The Compaq ProLiant DL580 Generation 2 server is an enterprise class, 4-way server designed for environments that require maximum computing power and robust high availability... more
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The Compaq 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. It combines maximum levels of compute performance, system availability, and manageability with a flexible, rack-optimized design to deliver outstanding resource efficiencies to the enterprise data center. 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.
Expansion / connectivity
Expansion Bays Total (Free):
1 ( 0 ) x front accessible - 3.5" Slim Line
1 ( 0 ) x front accessible - 5.25" Slim Line
1 ( 1 ) x drive cage
Expansion Slots Total (Free):
4 ( 2 ) x processor - Socket 603
8 ( 4 ) x memory - DIMM 184-PIN
2 ( 1 ) x PCI-X / 100 MHz - full-length
4 ( 4 ) x PCI-X hot-plug 100 MHz - full-length
Interfaces:
1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45
1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
1 x management - HP iLO
Miscellaneous
Features: Administrator password, power-on password, keyboard password, disk configuration lock, diskette I/O control, serial port I/O control
Compliant Standards: ACPI 2.0
Power
Device Type: Power supply - hot-plug
Power Redundancy: Built-in
Power Redundancy Scheme: 1+1
Installed Qty: 2
Max Supported Qty: 2
Voltage Required: AC 110/220 V ± 9% ( 50/60 Hz )
Power Provided: 1600 Watt
Operating system / software
OS Certified: Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server, SunSoft Solaris 8, Novell NetWare 5.x, Red Hat Linux, SuSe Linux, Novell NetWare 6, Microsoft Windows .NET Server
Advantages: Slimline, only takes a few U's in the Rack. very reliable. Disadvantages: The new HP Smartstart is not as easy to understand as the original version.
...For those of you who aren't aware HP have taken over Compaq and rebadged compaq Servers with the HP badge.
This is just an upgrade to the Compaq Proliant DL380 G2.
You are still getting one of the most reliable servers in the industry for the right price.
They have also rectified the problem on the last model where there was only 4 bays for hard disks , there are now 6 bays, a FDD and a CD drive.
The server is a slimline model and for those of you who rack their servers, this is ideal as it only takes a few U in the rack.
I have built several of these without any real problems and all have been stable once built.
The only critisimn I can make is that Smartstart, a compaq utility to assist you in building these servers, has been rebadged, HP smartstart and given an overall and so far im not impressed, the screens don't flow...
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Advantages: The managability of Proliants is second to none Disadvantages: Accountants will try to make you buy cheaper
...I have worked with servers for 6 years now and have never found any manufacturer of servers the comes close to the HP/Compaq Proliant range. What sets Proliants apart from the rest of the field is the managability tools that HP provide.
The DL740 comes from the density optimized line, this means that there are some sacrafices that are made to package the server smaller. DL servers don't typically have many hard disk slots as the low end servers DL360 etc are normally used for infrastructure services and the high end DL580, DL740 for SAN attached functions such as databases, or file servers, they also typically don't have as many PCI slots as the ML range.
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The DL740 is the top end of the DL range and will accept either 4 or 8 Intel Zeon processors ranging from 2.0GHz to 3.0GHz , the server comes...
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Advantages: Good workhorse server...easy configuration and setup of hardware and software with Top Tools Disadvantages: Can be harder to configure internally due to lack of space although thats expected!!
...And im talking IBM, DELL, Fujitsui
This particular model is a good work horse server ....can be used for a variety of things ..mailserver , webserver ..application server and is easy to customise for your own uses
Out of the box it has easy configuration and setup of hardware and software with HP Top Tools software. After youve put your internal components into the server booot from the Top Tools CD and its a breeze to configure your hard drives and then once thats setup move on to the Operating system of your choice and away you go. These servers can be fully setup with Operating system installed in around 2-3 hours and then easily integrated into your existing enviroment!! Hp servers rule and no i dont work for HP just have to setup a lot of servers and HP are my own bullet proof choice!!...
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I was given this laptop a few days ago...with Windows vista. I have had experience with vista so it was not that hard to get used to. However this was vista business so it did not come with the windows games which you are used to. With a dual core 1.9Ghz more
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