What we will bring the sixth generation of HP Proliant G6 Servers

Finally, HP has announced a long-awaited sixth generation of HP Proliant G6 Servers. What will bring us a new generation of servers is? .

Let's start with an entry-level servers - 100 Series HP Proliant.
HP Proliant DL160 G6.
HP Proliant DL180 G6.
HP Proliant ML150 G6.

The main changes that have taken place with the servers 100 series, this platform change to new, transfer, respectively, on a more productive 5500 series processors, as well as the transition to a new memory. Memory is now possible to choose two types: Registered DIMMs (RDIMMs) or Unbuffered with ECC DIMMs (UDIMMs). RDIMM memory kits will be delivered to 2Gb, 4Gb and 8Gb with a frequency of 800Mhz ( under the condition of a 3- channel mode, t. e. Installation of 3 modules per channel). UDIMM memory kits will be available for 1Gb and 2Gb with a frequency of 1066Mhz ( under the condition of a 2- channel mode, t. e. Installation of 2 modules per channel).

Let's see what 's new in the most popular - 300 -series servers, HP Proliant.
HP Proliant DL360 G6.
HP Proliant DL380 G6.
HP Proliant ML350 G6.
HP Proliant ML370 G6.

In the mid-range servers, there was a change in the same platform, but has several interesting features:.
DL380 G6 server has to support the installation of up to 16 drives, it sometimes did not have much of the fifth generation of servers. ML370 G6 Server again increased its scalability.
The plant in the 300 series servers are now installed the raid controller P410i, which supports a minimal set 0 \\ 1 \\ 1 0 raid levels. Previously, these servers was E200i, which supported only 0 \\ 1 and for level 1 0 require the installation BBWC optional module for $ 100.
It is also worth noting that thanks to HP, the servers 300 series has become possible to use cost-effective power supply to 460W. Optionally available, and the old 750W 1200W.
The emergence of the new DL370 G6 server must not confuse you. It's just a rackmount version of the server ML370 G6, T. e. ML370T05 replaced by the ML370 G6, and ML370R05 replaced by DL370 G6.
Currently, information on other servers, modified by HP have been reported. Remained unchanged with all servers use AMD Opteron, the same server DL120 G5, DL320 G5p, DL580 G5, ML110 G5, ML310 G5p. Maybe HP will remove these models from the production, perhaps in the near future there will be the 6th generation of these models. Let's wait for news from HP. Sales data servers in the Russian Federation will be in 2-3 months. HP has announced the first server on the new Intel chipset 5520, hopefully the other server vendors do not make us wait a long time.

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