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Redefine versatility and flexibility. Expand your capabilities with HP’s Z640 
Workstation offering powerful performance, whisper-quiet computing, and 
tool-less access in a compact design.  

Table of contents

Chassis and system highlights ......................................................................................................................................... 2

System architecture ........................................................................................................................................................... 3

I/O slot optimizations .............................................................................................................................................................. 8

Storage configurations and RAID ....................................................................................................................................... 11

Memory configurations and optimization..................................................................................................................... 18

New UEFI BIOS and features/legacy support ...................................................................................................................23

Technical white paper

HP Z640 Workstation 

Flexible, powerful, ready to work

Summary of Contents for Z640 Workstation Series

Page 1: ...uting and tool less access in a compact design Table of contents Chassis and system highlights 2 System architecture 3 I O slot optimizations 8 Storage configurations and RAID 11 Memory configurations and optimization 18 New UEFI BIOS and features legacy support 23 Technical white paper HP Z640 Workstation Flexible powerful ready to work ...

Page 2: ...l 2nd processor module provides the second CPU and four additional memory slots providing a total of eight DIMM slots for this very compact dual processor workstation Adding or upgrading memory on the 2nd processor module is extremely easy no tools required and it takes only seconds to remove and install featuring intuitive touchpoints and handles user friendly positive latching self aligning guid...

Page 3: ...with some innovative engineering using very efficient heatsink design strategically placed fans and active fan control the HP Z640 is even quieter As with all our workstations the hard drives are mechanically isolated to reduce vibration and noise The system is arranged so that sensitive components receive fresh cool air With internal fans distributed throughout the system airflow is targeted at t...

Page 4: ...on instructions useful in compression encryption and general purpose software Intel Data Protection Technology with AES NI Intel AES NI The Intel Advanced Encryption Standard New Instructions Intel AES NI are a set of Single Instruction Multiple Data SIMD instructions that enable fast and secure data encryption and decryption based on the Advanced Encryption Standard AES Intel AES NI is valuable f...

Page 5: ... Card uses the Intel DSL5520 Thunderbolt 2 controller and provides a single Thunderbolt 2 port Each Thunderbolt 2 port provides 20 Gb s data in each direction 12 W of power 2 W for cable 10 W for bus powered device DisplayPort 1 2 capability with Multi Stream Transport MST support that enables the transport of multiple A V streams over a single connector Maximum 4096 x 2160 resolution at 60 Hz 8 b...

Page 6: ... Z640 will support up to two cards rated at 225 W each In a dual processor configuration two cards rated up to 150 W each are supported Other features 925 W power supply 90 efficient Rear panel power on off switch and LED for easier rack maintenance ENERGY STAR qualified configurations China s Energy Conservation Program CECP configurations European Union s ErP LOT6 2013 power limit of 0 5 W in of...

Page 7: ...es Yes 105 E5 2650 v3 2 3 10 25 2133 9 6 Yes Yes Yes 105 E5 2637 v3 3 5 4 15 2133 9 6 Yes Yes Yes 135 E5 2640 v3 2 6 8 20 1866 8 0 Yes Yes Yes 90 E5 2630 v3 2 4 8 20 1866 8 0 Yes Yes Yes 85 E5 2623 v3 3 0 4 10 1866 8 0 Yes Yes Yes 105 E5 2620 v3 2 4 6 15 1866 8 0 Yes Yes Yes 85 E5 2609 v3 1 9 6 15 1600 6 4 No Yes No 85 E5 2603 v3 1 6 6 15 1600 6 4 No Yes No 85 Single socket only E5 1680 v3 3 2 8 2...

Page 8: ...mpatible with 1 0 and 2 0 and slots will train to the highest common speed PCI Express 3 0 slots will initialize at 1 0 and then transition to 3 0 through a training sequence that involves four adaptive training phases It is recommended to carefully evaluate and validate PCI Express 3 0 devices that are not available or supported from HP See Figure 1 in previous section for the HP Z640 Workstation...

Page 9: ... in Table 3 2 Place I O cards next from highest bandwidth to lowest following the slot order listed in Table 3 This is the optimal load order for most applications 3 If PCIe 2 0 I O cards fail to train at full Gen2 speeds 5 Gb s in Gen3 slots then try slot 1 or slot 3 which only trains up to PCIe Gen2 4 Additional I O bandwidth refinements may be possible If necessary refer to the tips on followin...

Page 10: ...d in the slot Additional tips For applications doing direct bus Peer to Peer transfers between cards load the corresponding cards in slots located behind the CPU For instance load cards in slots 2 4 and 5 For very high bandwidth applications in dual CPU systems select CPU models with the highest QPI frequency 9 6 GT s Make sure all I O cards are loaded in slots that have a PCI Express Lane Width a...

