Compaq 112726-001 - ProLiant - 6500 Technology Brief page 23

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I/O Slots
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With the upgrade, the ProLiant 7000 I/O section will increase the I/O bandwidth to match the
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higher processing bandwidth. Because the I/O slots are defined by a panel insert rather than solid
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sheet metal (Figure 16), the upgrade can be accomplished easily by replacing the I/O panel
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inserts.
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Figure 16: I/O panel inserts can be replaced to upgrade server.
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As business requirements become more demanding, Compaq will continue to deliver servers that
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meet those requirements and that can be expanded to meet future needs as well. The ProLiant
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7000 offers many hot-plug and redundant technologies that allow virtually continuous uptime for
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all key server components. Customers can be confident of their investment in the ProLiant 7000
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because of its planned upgrade path to future 32-bit processor technology with up to eight
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processors.
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Panel Inserts