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customer is in need and/or interested in power protection for Superdome. APC will coordinate with the customer to
ensure the UPS is installed to meet their requirements.
Numerous options can be ordered to compliment APC SL20KFB2 Silcon 3-phase UPS units. Your APC consultant
can review these option with you are you can visit the APC website at
www.apcc.com
Power Redundancy
Power RedundancyPower Redundancy
Power Redundancy
Superdome servers, by default, provide an additional power supply for N+1 protection. As a result, Superdome servers will
continue to operate in the event of a single power supply failure. The failed power supply can be replaced without taking the
system down.
Multi-cabinet
Multi-cabinetMulti-cabinet
Multi-cabinet
Configurations
ConfigurationsConfigurations
Configurations
When configuring Superdome systems that consist of more then one cabinet and include I/O expansion cabinets, certain
guidelines must be followed, specifically the I/O interface cabling between the Superdome cabinet and the I/O expansion
cabinet can only cross one additional cabinet due to cable length restrictions.
Configuration Guidelines/Rules
Configuration Guidelines/RulesConfiguration Guidelines/Rules
Configuration Guidelines/Rules
Superdome Configuration Guidelines/Rules
Superdome Configuration Guidelines/RulesSuperdome Configuration Guidelines/Rules
Superdome Configuration Guidelines/Rules
Category
CategoryCategory
Category
Rule Index
Rule IndexRule Index
Rule Index
Rule Description
Rule DescriptionRule Description
Rule Description
General
GeneralGeneral
General
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Every Superdome complex requires connectivity to a Support Management Station (SMS). The
Every Superdome complex requires connectivity to a Support Management Station (SMS). TheEvery Superdome complex requires connectivity to a Support Management Station (SMS). The
Every Superdome complex requires connectivity to a Support Management Station (SMS). The
PC-based SMS also serves as the system console.
PC-based SMS also serves as the system console.PC-based SMS also serves as the system console.
PC-based SMS also serves as the system console.
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Every cell in a Superdome complex must be assigned to a valid physical location.
Every cell in a Superdome complex must be assigned to a valid physical location.Every cell in a Superdome complex must be assigned to a valid physical location.
Every cell in a Superdome complex must be assigned to a valid physical location.
CPU
CPUCPU
CPU
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All CPUs in a cell are the same type, same Front Side Bus (FSB) frequency, and same core
All CPUs in a cell are the same type, same Front Side Bus (FSB) frequency, and same coreAll CPUs in a cell are the same type, same Front Side Bus (FSB) frequency, and same core
All CPUs in a cell are the same type, same Front Side Bus (FSB) frequency, and same core
frequency.
frequency.frequency.
frequency.
Memory
MemoryMemory
Memory
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4
Configurations with 8, 16 and 32 DIMM slots are recommended (i.e. are fully qualified and
Configurations with 8, 16 and 32 DIMM slots are recommended (i.e. are fully qualified andConfigurations with 8, 16 and 32 DIMM slots are recommended (i.e. are fully qualified and
Configurations with 8, 16 and 32 DIMM slots are recommended (i.e. are fully qualified and
offer the best bandwidth performance.)
offer the best bandwidth performance.)offer the best bandwidth performance.)
offer the best bandwidth performance.)
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55
5
Configurations with 4 and 24 DIMM slots are supported (i.e. are fully qualified, but don't
Configurations with 4 and 24 DIMM slots are supported (i.e. are fully qualified, but don'tConfigurations with 4 and 24 DIMM slots are supported (i.e. are fully qualified, but don't
Configurations with 4 and 24 DIMM slots are supported (i.e. are fully qualified, but don't
necessarily offer the best bandwidth performance).
necessarily offer the best bandwidth performance).necessarily offer the best bandwidth performance).
necessarily offer the best bandwidth performance).
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DIMMs can be deallocated in 2 DIMM increments (to support HA).
DIMMs can be deallocated in 2 DIMM increments (to support HA).DIMMs can be deallocated in 2 DIMM increments (to support HA).
DIMMs can be deallocated in 2 DIMM increments (to support HA).
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77
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Mixed DIMM sizes within a cell board are supported, but only in separate Mbat interleaving
Mixed DIMM sizes within a cell board are supported, but only in separate Mbat interleavingMixed DIMM sizes within a cell board are supported, but only in separate Mbat interleaving
Mixed DIMM sizes within a cell board are supported, but only in separate Mbat interleaving
groups.
groups.groups.
groups.
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88
8
System orders from the factory provide mixed DIMM sizes in recommended configurations
System orders from the factory provide mixed DIMM sizes in recommended configurationsSystem orders from the factory provide mixed DIMM sizes in recommended configurations
System orders from the factory provide mixed DIMM sizes in recommended configurations
only.
only.only.
only.
