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The
ProLiant DL580 Generation 2 server is an enterprise class,
4-way server designed for environments that require maximum
computing power and robust high availability features in
a versatile, rack-optimized form factor.
Key Benefits
Based upon industry standard Xeon Processor MP, DDR SDRAM,
PCI-X, Wide Ultra3 SCSI, and Gigabit networking technology,
the ProLiant DL580 G2 provides the highest levels of performance
demanded by todays compute intensive applications. High
availability features, including Advanced Memory Protection
technology, an integrated RAID controller, a duplex drive
cage, and hot-plug redundant components guarantee maximum
uptime for business critical environments. Featuring Integrated
Lights-Out technology, the ProLiant DL580 G2 allows remote
administration from a standard web-browser without ever
having to visit the server. With 6 full-length PCI-X slots,
up to 32GB of DDR SDRAM memory, 4 Ultra3 Hard Disk Drives,
and 2 pluggable multibays, the ProLiant DL580 G2's highly
expandable architecture provides maximum application deployment
flexibility over the life of the server. The ProLiant DL580
G2 features a virtually cable-less interior design and a
new, innovative QuickFind Diagnostic Display, which enable
rapid response to service events, radically decreasing overall
IT costs and server downtime.
- Industry leading 4-way performance supports the most
complex, compute-intensive application environments
- The first server in the industry to offer Hot-Plug
Mirrored Memory, the ProLiant DL580 G2 delivers the high
availability features required to ensure reliability of
business-critical applications
- The industry's best, rack-optimized server design simplifies
serviceability while providing maximum deployment flexibility
throughout the life of the server
- Integrated Lights-Out capabilities and industry leading
ProLiant management tools deliver maximum system uptime
and performance optimization in dynamic computing environments
What's New
- Intel 1.5GHz, 1.9GHz, and 2.0GHz Gallatin Processors
MP with 1MB and 2MB L3 integrated cache, respectively
deliver up to 26% performance increase.
- Cable Management Arm now ships standard
Enterprise customers requiring a rack optimized, 4-way
server that delivers maximum performance and availability
for highly complex, business critical applications. These
may include Service Providers, Financial/Banking, Distribution,
Manufacturing, Services, and Insurance companies.
The ProLiant DL580 G2 is designed for companies implementing
multiple servers in space-constrained data centers that
require 4-way Xeon computing power in a highly reliable,
4U rack-optimized factor.
Ideal Applications
Messaging & Collaboration
- Microsoft Exchange Server
- Recommended server platform for enterprise-wide data
center environments
- Ideal solution for server consolidation from Exchange
5.5 to Exchange 2000
- Excellent Outlook Web Access (OWA) and Internet Message
Access Protocol (IMAP) servers for the enterprise
Lotus Domino Server
- Effectively supports departmental, line-of-business,
or global enterprise-wide deployments
- Excellent server platform for medium to large customer
mail deployments
- Good choice as a small to medium server consolidation
solution
Wireless Gateways
- Recommended for high-end enterprise mobility and carrier
deployments
- Microsoft Mobile Information Server
- Infowave Wireless Business Engine
- RIM Blackberry Enterprise Server
The ProLiant DL580 G2 is the ideal server platform for
flexible, cost-effective, linear database computing.
- Linear database computing power provided by 4-way processor
scalability
- Database efficiency assured by balance of PCI-X I/O,
processor, and memory capabilities
- Optimal server increment for clustered databases
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Oracle
- Oracle-9i Database Server
- As multiple nodes: Oracle-9i Real Application Clusters
(RAC)
- Application Servers
- Oracle-11i Applications Suite
- Lotus Domino Application Server
- Dedicated applications
- General purpose applications
- Internet/intranet back-end applications
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relationship
Management (CRM)
- SAP
- JD Edwards
- Peoplesoft
- E-Business
- E-Commerce Storefronts
- Web Hosting
- Large Infrastructure
- File and Print
- Domain controller/Directory services
- Server Consolidation
- The ProLiant DL580 G2 provides an ideal server consolidation
solution for those large businesses or enterprises seeking
to reduce or eliminate "server sprawl" by consolidating
many critical functions into a single server or group
of servers
- Infrastructure servers
- Mail and messaging servers
- Data Warehousing
- External storage or external back-up environments
- Clustering
- Oracle-9i Real Application Cluster (RAC)
- Microsoft Windows
- Novell Netware
- Space constrained Data Centers
- Large businesses or enterprises implementing multiple
servers in space-constrained data centers that require
4-way Xeon computing power in a highly reliable, flexible,
rack-optimized factor.
