Installation Guide, Third Edition - HP Integrity rx2620 (August 2006)

Chapter 1

1 Introduction

The HP Integrity rx2620 server is a 2-socket server based on the Itanium processor architecture. The server

supports the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows, HP-UX, Linux, and OpenVMS. The server is

available in either rack-mount or tower configurations. The server accommodates up to 12 DIMMs and

internal peripherals, including disks and a DVD-ROM. Its high availability features include hot-swap power

supplies and hot-plug disk drives.

This chapter addresses the following topics:

• “Server Overview” on page 16

• “Server Components” on page 17

• “System Board Components” on page 20

• “Firmware” on page 26

• “Safety Information” on page 27

• “Installation Sequence and Checklist” on page 28