Powered by latest AMD Opteron™ 6 core Processors, the HP ProLiant DL785 G6, is the next generation server of the award winning HP ProLiant DL785 G5. HP ProLiant DL785 G6 is an 8 socket x86 server, supporting up to eight 6 core AMD Opteron Processors, 512GB of memory, 11 PCI-e I/O slots or an optional I/O backplane with 7 PCI-e & 2 HTx I/O slots.
With this highly expandable feature set, the DL785 G6 is an ideal choice for the growing enterprise class database, consolidation and virtualization environments seeking to improve server utilization and reduce server and virtualization sprawl, while continuing to leverage all the familiar and easy to use ProLiant management tools and options.
What's new
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Support of AMD Opteron Model 8439 SE (2.8 GHz, 105W ACP)
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Support of AMD Opteron Model 8431 (2.4 GHz, 75W ACP)
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Support of AMD Opteron Model 8425 HE (2.1 GHz, 55W ACP)
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Enhanced Power management to reduce energy cost and reclaim trapped capacity
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Support of Power monitoring, regulation and capping (Power monitoring and capping functionality will be available with next maintenance ROM)
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Support HP Insight Power Manager
Features
Outstanding performance and reliability
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Supports up to eight 6 core AMD Opteron™ 8400 Series processors
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64 DIMM slots, for a maximum of 512GB of memory of dual channel PC2-6400 or PC2-5300 DDR2 running at up to 800MHz (depending on model)
Internal storage to support eight (8) SFF SAS drives, with the option to add eight (8) additional SFF SAS drives, for a total of 16
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Dual port embedded NC371i multi-function Gigabit Server Adapters with TOE and iSCSI support
Industry leading management solutions
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Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO2) allows powerful, hardware-based remote administration and control from a standard web-browser to conserve valuable IT staff resources
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Install faster using Rapid Deployment Pack, optional Server Migration Pack, and optional Virtual Machine Management Pack
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Simplified installation with HP SmartStart and the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU)
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HP Systems Insight Manager, which provides a unified, secure and extensible environment to centrally manage servers, storage and other infrastructure devices across multiple operating system platforms
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The option to move up to Insight Control Environment, time-smart management software that delivers total control, maximum flexibility, and tangible savings for your ProLiant server environment
Flexibility for a variety of enterprise deployments
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Designed to fit into existing enterprise datacenters, with support for full line of HP Smart Array controllers, NICs, and storage options
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Support for the industry's most popular operating systems, including Microsoft® Windows® Server, Red Hat® Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Sun Solaris, and VMware
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Tool-free quick deploy sliding rails, cable management and in-rack server access for both HP and third-party racks
Compelling performance, price/performance and performance/watt
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AMD Opteron™ Processors that require less power to run and less power to cool
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HP Power Regulator built into BIOS allows the server to be throttled up and down depending on utilization
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Independent Dynamic Core Technology™ and AMD CoolCore™ Technology reduce the power used by controlling the power used by each processor subsystem
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Small Form Factor hard drives that use up to 50% less power than traditional 3.5-inch form-factor drives
Reviews dated from 9/1/09 – 10/15/09 may have been part of a sweepstakes submission
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