6.5
Installation Requirements
To use HiPath 5000, the following minimum requirements must be met:
Hardware and software
●
Table 6-2
Component
Processor
RAM space
Hard disk
Operating system
Interfaces
Slots
Drives
Network card
Monitor
Licenses
●
Information on features, interfaces, and products subject to mandatory licensing can be
found in Chapter 8, "Licensing".
RAM requirements of the HiPath 5000 server
●
Table 6-3 can be used to determine the required RAM expansion (RAM space) of the Hi-
Path 5000 server depending on the number of nodes in the HiPath 3000/5000 network and
the applications installed on the server.
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HiPath 3000 V5.0, HiPath 5000 V5.0, Service Manual
HW and SW Minimum Requirements for HiPath 5000
New system
3 GHz CPU
See Table 6-3
80 GB
MS Windows Server 2000 or
MS Windows Server 2003
2 x serial
free PCI slots (for S
boards for HPCO and HiPath
Xpressions)
3.5-inch floppy disk drive
CD-ROM/DVD drive
10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet net-
work card
17-inch color monitor
HiPath 5000 Startup and Administration
Upgrade an existing system
Pentium III 1 GHz
See Table 6-3
18 GB
MS Windows Server 2000
2 x serial
/S
free PCI slots (for S
0
2M
boards for HPCO and HiPath
Xpressions)
3.5-inch floppy disk drive
CD-ROM/DVD drive
10/100 Mbps Ethernet network
card
17-inch color monitor
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to V5.0
/S
0
2M
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