HP ProLiant XL260a G9 Quickspecs

QuickSpecs

HPE ProLiant XL260a Gen9 Server

Overview

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HPE ProLiant XL260a Gen9 Server

The

HPE ProLiant XL260a Server delivers Intel Xeon Phi performance, while taking advantage of the Apollo 6000

System's modular flexibility and rack

-scale efficiency. This server leverages Intel’s Intel Xeon Phi x200 series

processors

and DDR 4 HPE SmartMemory.

The modular

HPE Apollo a6000 Chassis accommodates up to 10 single slot XL260a server trays to address various

workload needs

.

Rack scale power efficiency is fueled by an external power shelf, with easy

Apollo Platform Management for rack,

chassis, server and component level management

Item Description

Front View Item Description

1.

Drive 2

2.

Drive 1

3.

SUV connector

4.

Drive 4

5.

Drive 3

6.

Server tray release lever

7.

Server tray release latch

8.

Power Button /Power LED

9.

Health LED

10.

NIC status LED

11.

UID button

12.

Serial label pull tab

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Top View Item Description

1. SFF hard drive bays

2. Support for 1 Intel Xeon Phi x200 series

3. Support for 2 High Speed Fabric Mezzanine Cards

4. Support for up to 6 DDR4 DIMMs

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Processor

Intel Xeon Phi x200 Series

Model TDP Frequency Cores

Mesh

Frequnec

y

Power DDR4 Hz MCDRAM

7290 1.5GHz 72 1.7GHz 245W 2400 16GB

7250

1.4GHz

68

1.7GHz

215W

2400

16GB

7230 1.3GHz 64 1.7GHz 215W 2400 16GB

7210

1.3GHz

64

1.6GHz

215W

2133

16GB

On System

Management

Processor

HPE iLO (Firmware: HPE iLO 4)

NOTE: For more information, visit: http://www.hp.com/go/ilo.

Memory
Protection

Advanced ECC (multi-bit error protection)

Memory

Type
HPE SmartMemory

DDR4 Load Reduced (LRDIMM), or Registered (RDIMM)

DIMM Slots Available

6 DIMM Slots available

Maximum DIMMs (per server
tray)

384GB (6 x 64GB maximum capacity per DIMM slot)

NOTE: HPE memory from previous generation servers (DDR3) are not compatible with the HPE

ProLiant XL260a Gen9 Server.

NOTE: To realize the performance memory capabilities listed in this document, HPE

SmartMemory is required. For additional inform ation, please see the HPE SmartMemory
QuickSpecs at:

https://www.hpe.com/h20195/v2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=c04111535

NOTE: LRDIMM and RDIMM are distinct memory technologies and cannot be mixed within a

server.

NOTE: Depending on the memory configuration and processor model, the memory speed may run

at 2400Mhz or 2133MHz. Please see Memory Population Table or the Online Memory

Configuration Tool at: https://h22195.www2.hpe.com/DDR4memoryconfig/Home/LEGAL

Networking

Embedded 1x Intel 563i 10Gb SFP

Ethernet Options

HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 562SFP+ Adapter
HPE Ethernet 10G 2-port 546SFP+ Adapter

InfiniBand Options
HPE Apollo IB EDR 100Gb 840z FIO Adapter

Omni-Path Options

HPE Apollo 6000 OPA Mezzanine FIO Kit (Intel)

I/O Module kit options

HPE 10Gb Ethernet PCIe I/O Module FIO Kit
HPE InfiniBand EDR/Intel Omni-Path Architecture Single Fabric

HPE InfiniBand EDR/Intel Omni-Path Architecture Dual Fabric

Expansion Slots

Expansion

Slot #

Technology

Bus

Width*

Form Factor

External PCIe

PCIe 3.0

X4

Low profile

HPE Server ROM

HPE ROM (Read Only Memory) is now digitally signed using the HPE Corporate Signing Service.

This signature is verified before the flash process starts, reducing accidental programming and

preventing malicious efforts to corrupt system ROM.

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HPE ROM provides for essential initialization and validation of hardware components before

control is passed to the customer-installed operating system. The ROM also provides the capability
of booting from various fixed media (HDD, CD-ROM) and removable media (USB), to continue
operation to the operating system.

HPE ROM performs very early configuration of the video controller, to allow monitoring of
initialization progress via an attached monitor. If configuration or hardware errors are discovered
during this early phase of hardware initialization, suitable messages are now displayed on the

connected monitor. Additionally, these configuration or hardware errors are logged to the Integrated

Management Log (IML) to assist in diagnosis.

The HPE ProLiant ROM is used to configure the following:

• Processor and chipset status registers

• System memory, memory map, and memory initialization

• System hardware configuration (Integrated PCI devices and optional PCIe cards).

• Customer-specific BIOS configuration (using the HPE ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU).

