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Site Preparation Guide, HP Integrity rx8640,
HP 9000 rp8440 Servers

HP Part Number: AB297–9014A
Published: September 2007
Edition: Fourth Edition

Summary of Contents for Integrity rx8640

Page 1: ...Site Preparation Guide HP Integrity rx8640 HP 9000 rp8440 Servers HP Part Number AB297 9014A Published September 2007 Edition Fourth Edition ...

Page 2: ...ress warranty statements accompanying such products and services Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein Intel Pentium Intel Inside and the Intel Inside logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries...

Page 3: ...ices 22 System Backplane 23 System Backplane to Cell Board Connectivity 24 System Backplane to Core I O Card Connectivity 24 System Backplane to PCI X Backplane Connectivity 24 Clocks and Reset 24 PCI PCI X I O Subsystem 24 PCIe Backplane 27 PCIe Slot Boot Paths 28 Core I O Card 29 Core I O Boot Paths 30 Mass Storage Disk Backplane 30 2 System Specifications 33 Dimensions and Weights 33 Electrical...

Page 4: ...38 Typical HP Integrity rx8640 Server Power Dissipation and Cooling 39 Typical HP 9000 rp8440 Server Power Dissipation and Cooling 39 Acoustic Noise Specification 40 Air Flow 40 A Templates 41 Equipment Footprint Templates 41 Computer Room Layout Plan 41 Index 45 4 Table of Contents ...

Page 5: ...17 1 6 Cell Board 18 1 7 Socket Locations on Cell Board 19 1 8 Memory Subsystem 20 1 9 DIMM Slot Layout 21 1 10 Internal Disks Locations 22 1 11 System Backplane Block Diagram 23 1 12 PCI X Board to Cell Board Block Diagram 25 1 13 Mass Storage Block Diagram 31 2 1 Airflow Diagram 40 A 1 Server Space Requirements 41 A 2 Server Cabinet Template 42 A 3 Planning Grid 43 A 4 Planning Grid 44 5 ...

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Page 7: ... 1 10 Core I O Boot Paths 30 2 1 Server Dimensions and Weights 33 2 2 Server Component Weights 33 2 3 Example Weight Summary 33 2 4 Weight Summary 34 2 5 Power Cords 35 2 6 HP Integrity rx8640 and HP 9000 rp8440 AC Power Requirements 35 2 7 HP Integrity rx8640 System Power Requirements 36 2 8 HP 9000 rp8440 System Power Requirements 36 2 9 Example ASHRAE Thermal Report 37 2 10 Typical HP Integrity...

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Page 9: ...hapter 2 System Specifications Appendix A Templates Index Intended Audience This document is intended to be used by customer engineers assigned to support the HP Integrity rx8640 and HP 9000 rp8440 servers Publishing History The following publishing history identifies the editions and release dates of this document Updates are made to this document on an unscheduled as needed basis The updates wil...

Page 10: ...b sites http docs hp com The main Web site for HP technical documentation is http docs hp com Server Hardware Information http docs hp com hpux hw The http docs hp com hpux hw Web site is the systems hardware portion of docs hp com It provides HP nPartition server hardware management information including site preparation installation and more 10 About This Document ...

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Page 13: ...dules per cell board and a maximum of 4 cell boards Supports dual core processors One cell controller CC per cell board Turbo fans to cool CPUs and CCs on the cell boards Up to four embedded hard disk drives Up to two internal DVD drives or one DVD drive and one DDS 4 DAT drive Nine front chassis mounted N 1 fans Twelve rear chassis mounted N 1 fans Six N 1 PCI X card cage fans Up to six N 1 bulk ...

Page 14: ...plane PCI Power MP lan scsi MP core I O memory cpu cpu cpu cpu cc memory cpu cpu cpu cpu cc memory cpu cpu cpu cpu cc memory cpu cpu cpu cpu Bulk Power Supply dvd disk disk disk disk dvd Disk Bay Disk Bay Mass Storage Board Cell Board Cell Board Cell Board Cell Board Dimensions and Components The following section describes server dimensions and components 14 HP Integrity rx8640 and HP 9000 rp8440...

