HP ProLiant s6500, ProLiant SL170s, ProLiant SL250s, ProLiant SL6000 Introduction Manual
HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System
technology
Technology brief, 2nd Edition
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 2
Mechanical design for extreme scale-out computing ................................................................................. 2
HP ProLiant z6000 G6 chassis .......................................................................................................... 3
Rack and cabling options .................................................................................................................. 3
Rail kits for the z6000 G6 chassis .................................................................................................. 3
Rail kits for network switches .......................................................................................................... 3
Rack management with HP ProLiant SL Advanced Power Manager ..................................................... 4
SL6000 server trays ......................................................................................................................... 4
HP ProLiant SL165z G7 server ....................................................................................................... 5
HP ProLiant SL160z G6 server ....................................................................................................... 5
HP ProLiant SL170z G6 server ....................................................................................................... 6
HP ProLiant SL2x170z G6 server ................................................................................................... 7
Memory technologies ........................................................................................................................... 8
Unbuffered and registered DIMMs ..................................................................................................... 8
Fan speed control ............................................................................................................................ 9
I/O technologies ................................................................................................................................. 9
Hard drive technologies .................................................................................................................... 9
Serial ATA technology implementation ............................................................................................ 9
Networking technologies .................................................................................................................. 9
Power and thermal technologies .......................................................................................................... 10
Power supply options ...................................................................................................................... 10
Management and deployment technologies .......................................................................................... 10
Power and thermal management with the Power Management Controller ............................................. 10
Remote management and control with Lights Out 100i ....................................................................... 12
IPMI 2.0 and DCMI 1.0 .................................................................................................................. 13
For more information .......................................................................................................................... 14
Call to action .................................................................................................................................... 14
Introduction
High Performance Computing, large-scale enterprise server deployments, and the latest web and
cloud computing applications have special needs. The primary need may be for greater processing
power, high density, or maximized operating efficiency. At HP, we have developed a system to meet
these needs. It is based on industry-standard components and has a new mechanical design and
infrastructure.
The HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System provides extreme density and high performance at low
acquisition costs. It is easy to service in a rack and optimized for power and cooling efficiency.
Simplified server management and monitoring reduce the cost and effort needed to manage a
scale-out solution made up of thousands of servers.
Mechanical design for extreme scale-out computing
HP developed a new mechanical design and infrastructure for the ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System to
meet your needs. The HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System maximizes power efficiency by sharing
power supplies and fans to maintain total flexibility. The system consists of:
• A 2U ProLiant z6000 G6 chassis
• Two self-contained 1U server trays (Figure 1)
Each server tray has its own industry-standard processors, Double Data Rate-3 (DDR3) memory, I/O,
and storage. The rack-mountable chassis includes a highly efficient modular power and cooling
infrastructure that supports the slide-in pluggable server trays.
Figure 1. Exploded view of an HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System
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HP ProLiant z6000 G6 chassis
The HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System introduces new chassis architecture into the industrystandard server market. The HP ProLiant z6000 G6 chassis provides shared power and cooling to the
system components. It contains one or two high efficiency, HP common slot power supplies and up to
four system fans. An embedded microcontroller monitors and adjusts power for the entire chassis.
The chassis has no midplane. The I/O connectors are at the front of the chassis for easy serviceability
and unrestricted airflow to the server trays.
Rack and cabling options
The HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System fits in the HP 10000 Series rack, telco racks, and industry
standard square- or round-hole racks.
Rail kits for the z6000 G6 chassis
The z6000 G6 chassis mounts into any industry standard universal rack with standard mounting
hardware. You can choose to use a more cost-effective 10U bulk rail system (only for HP racks). You
can also mix the standard rail kit and the 10U bulk rail kit within HP racks.
Rail kits for network switches
We offer several rail kit options for switches: the HP ProCurve 6600 rail kit, the CISCO 4948 rail kit,
and the HP SL Universal Switch rail kit. All network cables must connect to the network switches. The
best place to install these switches is in the center of the rack. This reduces cable lengths and further
improves serviceability. In the rear, all power cables fit cleanly on the right side of the rack as shown
in Figure 2.
Figure 2. Front and rear views of HP 42U rack fully populated with SL6000 systems
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Rack management with HP ProLiant SL Advanced Power Manager
The HP ProLiant SL Advanced Power Manager (APM) is a tool for managing HP ProLiant Scalable
Systems. It consists of software and two hardware components: an SL APM Control Module and SL
APM Distribution Modules.
APM has several important functions:
• Discover individual chassis
• Monitor individual chassis
• Control individual chassis
• View the topology and power status of a chassis
• Power on/power off individual server trays in a chassis
The SL APM communicates with the SL6000 to collect identification and power data. You can access
this data at a centralized management console through a serial or network interface.
We developed the HP SL APM solution specifically for rack-mounted SL6000 chassis. You can mount
the SL APM Control Module as a 1U or 0U component. You can mount the SL APM Distribution
Modules in the rear of the rack, close to the connected SL6000 chassis. A standard 42U rack can
hold 20 SL6000 chassis and a 1U SL APM Control Module. You can control all these chassis with an
SL APM Control Module and two SL APM Distribution Modules.
SL6000 server trays
We developed multiple SL6000 server trays to meet various needs. Some trays have high memory
capacity. Others are best suited for internal storage or compute density. Each tray supports the
following components:
• AMD
• DDR3 memory
• An integrated Serial ATA (SATA) controller with HP Smart Array B110i RAID
• Non-hot-plug SATA storage drives housed in quick-release drive carriers
• Integrated dual-port 1 gigabit NICs
• An optional PCI Express (PCIe) 2.0 x16 slot available on a riser
• Optional HP Smart Array SAS controllers and SAS hard drives
For more detailed information on supported SAS controllers, SAS hard drive options, and server node
storage configuration, refer to the HP technology document “
ProLiant SL6000 servers.”
You will find the following components on the front panel of each server tray (Figure 3):
• Video and serial ports
• Two USB ports
• Four 1 Gb NIC ports
• An SD slot
• An optional LO100 dedicated management port
• LEDs for health and UID status
• An access port for a low profile PCIe 2.0 x16 adapter
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Opteron™ 6100 Series processors or Intel® Xeon® 5500 or 5600 Series processors
Configuring SATA and SAS in HP
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Figure 3. Front view of a ProLiant z6000 G6 chassis containing two HP ProLiant SL165z G7 server trays
HP ProLiant SL165z G7 server
The SL165z G7 server tray is ideal for HPC database tier or web memory-cache-intensive
applications. The system board holds either one or two 8-core or 12-core AMD Opteron 6100 Series
processors and 24 slots for DDR3 memory module. This choice of processors makes the server well
suited for maximum expansion. The server tray has two HP NC362i integrated dual port NICs. There
is an optional PCI Express (PCIe) 2.0 x16 slot and room for an optional internal PCIe 2.0 x4 slot. The
SL165z G7 server supports large form factor (LFF), small form factor (SFF), or solid state (SSD) SATA
storage drives in quick-release drive carriers. You can find more information about the SL165z G7
server in the
QuickSpecs
.
HP ProLiant SL160z G6 server
The SL160z G6 server is well suited for maximum expansion because the system board (shown in
Figure 4) supports up to two Intel Xeon 5500 or 5600 Series processors and up to 18 slots for DDR3
memory modules (9 per processor). There is an optional PCIe 2.0 x16 slot and room for another
optional internal PCIe 2.0 x4 slot. The SL160z G6 server can support LFF, SFF, or SSD SATA drives
housed in quick-release drive carriers. You can find more information about the SL160z G6 server in
the
QuickSpecs.
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