Adaptable, Available: The Hp Integrity Rx7620-16 And Rx8620-32 Servers; Introduction - HP Itanium RX7620-16 Manual

Adaptable, available: the HP Integrity rx7620-16 and
rx8620-32 Servers

Introduction

Today's HP Integrity servers outpace competitive servers by providing more compute power, more
applications, additional features, and a broader range of solutions across both commercial and
technical computing. The HP Integrity server family offers hardware and software solutions for every
tier of the enterprise, from entry-level to high-end enterprise computing, featuring the Integrity
rx2600-4, rx4640-8, rx7620-16, and rx8620-32 Servers and the Integrity Superdome. This paper
covers the Integrity rx7620-16 and rx8620-32 midrange servers—two highly flexible and scalable
members of the HP Integrity server family, powered by the revolutionary Intel Itanium 2 processor.
These systems may be configured with either traditional Intel Itanium 2 processors or with HP mx2
Dual-Processor Modules consisting of two Intel Itanium 2 processors. When configured with traditional
Intel Itanium 2 processors, the Integrity rx7620-16 Server has a capacity of 8 processors while the
Integrity rx8620-32 Server has a capacity of 16 processors. When configured with HP mx2 Dual-
Processor Modules, the Integrity rx7620-16 Server has a capacity of 16 processors, while the
Integrity rx8620-32 Server has a capacity of 32 processors.
The Integrity rx7620-16 and rx8620-32 Servers give you the performance and financial flexibility to
power every application, from Web serving to mission-critical enterprise resource management, as
well as world-leading performance, operating environment flexibility, and simplified management, for
a level of functionality and value unmatched in their class.
This white paper introduces you to the technical details of both the Integrity rx7620-16 and
rx8620-32 Servers, beginning by describing their modular designs, system architectures (including
the HP Super-Scalable Processor Chipset sx1000), cell board design and configurations, and I/O
subsystems. Every aspect of the operation and design of the Integrity rx7620-16 and rx8620-32
Servers is covered, including performance and scalability, unit racking, partitioning, manageability,
serviceability, and high-availability features.
Note regarding processor naming: In this paper, the current 1.6 and 1.5 GHz Intel Itanium
processors will be referred to as Intel Itanium 2 processors or "traditional" Intel Itanium 2 processors.
HP mx2 Dual-Processor Modules (which consist of two Intel Itanium 2 processors) will be referred to as
HP mx2 Dual-Processor Modules.
Note regarding server naming: The HP Integrity midrange servers announced in 2003 (Integrity
rx7620 and rx8620 Servers) have been renamed to reflect the maximum number of processors to
which they can scale. Since the HP mx2 Dual-Processor Module increases the scalability of these
servers, this number reflects the maximum server CPU capacity, assuming HP mx2 Dual-Processor
Modules are used. Thus, the Integrity rx7620 Server has been renamed the Integrity rx7620-16
Server and the Integrity rx8620 Server has been renamed the Integrity rx8620-32 Server.
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