Serviceability Features; Conclusion - Compaq ProLiant 8000 Technology Brief

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Remote Insight provides several important troubleshooting features that none of the other Compaq
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tools can. Remote Insight provides both numeric and alphanumeric paging. Other essential
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troubleshooting features are provided by Remote Insight through its multiple diagnostic
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capabilities. It captures videotext of the last two reset sequences in addition to the last failure
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sequence. It can also access several management logs that are unavailable through IRC. For
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additional information about the Remote Insight Board/PCI, see the white paper Compaq Remote
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Insight Board/PCI: Hardware and Software Architecture, document number ECG072/0798.
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By providing easy access to server components, the ProLiant 8000 server design further reduces
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the downtime associated with upgrades and field maintenance.
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The hot-plug fans and power supplies are easily accessed without removing the server side or top
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panels, and the side and top panels release quickly through the use of three thumbscrews. The
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processor board, memory boards, and the I/O board are mounted using lever-actuated quick-release
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modules. In addition, the processor and I/O boards are separated in the chassis so that each can be
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replaced independently (Figure 13).
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The I/O board is located in the top of the chassis to allow easy access for adding or replacing PCI
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boards. This is an important convenience for using the hot-plug slots.
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The internal drive cages are separated into three units. Each drive cage unit can be removed by
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sliding it out from the front of the server. This allows easy replacement of hot-plug drives as the
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customer upgrades to next-generation drive technology.
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I/O Section
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Figure 13: ProLiant 8000 chassis, front view.
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O N C L U S I O N
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The Compaq ProLiant 8000 server offers customers a high-performance, highly scalable solution
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have come to expect from Compaq servers. In addition, Compaq has integrated key management
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For customers needing greater performance, availability, and scalability in the data center, the
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ProLiant 8000 server is an excellent choice. Development of this server demonstrates Compaq's
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commitment to provide industry-standard servers that exceed customer expectations. As business
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requirements become more demanding, Compaq will continue to deliver servers that meet those
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requirements and can be expanded to meet future needs.
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