Compaq Confidential – Need to Know Required
Writer:
Rick Chew
Project:
Compaq ProLiant 8500 Servers Setup and Installation Guide
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323333-001
File Name:
b-ch1 Introduction.doc
Last Saved On:
5/5/99 10:00 AM
Chapter
1
Introduction
Compaq ProLiant 8500 Servers
The Compaq ProLiant 8500, the ultimate high-density data center server,
delivers breakthrough 8-way scalable performance for 24x7 multi-server rack
environments. The ProLiant 8500, which is based on the ProFusion 8-way
architecture, delivers this performance through state-of-the-art Intel Pentium
III Xeon processor technology, breakthrough scalable performance of I/O and
memory, and the highest levels of fault tolerance and manageability for the
data center.
Performance is maximized with up to eight Pentium III Xeon processors and
sixteen Gigabytes (GB) of ECC SDRAM memory. Input/output (I/O)
performance is further enhanced by eleven 64-bit PCI slot - two of those slots
operating at 66MHz, a Integrated Smart Array Controller (Ultra2 support), and
Wide Ultra2 SCSI hard drives.
High-availability features include: PCI Hot Plug slots, redundant hot-
pluggable power supplies, redundant hot-pluggable fans, redundant processor
power modules, redundant network interface controllers (NIC), Smart Array
4200 controllers, Error Checking and Correcting (ECC) memory, Disk System
Tracking, Disk Drive Fault Tolerance, and Automatic Server Recovery-ASR2.
Server management and configuration tools important to availability include
SmartStart, Remote-Flash-Redundant-ROM, System Interconnect Status
Indicators, Compaq Insight Manager, Compaq Remote Insight, Compaq
Server Utility, and Integrated Remote Console (IRC).
