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QuickSpecs
Configuration
Racking
Ballasts for HP Rack
System E cabinets (not
required for new
Universal 10K G2 rack)
Heavy Duty Stabilizing
Kit for 10KG2 racks
(not required for HP
System E racks)
In addition to hard partitioning (nPars), HP 9000 rp7420 servers support virtual partitioning (vPars)
to the single processor or processor level (expected release of support or vPars on HP 9000
rp7420 servers in second calendar quarter of 2004). With vPars, a user may support up to eight
separate virtual partitions each with an instance of HP-UX 11i v1 within each hard partition. VPars
provides many of the features of nPars but without the electrical isolation and support for
hardware failures that nPars provides. See the Virtual Partitioning section of this Configuration
Guide for more details.
The HP 9000 rp7420 Server was designed to provide industry leading performance density and
availability when ordered in a racked configuration. At 10 EIA units (17.5 inches), four HP 9000
rp7420 servers can be mounted into a single HP two meter cabinet.
The HP 9000 rp7420 Server industrial design and packaging was designed to allow easy and
quick access to all of the system's components. The most frequently handled devices, removable
media and disks, are directly accessible at the system's front. By removing the front bezel, hot
swap fans, hot swap power supplies, and PCI power supplies can be completely serviced. At the
rear, core I/O and more hot swap fans are directly accessible. For access to all other components,
the rack mounted HP 9000 rp7420 Server comes with rack sliders.
These rack sliders enables the HP 9000 rp7420 Server to be slid forward out of the HP cabinet for
servicing of internal components such as fans, cell boards, and I/O cards, while the system is still
running. The sliders also allows for servicing or replacement of any FRU (field replaceable unit)
without removing the chassis from the cabinet. The HP 9000 rp7420 Server industrial design and
slider strategy enables access and removal of any FRU within 15 minutes or less. This design
feature minimizes the downtime associated with system upgrades in the rare event of a
component failure. Also included with ever rack mounted HP 9000 rp7420 Server is a cable
management arm (CMA) The CMA neatly secures data cables and prevents cables from
becoming entangled while servicing of the system.
Due to the weight of the HP 9000 rp7420 Server, ballast kits have been developed to add stability
to HP cabinets while the system is being serviced. Every HP 9000 rp7420 Server shipped to
customers will be shipped with a ballast kit. These ballasts were designed to easily attach to the
rear anti tip foot that comes standard with every HP Rack System E cabinet. Use of the HP 9000
rp7420 Server ballast kit is mandatory and should be installed immediately. A common ballast kit
is used for both the HP 9000 rp7420 Server, HP Integrity rx7620 and HP Server rp7410. Only one
kit is needed for each cabinet containing one or more of these servers.
A heavy duty stabilizing kit is required for the rack of the rx8640 server to add stability for the HP
Universal 10K G2 rack. With this stabilizing kit, the ballast is no longer needed with the new HP
Universal rack. Use of the Heavy Duty Stabilizing kit is mandatory and should be installed
immediately.
Refer to the 10000 G2 Series Rack Best Practices Guide for information on rack deployment,
stabilization and transportation. Go to
DA - 11895 U.S. QuickSpecs — Version 24 — 10/1/2006
http://HP.com/go/rackandpower
HP 9000 rp7420 Server
for more information.
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