HP 9000 Server rp7420 - Manual (Page 8)

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.
PCI Backplane 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.
Supported I/O Cards (HBAs)
I/O Card Product
Number First
HP UX
Release /
Boot
Support
Connector
Type(s)
Hot Plug /
Factory
Integration
Max Cards /
Max Ports Special
Notes
Mass Storage Host Bus Adapters
PCI 1 port 2x Fibre Channel A5158A 11.00 / No Duplex SC Yes / Yes 15 / 15
PCI 2 Gb Fibre Channel A6795A 11.00 / Yes LC Yes / Yes 15 / 15
PCI 1-port 4-Gb Fibre Channel AB387A 11i/Yes Yes/Yes 15/15
PCI 1 channel U160 SCSI A6828A 11.00 / Yes VHDCI Yes / Yes 15 / 15
PCI 2 channel U160 SCSI A6829A 11.00 / Yes VHDCI Yes / Yes 15 / 30
PCI 2 channel Ultra320 SCSI A7173A 11i / Yes VHDCI Yes / Yes 15 / 30
PCI 2 channel PCI 2-Gb/s Fibre
Channel A6826A 11.00 / No LC (SFF) Yes / Yes 15 / 30
PCI 1 port Ultra2 SCSI A5149A 11i / Yes VHDCI Yes / Yes 15 / 15
PCI 2 port Ultra2 SCSI A5150A 11.00 / No VHDCI Yes / Yes 15 / 15
PCI-X 2 channel Smart Array 6402 U320 A9890A 11i / Yes VHDCI Yes / Yes 15 / 30
PCI-X 2 channel SmartArray 6404 A9891A 11i / Yes VHDCI Yes / Yes 15 / 30
PCI-X 2 Port 4X Infiniband HCA (HPC) AB286A 11i v2 / Yes VHDCI Yes / Yes 8 / 16
PCI-X 2-port 4X Fabric (HA & DB) Adpt AB345A 11i v2 4x Infiniband
Copper
Yes / No 15 / 30
Local Area Network Interface Cards
PCI-X 1-port 10 Gb Ethernet Fiber
Adapter AB287A 11i v2 / No Duplex LC Yes / Yes 2 / 2
PCI-X 4-port 1000Base-T Gigabit Adpt AB545A 11i v2 / No RJ-45 Yes / No 15 / 60
PCI X 2 port 1000Base SX A7011A 11i / Yes Duplex SC Yes / Yes 15 / 30
PCI X 2 port 1000Base T A7012A 11i / Yes RJ-45 Yes / Yes 15 / 30
QuickSpecs
HP 9000 rp7420 Server
Configuration
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