
PCI Backplane
PCI Backplane
PCI Backplane
PCI Backplane
Eight of sixteen I/O card slots are supported by dual high performance fat links. Each link is capable of
providing 1060 MB/s of bandwidth. This means that half HP 9000 rp8440 Server I/O slots are capable
of sustained 2.12 GB/s. Six of the sixteen I/O card slots are supported at 1060 MB/s of bandwidth.
Aggregate I/O slot bandwidth is approximately 23 GB/s. In addition, because each I/O slot has a
dedicated bus, any slot can be "hot plugged" or serviced without affecting other slots. The hot plug
operation is very easy, and can be done with minimal training and effort.
The HP 9000 rp8440 Server supports a number of PCI and PCI X HBA (I/O) cards for I/O expansion.
NOTE:
NOTE:
NOTE:
NOTE: The PCI X backplane is backward compatible with the older PCI backplane and can support
many PCI HBA (I/O) cards.
When HP 9000 rp8400 servers are upgraded to HP 9000 rp8440 servers using the chassis upgrade kit,
the older and slower PCI backplanes in the HP 9000 rp8400 server must be upgraded to the newer and
faster PCI X backplanes (AB314A) of the HP 9000 rp8440 Server.
When the rp8440 Server Expansion Unit 2 is connected to the HP 9000 rp8440 Server, its I/O
backplanes act as PCI X I/O backplanes. See the rp8440 Server Expansion Unit 2 section for more
details.
Supported HP-UX I/O Cards
Supported HP-UX I/O Cards
Supported HP-UX I/O Cards
Supported HP-UX I/O Cards
I/O Card
I/O Card
I/O Card
I/O Card
Product Number
Product Number
Product Number
Product Number
First HP-UX
First HP-UX
First HP-UX
First HP-UX
Release / Boot
Release / Boot
Release / Boot
Release / Boot
Support
Support
Support
Support
Connector
Connector
Connector
Connector
Type(s)
Type(s)
Type(s)
Type(s)
Hot Plug /
Hot Plug /
Hot Plug /
Hot Plug /
Factory
Factory
Factory
Factory
Integration
Integration
Integration
Integration
Maximum
Maximum
Maximum
Maximum
Cards/Ports
Cards/Ports
Cards/Ports
Cards/Ports
Mass Storage Host Bus Adapters
Mass Storage Host Bus Adapters
Mass Storage Host Bus Adapters
Mass Storage Host Bus Adapters
PCI 1-port 2x Fibre Channel
A5158A
11.00/No
Duplex SC
Yes / No
16 / 16
PCI 2-Gb Fibre Channel
A6795A
11.00/Yes
LC
Yes / Yes
16 / 16
PCI 1-port 4-GB Fibre Channel
AB378A
11i/Yes
LC
Yes / Yes
16 / 16
PCI 2-port 4-GB Fibre Channel
AB379B
11i/Yes
LC
Yes / No
16 / 32
Dual channel Ultra320 SCSI Adapter
A7173A
11i/Yes
VHDCI
Yes / Yes
16 / 32
PCI-X 2 channel 2 GB/s Fibre Channel
A6826A
11i/Yes
LC (SFF)
Yes / Yes
16 / 32
PCI-X 2 channel Smart Array 6402 128
MB (not supported in SEU 2)
A9890A
11i/Yes
VHDCI
Yes / Yes
8 / 16
PCI-X 4 channel Smart Array 6404 256
MB (not supported in SEU 2)
A9891A
11i/Yes
VHDCI
Yes / Yes
8 / 32
Local Area Network Interface Cards
Local Area Network Interface Cards
Local Area Network Interface Cards
Local Area Network Interface Cards
PCI-X 1 port 10 GB Ethernet Fiber Adapter
AB287A
11i v2/Yes
Duplex LC
Yes / Yes
2 / 2
PCI-X 4 port 1000Base-T Gigabit Adapter
AB545A
11i v2/Yes
RJ-45
Yes / Yes
16 / 64
PCI-X Dual port 1000Base-SX
A7011A
11i v2/Yes
Duplex SC
Yes / Yes
16 / 32
PCI-X Dual port 1000Base-T
A7012A
11i v2/Yes
RJ-45
Yes / Yes
16 / 32
PCI-X 1000Base SX
AD332A
11i v2/Yes
Duplex SC
Yes / Yes
16 / 32
PCI-X 1000Base-T
AD331A
11i v2/Yes
RJ-45
Yes / Yes
16 / 32
Multi-Function Cards (Mass Storage & LAN)
Multi-Function Cards (Mass Storage & LAN)
Multi-Function Cards (Mass Storage & LAN)
Multi-Function Cards (Mass Storage & LAN)
PCI-X 4 GB Fibre Channel, 1000Base-T
AD193A
11i v1/yes
LC (SFF) /RJ-45
Yes / No
16 / 32
PCI-X 2 port 4GB FC, 2 Port 1000Base-T
AD194A
11i v1/yes
LC (SFF) /RJ-45
Yes / No
16 / 32
QuickSpecs
HP 9000 rp8440 Server
HP 9000 rp8440 Server
HP 9000 rp8440 Server
HP 9000 rp8440 Server
Configuration
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