| Continuing
to raise the bar for 2-way dense computing, the new ProLiant
DL380 offers integrated lights-out management and enterprise-class
uptime, optimized for a variety of application usages -
still in a 2U form factor.
The ProLiant DL380 G3 is the next generation of the award-winning
dense 2-way line and combines Integrated Lights-Out (iLO)
with the next generation of performance technologies to
give customers more control and performance in the same
space-saving form factor.
Features like the standard simplex/duplex backplane, 6
drive bays, 3 expansion slots (2 of which are hot pluggable),
optional redundant power and cooling, available DC power
supplies and internal tape drive, and the most robust software
support in the industry make this a server that will meet
a wide range of deployment needs.
Key Benefits
Performance Technology
The latest performance technology, including Intel Xeon
processors, the ServerWorks
GC-LE chipset, PCI-X expansion slots, dual embedded NC7781
Gigabit NICs, a
Smart Array 5i Plus controller with optional Battery-Backed
Write Cache, and
simplex/duplex drive backplane offers ample support for
the latest power-consuming
business applications.
Flexibility and Uptime
The industry's most high-availability features in a dense,
2-way server enable
customers to configure the system with the optimal amount
of uptime for various uses
and environments.
Best-in-class Management
Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) provides virtual administration
capabilities, without
occupying a PCI slot, for secure access and control of servers.
What's New
Better Performance
- Up to 2 Intel Xeon 2.8GHz processors with 512K CacheServerWorks
GC-LE chipset, supporting a 400MHz FSB
- 3 full-length PCI-X expansion slots: 2 hot plug 100MHz
and 1 133MHz
- 512MB of 2-way interleaved, 200MHz DDR SDRAM with Advanced
ECC and Online Spare Memory capabilities, expandable to
6 GB
- 2 embedded NC7781 Gigabit Ethernet NIC ports
- Embedded Wide Ultra3 Smart Array 5i Plus RAID controller
- Simplex/duplex backplane, enabling the 6 internal SCSI
drives to run on 1 or 2 channels
- Optional transportable Battery-Backed Write Cache enabler
for Smart Array 5i Plus RAID controller
Superior Remote Management
iLO (Integrated Lights-Out) integrates the robust capabilities
of the award-winning Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition without
the need to consume a slot.
Easier Ownership
ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack standard, including
the latest SmartStart deployment software and Insight Manager
7 manageability, along with the optional Rapid Deployment
toolkit and iLO Advanced, offer customers the most robust
system-level deployment and maintenance software in the
industry.
Space-constrained corporate data centers and service providers.
Example: Customer Problem
Corporate IT shops are increasingly being asked to provide
more service for their end users with less budget, space,
and resources. To that end, customers are looking for the
following:
- A dense 2-way system with the latest performance technologies
- A system which is flexible for a number of different
deployment locations, uses, and uptime requirements
- A solution which minimizes the amount of time required
to deploy, from both a software and hardware perspective
- A server which is simple to diagnose issues and perform
maintenance
Solving the customers problem
The ProLiant DL380 G3 offers the latest performance technologies,
flexible deployment solutions, and optional uptime features
worthy of an enterprise-class 2-way rack server.
- The latest performance technology, including Intel Xeon
processors, the ServerWorks GC-LE chipset, PCI-X expansion
slots, a Smart Array 5i Plus controller with optional
Battery-Backed Write Cache, and simplex/duplex drive backplane
offers ample support for the latest power-consuming business
applications.
- The industry's most high-availability features in a
dense, 2-way rack server enable customers to configure
the system with the optimal amount of uptime for their
various usages and environments.
- Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) provides secure text and
graphical remote console and virtual media functionality
without consuming a PCI slot.
Typical Use
The ProLiant DL380 Generation 3 has been performance-optimized
for a variety of in-house, clustering, and departmental
business applications. Specifically, the DL380 G3 would
be excellent for running the following types of applications:
- File/print and general infrastructure
- Domain controller
- Microsoft Exchange
- Lotus Notes
- Web and web-hosting
- Small databases
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