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QuickSpecs
Configuration
PCI Backplane
Supported I/O Cards (HBAs)
I/O Card
Mass Storage Host Bus Adapters
PCI 1 port 2x Fibre Channel
PCI 2 Gb Fibre Channel
PCI 1-port 4-Gb Fibre Channel
PCI 1 channel U160 SCSI
PCI 2 channel U160 SCSI
PCI 2 channel Ultra320 SCSI
PCI 2 channel PCI 2-Gb/s Fibre
Channel
PCI 1 port Ultra2 SCSI
PCI 2 port Ultra2 SCSI
PCI-X 2 channel Smart Array 6402 U320
PCI-X 2 channel SmartArray 6404
PCI-X 2 Port 4X Infiniband HCA (HPC)
PCI-X 2-port 4X Fabric (HA & DB) Adpt
Local Area Network Interface Cards
PCI-X 1-port 10 Gb Ethernet Fiber
Adapter
PCI-X 4-port 1000Base-T Gigabit Adpt
PCI X 2 port 1000Base SX
PCI X 2 port 1000Base T
core I/O board set supports each pair of internal disks. This means that you must have both board
sets in order to access both halves of the peripheral bay. This also means that I/O paths are not
shared, and disks are electrically isolated, providing for optimal isolation between partitions.
Fourteen of sixteen I/O card slots are supported by dual high-performance links. Each link is
capable of providing 530 MB/s of bandwidth. This means that most HP 9000 rp7420 Server I/O
slots are capable of sustained 1.06 GB/s. Aggregate I/O slot bandwidth is 15.9 GB/s. In addition,
because each I/O slot has a dedicated bus, any slot can be "hot-plugged" or serviced without
affecting other slots. The hot-plug operation is very easy, and can be done with minimal training
and effort.
The HP 9000 rp7420 Server supports a number of PCI and PCI-X HBA (I/O) cards for I/O
expansion (see Table 2.7.5). Note that the PCI-X backplane is backward compatible with the older
PCI backplane and can support many PCI HBA (I/O) cards.
When HP 9000 rp7410 servers are upgraded to HP 9000 rp7420 servers using the chassis
upgrade kit A9785A, the older and slower PCI backplanes in the HP 9000 rp7410 server are
upgraded to the newer and faster PCI-X backplanes of the HP 9000 rp7420 Server.
Product
Number
A5158A
A6795A
AB387A
A6828A
A6829A
A7173A
A6826A
A5149A
A5150A
A9890A
A9891A
AB286A
AB345A
AB287A
AB545A
A7011A
A7012A
DA - 11895 U.S. QuickSpecs — Version 24 — 10/1/2006
First
Connector
HP UX
Type(s)
Release /
Boot
Support
11.00 / No
Duplex SC
11.00 / Yes
LC
11i/Yes
11.00 / Yes
VHDCI
11.00 / Yes
VHDCI
11i / Yes
VHDCI
11.00 / No
LC (SFF)
11i / Yes
VHDCI
11.00 / No
VHDCI
11i / Yes
VHDCI
11i / Yes
VHDCI
11i v2 / Yes
VHDCI
11i v2
4x Infiniband
Copper
11i v2 / No
Duplex LC
11i v2 / No
RJ-45
11i / Yes
Duplex SC
11i / Yes
RJ-45
HP 9000 rp7420 Server
Hot Plug /
Max Cards /
Factory
Max Ports
Integration
Yes / Yes
15 / 15
Yes / Yes
15 / 15
Yes/Yes
15/15
Yes / Yes
15 / 15
Yes / Yes
15 / 30
Yes / Yes
15 / 30
Yes / Yes
15 / 30
Yes / Yes
15 / 15
Yes / Yes
15 / 15
Yes / Yes
15 / 30
Yes / Yes
15 / 30
Yes / Yes
8 / 16
Yes / No
15 / 30
Yes / Yes
2 / 2
Yes / No
15 / 60
Yes / Yes
15 / 30
Yes / Yes
15 / 30
Special
Notes
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