The HP Integrity rx7620 Server chassis supports up to two core I/O board sets. Each board set contains two cards (MP/SCSI and LAN/SCSI), which are installed in different locations. MP/SCSI cards are installed along the right-rear vertical edge of the chassis. The LAN/SCSI cards are installed in the PCI card bay. The first core I/O board set will support up to two cell boards in the server and all I/O slots. For support of two hard partitions or for support of the third and fourth integrated disk drive, a second core I/O board set is required in the host system.

Both Core I/O board sets are identical. However, the electrical connections to internal peripherals and the I/O controller are slightly different. In the "primary" Core I/O the LAN/SCSI board is supported by a single 530MB/s link, whereas the LAN/SCSI board in the "secondary" Core I/O is supported by two 530MB/s links. In addition, in the "primary" core I/O, a SCSI controller from both the LAN/SCSI board and MP/SCSI board each support a single internal disk drive. In the "secondary" core I/O, only the MP/SCSI board is used to support both disk drives off of a single SCSI controller and bus.

• Management Processor: The management processor (MP), located on each MP/SCSI card, is a dedicated processor that simplifies and extends system management, and also enhances serviceability. The MP minimizes or eliminates the need for the system administrator to be physically at the system to perform tasks such as diagnostics, system management, or even hard resets. Here are some of the features enabled by the HP Integrity rx7620 Server management processor:
  • System management over the Internet or Intranet (telnet or web)
  • System console redirection
  • Console mirroring
  • System configuration for automatic restart
  • Viewing history log of system events
  • Viewing history log of console activity
  • Setting MP inactivity timeout thresholds
  • Remote system control
  • Remote power cycle (except for MP housekeeping power)
  • Viewing system status
  • Event notification to system console, e-mail, pager, and/or HP Response Centers
  • Automatic hardware protection of critical environmental problems
  • Access to management interface and console(s) on LAN failure (modem required)
  • Remote resetting of hardware partitions
  • Forward progress indicator (Virtual front panel)
  • Out-of-band Manageability and PDC firmware update
  • Configure manageability and console security
  • SSL
• External LAN port: 10/100/1000Base-T LAN port using an RJ-45 connector.
• External SCSI port: Ultra160 LVD SCSI port for connections to mass storage or media.
• Access to internal peripheral bay: The HP Integrity rx7620 Server internal peripheral bay is located at the top front of the system chassis. The peripheral bay holds up to four low-profile hot-plug disks and one removable media device. Each HP Integrity rx7620 Server core I/O board set contains dual channel Ultra160 SCSI controller chips that support the SCSI devices in the internal peripheral bay. Each core I/O board set supports two internal disks. It is important to note that separate controllers and SCSI busses manage the two disks supported by the primary core I/O board set. A single controller and SCSI bus manages the second pair of disks supported by the secondary core I/O board set. If use of more than two internal disks is needed, the HP Integrity rx7620 Server will require both core I/O sets.

Core I/O Loading Rules

• Minimum of one Core I/O board set (primary) must be purchased with each HP Integrity rx7620 Server
• Load the Primary (1) MP/SCSI board into slot 1 and the LAN SCSI board into I/O cabinet 1 (slot 8).
• MP/SCSI slot 0 and I/O cabinet 0 corresponds to Cell Board slot 0. MP/SCSI slot 1 and I/O cabinet 1 corresponds to Cell Board slot 1.
• A cell board must be installed in slot 0 to enable use of Core I/O 0. Likewise, a cell board must be installed in slot 1 to enable use of Core I/O 1.
• Access to two internal disk drives and 1 Removable Media bay is enabled with the installation of the 1^st Core I/O board set (Primary).
• The optional second Core I/O board set (secondary) must be ordered to enable hardware partitioning
• The optional second Core I/O board set (secondary) must be ordered to enable access to the 3^rd/4^th internal disks.

HP Integrity rx7620 Server supports up to four internal low profile hot plug disk drives.

For HP UX:

• Supported by MirrorDisk/UX across disk drives, controllers, and core I/O boards
  
• Must order the second Core I/O board set to support more than two internal disk drives

For Windows:

• The rx7620 customer only needs to order AB362A #0D1 in order to receive a SA6402 Smart Array card cabled and configured for RAID 1 Mirroring in the factory. AB362A product includes the SA6402 Smart Array Card and the internal RAID cables. The customer does not need to order A9890A SA6402 #0D1 Smart Array card or AB338A internal RAID cables.
• The rx7620 customer only needs to order AB363A-0D1 in order to receive a SA6404 Smart Array card cabled and configured for RAID 1 mirroring in the factory. AB363A product includes the SA6404 Smart Array Card and the internal RAID cables. The customer does not need to order A9891A SA6404 option 0D1 Smart Array card or AB338A internal RAID cables.
  
