HP ProLiant DL380 - Understanding Power, Thermal, Weight, and Console Management Considerations

HP ProLiant DL380 Generation 3 Server High-Density Deployment
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Understanding
Power,
Thermal,
Weight, and
Console
Management
Considerations
Power, thermal, and weight are the most important considerations for optimizing a hardware
installation in high-volume server environments. Table 3 provides server parameters necessary to
calculate the power, thermal, and weight requirements for any number of servers.
Table 3. ProLiant DL380 Generation 3 Server Parameters
Dimensions H x W x D
8.59 x 44.45 x 65.45 cm (3.38 x 17.50 x 25.75 in)
Server Weights
Minimum Configuration: 1 x processor, 2 x 256-MB DIMM, 0 x hard drives, 0 x CD-ROM
drive, 1 x diskette drive, 5 x fans, 1 x power supply
18.30 kg (40.35 lb)
Average Configuration: 1 x processor, 4 x 512-MB DIMM, 4 x hard drives, 1 x CD-ROM
drive, 1 x diskette drive, 5 x fans, 1 x power assembly
22.09 kg (48.71 lb)
Maximum Configuration: 2 x processor, 6 x 2-GB DIMMs, 6 x hard drives, 1 x diskette
drive, 8 x fans, 2x power supplies, 1 x Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition II (RILOE II)
board, Battery-Backed Write Cache Enabler
26.72 kg (58.90 lb)
Component Weights
CD-ROM drive 0.34 kg (0.75 lb)
Diskette Drive 0.33 kg (0.72 lb)
256-MB DIMM 0.02 kg (0.05 lb)
512-MB DIMM 0.02 kg (0.05 lb)
2-GB DIMM 0.45 kg (1.0 lb)
Hard Drive 0.86 kg (1.9 lb)
Processor/heatsink assembly 0.46 kg (1.01 lb)
Fan 0.16 kg (0.36 lb)
Power supply 1.71 kg (3.76 lb)
Power supply blank 0.20 kg (0.43 lb)
Battery-Backed Write Cache Enabler 0.11 kg (0.24 lb)
Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition II board 0.21 kg (0.46 lb)
Server chassis without components listed above 14.74 kg (32.50 lb)
Note: Any third-party PCI cards used in the server must comply with the industry-standard PCI specifications
for dimension, weight, power, and thermal requirements.
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