Serverboard Features; Processors; Hypertransport Technology; Memory - Supero SUPERSERVER AS-4021GA-62R+F User Manual

SUPERSERVER AS-4021GA-62R+F User's Manual
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Serverboard Features

At the heart of the SuperServer AS-4021GA-62R+F lies the H8DA6+-F, a dual
processor serverboard based on the AMD SR5690 and AMD SP5100 chipsets.
Below are the main features of the H8DA6+-F. (See Figure 1-1 for a block diagram
of the chipset).

Processors

The H8DA6+-F supports two AMD Opteron 2000 series (Socket F type) processors.
and the the AMD SR5690/SP5100 chipset, which functions as a Media and Com-
munications Processor (MCP). Controllers for the system memory are integrated
directly into AMD Opteron processors Please refer to the serverboard description
pages on our web site for a complete listing of supported processors (www.super-
micro.com).

HyperTransport Technology

HyperTransport technology is a high-speed, low latency point to point link that was
designed to increase the communication speed by a factor of up to 48x between
integrated circuits. This is done partly by reducing the number of buses in the
chipset to reduce bottlenecks and by enabling a more effi cient use of memory
in multi-processor systems. The end result is a signifi cant increase in bandwidth
within the chipset.

Memory

The H8DA6+-F has Sixteen single/dual channel DIMM slots supporting up to 128
GB of DDR2-800/667/533 registered ECC SDRAM. Modules of the same size and
speed are recommended (for Unbuffered ECC/Non-ECC memory, a maximum of 2
GB per DIMM is supported). See Chapter 5 for details.

Serial ATA

A SATA controller is integrated into the SP5100 chipset to provide a six-port 3/
Gbs SATA subsystem, which is RAID 0, 1 and 10 supported. The SATA drives are
hot-swappable units.
Note: The operating system you use must have RAID support to enable the hot-
swap capability and RAID function of the Serial ATA drives.
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