Table O F Abstract; C O N T E N T S Executive Summary; General Guidelines - HP ProLiant DL360 Manual

hp ProLiant DL360 generation 3 server high-density deployment technical white paper
abstract
This white paper is a planning guide to expedite concentrated deployments of several HP
ProLiant DL360 Generation 3 servers in a single rack. Use this white paper in conjunction with
documents for the ProLiant DL360 Generation 3 server and Compaq branded rack deployment
products as necessary. This paper is written for Field Systems Engineers (FSEs) and customers
(IT managers, system managers, account managers, and installers).
executive summary
Many business enterprises and service providers implement a distributed architecture for their
infrastructure, remote client access, and web applications. In these cases, individual applications
are loaded on multiple machines creating the need to fit a large number of density-optimized
servers into existing server rooms and data centers. HP meets this need with the
density-optimized line of HP ProLiant servers, such as the ProLiant DL360 Generation 3 server.
At a height of 1U each, up to 42 of these servers can fit in a single Compaq branded 42U rack.
This server has clear space saving benefits; its compressed size presents new challenges for rapid
server deployment, cable management, and environmental considerations.
HP engineers have developed innovations in rapid high-volume deployment and improved cable
management for large installations of these servers. This white paper introduces planning, power
and thermal considerations, server and rack requirements, and installation configurations. It also
outlines the products associated with high-volume deployment in Compaq branded rack
configurations, such as keyboard, video, and mouse infrastructure.
IMPORTANT: This document discusses the ProLiant DL360 Generation 3 server primarily
and the Compaq branded 7000-, 9000- and 10000-series racks and related rack options
secondarily. This document does not discuss other servers, products or racks not manufactured by
HP, although the ideas presented here may be applied to third party racks.

general guidelines

Power, thermal, and weight are the most important considerations for optimizing a hardware
installation in high-volume server environments. The type of console management system used in
a server environment is determined by the rack deployment.
The dense ProLiant DL360 Generation 3 server was designed to meet the challenges associated
with deploying a high concentration of servers in a single rack. Customers should evaluate their
environments, power distribution, console, cable, and thermal management choices well in
advance to ensure efficient deployments.
All discussions of power requirements for ProLiant DL360 Generation 3 servers are based on the
input power of the server. This document uses the maximum rated power supply input of 396 W
for calculation purposes. However, derating the input power might be effective to help:
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Minimize the number of PDUs required for each rack.
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Match the rack current requirements with the existing circuit breaker capacity.
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Match the rack cooling requirements with the existing facility cooling capability.
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