Page 15: ...2 Server Front View With Bezel Figure 1 3 Server Front View Without Bezel Removable Media Drives PCI Power Supplies Front OLR Fans Power Switch Hard Disk Drives Bulk Power Supplies Detailed Server Description 15 ...

Page 16: ...ontaining LEDs and the system power switch is located directly above the hard drive media bays Below the mass storage section and behind a removable bezel are two PCI X power supplies Each PCI X power supply powers both I O partitions Two PCI X power supplies offer a N 1 configuration Enclosed with protective finger guards are nine front online replace OLR fan modules The bulk power supply is part...

Page 17: ...rs that attach the core I O boards The blue deployment handles hinge outward for manual lift When server is slide mounted they retract against chassis to enable slide action without obstruction Front Panel Front Panel Indicators and Controls The front panel located on the front of the server includes the power switch Refer to Figure 1 5 Enclosure Status LEDs The following status LEDs are on the fr...

Page 18: ...and microcontroller circuitry All of these buses come together at the CC chip Because of space limitations on the cell board the PDH and microcontroller circuitry reside on a riser board that plugs at a right angle into the cell board The cell board also includes clock circuits test circuits and decoupling capacitors PDH Riser Board The server PDH riser board is a small card that plugs into the ce...

Page 19: ...mware is allowed to disable an unused FSB in the CC This enables both sockets of the unused bus to remain unpopulated Table 1 1 Cell Board CPU Module Load Order Socket 0 Socket 1 Socket 3 Socket 2 Number of CPU Modules Installed CPU installed Empty slot Empty slot Empty slot 1 CPU installed Empty slot Empty slot CPU installed 2 CPU installed CPU installed Empty slot CPU installed 3 CPU installed C...

Page 20: ... Buffer DIMM Buffer Address Controller DIMM DIMM Buffer QUAD 1 DIMM Address Buffer Controller Address Controller Buffer DIMMs The memory DIMMs used by the server are custom designed by HP Each DIMM contains DDR II SDRAM memory that operates at 533 MT s Industry standard modules do not support the high availability and shared memory features of the server Therefore industry standard DIMM modules ar...

Page 21: ...of four DIMMs Figure 1 9 Configurations with 8 or 16 DIMM slots loaded are recommended Adding a rank enables a dedicated DDR II bus on a cell to increase the amount of usable memory bandwidth available Available memory is proportional to the amount of memory installed Table 1 3 DIMM Load Order Quad Location DIMM Location on Cell Board Action Taken Number of DIMMs Installed Quad 2 0A and 0B Install...

Page 22: ...onnecting hardware power supplies and fans A server complex can contain one or more nPartitions enabling the hardware to function as a single system or as multiple systems NOTE Partition configuration information is available on the Web at http docs hp com Refer to HP System Partitions Guide Administration for nPartitions for details Internal Disk Devices Figure 1 10 page 22 shows the top internal...

Page 23: ...ps XBC Clock generation logic Preset generation logic Power regulators Two local bus adapter LBA chips that create internal PCI buses for communicating with the core I O card The backplane also contains connectors for attaching the cell boards PCI X backplane MP core I O cards SCSI cables bulk power chassis fans front panel display intrusion switches and external system bus adapters SBA link conne...

Page 24: ...he card The hot plug circuitry that enables this feature is located on the system backplane near the core I O sockets System Backplane to PCI X Backplane Connectivity The PCI X backplane uses two connectors for the SBA link bus and two connectors for the high speed data signals and the manageability signals SBA link bus signals are routed through the system backplane to the cell controller on each...

