The flagship ML370 G5 provides industry-leading management, performance and availability in a dual processor expansion server engineered to excel in a variety of environments - from corporate work groups in growing businesses to critical remote sites requiring continuous accessibility and uptime.
General |
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What's new HP ProLiant ML370 models are being offered? |
| A1. |
The new ProLiant ML370 G5 is available with Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® 5400 series processors with
12MB (2 x 6MB) Level 2 cache for blazing performance. Servers support up to 2 processors (2 processors standard on all Performance models). For a complete listing of available models refer to the QuickSpecs. |
| Q2. |
Which server is the fastest performing 2P x86 server on the planet? |
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The ML370 G5 of course! It has achieved the following results on the TPC-C benchmark: #1 2P x86 result, #1 Microsoft SQL Server result, More than double the scalability compared to the G4. |
| Q3. |
What operating systems are supported on the ProLiant ML370 G5? |
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Operating system support includes:
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows 2003
- Novell® NetWare®
- LINUX® (Red Hat, SUSE, United)
For a complete and up-to-date listing of supports OS's and versions, please visit our OS Support Matrix. |
| Q4. |
What kinds of processors are supported on ML370 G5? |
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ML370 G5 supports the latest Intel® Xeon® DP Processors. The new Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® 5400 & 5300 series processors as well as the Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® 5200 & 5100 series processors. |
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| Q5. |
The ProLiant ML370 G5 uses Fully Buffered DIMM's (FBD) memory. What is Fully Buffered DIMM's memory and why is it important to me? |
| A5. |
Fully Buffered DIMM's (FBD), a new memory architecture, addresses scaling needs of capacity and bandwidth enabling memory to keep pace with processor and I/O improvements. Typical DRAM subsystems use a stub-bus (parallel path) topology that requires the data signals from the memory controller be electrically connected to the data lines of every DRAM module on the bus. Until now, server designers have had to choose between limiting memory density to reduce high-speed errors or accepting slower speed to achieve high density. With the introduction of FBDIMM's, designers get a solution that increases reliability, speed, and density.
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Networking |
| Q1. |
What is Multifunction networking? |
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Multifunction networking products offer accelerated networking, storage networking and clustering in a single, all-in-one device, in much the same way that multifunction printers offer printing, scanning and copying in a single, all-in-one device. A multifunction NIC is one card running over one cable and providing multiple functions. |
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| Q2. |
What is TOE? Do I have to do anything special to enable TOE? |
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TOE stands for TCP/IP Offload Engine. TOE moves the processing of data in the TCP protocol stacks from the server CPU to the NIC, freeing COP cycles for other work. TOE support requires three things:
1. Multifunction NIC from HP, either stand-alone or embedded
2. TOE driver from http://www.hp.com
3. Scalable Networking Pack directly from Microsoft so that "TOE Chimney" can be installed. |
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| Q3. |
What is iSCSI? |
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iSCSI is block storage access over TCP/IP. The multifunction NICs support accelerated iSCSI by combining the iSCSI driver with the adapter's TOE capability. |
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| Q4. |
How do I get accelerated iSCSI for my ProLiant server? |
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Accelerated iSCSI is available for servers by way of a ProLiant Essentials iSCSI Licensing Kit, which is available on the web at hp.com under the networking heading. |
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| Q5. |
Where can I find more information about Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapters? |
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For more information about the HP Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapters visit http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliant-advantage/networking.html |
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Storage & Backup |
| Q1. |
Is the Smart Array E200 or P400 controller backwards compatible to Ultra2, Ultra3, and Ultra320 SCSI? |
| A1. |
No, serial attached SCSI controllers are not compatible with parallel SCSI devices. |
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| Q2. |
Will the Smart Array E200 or P400 support external drives? |
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No. The Smart Array E200 & P400 have 8, 3Gb SAS ports supporting two internal connections using the controllers x4 Wide SAS Ports. |
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| Q3. |
What RAID levels are supported by the Smart Array E200? |
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The SA-E200/64 supports RAID 0, 1 and 1+0.. RAID 5 is available by adding the 128MB BBWC upgrade. |
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| Q4. |
