate
AB351B* DVD+RW  
 
AB400A** DAT-72 72 GB  
* Third Party software (not included with AB351A) is required to support DVD write capability with Windows.
** Not supported with Linux
 
I/O Configuration Rules The following table summarizes previously mentioned configuration rules pertaining to usage of I/O slots and internal peripherals.
Configuration Minimum Required Number of Cells Minimum Number of Core I/Os
>8 I/O card slots 2 1
>2 Internal Disks 2 2
2 Internal Removable Media 2 2
2 Partitions 2 2
 
Additional I/O resources using the Server Expansion Unit 2 (SEU-2)

Additional I/O resources can be obtained by adding the HP Server Expansion Unit 2 (SEU-2). The SEU-2 is an add on chassis containing I/O resources that complement the I/O and partitioning capabilities within the HP Integrity rx8640 Server. The SEU-2 mirrors the I/O resources embedded within the HP Integrity rx8640 Server chassis, adding 16 I/O card slots, 4 disk bays, 2 removable media slots, and enabling 2 additional hard partitions.

The SEU-2 must be installed in the same cabinet and directly above the host rx8640 server. Please refer to the Server Expansion Unit 2 section in this guide or more specific details.

The following table summarizes the I/O configuration rules when an SEU-2 is configured with the HP Integrity rx8640 Server.

Required Configuration Minimum Required Number of Cells Minimum Required Number of Core I/Os
>16 I/O card slots 3 4(1)
>24 I/O card slots 4 4(1)
>4 Disks 3 4(1)
>6 Disks 4 4(1)
3 Removable Media 3 4(1)
4 Removable Media 4 4(1)
3 Hard Partitions 3 4(1)
4 Hard Partitions 4 4(1)

(1) Two Core I/O cards are included each SEU


External Storage

HP has the broadest, most robust server and storage line up in the industry, providing exactly the right fit for every need. Refer to the Storage Server matrix to see a matrix that highlights which storage device, server and operating system is interoperable.


AC/DC Power

DC Power Supplies
The HP Integrity rx8640 Server supports up to six hot swap bulk power supplies for 2N+1 protection. The hot swap design allows for the replacement of a failed power supply without interrupting server operation. Two supplies are included with the base system. A minimum of one additional supply is required for each cell board. Following this rule, all configurations will have 2N+1 power protection. HP Integrity rp8400/rp8420/rx8620 DC power supplies can be carried forward to the HP Integrity rx8640 server.

PCI Power Supplies
PCI power supply is now a redundant N+1 design. One PCI power supply failure will not affect the I/O bay since the remaining PCI power supply will power both I/O bays (this is an upgrade from the sx1000 based systems). PCI power supplies are hot swap capable (this is an upgrade from the sx1000 based systems). HP Integrity rp8400/rp8420/rx8620 PCI power supplies cannot be carried forward to the HP Integrity rx8640 server.

AC Power
The HP Integrity rx8640 Server contains four C20 power receptacle ports located at the bottom rear bulkhead. A minimum of two power cords must be used to maintain normal operation of the HP Integrity rx8640 Server. A second set of two cords can be added to improve system availability by protecting, for example, against power grid failures or accidentally tripped circuit breakers. The HP Integrity rx8640 Server hardware is capable of receiving AC input from two different AC power sources. The objective is to maintain full equipment functionality when operating from power source A and power source B, or A alone, or B alone. This capability is called "fault tolerant power compliance."

Although many HP Integrity rx8640 Server configurations can be sufficiently powered from a single 16 /20 amp branch circuit, HP strongly recommends using one 16-amp (minimum) branch circuit per power cord. Due to the variety of 16/20 plugs used throughout the world, the HP Integrity rx8640 Server menu offers a choice of plug options.

All HP Integrity rx8620 servers are shipped with four AC power cords.
The drawing below represents the power receptacle ports on the HP Integrity rx8640 Server. If only two power cords are used, they must be plugged into either A0 and A1, or B0 and B1.