Deployment Solutions Overview for Compaq ProLiant DL320 and ProLiant DL360 Ultra-Dense Servers

Deployment Solutions Overview for Compaq ProLiant DL320 and ProLiant DL360 Ultra-Dense Servers 5
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Compaq also provides a solution white paper titled Deploying the Compaq ProLiant DL320 and
ProLiant DL360 in Third-Party Racks. This paper describes the environmental parameters for the
ProLiant DL320 and ProLiant DL360, such as power consumption, thermal dissipation, and
weight to help customers adequately prepare their rack environments for ProLiant DL320 and
ProLiant DL360 deployments. Customers can use this white paper as a resource to assist with
deploying large volumes of ProLiant DL320 and ProLiant DL360 servers into their racks.
Deployment in Telco Racks
Many data centers are equipped with telecommunications (Telco) racks. Recognizing the need to
support these customers, Compaq has designed the ProLiant DL320 and ProLiant DL360 to also
be deployed into Telco racks.
Compaq offers an optional rail kit for mounting into Telco racks. The kit includes rack rails that
can be mounted onto Telco racks. It also includes several screws to allow the attachment of the
rack rails to a variety of different Telco racks (frame thickness of 2 inches [5.08 cm] to 5.375
inches [13.653]). The factory-mounted fixed rails on the ProLiant DL320 and ProLiant DL360
enable the server to easily slide into the rack. Thumbscrews attach the server to the rack.
Compaq also provides a solution white paper titled Deploying the ProLiant DL320 and ProLiant
DL360 in Telecommunications (Telco) Racks. This paper describes the environmental parameters
for the ProLiant DL320 and ProLiant DL360, such as power consumption, thermal dissipation,
and weight so that customers can adequately prepare their rack environment to deploy the
ProLiant DL320 and ProLiant DL360 into their Telco racks. Customers can use this white paper
as a resource to assist with deploying large volumes of and ProLiant DL320 and ProLiant DL360
servers into their Telco racks.
Desktop Stacking
In environments where a smaller number of servers are deployed, some customers may stack their
servers on top of each other.
Compaq offers an optional desktop stackable chassis. This desktop stackable chassis acts as a
hood for the server and can hold a monitor on top. The standard factory-mounted fixed rails on
each ProLiant DL320 and ProLiant DL360 server work with the rails located inside the desktop
chassis. Up to six servers can be stacked one on top of another in the desktop chassis. The hood
has rubber feet on the bottom and matching rectangular detents at the top, to keep the stack
aligned when sliding an individual server out. The ProLiant DL320 and ProLiant DL360 each
have a unique desktop stackable chassis option due to the differences in chassis dimensions
between the two servers.
Console Management
There are several methods customers use to provide console access to their servers. Many
customers prefer the superior remote management capabilities offered by the Compaq Remote
Insight Lights-Out Edition option. Others continue to use keyboard-video-mouse (KVM)
switches to access a single server in a rack. Others still prefer completely headless operation
rather than network management, and only connect keyboards and video when a server requires
direct access. Compaq has ensured optimum support for the ProLiant DL320 and ProLiant DL360
regardless of customers’ preference for console management.