HP Cluster Platform Server and Workstation Overview

Note:
See the HP ProLiant DL385 Generation 2 Server User Guide and the HP ProLiant DL385 Generation
2 Server Maintenance and Service Guide for information on the ProLiant DL385 G2 PCI slots 1 and
2.
3.5.6 ProLiant DL385 G2 Systems Insight Display
The HP Systems Insight Display LEDs represent the system board layout. See the HP ProLiant
DL385 Generation 2 Server User Guide and the HP ProLiant DL385 Generation 2 Server Maintenance
and Service Guide for information on the ProLiant DL385 G2 Systems Insight Display.
3.6 HP ProLiant DL385 G5 and G5p
HP ProLiant DL385 G5 is used as a control node and utility node in HP Cluster Platform.
For the features and specifications of the HP ProLiant DL385 G5, see the QuickSpecs at:
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/13012_na/13012_na.html
For the features and specifications of the HP ProLiant DL385 G5p, see the QuickSpecs at:
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/13161_na/13161_na.html
The front and rear views of the HP ProLiant DL385 G5 and G5p are the same as the ProLiant
DL385 G2. For the front view, see Figure 3-38 (page 130) and for the rear view, see Figure 3-39
(page 131) .
3.6.1 PCI Slot Assignments
HP ProLiant DL385 G5 has five PCI slots on the rear of the chassis. Table 3-13 summarizes the
PCI Express slot assignments.
Table 3-13 HP ProLiant DL385 G5 PCI Express Slot Assignments
CommentAssignmentSlot
x8PCI Express1
x8PCI Express2
x4PCI Express3
x8PCI Express (Interconnect)4
x8PCI Express5
For additional information for the ProLiant DL385 G5, such as the system board layout and
installing PCI cards, see the HP ProLiant DL385 Generation 5 Server Maintenance and Service Guide:
http://bizsupport.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01302275/c01302275.pdf
For additional information for the ProLiant DL385 G5p, see the HP ProLiant DL385 Generation
5p Server Maintenance and Service Guide:
http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01609666/c01609666.pdf
3.7 HP ProLiant DL585
The quad-processor, 4U HP ProLiant DL585 typically functions as a control node, utility node,
or I/O node. When using the HP ProLiant DL585 as the control node, a redundant power supply
is mandatory. Otherwise, a redundant power supply is optional.
The HP ProLiant DL585 server ships standard with a diskette drive and an IDE CD drive in the
universal media bays. You can replace the CD or diskette drive with a DVD drive, another diskette
drive, or another CD drive. The server supports up to four hot-pluggable Ultra3 or Ultra320
drives. For the drives to operate at Ultra320 speeds, however, an optional PCI-X-based Ultra320
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