Installation Guide, Fifth Edition - HP 9000 rp8420 Server

Chapter 1

Introduction

Overview

The HP 9000 rp8420 servers are 17 U

high, 16-socket symmetric multiprocessor (SMP) rack-mount, or

stand-alone servers that accommodate up to 128GB of memory, PCI-X I/O, and internal peripherals including

disks and DVD or tape drives. High-availability features include N+1 hot-swap fans and power, redundant

power cords, and hot-plug PCI cards and hard disk drives. Both 900 MHz and 1 GHz processor speeds are

available. Features of the server include:

• Up to 128GB of physical memory using HP supported 2GB dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs).

• Up to 32 processors with a maximum of eight processor modules per cell board with a maximum of four

cell boards. There are four processor module sockets per cell board and each socket will accept a dual-core

processor so each cell can hold up to eight processors.

• One cell controller (CC) per cell board.

• All CPUs and cell controllers on the cell boards are cooled with turbo cooler fans.

• Four embedded hard disk drives. Available sizes are 36GB, 73GB, and 146GB drives.

• Two internal DVD drives or one DVD drive and one 40GB DDS-4 DAT drive.

• Nine front chassis mounted N+1 fans.

• Twelve rear chassis mounted N+1 fans.

• Six N+1 PCI-X card cage fans.

• Six N+1 bulk power supplies.

• Two PCI power supplies

• Sixteen PCI-X slots divided into two partitions. Each partition can accommodate up to eight PCI cards.

• Two core I/O cards.

• Four 220 VAC power plugs. Two are required and the other two provide power source redundancy.

1. The U is a unit of measurement specifying product height. 1 U is equal to 1.75 inches.