• The customer is limited to maximum of one AB362A or AB363A per partition.
  
• The customer can order additional Smart Array products as add in cards for connection to external storage devices. When these products are ordered #0D1 they are not connected to the internal HDDs. The supported Smart Array products (for external storage) on rx7620 are:
  
• A9890A-SA6402
  
• A9891A-SA6404
  

• HP Integrity rx7620 Server contains one removable media bay, which will support either a DVD-ROM or DDS-4 DAT drive. Removable media drives are not hot- plug capable.
• DVD-ROM drive provides enhanced features while preserving backward read compatibility with CD-ROM. Data transfer rates of up to 6.75 MB/s are achieved with the DVD format; 4.8 MB/s can be achieved with the CD format.
  
• A DVD drive is required for all OpenVMS and Windows configurations.
  
• DDS-4 drive has a maximum storage capacity of 40 GB with a peak transfer rate of 21.6 GB/hour compressed.
  

DC Power Supplies
The HP Integrity rx7620 Server comes with two power supplies that provided dual grid (2N) protection. The hot-swap design allows for the replacement of a failed power supply without interrupting server operation. All four power cords must be utilized to fully enable power supply hot swap.

PCI Power Supplies: Each PCI power supply is dedicated to a single I/O bay. A PCI power supply failure will affect the nPar utilizing that PCI supply and the associated I/O bay. All other nPars will continue normal operation. PCI power supplies are not hot-swap capable.

Although many HP Integrity rx7620 Server configurations can be sufficiently powered from a single 16/20 amp branch circuit, the optimum configuration is to use one 16 amp (minimum) branch circuit per power cord. Due to the variety of 16/20 plugs used throughout the world, the HP Integrity rx7620 Server Ordering Guide offers a choice of plug options.

If only two power cords are used, they must be plugged into either A0 and B0, or A1 and B1. Following this rule will ensure that both power supplies are being used under normal conditions.

AC Power Consumption
The HP Integrity rx7620 Server power consumption will vary greatly depending on the hardware configuration and the input line voltages supplied at customer sites. Because of the disparity of line voltages throughout the world it's best to represent power consumption in VA (Volt*Amperes). With power consumption being of high concern throughout the world, it's necessary to specify consumption in a couple of different ways.

Maximum Theoretical Power: or "Maximum Configuration" (Input power at the ac input expressed as Volt-Amps to take into account Power factor correction.)
The calculated sum of the maximum worst case power consumption for every subsystem in the server. This number will NEVER be exceeded by a functioning server for any combination of hardware and software under any conditions.

Marked Electrical Power: (Input power at the ac input expressed as Volt-Amps.)
The server Marked Electrical Power is the rating given on the chassis label and represents the input power required for facility ac power planning and wiring requirements. This number represents the expected maximum power consumption for the server based on the power rating of the bulk power supplies. This number can safely be used to size ac circuits and breakers for the system under all conditions.

Typical Maximum Power: or User Expected Maximum Power, "Typical Configuration" (Expressed as Volt-Amps.)
The measured maximum worst case power consumption. This number represents the larges power consumption that HP engineers were able to produce for the server with any combination of hardware under laboratory conditions using aggressive software applications designed specifically to work the system at maximum load. This number can safely be used to compute thermal loads and power consumption for the system under all conditions.

HP Integrity rx7620 Server Fully Loaded Configuration

• Eight 1.5-GHz Intel Itanium 2 processors
• 64 GB of memory
• 14 PCI cards
• 2 cell boards
• 4 internal hard drives
• 1 DVD drive
• 2 core I/O board sets
• 2 bulk power supplies
• Typical maximum power: 2,030 VA (1,989 W) (10.15 A @ 200 VAC across two cords)
• Theoretical maximum power consumption: 3220 VA (3156 W) (16.1 A @ 200 VAC across two cords)
• Marked Electrical Power: 2640 VA (12A @ 220 VAC)
  
  

HP Integrity rx7620 Server Average Configuration

• Four 1.6-GHz Intel Itanium 2 processors
• 10 GB of memory
• 5 PCI cards
• 2 cell boards
• 2 internal hard drives
• 1 DVD drive
• 1 core I/O board set
• 2 bulk power supplies.
• Typical power consumption: 1100 VA (5.5 A @ 200 VAC across two cords

Each 60-amp PDU can support up to two HP Integrity rx7620 servers if the PDU is not mounted in the same rack. Up to three HP Integrity rx7620 servers can be supported if the PDU is mounted within the same rack.

