| General |
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What is the ProLiant 100 Series? |
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The HP ProLiant 100 servers are HP's entry-level line of x86, Industry Standard Servers. The servers in the ProLiant 100 series are designed for specific usage models such as small/medium businesses (for example an ML150 in a doctor's office) and high performance computing customers who demand different features than the traditional enterprise customers do.
The ProLiant 100 series platforms are priced aggressively. They are designed for general-purpose workloads and tailored for specific markets and usages while offering entry-level availability with adequate expandability. The ProLiant 100 series is designed with simplicity in mind, offering essential compute capabilities in a simple, dependable platform that is ideal for the small/medium businesses as well as for the compute intensive cluster environments.The HP ProLiant ML100 series are the ideal entry-level servers to help growing businesses make the transition to utilizing a server in their IT infrastructure.
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| Q2. |
Who is the ideal customer for the HP ProLiant 100 server series? |
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The HP ProLiant 100 series targets customers with single-tier, simple architectures, homogeneous environments with single applications and workloads, and requires little to no IT support. The ProLiant 100 series responds to customers’ demand for a simple, affordable, and dependable solution that is easy to own, deploy and manage.
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| Q3. |
How does the HP ProLiant ML/DL 100 series compare to the HP ProLiant ML/DL 300 series? |
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The HP ProLiant ML/DL 100 series is the entry-level ProLiant server line designed to deliver appropriate technology to specific market segments. The ProLiant ML/DL100 series offers a limited suite of options which are tailored for the entry customers. The ProLiant 100 series is optimized for small/medium businesses running small business applications and enterprises running high performance technical computing solutions. These clients usually have 1-50 clients (usually peer-to-peer), and use file & print and web access (modem) servers. The ideal customer for the HP ProLiant ML/DL 100 series works in single homogeneous environments with little or no IT staff and values the low cost that the HP ProLiant 100 series provides.
The HP ProLiant ML/DL 300 series are enterprise class servers providing industry-leading reliability, features and advanced manageability tools. The HP ProLiant 300 series are targeted towards more IT-sophisticated companies with as many as 500+ clients. |
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| Processors and memory |
| Q1. |
What are Quad-core processors? |
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Quad-Core processors are just that, processors with four computing cores on them. In the ML150 G6, quad-core processors give customers the chance to have up to eight computing cores in the server with two physical processors populated. |
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| Q2. |
What is processor cache and why is it useful? |
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Cache memory on the processor chip is faster than main memory. It allows frequently accessed data to be available to the processors with less waiting. Both larger available caches and more levels of cache improve performance by reducing the time to fetch the data. In addition, larger processor cache reduces the average number of cache misses, further enhancing performance. |
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| Q3. |
What is the total number of memory slots supported in ML150G6? |
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12 slots for DDR3 1066MHz un-buffered and registered DIMM |
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| Q4. |
What maximum system memory can be supported on ML150G6? |
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The maximum supported system memory is 48G (4GB RDIMM x 12 DIMM slots)
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| Q5. |
Can I mix U DIMM and R DIMM Memory together on ML150G6? |
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No. You can select either all of Unbufferred DIMM or all of Registered DIMM memories to be used on ML150G6.
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| Connectivity |
| Q1. |
What are the benefits to install HP Network Adapters? |
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Building network reliability
HP ProLiant server adapters provide up to four Gigabit
ports on a single card, allowing multiple connections
to devices and/or redundant switches. One or more
ports on a single adapter or across multiple adapters
can be teamed for simple failover to more advanced
teaming capabilities
Simplifying the infrastructure
HP offers several multifunction adapters for ProLiant
servers that combine accelerated networking,
storage networking, and clustering—all in a single,
high-performance network adapter. They support
TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE) for Windows and
accelerated Internet Small Computer System Interface
(iSCSI). Today, the typical server environment requires
separate connectivity products for networking and
storage. Not so with HP multifunction network
adapters. The adapters present a single connection
supporting multiple functions, thereby allowing IT
professionals to manage their entire infrastructure as
a single, unified fabric. A unified fabric infrastructure
can dramatically reduce costs, increase flexibility in
business solution deployment, allow sharing of
resources for improved efficiencies, and greatly
simplify infrastructure management.
Managing effectively
ProLiant network adapters ship with drivers and agents
that can be managed from HP Systems Insight Manager
(SIM), as well as any other management application
that supports SNMP. SIM can recognize the adapters
individually or in teams, and can collect and report
SNMP statistics on adapter events. Integrated
Management Log (IML) support is provided by the
adapters for critical event logging on ProLiant servers.
