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64-Bit Computing

Overview ............................. 3

Maximum Performance

and Innovative

Technology ......................... 4

ProLiant DL590/64 Server

Architecture ...............................4

System Board Design .................7

Distributed Power System...........8

Cooling......................................9

Maximum Uptime............... 11

PCI Hot Plug Technology..........11

Redundant Network Interface

Controller Technology .............. 11

Redundant Power System......... 12

Redundant Hot-Plug Fans.........13

Hot-Plug Hard Disk Drives ........13

Integrated Smart Array

Controller ................................ 14

Rapid Deployment and

Maintenance...................... 15

Modularity and Serviceability .... 15

Manageability ..........................16

Commitment to Industry-

Standard 64-Bit

Computing ........................ 18

Conclusion........................ 19

July 2002

Compaq Computer

Corporation

ISS Technology

Communications

ONTENTS

ProLiant DL590/64 Server Technology

The computer industry has entered the next stage of a multi-year transition that is

bringing the benefits of 64-bit computing to industry-standard architectures.

Industry-standard 64-bit solutions, based on Intel Itanium processors will establish a

solid foundation to deliver the performance, innovation, and price essential to businesses

for many years to come.

Compaq has incomparable advantages in leading this technology shift. In addition to a

5-year investment in 64-bit industry-standard server technology, Compaq has a

multi-year technology and marketing agreement with Intel to accelerate the availability of

next-generation enterprise servers based on the Intel Itanium processor family. Microsoft

and Compaq have continued a two-decade-long partnership to deliver one of the most

stable and reliable industry-standard computing platforms in the market by working hand

in hand to develop the Windows 64-bit server family. Aside from the tight integration

work with Intel and Microsoft, Compaq has been collaborating with independent software

vendors (ISVs) and early adopter companies to port 32-bit applications or develop 64-bit

applications on the new ProLiant platform.

The ProLiant DL590/64 server represents the official entry from Compaq into the world

of high-performance industry-standard 64-bit computing. With this introduction of the

Itanium-based server, Compaq strengthens its enterprise product portfolio by delivering

an industry-standard platform with enterprise-class performance.

This technology brief gives an overview of 64-bit computing. It explains the technologies

implemented in the ProLiant DL590/64 server and describes development efforts Compaq

has taken to ensure that reliable and stable 64-bit solutions are available.

Please direct comments regarding this communication to the ISS Technology Communications Group at this Internet

address: TechCom@hp.com

TC020702TB

Summary of content (19 pages)

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TECHNOLOGY BRIEF July 2002 Compaq Computer Corporation ISS Technology Communications CONTENTS 64-Bit Computing Overview ............................. 3 Maximum Performance and Innovative Technology ......................... 4 ProLiant DL590/64 Server Architecture ............................... 4 System Board Design ................. 7 Distributed Power System ........... 8 Cooling...................................... 9 Maximum Uptime............... 11 PCI Hot Plug Technology ..........
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TECHNOLOGY BRIEF (cont.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TC020702TB 2 NOTICE Compaq shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. The information is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind and is subject to change without notice.
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TECHNOLOGY BRIEF (cont.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TC020702TB 3 64-BIT COMPUTING OVERVIEW At its simplest level, 64-bit processing means the registers and execution units within the processor can access addresses and manipulate data that are 64 bits wide.
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TECHNOLOGY BRIEF (cont.) ECC – Error Checking and Correcting SDRAM – Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory PCI – Peripheral Component Interconnect TC020702TB .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
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TECHNOLOGY BRIEF (cont.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TC020702TB 5 In addition, the floating point performance of Itanium processors is significantly better than that of today’s IA-32 processors.
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TECHNOLOGY BRIEF (cont.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TC020702TB 6 Memory The ProLiant DL590/64 server supports up to 64 GB of industry-standard 100-MHz ECC SDRAM. Two memory boards provide 32 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets each to accommodate a total of 64 DIMMs (see Figure 3).
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TECHNOLOGY BRIEF (cont.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TC020702TB 7 Implementing 64-bit, 66-MHz PCI technology increases bandwidth to a theoretical 532 MB per second, double the bandwidth of 33-MHz implementations. Although 3.
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TECHNOLOGY BRIEF (cont.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TC020702TB 8 Figure 6: Compaq designed the ProLiant DL590/64 server's I/O board. Distributed Power System Historically, most ProLiant servers have been powered by one or more AC-to-DC, multiple output power supplies.
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TECHNOLOGY BRIEF (cont.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TC020702TB 9 Figure 7: The ProLiant DL590/64 server uses a distributed power system. For each system power module plugged into the system, a corresponding primary power supply must also be plugged in.
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TECHNOLOGY BRIEF (cont.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TC020702TB 10 Engineers began by designing the system board so that it could plug into a side plane to permit full front-to-back air movement.
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TECHNOLOGY BRIEF (cont.) RAID – Redundant Array of Independent Disks TC020702TB .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 MAXIMUM UPTIME The unstoppable combination of high-availability features and renowned Compaq reliability assure maximum uptime for data centers, HPTC, or e-commerce implementations.
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TECHNOLOGY BRIEF (cont.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TC020702TB 12 Redundant Power System The power subsystem in the ProLiant DL590/64 server is completely redundant. Redundant line cords allow customers to provide two AC feeds to the server from different power grids (see Figure 10).
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TECHNOLOGY BRIEF (cont.) SCSI – Small Computer Systems Interface TC020702TB .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 Figure 12: Three redundant, hot-plug system power modules provide DC power to the server’s components.
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TECHNOLOGY BRIEF (cont.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TC020702TB 14 Integrated Smart Array Controller The ProLiant DL590/64 server is equipped with an integrated Smart Array controller (Figure 13).
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TECHNOLOGY BRIEF (cont.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TC020702TB 15 The Array Configuration Utility is provided for more advanced configuration support. The Array Configuration Utility is an easy-to-use graphical configuration utility to help users set up and change the drive array configurations.
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TECHNOLOGY BRIEF (cont.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TC020702TB 16 An accessible side plane eliminates the need to replace the system board when SCSI, video, memory, or port repairs are needed.
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TECHNOLOGY BRIEF (cont.) BIOS – Basic Input Output System SNMP – Simple Network Management Protocol DMI – Desktop Management Interface TC020702TB .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 • Insight Manager 7.
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TECHNOLOGY BRIEF (cont.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. TC020702TB 18 Integrated Management Display The IMD is a backlit liquid crystal display that allows administrators to enter server and contact information.
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