For redundant power inputs, a second set of cords is added. If the second PDU is plugged into a second grid this configuration provides protection against:

• Losing power from a single power grid
• Accidental tripping of one or two circuit breakers
• Accidental disconnect of a single PDU power cord
• Accidental disconnect of up to four (two from each system) system power cords

30-amp Power Distribution Unit-
252663-D74 (NA/JPN) and 252663-B33 (International) - supported with 10K G2 rack E7681A (NA/JPN) and E7682A (International) - supported with Rack System E
A 30-amp Power Distribution Unit (PDU) is also supported with HP Integrity rx7620 Server. Rack configurations consisting of peripherals and only one HP Integrity rx7620 Server will likely be best supported with the 30-amp PDU. This PDU is sold separately and can be ordered with any HP server solution.

Unlike the 60-amp PDU, each 30-amp PDU can only support one HP Integrity rx7620 Server. The following configuration guidelines apply when using the 30-amp PDU:

• A0 and A1 or B0 and B1 cords should never be plugged into the same PDU.
• Use two 30 amp PDUs to achieve input power redundancy (plugging. A0/A1 and B0/B1 into separate PDUs.)
• Ordering tools will not force the purchase of a second PDU for input power redundancy. A second PDU must be manually selected if redundant input power is desired.

A hardware partition corresponds roughly to a single, standalone system. Each HP Integrity rx7620 Server can be subdivided into two partitions, each containing one cell that has minimal shared resources with the other cell (partition). Cells are grouped into physical structures called cabinets or nodes. Special programmable hardware in the cells defines the boundaries of a partition in such a way that the isolation is enforced from the actions of other partitions. Each partition runs its own independent instance of the operating system (currently HP UX 11i v2 , or OpenVMS). Applications cannot span partitions since each partition runs its own instance of the OS, essentially functioning as a stand alone server. However, different partitions may be executing the same or different revisions of an operating system, or they may be executing different operating systems altogether (such as HP UX, NT, Linux, and OpenVMS), with OS availability.

Each partition has its own independent processors, memory and I/O resources consisting of the resources of the cells that make up the partition. Resources may be removed from one partition and added to another without having to physically manipulate the hardware just by using commands that are part of the System Management interface. With a future release of HP-UX, using the related capabilities of dynamic reconfiguration (e.g. on-line addition, on-line removal), new resources may be added to a partition and failed modules may be removed and replaced while the partition continues in operation.

Partitioning the resources of the complex in this way makes it easy to run multiple application environments on the same physical system; you can allocate physical resources and tune the operating system running on each partition depending on the needs of the application (or the most important application) you intend to run on it. Alternatively, you can configure the HP Integrity rx7620 Server as a single partition, allowing all the resources to be focused on a single set of tasks, for example a large online transaction-processing application.

You can increase or reduce the processing power of a partition by adding or deleting cells (at this release, you must shut down the operating system running on the affected partition(s) before moving cells, and before configuration changes will take effect). Though HP-UX 11i v2 does include commands for some configuration tasks, HP recommends you use the Partition Manager (parmgr) to configure partitions.

The current release of HP Integrity rx7620 Server/HP-UX 11i v2 supports hardware partitioning. Hardware based partition configuration changes may require a reboot of the partition depending upon the configuration change. The reboot of the partition only affects the partition that is being reconfigured. The other partition defined in the chassis is not affected and will continue to execute without interruption. In a future HP-UX release, dynamic hard partitions will be supported. Dynamic partitions imply that partition configuration changes do not require a reboot of the partition.

The HP Integrity rx7620 Server can be divided into two independent hardware partitions. In a partitioned configuration, system resources such as cell boards, I/O slots, core I/O, and disks, are evenly split between the two partitions (the removable media device is dedicated to partition 1). There is no flexibility to otherwise divide these components. For example, it is not possible to include 12 I/O slots in partition 0 and 4 I/O slots in partition 1; the split must be even.

The table below summarizes the resource split between hardware partitions.

Central Point of Administration for HP UX, Windows, Linux, and OpenVMS
HP Systems Insight Manager is an easy to use multi-system management solution with web-enabled and command line interfaces. HP Systems Insight Manager delivers multi system access to all key system administration tools for fault monitoring, configuration, and workload management. HP Systems Insight Manager will replace HP Servicecontrol Manager. It is available for download from the web now and will be included in the box soon. HP Systems Insight Manager integrates with many other HP-UX-specific system management tools, including the following:

HP-UX

Software Deployment

• Ignite-UX-Ignite-UX addresses the need for HP-UX system administrators to perform fast deployment for one or many servers. It provides the means for creating and reusing standard system configurations, enables replication of systems, permits post installation customizations, and is capable of both interactive and unattended operating modes.
• Software Distributor (SD-UX) is the HP-UX administration tool set used to