ISS Technology Update | Volume 6, Number 9 |
Additional resources
For additional information on the topics discussed in this article, visit the following links:
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HP ProLiant xw460c Blade | http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12680_na/12680_na.PDF |
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Future of PCI-X slots in ProLiant servers
PCI Express (PCIe) is now becoming the predominant I/O bus for new server platforms. HP will continue, however, to provide legacy support for the different levels of PCI, including
Current ProLiant ML servers have a mix of
Next generation ProLiant servers will no longer feature
For the latest information, go to www.hp.com/go/proliant and check the QuickSpecs for a specific server.
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Server series | Server model | Standard | Optional | Total |
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ML 300 | ML 310 G4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| ML 350 G5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| ML 370 G5 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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ML 500 | ML 570 G4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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DL 100 | DL 140 G3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| DL 145 G3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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DL 300 | DL 320 G5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DL 380 G5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| DL 385 G2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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DL 500 | DL 580 G5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| DL 580 G4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| DL 585 G2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Customers requiring peripheral bandwidth in excess of 1 GB/s will most likely find those peripherals implemented with PCIe technology. It is expected that most device manufacturers will use PCIe technology for higher bandwidth peripheral devices such as
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