Hpe Integrity Mc990 X Server Overview; Mc990 X Server Chassis; System Components - HP Integrity MC990 X User Manual

HPE Integrity MC990 X Server overview

This chapter provides an overview of the physical and architectural aspects of the HPE Integrity MC990 X
system. The major components of the Integrity MC990 X system are described and illustrated.
The Integrity MC990 X system is an advanced symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) computer system with
multiple Intel processor sockets as a cache-coherent single system image (SSI). Each processor socket
in the system houses multiple compute cores.
In an SMP system, each MC990 X chassis contains memory that it shares with all other processors in the
system. Because the Integrity MC990 X system is modular, it combines the advantages of lower entry-
level cost with global scalability in processors, memory, and I/O. You can install and operate the Integrity
MC990 X system in your lab or server room. One 42U rack holds one or more MC990 X chassis, the rack
management controller (RMC) unit, power distribution units (PDU), and optional mass storage units.

MC990 X server chassis

The basic enclosure within the Integrity MC990 X system is the MC990 X server chassis. The MC990 X
server chassis contains one four-socket motherboard connected to support up to 28 NUMAlink ports,
each with a maximum bidirectional bandwidth communication rate of up to 7.47 GB/sec.
Each MC990 X server chassis has ports that are brought out to external NUMAlink connectors on the
front of the enclosure. The single rack houses up to eight MC990 X server chassis (making up the MC990
X server), an RMC unit, and optional external storage.
Figure 1: MC990 X server chassis on page 6 shows an example of an MC990 X server chassis prior
to mounting in a rack.
The system requires a minimum of one rack with enough PDUs to support as many as eight MC990 X
server chassis, one RMC, and any optional equipment installed in the rack.
You can also add PCIe expansion cards or RAID and non-RAID disk storage to your server system.
1. System drive assembly
2. NUMAlink connectors (28)
Figure 1: MC990 X server chassis

System components

The Integrity MC990 X system includes the following major components:
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