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nPartition System Overviews
Supported HP Server Models
HP System Partitions Guide: Administration for nPartitions, rev 5.1 34
Supported HP Server Models
The HP servers that support nPartitions include the following models:
• HP rp7410 server—See rp7410 Server Model on page 36.
• HP rp8400 server—See rp8400 Server Model on page 38.
• Three models of HP Superdome servers—See Superdome Server
Models on page 40.
These nPartition servers have different hardware configurations and
limits, as described in the following sections, and all include support for
nPartitions.
Within each HP nPartition server cabinet are multiple cells, each of
which contains processors and memory. The nPartition cabinets are
shown in Figure 1-1 on page 35; cells are discussed in Cells on page 47.
Each nPartition server cabinet also may have multiple I/O chassis that
provide PCI slots for I/O cards. Each I/O chassis connects to one of the
cells in the server. See nPartition I/O Chassis and PCI Card Slots on
page 48.
HP Superdome servers also support optional I/O expansion cabinets
to provide additional I/O chassis. See I/O Chassis in HP Superdome IOX
Cabinets on page 51.
All hardware within a server—including all cells, I/O chassis, cables,
cabinet hardware, and power and utilities components—is considered to
be a server complex.
An HP Superdome complex can consist of one cabinet or two server
cabinets, and can also include one or two I/O expansion cabinets (to
provide additional I/O chassis).
Each HP rp7410 or HP rp8400 server complex consists of a single server
cabinet only.