Chapter 1
Overview
Basic System Building Blocks
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Basic System Building Blocks
The basic system building blocks used to configure a hp Integrity Superdome system are as follows:
• Server cabinet
• Support Management Station
Figure 1-2 on page 5 illustrates a typical SD16 or SD32 installation.
Figure 1-3 on page 6 illustrates a typical SD64 installation.
Figure 1-4 on page 7 illustrates a typical SD64 and I/O expansion cabinet installation.
Server Cabinet
The server cabinet is the main building block. An SD64 comprises two server cabinets interconnected.
A single cabinet SD32 may contain up to eight cell boards (32 processors), four I/O card cages, five I/O fans,
four system cooling fans, six bulk power supplies, and two PDCAs. Figure 1-1 illustrates the location of these
components.
A single cabinet SD16 may contain up to four cell boards, four I/O card cages, five I/O fans, four system
cooling fans, four bulk power supplies (BPS), and two Power Distribution Control Assemblies (PDCA).
Additionally, to the above, two backplane power supplies provides N+1 for the SD16.
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