http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/technology/whitepapers/index.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.hp.com en-us © 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. HP ISS Technology Communications ISS technology communications either explain HP strategy, development, and implementation of key technologies in industry-standard systems or explain how to integrate operating systems and applications software with ProLiant systems to achieve maximum benefit. ISS technology communications either explain HP strategy, development, and implementation of key technologies in industry-standard systems or explain how to integrate operating systems and applications software with ProLiant systems to achieve maximum benefit. HP® ISS Technology Communications techcom@hp.com HP ISS Technology Communications HP ISS Technology Communications presents the technology brief entitled, HP ProLiant DL585 G5/G6 server technology. This technology brief describes the architecture and the implementation of major technologies in HP ProLiant DL585 G5/G6 servers based on AMD Opteron® processors. These technologies include processors, memory, connections, power, management, and the latest serial input/output (I/O) technologies. http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01895559/c01895559.pdf Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:00:00CST Hewlett Packard, DL585, AMD, 500-series, ProLiant, server HP ISS Technology Communications HP ISS Technology Communications presents the technology brief entitled, HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure. The HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure is an evolution of the entire rack-mounted infrastructure. It is designed for remote sites, small and medium-sized businesses, and data centers with special power and cooling constraints. This technology brief provides an overview of the HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure, Thermal Logic power and cooling technologies, and interconnect options. http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01508406/c01508406.pdf Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:00:00CST Hewlett Packard, c3000, BladeSystem, rack-mounted, ProLiant, server HP ISS Technology Communications HP ISS Technology Communications presents the technology brief entitled, The Intel processor roadmap for industry-standard servers. Intel continues to introduce processor technologies that boost the performance of x86 processors in multi-threaded environments. This technology brief describes these processors and some of the more important innovations as they affect HP industry-standard enterprise servers. http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00164255/c00164255.pdf Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:00:00CST Hewlett Packard, Intel, x86, processors, ProLiant, server HP ISS Technology Communications HP ISS Technology Communications presents the technology brief entitled, HP ProLiant DL580 G5 server technology. The fifth generation (G5) HP ProLiant DL580 server offers the performance and efficiency of six-core Intel Xeon processors, enhanced by improvements to all major subsystems in the server. This technology brief explains the technologies implemented in the HP ProLiant DL580 G5 server that make it an excellent choice for enterprise customers needing increased performance and investment protection with a 64-bit migration path. http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01891077/c01891077.pdf Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:00:00CST Hewlett Packard, Intel, DL580, processors, ProLiant, server HP ISS Technology Communications HP ISS Technology Communications presents the technology brief entitled, Technology and architecture of HP ProLiant AMD-based 100-series G6 (Generation 6) servers. This technology brief describes the key technologies implemented in HP ProLiant 100-series G6 servers based on AMD™ processors. As of this writing, the AMD-based 100-series G6 server platforms are limited to the ProLiant DL165. A link to the QuickSpecs for this server is listed in the “For more information” section at the end of this technology brief. http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01904161/c01904161.pdf Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:00:00CST Hewlett Packard, DL165, AMD, 100-series, ProLiant, server HP ISS Technology Communications HP ISS Technology Communications presents the technology brief entitled, Technology and architecture of HP ProLiant AMD-based 300-series G6 (Generation 6) servers. This technology brief describes the key technologies implemented in HP ProLiant 300-series G6 servers based on AMD™ processors. As of this writing, the AMD-based 300-series G6 server platforms are limited to the ProLiant DL385. A link to the QuickSpecs for this server is listed in the “For more information” section at the end of this technology