AB314A HP Integrity rx8640 Core I/O Card

AB314A is the core I/O card of the HP Integrity rx8640 and also of the HP 9000 rp8440. The chassis supports either one or two core I/O cards, and the core I/O slots sit along the right rear vertical edge. One card is included with each system.

The first card supports up to four cell boards in the server and all of the I/O slots. A second core I/O card is required in the host system for two hard partitions. For three or four hard partitions (nPars), the third and fourth core I/O cards go in the rx8640 Server Expansion Unit 2. The cards are identical and provide console, SCSI, serial and Management Processor functionality.

Each card carries one 1-GbE LAN port with an RJ-45 connector and an Ultra320 SCSI port for connection to mass storage or media. The Management Processor supports system console redirection, console mirroring, remote power cycle, event notification by e-mail, and SSL. The first card enables half of the peripheral bay, which is one removable media device and two low profile disks. The second card enables the remaining two disks and the other removable media bay.

Core I/O slot 0 corresponds to cell board slot 0, and core I/O slot 1 to cell board slot 1. A cell board must be installed in a slot to enable the core I/O in the matching slot. The first card goes into slot 0. Core I/O cards from the rp8400, rp8420 and rx8620 cannot be carried forward to the rx8640.