Compaq ProLiant DL380 Setup and Installation Guide

Server Features

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Compaq Confidential – Need to Know Required

Writer:

Gilbert Saldivar

Project:

Compaq ProLiant DL380 Setup and Installation Guide

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Part Number:

120133-002

File Name:

b-ch01 Server Features.doc

Last Saved On:

12/10/99 1:03 PM

Figure 1-8. Rear view of expansion slot locations

Slot location 1 is a 32-bit PCI expansion slot. Slots 2, 3, and 4 are 64-bit PCI

expansion slots. The 32-bit PCI bus provides data transfer rates of up to

133 MB/s while the 64-bit bus transfers at a rate of up to 266 MB/s. The PCI

bus provides peripheral transactions at a system clock speed of 33 MHz.

Disk Controller

Features of the Integrated Smart Array Controller include:

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16-MB total memory; 8-MB read-ahead cache

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32-bit PCI Bus Master interface

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RAID 0, 1, 0+1, and 5

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Support for up to four internal Wide Ultra2 SCSI hot-plug hard drives

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Support for up to six internal Wide Ultra2 SCSI hot-plug hard drives

with optional 2 x 1-inch drive cage

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Support for external backup tape drives and external storage through the

connector on the rear panel

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Migration from any RAID level to any RAID level

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Migration from any stripe size to any stripe size

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Online capacity expansion

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Online spares

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Easy-to-use Array Configuration Utility