HP Integrity rx8620 Server User Service Guide

Introduction

The HP Integrity rx8620 server is 17U

high, 16-socket symmetric multiprocessor (SMP)

rack-mount or standalone servers that accommodate up to 128 GB of memory, PCI-X I/O, and

internal peripherals including disks and DVD or tape drives. High-availability features include

N+1 hot-swap fans and power, redundant power cords, and hot-pluggable PCI cards and hard

disk drives. Features of the server include:

• Up to 128 GB of physical memory provided by dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs).

• Up to 32 processors with a maximum of four processor modules per cell board and a

maximum of four cell boards.

• One cell controller (CC) per cell board

• All CPUs and cell controllers on the cell boards are cooled with turbo cooler fans

• Four embedded hard disk drives. Available sizes are 36 GB, 73 GB, and 146 GB drives

• Two internal DVD drives or one DVD drive and one 40 GB DDS-4 DAT drive

• Nine front chassis mounted N+1 fans

• Twelve rear chassis mounted N+1 fans

• Six N+1 PCI-X card cage fans

• Six N+1 bulk power supplies

• Two PCI power supplies.

• Sixteen PCI-X slots divided into two partitions. Each partition can accommodate up to eight

PCI cards

• Two core I/O cards

• Four 220 VAC power plugs. Two are required and the other two provide power source

redundancy

Figure 1-1 HP Integrity rx8620 Server (front view)

1. The U is a unit of measurement specifying product height. 1 U is equal to 1.75 inches.

18 Overview