nPartition Administrator's Guide, Second Edition

Table 1-2 HP Servers Supporting nPartitions
The first-generation cell-based HP 9000 servers include the following models:
HP 9000 Superdome servers, including the SD16000, SD32000, and SD64000 models.
These models support up to 16 cells in a server complex.
HP 9000 rp8400 model, which supports up to four cells in a server complex.
HP 9000 rp7405/rp7410, which supports up to two cells in a server complex.
For details see “Server Hardware Details: Cell-Based HP Servers” (page 51).
HP 9000 Servers HP
9000 servers have
PA-RISC processors.
The following second-generation cell-based HP 9000 servers use the HP sx1000 chipset. For
details see “sx1000 Chipset for HP Servers” (page 49).
HP 9000 Superdome servers, including the SD16A, SD32A, and SD64A models. These
models support up to 16 cells in a server complex.
HP 9000 rp8420 model, which supports up to four cells in a server complex.
HP 9000 rp7420 model, which supports up to two cells in a server complex.
The following third-generation cell-based HP 9000 servers use the HP sx2000 chipset. For
details see “sx2000 Chipset for HP Servers” (page 49).
HP 9000 Superdome servers, including the SD16B, SD32B, and SD64B models. These
models support up to 16 cells in a server complex.
HP 9000 rp8440 model, which supports up to four cells in a server complex.
HP 9000 rp7440 model, which supports up to two cells in a server complex.
For details see “Server Hardware Details: Cell-Based HP Servers” (page 51).
Cell-based HP Integrity servers use either the HP sx1000 chipset or the HP sx2000 chipset.
The following cell-based HP Integrity servers use the HP sx1000 chipset; for details see
“sx1000 Chipset for HP Servers” (page 49).
HP Integrity Superdome servers include the SD16A, SD32A, and SD64A models. These
models support up to 16 cells in a server complex.
The HP Integrity rx8620 model supports up to four cells in a server complex.
The HP Integrity rx7620 model supports up to two cells in a server complex.
The following cell-based HP Integrity servers use the HP sx2000 chipset; for details see
“sx2000 Chipset for HP Servers” (page 49).
HP Integrity Superdome servers include the SD16B, SD32B, and SD64B models. These
models support up to 16 cells in a server complex.
The HP Integrity rx8640 model supports up to four cells in a server complex.
The HP Integrity rx7640 model supports up to two cells in a server complex.
For details see “Server Hardware Details: Cell-Based HP Servers” (page 51).
HP Integrity
Servers HP Integrity
servers have Intel®
Itanium® 2 processors.
The Intel® Itanium®
processor family
architecture was
co-developed by
Hewlett-Packard and
Intel.
HP Superdome Hybrid Servers: Intel® Itanium® 2 and PA-RISC nPartition Mixing
HP Superdome servers based on the HP sx1000 chipset can support hybrid configurations with
both PA-RISC nPartitions and Intel® Itanium® 2 nPartitions in the same server complex.
NOTE: For details and restrictions on mixing PA-RISC nPartitions and Intel® Itanium® 2
nPartitions on HP Superdome servers based on the HP sx2000 chipset, see the HP Integrity
Superdome/sx2000 Service Guide.
On Superdome hybrid servers based on the HP sx1000 chipset, each nPartition must have only
PA-RISC processor or Intel® Itanium® 2 processors. However, both types of nPartitions can
reside in the same server complex. Within each PA-RISC nPartition, all cells must have the same
processor revision level. Within each Intel® Itanium® 2 nPartition, all cells must have the same
cell compatibility value.
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