HP Server rp7410
Upgrades to HP 9000
rp7420 Server
The HP 9000 rp7405/rp7410 Servers were designed to be easily upgradeable to Intel Itanium 2
and PA-RISC processors. With the release of the Intel Itanium 2 Madison and the HP mx2
processors, HP 9000 rp7405/rp7410 Server customers can now upgrade their systems as
desired.
So here are the components that a customer will need to order to do a board level upgrade to
these new servers from an rp7405 or rp7410 server:
A chassis upgrade kit
: This product will contain new PCI-X (133 MHz) I/O backplanes (two
logical backplanes, one physical backplane), a new front bezel, new firmware and various
labels to apply to the server. Most old PCI I/O cards will run in the new PCI-X I/O backplane.
HP 9000 rp7405/rp7410 to HP Integrity rx7620 upgrades-use product A9790A
New sx1000-based cell boards
: These cell boards contain four processor modules and are
the same for the Itanium 2 Madison, HP mx2, and PA 8800/PA 8900 processors. You can
install two Intel Itanium 2 Madison modules (four cores in four processor modules), or four mx2
modules (eight cores in four processor modules). You cannot intermix PA 8800/PA 8900, Intel
Itanium 2 Madison, or mx2 modules on the same cell board. You cannot intermix PA 8800/PA
8900, Intel Itanium 2 Madison, or HP mx2 modules in the same server (with the exception that
Intel Itanium 2 Madison and HP mx2 modules can be intermixed in the same server on differing
cell boards and differing hard partitions). Memory previously installed on the replaced cell board
will be just reinstalled on the new cell board.
HP Integrity mid-range server cell board-use product A6913A
When upgrading to HP mx2 modules and if ordering 1 processor module per cell board,
you must order one cell board socket terminator (AB225A)
When upgrading to HP mx2 modules, you must buy one cell board baffle (A9792A) per
cell board being upgraded
New processor modules:
HP sells two processors per module. These will replace two
processors of the older modules.
Intel Itanium 2 dual-processor module, 1.3-GHz, 3-MB cache-use product A9765A
Intel Itanium 2 dual-processor module, 1.5-GHz, 6-MB cache-use product A6438A
HP mx2 dual-processor module, 1.1-GHz, 4-MB L3 cache, 32-MB L4 cache-use product
A9767A
New core I/O cards:
In order to support the new PCI-X I/O backplanes, new core I/O cards
have to be used.
rp7420/rx7620 core I/O card (A9918A) replaces old rp7405A/rp7410 core I/O card
(A6793A)
Add in I/O cards:
A total of 33 I/O adapters were available for the rp7410 platform. The vast
majority of these, 24, are compatible and can be used when upgrading from a rp7410 to a
rp7420 platform. The following I/O cards are NOT compatible when upgrading from a rp7410 to
a rp7420 platform.
Mass Storage
LAN
WAN
Other
A5856A
A5483A
Z7340A
A6092A
A7143A
J3526A
A5486A
A4800A
A5159A
QuickSpecs
HP 9000 rp7420 Server
Upgrades
DA - 11895 U.S. QuickSpecs — Version 24 — 10/1/2006
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