Page 25: ... and Table 1 7 list the mapping of PCI X slots to boot paths The cell column refers to the cell boards installed in the server Table 1 6 PCI X Slot Boot Paths Cell 0 Path Ropes PCI Slot Cell 0 0 8 1 0 8 9 1 0 0 0 10 1 0 10 11 2 0 0 0 12 1 0 12 13 3 0 0 0 14 1 0 14 15 4 0 0 0 6 1 0 6 7 5 0 0 0 4 1 0 4 5 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 3 7 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 8 0 Table 1 7 PCI X Slot Boot Paths Cell 1 Path Ropes PCI Slot...

Page 26: ...opes to four 4 LBAs They support slots 3 4 5 and 6 for PCI and PCI X mode 2 cards NOTE PCI X slots 1 7 are dual rope slots while slot 8 is a single rope slot A rope is defined as a high speed point to point data bus Each of the 16 slots is capable of 33 MHz 66 MHz PCI or 66 MHz 133 MHz PCI X Four slots in PCI X support 266 MHz All 16 PCI slots are keyed for 3 3 V connectors accepting both Universa...

Page 27: ...5 V 012 013 2 13 GB s 266 3 PCI or PCI X Mode 1 3 3 V 010 011 1 06 GB s 133 2 PCI or PCI X Mode 1 3 3 V 008 009 1 06 GB s 133 1 1 Each slot will auto select the proper speed for the card installed up to the maximum speed for the slot Placing high speed cards into slow speed slots will cause the card to be driven at the slow speed 2 Slot is driven by a single rope and has a maximum speed of 66 MHz ...

Page 28: ...I X bus supporting a single PCI or PCI X add in card Each PCIe chip produces a single x8 PCI Express bus supporting a single PCIe add in card The ropes in each I O partition are distributed as follows One PCI X ASIC is connected to each I O chip with a single rope capable of peak data rates of 533Mb s PCIX 66 Three PCI X ASICs are connected to each I O chip with dual ropes capable of peak data rat...

Page 29: ...3 7 PCIe 3 3 V 004 005 2 13 GB s 266 6 PCIe 3 3 V 006 007 2 13 GB s 266 5 PCIe 3 3 V 014 015 2 13 GB s 266 4 PCIe 3 3 V 012 013 2 13 GB s 266 3 PCI or PCI X Mode 1 3 3 V 010 011 1 06 GB s 133 2 PCI or PCI X Mode 1 3 3 V 008 009 1 06 GB s 133 1 1 Each slot will auto select the proper speed for the card installed up to the maximum speed for the slot Placing high speed cards into slow speed slots wil...

Page 30: ... 0 0 0 3 0 6 0 SCSI Drive 0 SCSI drive connected to the external SCSI Ultra3 connector on the core I O card 0 0 0 3 1 SCSI Drive 0 Core I O 1 SYS LAN connector 1 0 0 1 0 1Gb LAN 1 Hard drive located in the lower left disk bay 1 0 0 2 0 6 0 SCSI Drive 1 Removable media DVD X 2 or DDS 4 X 3 tape drive located in the lower disk bay 1 0 0 2 1 X 0 SCSI Drive 1 Hard drive located in the lower right disk...

Page 31: ...E 1 2 DVD 1 POWER V5P0_1 IC_FRU 2 IC_MON_1 2 J11 SCSI J12 SCSI J15 PWR J13 SCA J14 SCA J16 DVD PWR 12V PWR MGR 12V PWR MGR 5V PWR MGR 5V PWR MGR I O EXPANDER SCSI TERM SCSI TERM 12 VDC_2 SCSI_2 SCSI_2 1 HARD DRIVE 2 1 HARD DRIVE 2 2 DVD 2 POWER 5 VDC_2 IC_MON_2 2 J21 SCSI J22 SCSI J25 PWR J23 SCA J24 SCA J26 DVD PWR SCSI_2 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 2 Detailed Server Description 31 ...

