Server Features
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Compaq Confidential – Need to Know Required
Writer:
Cynthia Dresden
Project:
Compaq ProLiant DL580 Server Setup and Installation Guide
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Part Number:
159213-003
File Name:
b-ch1 Server Features.doc
Last Saved On:
4/9/01 5:05 PM
ProLiant DL580 serviceability features include:
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Modular system board design that reduces service and maintenance time
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Component commonality with other Compaq ProLiant servers that
reduces acquisition times for spare parts while increasing availability
and ease of use from server to server
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Improved diagnostics for memory and processor functioning with
Internal Diagnostic Display (IDD)
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Improved cable management
Processors
Compaq ProLiant DL580 servers include one or more self-terminating
100-MHz front-side bus processors and are capable of supporting up to a total
of four processors. For information on buying and installing optional
processors, contact your Compaq authorized reseller or visit Compaq online:
www.compaq.com/products/servers
Expansion Slots
There are a total of six PCI expansion slots in ProLiant DL580 to
accommodate PCI Hot Plug and non-hot-plug options.
The standard Compaq ProLiant DL580 configuration includes:
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One unpopulated 64-bit 33-MHz non-hot-plug slot (slot 1)
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Two unpopulated 64-bit 33-MHz PCI Hot Plug slots (slots 2 and 3)
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One unpopulated 64-bit 66-MHz PCI Hot Plug slot (slot 4)
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One 64-bit 66-MHz PCI Hot Plug slot populated with a Compaq
NC3134 Fast Ethernet NIC Dual Base 10/100 network interface
controller (slot 5)
The network interface can be upgraded to support 1-GB transmissions
with a Compaq NC6132 1000 SX Upgrade Module. Contact your
Compaq authorized reseller for additional information.
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One unpopulated 32-bit 33-MHz non-hot-plug slot (slot 6)
Compaq ProLiant DL580 servers also ship with an auxiliary serial connector
for added serial device support.