brief. http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01889304/c01889304.pdf Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:00:00CST Hewlett Packard, DL385, AMD, 300-series, ProLiant, server HP ISS Technology Communications HP ISS Technology Communications presents the ISS Technology Update, Volume 8 Number 6. Topics discussed in this edition include Effective data rates of SAS technology, VMware ESXi 4, SpecPower and Meet the Expert with Jeff Plank. http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01678869/c01678869.pdf Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:00:00CST Hewlett Packard, VMware, SAS, server, ProLiant HP ISS Technology Communications HP ISS Technology Communications presents the technology brief entitled, The AMD processor roadmap for industry-standard servers, 6th Edition. Since 1996, HP and AMD have collaborated to provide high-performance, energy efficient solutions that deliver quality, variety, and value in industry-standard servers. This collaboration includes the adoption of the latest multi-core AMD Opteron™ processors. This technology brief discusses current and near future AMD Opteron processors and the evolving AMD Opteron processor microarchitecture. http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00428708/c00428708.pdf Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:00:00CST Hewlett Packard, DL385, AMD, 300-series, ProLiant, server HP ISS Technology Communications HP ISS Technology Communications presents the technology brief entitled, HP Power Advisor Utility: a tool for estimating power requirements for HP ProLiant Rack-Mounted Systems. HP has created the HP Power Advisor utility to provide more accurate and meaningful estimates of power needs for HP ProLiant BL, DL, and SL systems so that IT infrastructure designers can determine the most efficient hardware configuration. This technology brief identifies factors affecting power requirements, explains how the Power Advisor works, and provides an example of how it can be used. http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01861599/c01861599.pdf Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:06:54CST Hewlett Packard, power, rack-mounted, bladesystem, ProLiant, server HP ISS Technology Communications ISS Technology Communications presents the technology brief entitled, Technologies in HP ProLiant G6 c-Class server blades with Intel Xeon processors. This technology brief describes the architecture and the implementation of major technologies in HP ProLiant G6 c-Class server blades based on Intel Xeon processors. Much of the content of this paper is similar or identical to the content of a companion paper about the technologies in HP ProLiant G6 server blades based AMD Opteron processors because many of the same technologies have been implemented in both. http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01852590/c01852590.pdf Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:06:54CST Hewlett Packard, blades, bladesystem, ProLiant, server HP ISS Technology Communications ISS Technology Communications presents the technology brief entitled, Technologies in HP ProLiant G6 c-Class server blades with AMD Opteron processors. This technology brief describes the architecture and the implementation of major technologies in HP ProLiant G6 c-Class Server Blades based on AMD Opteron processors. Much of the content of this paper is similar or identical to the content of a companion paper about the technologies in HP ProLiant G6 server blades based on Intel Xeon processors because many of the same technologies have been implemented in both. http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01874575/c01874575.pdf Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:06:54CST Hewlett Packard, blades, bladesystem, ProLiant, server HP ISS Technology Communications ISS Technology Communications presents the technology brief entitled, Integrated Lights-Out technology: Enhancing the manageability of ProLiant Servers. HP Integrated Lights-Out is an autonomous management subsystem residing on select HP ProLiant and BladeSystem server platforms. It provides system administrators with secure remote management capabilities, regardless of server status or location. This technology brief discusses the architecture of Integrated Lights-Out processors. It also describes key technologies that provide comprehensive remote management capabilities. http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00257345/c00257345.pdf Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:06:54CST Hewlett Packard, lights-out, bladesystem, ProLiant, server HP ISS Technology Communications ISS Technology Communications presents the technology brief entitled, Technology and architecture of HP ProLiant Intel-based 100-series G6 (Generation 6) servers. This technology brief describes the key technologies implemented in Intel-based HP ProLiant 100-series G6 servers. The 100-series family includes the ProLiant DL100-series, the ML100-series, and the DL1000 Multi Node architecture. As of this writing, the