HP Integrity Superdome X - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Contents
New and changed information...............................................................7
HPE Integrity Superdome X overview................................................... 8
Complex components................................................................................................................... 8
Power subsystem..........................................................................................................................8
Powering off the compute enclosure..................................................................................8
Manageability subsystem..............................................................................................................9
Server blades................................................................................................................................9
I/O subsystem............................................................................................................................... 9
Compute enclosure overview......................................................................................................10
Server blade overview................................................................................................................ 20
System specifications.......................................................................... 23
Dimensions and weights............................................................................................................. 23
Rack specifications..................................................................................................................... 24
Internal and external site door requirements.............................................................................. 25
Electrical specifications...............................................................................................................25
Environmental specifications...................................................................................................... 28
Temperature and humidity specifications......................................................................... 28
Cooling requirements....................................................................................................... 29
Air quality specifications...................................................................................................29
Acoustic noise specifications........................................................................................... 29
Sample site inspection checklist for site preparation.................................................................. 30
Updating firmware.................................................................................34
Prerequisites............................................................................................................................... 34
Installing the latest complex firmware using HP SUM................................................................ 34
Manually updating the complex firmware....................................................................................34
Download firmware bundle...............................................................................................35
Update the complex firmware.......................................................................................... 35
I/O firmware and drivers...................................................................................................36
SMH and WBEM providers.............................................................................................. 36
Drivers and firmware for other devices.............................................................................36
Running OSs on Integrity Superdome X systems............................. 37
OSs supported............................................................................................................................ 37
Using Microsoft Windows Server................................................................................................ 37
Using VMware.............................................................................................................................38
Using Red Hat Linux................................................................................................................... 38
Using SuSE Linux....................................................................................................................... 38
Partitioning............................................................................................ 39
Partition Identification..................................................................................................................39
Partition Number......................................................................................................................... 39
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