HP INTEGRITY RX3600 B Upgrades, I/O Backplane Upgrade, I/O Backplane Upgrade Overview

B Upgrades

This appendix address the following topics:

•“I/O Backplane Upgrade” (page 261)

•“Installing Core I/O Cards” (page 268)

•“Processor Upgrades” (page 279)

I/O Backplane Upgrade

I/O Backplane Upgrade Overview

The HP Integrity rx3600 Server and rx6600 Server may be upgraded from the 10 slot PCI/PCI-X I/O backplane (HPPN AB463-60001) to the 10 slot PCI/PCI-X/PCIe I/O backplane (HPPN AB463-60027). Table B-1provides a comparison of the two backplanes for planning movement of I/O cards.

Core I/O cards must be placed in appropriate slots. The HP 8 Internal Port SAS HBAs or HP Smart Array P600 PCI-X cards must be installed in slots 1 and 2. The HP Smart Array P400 and HP Smart Array P800 PCIe cards must be installed in slots 3 and 4. The Core LAN card is placed in slot 2, unless that slot is occupied by a SAS or Smart Array card. In such instances the Core LAN is placed in slot 10.

Table B-1 Slot Speed Comparison and Planning Table

	PCI/PCI-X I/O		PCI/PCI-X/PCIe I/O	Upgraded I/O
Slot Number	Backplane	Installed I/O Card	Backplane	Configuration
1	Core I/O Only- PCI-X		Core I/O Only- PCI-X
	66 MHz1		66 MHz1
2	Core I/O Only -PCI-X		Core I/O Only- PCI-X
	66 MHz1		66 MHz1
3	PCI-X 266 MHz		PCIe x82
4	PCI-X 266 MHz		PCIe x82
5	PCI-X 133 MHz		PCIe x8
6	PCI-X 133 MHz		PCIe x8
7	PCI-X 66 MHz3		PCI-X 133 MHz
8	PCI-X 66 MHz3		PCI-X 133 MHz
9	PCI-X 66 MHz4		PCI-X 66 MHz4
10	PCI-X 66 MHz45		PCI-X 66 MHz45

1Slots 1 and 2 are shared slots on both backplanes.

2Slots 3 and 4 are switched slots on the PCI/PCI-X/PCIe backplane.

3 Slots 7 and 8 are shared slots on the PCI/PCI-X backplane.

4 Slots 9 and 10 are shared slots on both blackplanes and are half length. 5 Core I/O LAN may occupy slot 10.

For more information on shared slots see Table 6-3 (page 198)

Upgrading the I/O backplane may require reinstalling the Operating System. See Figure B-1to determine if OS reinstallation is required.

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