The adapters ship with a set of utilities that allow
the user to enable initial diagnostics and configure
adapter teaming. This includes a patented teaming
GUI for Microsoft® Windows® operating systems.
Additionally, support for scripted installations of teams in a Microsoft Windows environment allows
for unattended OS installations.
Networking with confidence
Tested and proven to meet demanding HP standards, our adapters undergo an extensive level of ProLiant server compatibility and systems interoperability testing. We validate the adapters over a wide variety of both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems. This approach provides a robust and reliable networking solution while providing IT administrators with a single point of contact for both their servers and their server network adapters.
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| Q2. |
What are the benefits to install a HP smart array controller? |
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Customers can install both SATA and SAS NHP drives configured in a NHP SATA model.
SAS NHP drives configured in NHP SATA model run at SATA performance..
Total Max. NHP SATA HDD capacity is 2.0TB (500GB x 4)
Total Max. NHP SAS HDD capacity is 1.2TB (300GB x4)
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| Q3. |
How many total drives are supported by the ML150G6 hot plug model? |
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Max. up to 8 HDD
Customers are required to purchase a ML150G6 2nd LFF HDD cage kit to support 4 more HDDs.
The hot plug model supports both SATA HDD and SAS HDD.
Total Max. HP SATA HDD capacity is 6.0TB (750GBx8)
Total Max. HP SAS HDD capacity is 2.4TB (300GB x8) |
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| Options |
| Q1. |
Can I deploy the ML150 G6 in a rack? |
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Yes, a purchase of HP Rack conversion option
kit is required. |
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| Q2. |
What is Gigabit and why is it important to me? |
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Gigabit Ethernet is a networking standard for high performance
networking. Today's gigabit technologies are capable of
transferring data at rates exceeding 800 Mbps, about eight times
the rate of 100Base-T Ethernet. In the future, it is expected
that improvements in both hardware and software will lead to
gigabit Ethernet achieving speeds of up to 1000Mbps (hence the
name, gigabit).
Implementing gigabit Ethernet over existing Cat-5 networks will
lead to improved network performance as it increases the
bandwidth available for information to pass along the network. |
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| Q3. |
What is PCI-Express and does this server
support PCI-Express adapters? |
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PCI-Express is a new interface for add-in card
applications that require bandwidths in excess of 1 GByte/s. PCI-Express
cards look very similar to conventional PCI and PCI-X cards and
are installed in the server the same way. However, the PCI-Express
interface is different from the PCI and PCI-X interface, so
slots must be designed for one or the other. As more and more
applications require higher bandwidths, it can be expected that
more and more PCI-Express slots appear in servers. PCI/PCI-X
slots will remain, however, for backwards compatibility.
The ProLiant ML150 G5 supports PCI-Express mode with five
slots.
Slot # Bus Speed
1 x 32-bit/33 MHz PCI 3.3V Slots
1 x 8 PCI-Express Slot (Gen 1 x4 link)
1 x 8 PCI-Express Slot (Gen 2 x4 link)
1 x16 PCI-Express Slot (Gen 2 x16 link)
1 x8 PCI-Express Slot (Gen 2 x4 link)
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| Q4. |
What operating systems are supported on the HP
ProLiant ML150 G6? |
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Microsoft Windows Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
Citrix XenServer (Retail)
For latest listing of supported operating systems and virtualization software, please visit:
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/software/index.html
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise ServerWindows |
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| Remote Management |
| Q1. |
What is the HP ProLiant ML150 G6 Lights-Out 100i Remote Management? |
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With LO100i, ProLiant 100 servers can be managed from anywhere, anytime regardless whether the server is located in the same building, across town, or around the globe.
LO100i Standard with Every server
In-band IPMI 2.0 features (through the OS)
Host access to IPMI environment HW status
Supported by IPMI aware OSes
Serial console redirect to telnet
SMASH CLP interface to remote power, status, serial console
Unencrypted browser for power, SEL, health, and key activation
LO100i Advanced available with a License Key Upgrade
Virtual media (CD/DVD, floppy, ISO Image files) support through browser
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Q2. |
What is HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM)? |
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HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) is the foundation for HP's
unified infrastructure management strategy. It provides hardware
level management for HP ProLiant, Integrity, and HP 9000
servers; HP BladeSystems; and HP StorageWorks MSA, EVA, and XP
storage arrays. HP SIM also provides management of non-HP gear
through industry standards like SNMP, WMI, WBEM, SSH, etc.
HP SIM alone is an effective unified infrastructure management
tool. When used in conjunction with Essentials plug-ins, it
becomes a comprehensive, easy-to-use platform that enables the
organizations to holistically maintain and control their
Windows, HP-UX, Linux, and NonStop environments.
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