Intel-based 100-series G6 servers include the ProLiant DL160 G6, DL180 G6, ML150 G6, DL170h, DL2x170h, and DL4x170h. http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01751718/c01751718.pdf Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:06:54CST Hewlett Packard, 100-series, ProLiant, ML, DL, server HP ISS Technology Communications ISS Technology Communications presents the best practice entitled, Using the HP Plinth Kit for seismic anchoring of HP 10000 G1 series racks. This paper describes an HP solution for anchoring HP 10000 Generation 1 (G1) series equipment racks to avoid damage or serious injury in the event of building or floor movement. It provides engineering drawings, parameters, and calculations to help customers determine how to maximize the stability of the racks in their computing facilities. http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00251418/c00251418.pdf Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:06:54CST Hewlett Packard, Plinth kit, racks, seismic anchoring, server HP ISS Technology Communications ISS Technology Communications presents the integration note entitled, Conveniently integrating HP ProLiant Lights-Out processors with Microsoft Active Directory. This paper describes a convenient method of integrating HP Lights-Out technology with Microsoft Active Directory software to streamline the configuration process and circumvent possible security issues. http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00190541/c00190541.pdf Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:06:54CST Hewlett Packard, lights-out, ProLiant, server HP ISS Technology Communications ISS Technology Communications presents the technology brief entitled, Selecting power cords and jumper cables for use with HP ProLiant and BladeSystem servers. This technology brief describes the various types of power cord and jumper cable assemblies HP provides and explores cable management in rack installations. http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00130729/c00130729.pdf Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:06:54CST Hewlett Packard, power, blades, bladesystem, ProLiant, server HP ISS Technology Communications ISS Technology Communications presents an audio podcast of the ISS Technology Brief entitled, HP Power Capping and HP Dynamic Power Capping in ProLiant servers. This podcast outlines the use of power capping as part of a planning and provisioning strategy in the data center. It also describes the relationship between power capping and other power management tools such as HP Power Regulator. http://downloads.feedroom.com/podcasts/t_assets/hp/20090908/Power_Capping_32kb_42UE.mp3 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:06:54CST 47:50 Hewlett Packard, power, capping, ProLiant, server HP ISS Technology Communications ISS Technology Communications presents an audio podcast of the ISS Technology Brief entitled, Using InfiniBand for scalable compute infrastructure, 3rd edition. This podcast describes InfiniBand as an interconnect technology used in cluster computing, provides basic technical information, and explains the advantages of implementing InfiniBand-based scale-out architectures. http://downloads.feedroom.com/podcasts/t_assets/hp/20090908/Infiniband_32kb_42TQ.mp3 28:34 Hewlett Packard, infiniband, cluster computing, scale-out, ProLiant, server HP ISS Technology Communications ISS Technology Communications presents an audio podcast of the ISS Technology Brief entitled, Integrated Hypervisor virtualization technologies in HP BladeSystem ProLiant server blades and ProLiant servers. This podcast explains how HP’s integrated hypervisor solution works in both the HP BladeSystem ProLiant server blades and in ProLiant servers. It also explains how this unique solution treats virtualization as an extension of the physical platform and preserves HP management and OEM Operating system software capabilities. http://downloads.feedroom.com/podcasts/t_assets/hp/20090908/Integrated_Hypervisor_32kb_42UF.mp3 14:01 Hewlett Packard, virtualization, hypervisor, blades, bladesystem, ProLiant, server HP ISS Technology Communications ISS Technology Communications presents part one of an audio podcast of the ISS Technology Brief entitled, Technology and architecture of HP ProLiant 300-series G6 servers. This podcast describes the key technologies implemented in the Intel-based HP ProLiant 300-series G6 servers. http://downloads.feedroom.com/podcasts/t_assets/hp/20090908/300_G6_32kb_42UI.mp3 14:01 Hewlett Packard, 300-series, ML, DL, ProLiant, server HP ISS Technology Communications ISS Technology Communications presents part two of an audio podcast of the ISS Technology Brief entitled, Technology and architecture of HP ProLiant 300-series G6 servers. This podcast describes the key technologies implemented in the Intel-based HP ProLiant 300-series G6 servers. http://downloads.feedroom.com/podcasts/t_assets/hp/20090908/300_G6_Part2_32kb_42UJ.mp3 27:33 Hewlett Packard, 300-series, ML, DL, ProLiant, server