Specifications

hp server rp8400
features at a glance
standard features and capacities
• 1–4 CPU/memory cell boards, hot-plug
• 2–16 PA-RISC 64-bit CPUs
(upgradable to 32 CPUs with future
processor generations):
– PA-8700+ @ 875 MHz
– PA-8700 @ 650 and 750 MHz
• up to 64 GB of memory (to 128 GB with
future upgrades)
• 16 PCI card slots (66 MHz x 64-bit)
• 2 core I/O cards
• built-in management processor
• integrated Web console
• up to 4 internal hot-plug disk drives
(18, 36, and 73 GB)
• 2 hot-plug removable-media bays
(DVD or DAT)
• easy upgrades to future PA and IPF
processors
speeds and feeds
• 530-MB/s PCI link bandwidth per slot
(14 of 16 slots)
• 8.5-GB/s I/O slot bandwidth (peak)
• 16-GB/s bandwidth (peak) for
cell-controller-to-memory-subsystem
• 16-GB/s crossbar bandwidth (peak)
partitioning
• 1–2 nPartitions in hardware
• up to 16 virtual partitions (vPars)*
high availability
• 2N+1 redundant hot-swap power supplies
• redundant hot-swap fans, all with
HP Smartfan technology
• redundant power line inputs for dual grid
coverage
• error checking and correcting (ECC) on all
CPU and memory paths
• ECC on all system cache memory
• main memory DRAM kill resiliency
(“chip spare”)
• redundant dc-dc converters for key
subsystems
• parity-protected I/O data paths
operating system
• HP-UX 11i operating environment
(June 2001 release or later)
• future Linux and Windows
®
support with
Intel Itanium Processor Family
physical characteristics
• rack-mount and pedestal configurations
• height:
– racked chassis: 17 EIA units
(29.75 in [75.56 cm])
– pedestal chassis: 32.8 in (83.31 cm)
• depth: 30 in (76.20 cm)
• width: 19 in (48.26 cm)
*Virtual partitions supported in the second half of 2002.
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