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For system orders from the factory, the same memory configuration must be used for all cells
For system orders from the factory, the same memory configuration must be used for all cellsFor system orders from the factory, the same memory configuration must be used for all cells
For system orders from the factory, the same memory configuration must be used for all cells
within a partition.
within a partition.within a partition.
within a partition.
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DIMMs in the same rank must have SDRAMs with the same number of banks and row and
DIMMs in the same rank must have SDRAMs with the same number of banks and row andDIMMs in the same rank must have SDRAMs with the same number of banks and row and
DIMMs in the same rank must have SDRAMs with the same number of banks and row and
column bits.
column bits.column bits.
column bits.
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Size of memory within an interleave group must be power of 2.
Size of memory within an interleave group must be power of 2.Size of memory within an interleave group must be power of 2.
Size of memory within an interleave group must be power of 2.
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DIMMs within the same interleave group must be same size and have same number of banks,
DIMMs within the same interleave group must be same size and have same number of banks,DIMMs within the same interleave group must be same size and have same number of banks,
DIMMs within the same interleave group must be same size and have same number of banks,
row bits, and column bits.
row bits, and column bits.row bits, and column bits.
row bits, and column bits.
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There are currently no restrictions on mixing DIMMs (of the same type) with different vendor
There are currently no restrictions on mixing DIMMs (of the same type) with different vendorThere are currently no restrictions on mixing DIMMs (of the same type) with different vendor
There are currently no restrictions on mixing DIMMs (of the same type) with different vendor
SDRAMs.
SDRAMs.SDRAMs.
SDRAMs.
I/O
I/OI/O
I/O
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One cell in every partition must be connected to an I/O chassis that contains a Core I/O
One cell in every partition must be connected to an I/O chassis that contains a Core I/OOne cell in every partition must be connected to an I/O chassis that contains a Core I/O
One cell in every partition must be connected to an I/O chassis that contains a Core I/O
card, a card connected to boot media, a card connected to removable media, and a network
card, a card connected to boot media, a card connected to removable media, and a networkcard, a card connected to boot media, a card connected to removable media, and a network
card, a card connected to boot media, a card connected to removable media, and a network
card with a connected network.
card with a connected network.card with a connected network.
card with a connected network.
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A partition cannot have more I/O chassis than it has active cells.
A partition cannot have more I/O chassis than it has active cells.A partition cannot have more I/O chassis than it has active cells.
A partition cannot have more I/O chassis than it has active cells.
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Removable media device controller should be in slot 8 of the I/O chassis.
Removable media device controller should be in slot 8 of the I/O chassis.Removable media device controller should be in slot 8 of the I/O chassis.
Removable media device controller should be in slot 8 of the I/O chassis.
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Core I/O card must be in slot 0 of the I/O chassis.
Core I/O card must be in slot 0 of the I/O chassis.Core I/O card must be in slot 0 of the I/O chassis.
Core I/O card must be in slot 0 of the I/O chassis.
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Boot device controller should be in slot 1 of the I/O chassis
Boot device controller should be in slot 1 of the I/O chassisBoot device controller should be in slot 1 of the I/O chassis
Boot device controller should be in slot 1 of the I/O chassis
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PCI-X high bandwidth I/O cards should be in the high bandwidth slots in the I/O chassis
PCI-X high bandwidth I/O cards should be in the high bandwidth slots in the I/O chassisPCI-X high bandwidth I/O cards should be in the high bandwidth slots in the I/O chassis
PCI-X high bandwidth I/O cards should be in the high bandwidth slots in the I/O chassis
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Every I/O card in an I/O chassis must be assigned to a valid physical location.
Every I/O card in an I/O chassis must be assigned to a valid physical location.Every I/O card in an I/O chassis must be assigned to a valid physical location.
Every I/O card in an I/O chassis must be assigned to a valid physical location.
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Every I/O chassis in a Superdome complex must be assigned to a valid physical location
Every I/O chassis in a Superdome complex must be assigned to a valid physical locationEvery I/O chassis in a Superdome complex must be assigned to a valid physical location
Every I/O chassis in a Superdome complex must be assigned to a valid physical location
QuickSpecs
HP Integrity Superdome Servers: 16-way, 32-way,
HP Integrity Superdome Servers: 16-way, 32-way,HP Integrity Superdome Servers: 16-way, 32-way,
HP Integrity Superdome Servers: 16-way, 32-way,
and 64-way
and 64-wayand 64-way
and 64-way
Configuration
DA - 11717 Worldwide — Version 2 — July 15, 2003
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