It’s worth the effort, though, as the SIM interface is updated with tools showing graphs of power consumption, inlet air temperature and CPU performance.
It was a tricky to set up, since the review server’s iLO2 firmware had to be upgraded to support it, the Power Manager 2 Windows service had to be downloaded and installed, and then we had to license it and apply these to each server we wanted to control. Functioning as a plugin to its Systems Insight Manager, the Insight Power Manager provides tools for monitoring and controlling power consumption and thermal output. HP’s Insight Control server management tools are among the best on the market, and power is now a high priority. With SiSoft Sandra maxing out all eight logical cores this peaked at a modest 157W. HP has done a good job in reducing power demands, with our inline power meter recording a draw of only 7W in standby and 100W with Windows Server 2003 R2 running in idle. HP’s Thermal Logic uses up to 32 sensors to monitor power consumption, and the supplies share a common slot type so you can choose from three different outputs. The D元60 supports two hot-plug supplies, and HP claims the D元60 and D元80 G6 are the only servers currently in the Energy Star program.
They’re a waste of space and removing them would free up enough room for more network ports. We were surprised to see PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports at the rear, making HP one of the last main vendors to still provide these. Dell has taken the same tack with the R610, but goes one step beyond with its Lifecycle Controller – an embedded chunk of NVRAM, which can be used to boot the server into Dell’s UEFI interface.ĭell outdoes HP for network connections, as the D元60 has only two Gigabit ports whereas the R610 has a pair of embedded dual-port adapters. Virtualisation is a high priority, and HP has included an SD memory card slot on the motherboard for booting embedded hypervisors.
We were impressed with the low noise levels, putting the D元60 on a par with the R610 and its near-silent runnings. Adding the second processor requires a fourth module to be plugged in behind it. In base models, cooling is handled by three hot-plug modules, each with a pair of dual-rotor fans. Be careful if you remove this, we found it difficult to reposition. The D元60 has a tidy interior with the two processor sockets and their attendant bank of nine DIMM sockets covered in a plastic shroud to improve airflow.
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