QuickSpecs
Peripheral Support
Peripheral SupportPeripheral Support
Peripheral Support
All peripherals qualified for use with Superdome and/or for use in a Rack System E or Universal 10K G2
are supported in the I/O expansion cabinet as long as there is available space. Peripherals not
connected to or associated with the Superdome system to which the I/O expansion cabinet is attached
may be installed in the I/O expansion cabinet.
Server Support
Server SupportServer Support
Server Support
No servers except those required for Superdome system management such as Superdome Support
Management Station or ISEE may be installed in an I/O expansion.
Peripherals installed in the I/O expansion cabinet cannot be powered by the XPC. Provisions for
peripheral AC power must be provided by a PDU or other means.
Standalone I/O
Standalone I/OStandalone I/O
Standalone I/O
Expansion Cabinet
Expansion CabinetExpansion Cabinet
Expansion Cabinet
If an I/O expansion cabinet is ordered alone, its field installation can be ordered via option 750 in the
ordering guide (option 950 for Platinum Channel partners).
DVD Solution
DVD SolutionDVD Solution
DVD Solution
The DVD solution for Superdome requires the following components. These components are required per
partition. External racks A4901A and A4902A must also be ordered with the DVD solution. Note: One
DVD is required and one DAT is recommended per nPartition.
NOTE:
NOTE:NOTE:
NOTE:
One DVD and one DAT is required per nPartition.
NOTE:
NOTE:NOTE:
NOTE:
For OpenVMS, only the one DVD is required per nPartition.
Superdome DVD Solutions
Superdome DVD SolutionsSuperdome DVD Solutions
Superdome DVD Solutions
Description
DescriptionDescription
Description
Part Number
Part NumberPart Number
Part Number
Option Number
Option NumberOption Number
Option Number
PCI 2 channel Ultra320 SCSI (required for OpenVMS)
A7173A
0D1
Surestore Tape Array 5300
C7508AZ
HP DVD+RW Array Module (one per partition)
NOTE:
NOTE: NOTE:
NOTE:
The HP DVD-ROM Array Module for the TA5300
(C7499B) is replaced by HP DVD+RW Array Module (Q1592A) to
provide customers with read capabilities for loading software from
CD or DVD, DVD write capabilities for small amounts of data (up
to 4 GB) and offline hot-swap capabilities. Windows supports using
and reading from this device, but Windows does not support DVD
write with this device. OpenVMS supports reading and booting,
only, from this device, at this time.
Q1592A
0D1
DDS-4/DAT40 (DDS-5/DAT 72 is also supported. Product number
is Q1524B) (one per partition)
C7497B
0D1
Jumper SCSI Cable for DDS-4 (optional)
1
C2978B
0D1
SCSI cable 1-meter multi-mode VH-HD68
C2361B
0D1
SCSI Terminator
C2364A
0D1
1
0.5-meter HD HDTS68 is required if DDS-4 or DDS-5 is used.
2
Supported, but may no longer be orderable.
QuickSpecs
HP Integrity Superdome Servers 16- processor, 32-
HP Integrity Superdome Servers 16- processor, 32-HP Integrity Superdome Servers 16- processor, 32-
HP Integrity Superdome Servers 16- processor, 32-
processor, and 64- processor Systems
processor, and 64- processor Systemsprocessor, and 64- processor Systems
processor, and 64- processor Systems
Configuration
DA - 11717 Worldwide — Version 35 — December 6, 2006
Page 15