ProLiant DL360 Server Technology

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ECHNOLOGY
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(cont.) Compaq ProLiant DL 360 Server Technology
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T
OTAL
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OLUTION FOR ANY
C
OMPUTING
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NVIRONMENT
Compaq has a unique understanding of rack technology and has outpaced all competition in
developing high-density servers. After initiating the concept of rack density products three years
ago with the introduction of the ProLiant 850R server, Compaq continued to invest in developing
this segment with second and third generation products such as the ProLiant 1850R and the
ProLiant DL380 servers. In response to customer requests, Compaq expanded the high-density
server line to include the most dense, full-featured server on the market: the ProLiant DL360
server.
In planning the ProLiant DL360 server, Compaq viewed the rack as a system composed of three
major components: server, rack mounting options, and written guidelines for effective deployment.
Compaq formed a team to focus specifically on addressing all customer rack issues and to develop
a complete rack system for rapid, high-volume deployment. As a result, the ProLiant DL360 server
is a total, high-density solution for any computing environment.
The server supports the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows 2000, Novell NetWare
5.1, SCO UnixWare 7.1.1, and Linux operating systems. It ships with pre-installed server rails and
a standard fast-deployment rack rail and cable tray solution. Compaq engineers also designed three
other rack-mounting solutions (a sliding rail and cable management solution option, a Telco rack
option, and a third-party rack option) plus a desktop/stackable option for installing the server as a
free-standing unit. Also available are two power distribution unit (PDU) option kits for rapid rack
deployment: One contains vertical-mount PDU brackets for use with low-voltage cables that ship
standard with the ProLiant DL360 server. The other contains vertical-mount PDU brackets and
high-voltage cables to support up to 22 servers in high-voltage environments. Use of two kits
containing high-voltage cables facilitates rapid deployment of up to 42 ProLiant DL360 servers in a
standard 42U rack.
Compaq also developed best practices guidelines for high-volume rack deployment. For specific
Compaq recommendations for rack mounting ProLiant DL360 servers, see the following
documents, which are available at this World Wide Web address:
http://www.compaq.com/support/techpubs/whitepapers/index.html
• Compaq Ultra-Dense Server Deployment Solutions Overview, document number
1237-0300A-WWEN
• Compaq Ultra-Dense Server Deployment in Compaq Racks, document number 128H-0400A-
WWEN
• Compaq Ultra-Dense Server Deployment in Telecommunications (Telco) Racks, document
number 12CZ-0400A-WWEN
• Compaq Ultra-Dense Server Deployment in Third-party Cabinet Racks, document number
12CU-0400A-WWEN
Fixed Rack Rails
The ProLiant DL360 server ships standard with spring-loaded fixed rack rails designed for quick,
tool-free installation in Compaq 9000-Series and 7000-Series racks. The fixed rails allow partial
extension of the server; but servicing components besides the hot-plug drives and the CD-
ROM/floppy drive assembly requires removing the server to a bench. The tool-free design makes
removing the server quick and easy.
One thumbscrew secures a fixed cable tray to the back of the server, and another thumbscrew
secures the tray to the rack rail. Removing a ProLiant DL360 server from the rack simply requires
unscrewing the thumbscrew securing the fixed cable tray to the back of the server, unplugging the
rear cables, and sliding the server out of the rack. The bundled cables remain in place, held
securely by the cable tray.
Rear view of ProLiant
DL360 server installed
with standard fixed rack
rails
Telco: telecommunications