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HP Integrity Superdome Servers 16-socket, 32socket, and 64-socket
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At A Glance
The latest release of Superdome, HP Integrity Superdome supports the new and improved sx1000 chip set. HP Integrity Superdome supports the following
processors:
Itanium 2 1.5 GHz processors
PA 8800
HP mx2 processor module based on two Itanium 2 processors
HP Integrity Superdome cannot support both PA-8800 and Itanium processors in the same system, even if they are on different partitions. However, it is
possible to have both the Itanium2 1.5 GHz processor and the HP mx2 processor module in the same system, but on different partitions.
Throughout the rest of this document, the term HP Integrity Superdome with Itanium 2 1.5-GHz processors or mx2 processor modules will be referred to as
simply "Superdome".
Superdome with Itanium 2 1.5-GHz processorsor mx2 processor modules showcases HP's commitment to delivering a 64-socket Itanium server and superior
investment protection. It is the dawn of a new era in high-end computing with the emergence of commodity-based hardware.
Superdome supports a multi-OS environment. Currently, HP-UX, Windows Server 2003, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) AS 3 are shipping with Integrity
Superdome Customers can order any combination of HP-UX 11i v2, Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition, or RHEL AS 3, running in separate hard
partitions.
The multi-OS environment offered by Superdome is listed below.
HP-UX 11i version 2
Improved performance over PA-8700
Investment protection through upgrades from existing Superdomes to next-generation Itanium 2 processors
Windows Server 2003,
Datacenter Edition for
Itanium 2
Extension of industry standard-based computing with the Windows operating system further into the enterprise data
center
Increased performance and scalability over 32-bit implementations
Lower cost of ownership versus proprietary operating system solutions
Ideal for scale up database opportunities (such as SQL Server 2000 (64-bit), Enterprise Edition)
Ideal for database consolidation opportunities such as consolidation of legacy 32-bit versions of SQL Server 2000
to SQL Server 2000 (64-bit)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
AS 3
Extension of industry standard computing with Linux further into the enterprise data center
Lower cost of ownership
Ideal for server consolidation opportunities
Not supported on Superdome with mx2 processor modules
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