Abstract; Mechanical Design For Extreme Scale-Out Computing - HP ProLiant SL6000 series User Manual

Abstract

The HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System implements an entirely new mechanical design and
architecture in the industry-standard server market. The SL6000 server family is optimized for extreme
scale-out computing applications such as High Performance Computing, large-scale enterprise server
deployments, and the latest web and cloud computing applications. HP expertise in design and
technology implementation in the SL6000 system led to achieving a record-setting performance in the
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SPECpower_ssj2008 benchmark: In the benchmark report published on November 4, 2009, HP
ProLiant SL2x170z G6 server garnered the SPECpower_ssj2008 result of 2316 overall ssj_ops/watt
Based on industry-standard components, the ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System provides extreme
density and high performance at low acquisition costs. SL6000 servers are uniquely serviceable in
racks and are optimized for power and cooling efficiency. Simplified management and monitoring of
each server reduce the cost and effort needed to manage thousands of servers.

Mechanical design for extreme scale-out computing

Computing environments such as High Performance Computing, large-scale enterprise server
deployments, and the latest web and cloud computing applications require unusually high processing
power and density plus maximized operating efficiency. For the ProLiant SL servers, HP developed a
new mechanical design and infrastructure to meet several customer needs:
• Economical purchase price
• Extreme density
• High performance
• Programmable power supplies for maximizing power efficiency
• Highly efficient and inexpensive cooling subsystem
• Integrated remote system management
• Easy, in-rack serviceability
A ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System consists of a 2U ProLiant z6000 G6 chassis and two
self-contained 1U server trays, each with its own industry-standard processors, Double Data Rate-3
(DDR3) memory, I/O, and storage (Figure 1). The rack-mountable chassis includes a highly efficient
and modular power and cooling infrastructure that supports the slide-in pluggable server trays. More
information about the ProLiant SL6000 Scalable System is available at
http://www.hp.com/servers/SL6000
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SPEC® and the benchmark name SPECpower_ssj® are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance
Evaluation Corporation. Benchmark results stated above reflect results published on
of 11/04/2009. For the latest benchmark results, visit http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/.
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