Best Practices When Deploying Linux on the HP ProLiant DL980 (updated December 2012)

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For more information
HP ProLiant DL980 Server overview:
hp.com/servers/dl980
HP ProLiant DL980 Server with HP PREMA Architecture:
h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA3-0643ENW.pdf
Download the recommended components described in this document, along with other drivers and software from
hp.com/support/dl980g7
HP ProLiant DL980 G7 Server User Guide:
h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02510094/c02510094.pdf?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
HP reference configuration for Scalable Warehouse Solution for Oracle: HP ProLiant DL980 G7 and P2000 G3 MSA:
h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA3-8244ENW.pdf
HP recommended configurations for online transaction processing: HP ProLiant DL980 G7, VMA-series Memory Array
(VMA) and Oracle 11gR2 database:
h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA3-2367ENW.pdf
HP recommended configurations for online transaction processing: HP ProLiant DL980 G7, VMA-series Memory Array
(VMA) and Universal DB Solution:
h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA3-9555ENW.pdf
HP ProLiant and Integrity Firmware Management Best practices Overview:
h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02225412/c02225412.pdf
Complete library of documentation supporting the DL980 server:
hp.com/go/proliant_servers-docs (Navigate to HP ProLiant DL Servers HP ProLiant DL980 Server series
Manuals.)
Additional best practices white papers for the HP ProLiant DL980:
hp.com/go/proliant-DL980-docs
Linux best practices using HP SPP and Software Delivery Repository (SDR):
h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c03479393/c03479393.pdf
Intel Xeon 7500 processor series:
intel.com/itcenter/products/xeon/7500/index.htm
Intel Xeon E-7 processor series:
intel.com/itcenter/products/xeon/E7/index.htm
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4AA3-6556ENW, Created September 2011; Updated December 2012, Rev. 1