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rp8420-32 l HP overall system list(PDF)
• 2-32 PA-8800 processors (900 MHz and 1 GHz)
• 1-4 cell boards (each cell: 2 to 8 processors and 2 to 32 GB memory)
• 2 to 128 GB memory capacity
• 16 PCI-X internal hot-plug I/O card slots (Optional Server Expansion Unit)
• 4 hardware partitions (nPars) using Server Expansion Unit

Information download
HP 9000 rp8420-32 datasheet (467KB, PDF, 01/04)
HP 9000 rp7420-16/rp8420-32 technical white paper (1,070KB, PDF, 01/04)
HP 9000 server family brochure (262KB, PDF, 02/04)

The rp8420-32 combines breakthrough scalability, flexibility, and availability and delivers it all at a midrange price. With breakthrough performance improvements over the previous generation of PA-RISC processors, outstanding scalability of up to 32 processors combined with rack density of 2 servers per rack, the flexibility of HP-UX 11i v1 hard and virtual partitioning, superb high availability features, and tremendous value, the HP 9000 rp8420-32 server makes mission-critical 64-bit computing an affordable reality for your enterprise.


Technical specifications
Performance/Scalability/Flexibility
  • 2 to 32 PA-8800 processors (900 MHz or 1 GHz with 1.5 MB L1 cache/32 MB combined L2 cache)
  • 1 to 4 cell boards (each cell: 2?8 processors and 2 to 32 GB memory)
  • 2 to 128 GB memory capacity
  • 16 PCI-X internal hot-plug I/O card slots
  • 4 internal disk bays and 2 internal removable media bays (DVD or DAT)
  • Optional Server Expansion Unit (SEU ?16 additional PCI-X hot-plug I/O card slots ?4 additional disk drive slots ?2 additional removable media slots (DVD or DAT)
  • Up to 2 hard partitions a(nPars); up to 4 hardware partitions with optional SEU
  • Support for up to 16 virtual partitions (vPars); up to 32 virtual partitions with optional SEU
  • 32 GB/s crossbar bandwidth and 17 GB/s aggregate I/O slot bandwidth (34 GB/s using SEU)
  • Rack and standalone server solutions
  • Hot-swap, redundant power supplies
  • Redundant (2N+1) input power
  • Hot-swap, redundant cooling fans
  • Hot-swap, redundant cooling fans
Operating system
    HP-UX 11i v1 (choice of Foundation, Enterprise, Mission-Critical, and Technical Computing operating environments)
Availability
  • Dynamic CPU and memory allocation/de-allocation
  • Memory chip-sparing technology
  • Hot-plug cell boards
  • Error checking and correction (ECC) on all CPU, cache, memory, and I/O paths
  • Online addition and replacement of PCI-X I/O cards
  • Redundant power inputs for dual grid connections
  • Core I/O management processor failover
  • N+1 hot-swappable fans and power supplies
  • Hot-spare Instant Capacity on Demand CPU functionality
  • Electrically isolated hardware partitions (nPars)
  • Extensive HP-UX 11i security features: IPSec, IPFilter, LDAP-UX, AAA Server, Secure Shell
Optional high-availability and business-continuity solutions
  • HP Serviceguard
  • HP Serviceguard Extension for RAC
  • HP Serviceguard Extensino for SAP
  • HA Monitors for Event Monitoring Service
  • High Availability toolkits
  • HP Mirrordisk/UX
  • HP Extended Campus Cluster
  • Mission-critical services and support
Connectivity
  • Core I/O: 10/100/1000Base-T LAN, Ultra3 SCSI, management LAN, 3 serial ports
  • Add-in cards: ATM, Token Ring, FDDI, 1000Base-SX, 1000Base-T, 10/100Base-T, Ultra2, Ultra3, FW, Fibre Channel, Terminal MUX, HP Speedcard software, X.25, Hyperfabric, combo cards
Manageability Deploy:
  • HP Partition Manager
  • HP Ignite-UX for installation and deployment of the operating system
  • HP Software Distributor-UX for software and patch management
Monitor:
  • Built-in management processor for comprehensive remote server management
  • HP Servicecontrol Manager for centralized HP-UX server management
Optimize:
  • HP-UX 11i Virtual Server Environment (VSE), including HP-UX 11i virtual partitions and hard partitions
  • HP Process Resource Manager (PRM) for HP-UX resource management
  • HP-UX Workload Manager (WLM) for HP-UX workload management based upon service-level objectives
  • HP OpenView Glanceplus Pak
Enterprise:
  • HP OpenView suite for infrastructure, service, and business process management
  • HP Systems Insight Manager to manage faults, assets, security, and configurations across HP-supported environments