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Itanium 2-based HP Integrity server architecture..........................................................................................15
Overview of the HP zx1 Chipset ............................................................................................................15
Features and benefits of the HP zx1 Chipset ........................................................................................17
Architectural overview of the HP Integrity rx2600 server ...........................................................................17
Architectural overview of the HP Integrity rx4640 ....................................................................................18
Architectural overview of the HP Integrity rx5670 ....................................................................................19
Extensible firmware interface .................................................................................................................19
Baseboard management controller .........................................................................................................20
HP management processor....................................................................................................................20
Built for high availability ...........................................................................................................................21
High-availability chassis infrastructure (power and cooling) .......................................................................21
Hot-plug disk drives ..............................................................................................................................22
Multiple I/O channels...........................................................................................................................22
ECC and chip spare memory.................................................................................................................22
CPU error correction and dynamic processor resiliency ............................................................................22
Comprehensive error logs .....................................................................................................................23
Fault management throughout the lifecycle ..............................................................................................23
Capabilities of fault monitors .............................................................................................................23
Notification and integrated enterprise management..............................................................................23
Added options with HP support ..........................................................................................................24
Proactive, not reactive.......................................................................................................................24
An easy transition for RISC and IA-32 users ................................................................................................24
Running 32-bit Windows applications ....................................................................................................24
Running 32-bit Linux applications...........................................................................................................24
The IA-32 Execution Layer .....................................................................................................................24
Running RISC applications ....................................................................................................................24
Porting and migration services: transition help from HP.............................................................................24
Conclusion..............................................................................................................................................25
For more information................................................................................................................................25
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