What RAID levels are supported by the Smart Array P400? |
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The SA-P400/256 supports RAID 0, 1, 1+0 and 5. RAID 6 (Advanced Data Guarding) is available by adding either the BBWC upgrade or the 512 BBWC upgrade. |
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| Q5. |
Will the SA-E200 & SA-P400 support standard server DIMM memory? |
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No. The controller DIMM socket is not designed to accommodate standard DIMM memory because standard server memory DIMM does not support battery back-up and does not meet fault tolerant standards for a RAID controller. |
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Storage |
| Q1. |
What is a Serial Attached SCSI? |
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Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) is the logical evolution of the SCSI interface that satisfies the enterprise data center requirement of scalability, performance, reliability and manageability, while providing an enterprise storage infrastructure for both enterprise SAS drives and SATA disk drives. The SAS interface is compatible with SATA devices. This compatibility provides users with unprecedented choices for server and storage subsystem deployment. |
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What are the end user benefits of Serial Attached SCSI? |
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Key end user benefits include enterprise class robustness, investment protection in compatible SCSI software and middleware and the choice of direct-attach storage devices (SAS or SATA). In addition, greater performance, smaller form factors and greater addressability will all lead to a new level of flexibility when deploying mainstream data center servers and subsystems. Since SAS is based on the foundation of the industry-leading SCSI specification, reliability and peace of mind will satisfy user's needs for continuity in the data center. |
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| Q3. |
Where can I find more information on Serial Attached drive technologies like Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial ATA (SATA)? |
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For detailed information on SAS and SATA, visit www.hp.com/go/serial. A technology brief is also available |
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Options |
| Q1. |
What are the product specific options that are available for my ProLiant ML370 Generation 5 server? |
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- 2nd Processor
- ML370 G5 Memory Board Kit
NOTE: 2 Memory Boards required for support of 4:1 interleaving; 2 included with Performance models.
- Hot plug Redundant Power Supply
- ML370 G5 SAS SFF 8-bay Drive Cage Kit
NOTE: 2nd drive cage requires a storage controller.
- Tower to Rack Conversion ML370 G5 Kit
- X4/X8 PCIE Bus Expander
- Hot Plug Redundant Fan ML370 G5 Kit
- For a complete list of supported options, please see the product QuickSpecs.
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| Q2. |
What ML370 G3 or G4 components/options can be shared with the ML370 G5? |
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Due to the new technologies implemented in this generation, unique options, processors, and memory cannot be shared. Please consult the product QuickSpecs for more information on supported options. |
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| Q3. |
What USB support is included in my ProLiant server? |
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The ML370 G5 has six USB 2.0 connections: 2 ports up front, 2 ports in back, 2 ports internal (1 standard connection and 1 USB tape connection). HP provides both standard USB2.0 support and legacy USB support.
Standard support is provided by the operating system (OS) through the appropriate USB device drivers. HP provides support for USB devices prior to the operating system loading through legacy USB support, which is enabled by default in the system ROM. View more information on USB support.
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| Q4. |
What Service and Support options are recommended? |
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Across the globe, more companies rely on HP servers than on any others. To complement the performance and reliability of HP ProLiant and BladeSystem servers, HP provides a full set of services designed to unleash the power of your hardware and software investment. We offer the best of both worlds.
- The strong global presence and proven experience of HP, and a familiar local presence in our HP channel partners. With more than 69,000 trained HP service professionals and 70,000 channel-partner product and service experts worldwide, we can provide local resources when and where you need them.
- No one is better qualified to design, build, implement, integrate, manage, and support your Microsoft or Open Source Linux environment than HP. Our goal is to help you reap cost and productivity benefits with greater speed and confidence-while getting the highest levels of performance and value from your IT environment.
- HP recommends customers purchase for deployment, HP Care Pack hardware installation and start up and same day 24×7 hardware support combined with software technical support for operating system and management software. This combination provides ready access to technical expertise, will help minimize downtime, and enable customers to focus on their core business.
For a complete list of Support Services that are available, visit: http://www.hp.com/services/proliant.
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