NOTE: For further inform ati on , ple as e refer to the HPE RBSU (ROM based setup utility) user

guide: http://www.hp.com/support/rbsu.

HPE Server

Unified
Extensible
Firmware
Interface (UEFI)
or Legacy Mode

The HPE ProLiant XL260a Gen9 BIOS complies with v2.4 of the UEFI Specification (available at

http://www.uefi.org/specifications) and is a UEFI Class 3 implementation which supports UEFI
boot mode only.

NOTE: For UEFI boot operation, boot environment and OS image installations should be

configured properly to support UEFI.

NOTE: For more information on Hewlett Packard Enterprise's ProLiant System BIOS and UEFI,

see the UEFI Information Library: http://www.hp.com/go/uefi/docs

.

To modify the server configuration ROM default settings, press F9 in the HPE ProLiant POST
screen to enter the UEFI System Utilities screen. By default, the System Utilities menus are in the
English language.

UEFI enables numerous new capabilities, including both industry standard functionality and
features specific to HPE ProLiant servers. Some of the features that UEFI enables and that the HPE
ProLiant XL260a Gen9 can support include:

• Secure Boot - A feature in which the system firmware, option card firmware, operating

systems, and software collaborate to greatly enhance platform security.

• Operating system specific functionality - Microsoft Windows 2012 supports several

additional features when in UEFI mode.

• Support for > 2.2 TB (using GPT) boot drives - Such drives could previously only be used

for boot drives when using RAID solutions such as HPE Smart Array.

• UEFI Shell - Provides a pre-

boot environment for running scripts and tools. The UEFI Shell

provides both standard capabilities as well as numerous enhancements.

• PXE boot support for IPv6 networks.

• PXE Multicast Boot allowing for faster PXE deployments for large numbers of servers.

• Boot support for option cards that only support a UEFI option ROM

Storage
Controller

Smart Array Controller

HPE Dynamic Smart Array B140i Controller (Embedded)

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Host Bus Adapter

HPE H241 Smart HBA(Optional)

NOTE: The H241 controller and the embedded B140i will operate in UEFI mode only. For legacy

support, AHCI mode is required.

Internal Storage
Devices

Optional M.2
Optional Micro SD

741279-B21

Maximum

Internal Storage

Hot Plug SFF SATA HDD

8TB

4 x 2TB

Hot Plug SFF SSD

7.68TB

4 x 1.92TB

Interfaces

KVM

Serial USB Video Port (SUV)

676277-B21
MicroSD

1

USB Ports

2 (external via SUV)

HPE iLO Remote

Management Network

Port

Aggregated via HPE Apollo a6000 Chassis
Health LED

1

Power

1

UID

1

Industry

Standard
Compliance

ACPI 6.0b Compliant

PCIe 3.0 Compliant

WOL Support

PXE Support

USB 1.1 and 2.0 Compliant

SMBIOS 3.0.0

Power

Specifications

To review typical system power ratings use the HPE Power Advisor which is available via the online
tool located at URL:

http://www.hp.com/go/proliant-energy-efficient

or

http://www.hp.com/go/hppoweradvisor.

NOTE:

Power Specification and Technical Content for supported power supplies can be found at:

http://h18000.www1.hpe.com/products/QuickSpecs/14209/14209.html

Operating

Systems and
Virtualization

Software Support

for ProLiant
Servers

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
SUSE Linux

Enterprise Server (SLES)

NOTE:

Only 64-bit versions of these operating systems are supported.

NOTE:

For more information on the HPE Certified and Supported ProLiant Servers for OS and

Virtualization Software and latest listing of software drivers available

for your server including how

to purchase from

Hewlett Packard Enterprise, please visit our OS Support Site

at: http://www.hp.com/go/ossupport and our driver download page: http://www.hp.com/support

Graphics

Integrated Matrox G200 video standard

•

1280 x 1024 (32 bpp)

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• 1920 x 1200 (16 bpp)

HPE

iLO 4 On System Management Memory

• 16 MB Flash

• 256 MB DDR 3 with ECC (112 MB after ECC and video)

Form Factor

The ProLiant XL260a Gen9 Server is a single-slot tray for the HPE Apollo a6000 Chassis.

NOTE: There are various XL260a server trays

Embedded

Management

HPE Integrated Lights
Out

Monitor your servers for ongoing management, service alerting, reporting

and remote management with iLO. Learn more

at http://www.hp.com/go/ilo.

UEFI

Configure and boot your servers securely with industry standard Unified

Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). Learn more

at http://www.hp.com/go/ProLiant/uefi.

HPE RESTful API

RESTful API is an application programming interface. RESTful Web

Service API served by iLO’s web

server http://www.hp.com/go/restfulapi.

Intelligen t Provisioning

Provision servers by discovering and deploying 1 to few servers with

Intelligent Provisioning. Learn more

at http://www.hp.com/go/intelligentprovisioning.