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Page 33: ...included in the packaged weight in Table 2 1 adds approximately 150 0 lb to the total system weight when shipped The size and number of miscellaneous pallets will be determined by the equipment ordered by the customer Table 2 2 provides component weights for calculating the weight of a server not fully configured Table 2 3 provides an example of how to calculate the weight Table 2 4 is a blank wor...

Page 34: ... Card lb kg 12 lb 5 44 kg Power Supply BPS lb kg 2 2 lb 1 0 kg DVD Drive lb kg 1 6 lb 0 73 kg Hard Disk Drive lb kg 131 lb 59 42 kg Chassis with skins and front bezel cover lb kg Total weight Electrical Specifications This section provides electrical specifications for the HP Integrity rx8640 and the HP 9000 rp8440 servers These servers share common specifications The exceptions are separate syste...

Page 35: ...cuit breakers The server can receive AC input from two different AC power sources System AC Power Specifications Power Cords Table 2 5 lists the various power cables available for use with the server Each power cord is 15 feet 4 5 m in length with a IEC 60320 1 C19 female connector attached to one end Table 2 5 Power Cords Where Used Description Part Number International Other Stripped end 240 vol...

Page 36: ...ximum Power Input power at the ac input expressed in Watts and Volt Amps The measured maximum worst case power consumption This number represents the larges power consumption that HP engineers were able to produce for the server with any combination of hardware under laboratory conditions using aggressive software applications designed specifically to work the system at maximum load This number ca...

Page 37: ...ative humidity RH Operating Environment The system is designed to run continuously and meet reliability goals in an ambient temperature of 5 C 32 C at sea level The maximum allowable temperature is derated 1 C per 1 000 feet of elevation above 3 000 feet above sea level up to 25 C at 10 000 feet For optimum reliability and performance the recommended operating range is 20 C to 25 C This meets or e...

Page 38: ...es fan control input from the system fan controller on the system backplane and returns fan status information to the system fan controller The smart fan control board also controls the power and the pulse width modulated control signal to the fan and monitors the speed indicator back from the fan The fan status LED is driven by the smart fan control board Bulk Power Supply Cooling Cooling for the...

Page 39: ...cal hour Watts x 3 414 Btu hour BTU hour divided by 12 000 tons of refrigeration required NOTE When determining power requirements you must consider any peripheral equipment that will be installed during initial installation or as a later update Refer to the applicable documentation for such devices to determine the power and air conditioning that is required to support these devices Typical HP 90...

Page 40: ...e acoustic noise specification for the servers is 55 6 db sound pressure level at bystander position It is appropriate for dedicated computer room environments not office environments The LwA is 7 4 Bels Care should be taken to understand the acoustic noise specifications relative to operator positions within the computer room or when adding servers to computer rooms with existing noise sources Ai...

Page 41: ...plates show basic equipment dimensions and space requirements for servicing Refer to Figure A 2 page 42 The service areas shown on the template drawings are lightly shaded Use the equipment templates with the floor plan grid to define the location of the equipment that will be installed in your computer room NOTE Photocopying typically changes the scale of drawings copied If you copy any templates...

Page 42: ...e it on the floor plan grid created in step 2 5 Position pieces until you obtain the desired layout then fasten the pieces to the grid Mark locations of computer room doors air conditioning floor vents utility outlets and so on NOTE Attach a reduced copy of the completed floor plan to the site survey HP installation specialists use this floor plan during equipment installation Figure A 2 Server Ca...

Page 43: ...Figure A 3 Planning Grid Computer Room Layout Plan 43 ...

Page 44: ...Figure A 4 Planning Grid 44 Templates ...

Page 45: ...ronmental specifications 37 F fans 13 front panel 17 G grounding 34 H humidity 37 I I O Subsystem 24 25 L LED management processor 17 remote port 17 traffic light 17 M mass storage backplane 30 33 memory 13 subsystem 18 MP core I O 22 N N 1 13 noise emission specifications 40 O operating environment 37 P PCI 13 power plugs 13 requirement 13 power cords 35 power requirements component 35 power supp...

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