DVD Solution
DVD Solution
DVD Solution
DVD Solution
The DVD solution for Superdome requires the following components. These components are required per
partition. External racks A4901A and A4902A must also be ordered with the DVD solution. Note: One
DVD is required and one DAT is recommended per nPartition.
NOTE:
NOTE:
NOTE:
NOTE: One DVD and one DAT is required per nPartition.
Superdome DVD Solutions
Superdome DVD Solutions
Superdome DVD Solutions
Superdome DVD Solutions
Description
Description
Description
Description
Part Number
Part Number
Part Number
Part Number
Option Number
Option Number
Option Number
Option Number
PCI Ultra160 SCSI Adapter or PCI-X Dual channel Ultra160 SCSI
Adapter
A6828A or
A6829A
0D1
PCI Ultra160 SCSI Adapter or PCI X Dual channel Ultra 160 SCSI
Adapter (Windows Server 2003, Red Hat RHEL AS 3, SUSE SLES 9)
A7059A or
A7060A
0D1
Surestore Tape Array 5300
C7508AZ
HP DVD+RW Array Module (one per partition)
NOTE:
NOTE:
NOTE:
NOTE: The HP DVD-ROM Array Module for the TA5300
(C7499B) is replaced by HP DVD+RW Array Module (Q1592A) to
provide customers with read capabilities for loading software from
CD or DVD, DVD write capabilities for small amounts of data (up
to 4 GB) and offline hot-swap capabilities. Windows supports using
and reading from this device, but Windows does not support DVD
write with this device.
Q1592A
0D1
DDS-4/DAT40 (DDS-5/DAT 72 is also supported. Product number
is Q1524A) (one per partition)
C7497B
0D1
Jumper SCSI Cable for DDS-4 (optional)
1
C2978B
0D1
SCSI cable 1-meter multi-mode VH-HD68
C2361B
0D1
SCSI Terminator
C2364A
0D1
1
0.5-meter HD HDTS68 is required if DDS-4 or DDS-5 is used.
Partitions
Partitions
Partitions
Partitions
Superdome can be configured with hardware partitions, (nPars). Given that HP UX 11i version 2,
Windows Server 2003, SUSE SLES 9 and Red Hat (RHEL) AS 3 do not support virtual partitions (vPars),
Superdome systems running HP UX 11i version 2, Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition, SUSE SLES
9 or Red Hat RHEL AS 3, do not support vPars.
A hardware partition (nPar) consists of one or more cells that communicate coherently over a high
bandwidth, low latency crossbar fabric. Individual processors on a single-cell board cannot be separately
partitioned. Hardware partitions are logically isolated from each other such that transactions in one
partition are not visible to the other hardware partitions within the same complex.
Each nPar runs its own independent operating system. Different nPars may be executing the same or
different revisions of an operating system, or they may be executing different operating systems altogether.
Superdome supports HP UX 11i version 2, Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition, SUSE SLES 9 and
Red Hat RHEL AS 3 operating systems. The diagram below shows a multi OS environment within
Superdome.
Each nPar has its own independent CPUs, memory and I/O resources consisting of the resources of the
cells that make up the partition. Resources (cell boards and/or I/O chassis) may be removed from one
nPar and added to another without having to physically manipulate the hardware, but rather by using
commands that are part of the System Management interface. The table below shows the maximum size
of nPars per operating system:
QuickSpecs
HP Integrity Superdome Servers 16-socket, 32-socket,
HP Integrity Superdome Servers 16-socket, 32-socket,
HP Integrity Superdome Servers 16-socket, 32-socket,
HP Integrity Superdome Servers 16-socket, 32-socket,
and 64-socket
and 64-socket
and 64-socket
and 64-socket
Configuration
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