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Memory

HP ProLiant server memory is an HP Qualified Option, which means every genuine HP DI MM (dual in-line memory module) has been through a rigorous qualification process to verify its compatibility, performance, and reliability.

  • DDR3 memory technology doubles bandwidth, lowers latency, and delivers energy efficiencies via reduced core voltage and power-idling sensors.
  • Customers can double memory capacity by moving from 8 GB to 16 GB DIMMs.
  • Low voltage memory reduces per-DI MM voltage by 25 per cent, from 1.8 V (DD R2) to 1.35 V (DD R3 LV). Customers have a choice of 4 GB and 8 GB low voltage DIMMs.

Racks

HP rack, power, and infrastructure options are the foundation for every customer's IT and are designed to enable current and future integration with ProLiant servers, BladeSystem servers, and StorageWorks products. Sell the rack and pull the other options with it.

  • The 10,000 G2 Series Rack and the new entrylevel 100 Series rack offer unparalleled structural integrity, airflow and cable management, ease of use capabilities, and a wide choice of rack options.
  • The HP Modular Cooling System G2 (MCS G2) is a highly efficient closed-coupled cooling rack solution for high-density deployments. It can cool up to 35 kW across one or two racks.
  • The new Rack Air Duct, supported on 10K and 10K G2 Series racks, improves cooling efficiency with little investment, cooling high-density racks up to 15 kW
  • Download HP Rack, Power and Infrastructure options

HP Uninterruptible Power Systems (UPSs)

HP UPSs are designed to provide highly efficient and reliable power protection to critical equipment.

  • HP UPSs are available in tower and rack form factor and offer capacities from 500 watts up to 60,000 watts.
  • Enterprise-class management software is included.
  • Enhanced Battery Management increases battery life and warns of failures before they happen.

Networking

HP Networking's expansive portfolio of core-to-edge wired and wireless networking products enables server connectivity with robust switching and scalability for the future. This portfolio includes the HP Networking Switch 2510G and Switch 2910al-24G for SMBs and the HP Networking 6120 Series Ethernet Blade Switches for enterprise customers.

  • Open industry-standard technology reduces complexity and provides consistency and inter-operability for end-to-end solutions that allow future scalability.
  • IDC reports that the midsize to large organisations surveyed were able to achieve a 473 per cent ROI and a 5.7 month payback period, while reducing annual networking costs.1
  • The HP Networking Lifetime Warranty2 can significantly reduce annual support costs, while our unique service advantage provides integrated and consistent support for an entire IT infrastructure.

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1 'ROI of Switched Ethernet Networking Solutions for the Midmarket,' IDC White Paper sponsored by HP Networking, Document #219843, August 2009.
2 T&Cs apply

KVM

HP Keyboard, Video, and Mouse (KVM) options HP offers a broad choice of KVM solutions that enable customers to access and monitor multiple heterogeneous servers with a single keyboard, monitor, and mouse.

  • HP KVM options reduce the complexity of cables in the rack and provide redundancy in HP Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) environments.
  • HP offers a low cost per port and a choice of local or remote access or both.
  • HP is now upgrading from 1x8 to 2x8 consoles at the same price point.

Storage

  • HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Arrays (MSAs) and Disk Enclosures
    MSA storage products are the default storage companions for ProLiant servers. Consolidating servers and storage reduces costs and enables operational efficiency.
  • HP StorageWorks RDX Removable Disk Backup System
    The HP StorageWorks RDX Removable Disk Backup System provides an easy-to-use, affordable, and rugged removable disk backup and disaster recovery solution for HP ProLiant servers.
  • HP StorageWorks Tape Drives
    For data protection and disaster recovery, HP offers a wide range of market-leading DAT and Ultrium tape technologies and price points.

Software

HP Insight Software helps customers get more out of every hour, watt, and dollar they invest in infrastructure whether physical or virtual.

  • HP Insight Software includes Insight Control for essential server management and Insight Dynamics for advanced infrastructure management.
  • HP Insight Control enables customers to increase server deployment speed twelve-fold (20 minutes instead of 4 hours), 6 reduce unplanned downtime by 77 per cent3, lower travel costs with remote administration, and increase data centre capacity by up to a factor of three with power optimisation. 4
  • HP Insight Dynamics allows customers to instantly adjust to dynamic business demands by provisioning and modifying a complex infrastructure in minutes.
  • Download HP Insight Control Tool Kit
3 IDC White Paper sponsored by HP, 'Gaining Business Value and ROI with HP Insight Control,' Document #210479, May 2009.
4 HP Performance Engineering Team, 2008 Benchmark

Processors

HP ProLiant servers offer the latest Intel® and AMD processor technologies. A broad range of processor choices lets customers choose the right level of performance.

Intel processors:

The Intel® Xeon® processor 7500 series combines intelligent performance with advanced reliability and exceptional scalability.

  • The Intel® Xeon® processor 7500 series is designed to automatically adapt to the diverse needs of a virtualised environment.
  • The architecture combines mission-critical reliability, superior performance, and massive scalability - up to 32 processors.
  • This is an ideal processing platform for server consolidation refresh, single server refresh, and migration from servers based on RISC processors.

AMD processors:

The AMD Opteron™ 6000 Series platform is a server platform built for real-world workloads that are becoming increasingly complex and demanding.

  • The AMD Opteron™ 6100 Series processor matches tough workloads with the right-fit server platform to deliver superior performance in memory-intensive and floating-point operations.
  • Up to 48-core platform configurations are offered to enable users to efficiently meet the demands of specific workloads.
  • Users can take control with Direct Connect Architecture 2.0 consistency, including power, virtualisation, and socket-compatibility with next-generation AMD Opteron™ 6200 Series processors, expected in 2011.

Hard drivers

HP drives help customers manage data efficiently, simplify day-to-day maintenance, and keep data available. Design commonality throughout the HP product line makes deployment and expansion easier, and a rigorous qualification process enables high standards of quality.

  • 146 GB 6G SFF (2.5-inch) 15K Enterprise Drives get up to 23 per cent more performance than current 10K SFF SAS drives and use half the power of existing LFF (3.5-inch) drives. 5
  • Customers can double their current SFF capacity by moving from existing 300 GB SFF 10K drives to the new 600 GB SFF 10K drives while maintaining the same footprint.
  • For low unit costs, suggest the Entry SATA drives or the latest in our broad portfolio, SAS and SATA Midline drives, offering a low cost per gigabyte and the largest capacity, 2 TB, in the portfolio.
  • For extremely high performance, low latency requirements, HP solid state devices fit seamlessly into existing HP server infrastructure.
5 Performance increase is measured (in HP lab tests) on raw drive performance with an average mix of random and sequential reads and writes over previous generation SFF (2.5-inch) 10K drives.

HP StorageWorks P4000 SAN Solutions

Server virtualization brings your company more efficient, more available IT infrastructure. But it also changes storage requirements. Traditional controller-based SANs often can hold you back from realizing the full potential of virtualization. HP P4000 G2 SAN solutions (formerly LeftHand) can help:

  • Eliminate storage bottlenecks associated with a virtualized server environment and the growth of VMs
  • Enable high availability and disaster recovery with an all-inclusive enterprise feature set
  • Reduce costs as you boost storage efficiencies
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