HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 - Configuration Rules

Chapter 1
Overview
Configuration Rules
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Configuration Rules
The hp Integrity Superdome and/or hp 9000 Superdome rules for configuration are as follows:
• Single-cabinet system:
— Two to 32 CPUs per complex with single-core processors
— Four to 64 CPU cores per complex with dual-core processors
— Minimum of one cell
— Maximum of eight cells
• Dual-cabinet system:
— Six to 64 CPU cores per complex with single core processors
— Twelve to 128 CPU cores per complex with dual-core processors
— Minimum of three cells
— Maximum of 16 cells
• No master/checker support for dual-core processors
• No mixing of processor types within a partition
Processors running at different frequencies are not allowed within the same partition. Processors with
different steppings may not be allowed depending on the stepping changes.
Each family of Itanium® Processor Family Itanium® 2 processors must be in different partitions.
• Homogeneous cell board population; no mixing of older PA-RISC Superdome cell boards (PA-8700+,
PA-8700, or PA-8600) with new Itanium® 2 or PA-8800 cell boards
• No mixing of Itanium® 2 and PA-8800 cell boards in the same complex
• Maximum of 32 DIMMs per cell.
— 16-GB memory per cell with 128-Mb SDRAMs (512-MB DIMMs).
— 32-GB memory per cell with 256-Mb SDRAMs (1-GB DIMMs).
— 64-GB memory per cell with 512-Mb SDRAMs (2-GB DIMMs).
— DIMM mixing is allowed
• No SCA support.
• Supported I/O subsystems with System Bus Adaptor (SBA) and Local Bus Adaptor (LBA)