Page 11: ...r configuration and management of the RAID controllers The default shipping configuration is set to All Legacy OROM This can be changed in BIOS Setup under Advanced Option ROM Launch Policy Select the desired Option ROM Launch Policy from the pull down menu The OROM or UEFI driver is not available when the SATA or sSATA controllers are set to AHCI When the Option ROM Launch Policy is set to All Le...

Page 12: ...tion Mode and Advanced Device Configurations sSATA Emulation Mode RAID1 Default ACHI RAID capability with greatest flexibility for most users AHCI Required when using SEDs IDE Legacy mode limited functionality Not recommended TRIM Support for SSDs TRIM keeps track of files that have been deleted but not erased on the drive to improve performance and help extend the life of the SSD TRIM is not an a...

Page 13: ...e of the smallest capacity drive times the number of drives in the RAID0 configuration RAID0 is typically used to improve performance or create a larger volume from smaller drives There is no data redundancy or parity in a RAID0 configuration RAID1 Creates a single volume that is a mirror image of identical data on two physical drives on the same controller The size of the mirror is limited by the...

Page 14: ...isks to Non RAID or Exit The keys available for use are listed at the bottom of the screen Example RAID volume creation on the SATA or sSATA controllers through OROM a Use the Up Down arrows to navigate to 1 Create RAID Volume if not already selected b Enter the desired volume name and press Tab or Enter c Use the Up Down arrows to scroll through available RAID levels A description of the level wi...

Page 15: ...er to pop up a box for editing the volume name Change the name if desired and press Enter to close the edit box c Use the Up Down arrows to select RAID Level and press Enter to show available RAID levels Use the Up Down arrows to select the desired RAID level and press Enter to accept d Use the Up Down arrows to navigate to behind the drives you want to include in the array Press Enter to open a s...

Page 16: ...apid Storage Technology enterprise RSTe Command Line Interface RSTCLI for 32 bit and 64 bit Windows operating systems RSTCLI is included in the Intel RSTe driver package for your system downloadable from hp com The RSTCLI must be executed from an administrator command prompt If you attempt to execute the RSTCLI utility from a non administrator command prompt you will receive the following message ...

Page 17: ...that balance performance with data protection The balance of performance and protection can be adjusted by changing one or more of these settings Create a backup of your data before attempting to change any storage related settings Windows Write caching policy Disk Properties in Disk Manager Write caching on the device DEFAULT Enabled Improves performance by enabling write caching on the disk howe...

Page 18: ...Z640 are Unbuffered DIMMs Non ECC DIMMs DDR DDR2 or DDR3 DIMMs See Memory Technology White Paper for more memory module technical information Platform capabilities Maximum capacity Single processor 64 GB at launch 128 GB when 32 GB LR DIMMs are available Dual processors 128 GB at launch 256 GB when 32 GB LR DIMMs are available Total of 8 memory sockets 4 sockets on the motherboard 4 channels per p...

Page 19: ... HP Z640 Note The following tables do not include all available orderable configurations Notes DIMM1 CPU0 DIMM3 DIMM6 DIMM8 Rating 4 GB 4 GB Fair 8 GB 4 GB 8 GB 4 GB Good Fair 12 GB 4GB 4GB 4GB Better 16 GB 4 GB 8 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 8 GB Best Good 24 GB 8 GB 4 GB 4 GB 8 GB Better 32 GB 8 GB 16 GB 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB 16 GB Best Good 48 GB 16 GB 8 GB 8 GB 16 GB Better 64 GB 16 GB 32 GB 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB 3...

Page 20: ... should be loaded starting with the DIMM furthest from the CPU with the first DIMM loaded in the socket on the right side of the system and alternating sides of the CPU For a dual processor configuration follow the loading order above but alternate between the two processors See figures below for loading order Figure 5 Loading order Figure 6 Loading order for dual CPU configurations mattis id 1 1 ...

Page 21: ...4 Platform Initialization PI 1 3 ACPI 5 0 and SMBIOS 3 0 The M60 BIOS is capable of running both UEFI and legacy operating systems what the UEFI Forum calls class 2 firmware without reconfiguration to switch from one to the other However when Secure Boot is enabled only UEFI operating systems that comply with Secure Boot can be launched New BIOS tools The new BIOS core will require the following n...

Page 22: ...de NVMe support The M60 BIOS natively supports booting from NVM Express NVMe which allows PCI Express based Solid State Drives SSDs NVMe provides greatly improved performance compared to AHCI the interface used by SATA drives Network BIOS update Network BIOS update allows users or administrators to download and install BIOS updates from remote servers within Computer Setup It also allows administr...

Page 23: ...crosoft Windows required 5 SATA hardware RAID is not supported on Linux systems The Linux kernel with built in software RAID provides excellent functionality and performance It is a good alternative to hardware based RAID Please visit h20000 www2 hp com bc docs support SupportManual c00060684 c00060684 pdf for RAID capabilities with Linux 6 Advisory HP Z Series Workstation Manual Windows 7 Operati...

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