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Overview
Supported HP Server Models
HP System Partitions Guide: Administration for nPartitions—rp7410
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Supported HP Server Models
The HP servers that support nPartitions include the HP rp7410 server
(see HP rp7410 Server Model), the HP rp8400 server (see HP rp8400
Server Model), and three models of HP Superdome servers (see HP
Superdome Server Models on page 24).
These nPartition servers have different hardware configurations and
limits, as described in the following sections, and both include support
for nPartitions.
HP rp7410 Server Model
HP rp7410 servers are first supported by the HP-UX 11i December 2001
release. HP rp7410 servers scale from one to two cells and include
complete support for hard partitions (nPartitions).
You can configure a single nPartition using one or both cells, or can
configure up to 2 separate nPartitions within an HP rp7410 server
complex.
In a two-partition HP rp7410 complex, you would use cell 0 and its core
I/O in one nPartition, and use cell 1 and its core I/O in the other
nPartition.
The HP rp8400 server model includes these features:
• A single server cabinet that includes all cells, I/O chassis, processors,
memory, PCI cards, and core I/O.
• Either 1 or 2 cells, each with up to 4 PA-RISC processors and up to
16 DIMMs.
• Two PCI I/O chassis that share the same chassis hardware.
One I/O chassis is connected to cell 0, the other is connected to cell 1.
Each I/O chassis has 8 PCI card slots, numbered from 1 to 8.
NOTE On HP rp7410 servers, two PCI slots by convention are dedicated for
use by a combination LAN/SCSI card: PCI domain 0 slot 1 (the first
slot on the left) and PCI domain 1 slot 8 (the last slot on the right).
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