Specifications

HP 9000 rp7440 Server

with 8 PA-8900 processors

HP 9000 rp8440 Server

with 16 PA-8900

processors

HP 9000 rp8440 Server

Expansion Unit (SEU-2)

Depth 762 mm (30.0 in.) 762 mm (30.0 in.) 762 mm (30.0 in.)

Typical maximum power

consumption (for maximum

configuration)

2120VA (2078 W) 3866VA (3789 W) 613VA (601 W)

Weight (max.)

101.6 kg (224 lb) 171.4 kg (378 lb) 81.6 kg (180 lb)

Figure 2. HP 9000 rp7440 Server

Front and side view Rear view

Figure 2 shows major components of the HP 9000 rp7440 Server, as well as the system’s mechanical

and architectural features. The HP 9000 rp7440 Server is shown with its front plastic bezel and top

and left side panels removed.

A peripheral bay located at the top front of the HP 9000 rp7440 Server provides space for four hot-

plug disk drives and one removable-media device (DVD or DAT) (two slimline DVDs +RWs are

available for the HP 9000 rp7440 Server). Directly below the peripheral bay are two redundant PCI-

X power bricks, which supply DC power for the PCI-X backplane. Below the power supplies are two

redundant hot-swappable cooling fans. These fans pull cool air in from the front and force air to the

rear, cooling the system’s internal components. At the bottom is the bulk power supply (BPS) bay,

which houses two redundant (2N) hot-swap power supplies with dual grid support.

Figure 2 also shows the right side of the HP 9000 rp7440 Server, with a view of the cell board bay,

which supports up to two cell boards. The cell boards contain processors, memory, and cell controller

chips.

The rear view of the HP 9000 rp7440 Server shows the location of the two hot-swappable 150-mm

exhaust fans and the I/O bay bulkhead directly above them. The core I/O cards are located at the

right edge of the unit.

The system backplane board houses the linkages used for communications between cell boards, I/O,

and internal peripherals. The HP 9000 rp7440 Server I/O card bay is located at the top rear of the

system. It contains 15 PCI-X card slots, all supporting hot-plug functionality.

The bottom rear of the HP 9000 rp7440 Server has inputs for the 2+2 redundant line cords. Because

of the high degree of connectivity offered in the HP 9000 rp7440 Server, a cable management arm

(not shown) is provided for dressing cables and simplifying cable routing.