Specifications

key takeaways
Packed with leadership features that provide real value for customers in a variety of markets, the
HP Server rp8400 is adaptable, available, and always ready for the next computing challenge.
No other system offered by the competition can match the combined feature set of the rp8400.
No matter what your midrange server requirements, the rp8400 can step in and do the job—
today and tomorrow.
It’s difficult to distill all the features of the HP Server rp8400 into a few sentences. But here are six
important points to keep in mind:
1. The rp8400 is HP Superdome architecture leveraged into the midrange—The best of Superdome
was leveraged into the rp8400. The result: a server that extends the midrange envelope well
beyond what the competition can achieve.
2. The rp8400 offers best-in-class performance density—The compact design and high
performance of the rp8400 offer industry-leading performance density at 280+ TPM in a single
cabinet. Think about the competition—they need at least 2–4 cabinets to match that performance!
3. The rp8400 has leadership high availability—The rp8400 has robust availability features in
virtually every part of the system. Think about the components that are most likely to fail in a
system; the rp8400 ensures that none of these components will cause system failure. The
competition claims to have “full hardware redundancy.” But a close look will show you that
redundancy doesn’t mean protection from system failures.
4. The rp8400 features industry-leading partitioning—No other midrange server offers the level of
nPartitions and vPars found in the rp8400.
5. The rp8400 ensures configuration flexibility—The rp8400 offers customers a wide range of
options to match their particular needs. Each system can be configured as a single large SMP or
split into two hardware-independent partitions. In addition, the rp8400 offers the widest selection
of I/O cards, memory, and disk sizes, all without the configuration trade-offs found in competitive
systems.
6. The rp8400 is built to scale—Built for today and tomorrow, the rp8400 offers investment
protection with a clear path to future upgrades. Larger, faster disks, more I/O cards and PCI-X
performance, double the memory capacity, advanced manageability features, multiple PA and IPF
processors—the future is loaded with enhancements that offer customers real increases in
performance, scalability, and availability.
for more information
For more information, please visit our Web site at www.hp.com/go/servers and
www.hp.com/go/rp8400
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