Installation Guide, Seventh Edition - HP Integrity rx4640 Server

Chapter 1

1 Introduction

The HP Integrity rx4640 server is a 4-processor/8-core IPF rack-mount server based on the Itanium2

processor family architecture. The supported operating systems include HP-UX, Windows, Linux, and

OpenVMS. The server accommodates up to 32 DIMMs and internal peripherals; including two hard disk

drives, and a DVD-ROM. Its high availability features include redundant hot-swappable fans and redundant

200-240 VAC power supplies, hot-plug disk drives, and hot-plug PCI-X cards.

This chapter addresses the following topics:

• “Server Overview” on page 16.

• “Server Dimensions and Weight” on page 17.

• “Server Components” on page 18.

• “Supported Operating Systems” on page 20.

• “I/O Baseboard Switches and Jumpers” on page 21.