Example: Customer Problem
Today's large business and enterprise customers are faced
with a constantly changing environment. Business models
need to be dynamic and agile in order to address the effects
of globalization, economic disruptions, emerging technologies,
and competitive pressures. Customers are responding to these
challenges by seeking to create IT infrastructures that
are efficient, cost effective, and flexible. Identifying
the appropriate server technology to build these infrastructures
has become critical to the success of the enterprise. The
chosen server technology should be able to aptly address
the following customer needs:
- Maximum server performance for increasingly large and
complex industry-standard applications
- Increasing demands upon servers from applications and
transaction processing
- Increasing numbers of users requiring distributed processing
- Increasing memory footprint to support newer, multi-threaded
applications
- Maximum server availability for business-critical environments
that cannot afford downtime
- Greater uptime and redundancy critical for maximum
productivity
- Efficient rack space utilization within the data center
- Densest possible form factors to support Enterprise-class
feature sets
- Outstanding manageability and serviceability features
for an effortless ownership experience
- Ability to manage the lifecycle of multiple servers
with limited IT resources
- Highly serviceable, self-diagnosing server platform
designs
- Maximum Configuration Flexibility for the lifecycle
of the server
- Scalability and expandability features in key server
subsystems (memory, I/O, storage, etc.) deliver configuration
flexibility required for investment protection and future
growth.
- Need internal expansion for server consolidation- more
users per server or more apps per server.
- Lowered Total Costs of Ownership
- Need cost-effective enterprise solutions
- Achieved through increased server reliability and availability,
efficient rack space utilization, manageability, serviceability,
and maximum configuration flexibility
Solving the Customer Problem:
The ProLiant DL580 Generation 2 solves the customer problem
by delivering the following essential features:
- Maximum server performance for increasingly large and
complex industry-standard applications.
- Intel Xeon Processor MP with Hyper-Threading technology
- ServerWorks Grand Champion-HE chipset
- PC1600 Double Data Rate (DDR) ECC SDRAM Memory
- Quad Peer, 64bit/100Mhz, PCI-X I/O Subsystem
- Gigabit networking functionality
- Maximum server availability for business-critical environments
that cannot afford downtime.
- Optional Advanced Memory Protection Technology
- Online spare memory
- Single-board mirrored memory
- Hot Plug mirrored memory
- Standard Advanced ECC Memory protection
- Integrated Smart Array 5i Plus Controller with Battery
Backed Write Cache Enabler
- Protects against controller, system, hard boot or power
failure
- Fully transportable, maintains write cache data for
up to 72 hours
- Hot Plug Redundant Features
- Redundant fan zones (CPU, Memory, and I/O subsystem)
- PCI-X slots
- Ultra3 or Ultra4 Hard Disk Drives
- Power Supplies
- Efficient rack space utilization within the data center.
- 4U (7" high) form factor delivering best-in-class
memory scalability, standard I/O subsystem expandability,
and storage subsystem flexibility.
- Outstanding manageability and serviceability features
for an effortless ownership experience.
- Integrated Lights-Out Standard (iLO Standard)
- SmartStart
- Insight Manager 7
- ROM-based Set Up Utility (RBSU)
- Redundant ROM
- Advanced Diagnostic Lighting (QuickFind Diagnostic
Display)
- Tool-less design with minimal interior cables
- Maximum Configuration Flexibility for the lifecycle
of the server
- Memory scalability of up to 32GB PC1600 DDR SDRAM
- 6 PCI-X slots, full-length, all 64bit/100MHz, 3.3V
- Ultra3/Ultra4-ready SCSI backplane supporting up to
four 1" HDDs
Duplex or simplex backplane
- 2 multibays with support for optional DVD-ROM drive
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