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1. Business 32 bit applications will continue to run under a 64 bit OS without being modified or recompiled Linux Q Will the HP xw9400 Workstation support Linux A Yes Red Hat WS 3 Red Hat Enterprise W S 4 and the HP Installer Kit for Linux will be available Q What is the HP Installer Kit for Linux A The HP Installer Kit for Linux is a set of HP provided CD s to be used in conjunction with a Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation to complete your Linux workstation installation The CDs in the HPIKL are e HP Driver CD for Red Hat Enterprise Linux W S 3 and 4 This is a postinstall CD used at the end of a Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation which contains HP content for your Linux workstation Content provided includes NVIDIA and ATI accelerated graphics drivers that have passed HP quality standards and are compatible with the hardware platform and RHEL releases HP Documentation links Additional hardware drivers provided by HP thatare not part of the standard Red Hat Enterprise Linux releases All content provided on this CD is compatible with both RHELW S 3 and RHELW S 4 e Red Hat Driver Disk for a specific Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update This is the RED CD and is not included in ALL versions of the HPIKL It will be included with the HPIKL when a hardware driver is required for the workstation platform that has not yet become a part of a standard Red Hat Enterprise Linux release The next subsequent Update fro2. providers to deliver an HP engineered linux workstation you can deploy quickly and with confidence e HP Workstations offer worry free deployment through e HP worldwide service and support e HP accountability and indemnification HP Workstations offers ondine technical white papers drivers and customer advisories enabling you to support yourself more easily Q Why is HP supporting Linux on workstations A Some of HP s technical workstation markets and customers rely on the UN IX operating environment both in their infrastructure and the applications that they use Linux on HP Personal W orkstations is a very viable and attractive UN IX alternative In addition many O EM s are turning to Linux as a cost effective open source operating system for many different applications This is especially true in the DCC EDA oil and gas OEM and some MCAD markets O ffering HP W orkstations with Linux is part of HP s overall multi O S strategy which provides HP UX Linux and W indows solutions to you HP recommends W indows Vista Business o DO Where can find in detail what workstation hardware is supported by Red Hat Linux At htto www hp com support linux hardware matrix is a detailed hardware support matrix that is keptup to date every month with the latest support information for hardware platforms and their components This matrix will indicate the minimum RHEL update version required for the workstation platform to oper
3. HP recommends W indows Vista Business HP xw9400 W orkstation Frequently Asked Q uestions July 2009 Index W hats neW essei MM dud d 2 Bye SNCS shia oh te tv UT ir EU SU DU UR PP OI T S M DU Od ose so sa LO SET A M SS ET Ue eU Tah ede 2 Enim 4 Dual PCI Express x16 graphics and I O ssssssssss emm reer 5 uu M RM 6 Hyper TEanspo Rt ze erede a ia uelint bauen eter a a a i ene ete rer deditio 6 Chassis LED Ee 7 eT az SySteMS era e EE EAEE E A EE E E EEE E A 7 Ap creer E E A TAAA AEAEE E E ee et cece AE 8 Eliae RUM 11 M ageabily EC HM 13 Options ANG modules ioris ttr is de e erbe n rt tr cer D oa grow ed e e t eda c Ye Lue Lad 13 W atranty and SUDDOFRL ce re rer tr Fe e er e neta neds Pr eR E Peek ek ke to vi nee bai vete ay eed n eet di 14 HP recommends W indows Vista Business W hat s new Q A What s new with the HP xw9400 Workstation The HP xw9400 is now available with 12 processor cores To help meet the need for greater compute parallelism the HP xw9400 now supports the AMD Istanbul 6 core processors These processors are based on AM D s 45nm technology and represent the first six core processors available for workstations Basics Q A Why does HP offer two high end workstations The ultimate visualization performance
4. Linux workstation A The O S delivery model for Red Hat Enterprise Linux is electronic This is because of the Red Hat N etwork that Red Hat uses to continually provide updates for their customers for their operating system releases As a result HP has found that creating a set of OS installation CDs has limited value M any workstation owners quickly want to register to the Red Hat N etwork and obtain newer OS versions or build their own custom golden image So instead HP is including the OS install CDs as ISO images on a hard disk drive partition You can choose to create install CDs from the ISO images if you prefers Or you can get them from the Red Hat N etwork as well Q What value does HP bring to Linux on Personal W orkstations HP has a dedicated Linux R amp D team with 25 years of experience in OS and driver development e HP provides an engineered solution of Red Hat Linux e HP provides a single point of support for warranty and extended software support services e HP has close relationship with multiple third parties to enable the complete Linux workstation solution e HP engineering provides extensive pre sales technical support HP publishes detailed documents drivers and white papers on the support website regarding Linux on HP W orkstations Q Why would choose Linux on HP Workstations e HP Workstations deliver RO I based solutions on industry standard platforms HP partners with customers and key technology
5. US HD ICEM Surf 11 HP recommends W indows Vista Business Roxar Leitch SolidW orks RMS VelocityHD SolidW orks 2005 VelocityQ SolidW orks 2006 SolidW orks 2006 x 64 SolidW orks 2007 SolidW orks 2007 x 64 Shell 123D1 Visualization 5 1 Unigraphics N X3 Unigraphics N X4 Unigraphics N X4 x 64 m N HP recommends W indows Vista Business M anageability Q What manageability features are available on HP Personal Workstations A HP Client M anagement Solutions help you simplify management of our workstations and reduce total ownership costs These integrated solutions are a result of extensive work between HP and its partner Altiris a leading provider of manageability solutions HP Client Manager Software is a free of charge download available with all HP Personal W orkstations It allows you to centrally track monitor and manage the hardware aspects of HP client systems on your network O ther benefits include Ability to get valuable hardware information such as CPU memory video and security settings Monitor system health to fix problems before they occur e Install drivers and BIO S updates without visiting each workstation Remotely configure BIO S and security settings e Automate processes to quickly resolve hardware problems Local recovery Available on Microsoft W indows based systems Q What is the HP Performance Tuning Framework A The HP Performance Tuning Framework is a preloa
6. W indows Vista Upgrade Advisor can help you determine which features of W indows Vista will run on your computer To download the tool visit www windowsvista com upgradeadvisor W indows Vista Business disk may also be included for future upgrade if desired To qualify for this downgrade an end user must be a business including governmental or educational institutions and is expected to order atleast 25 customer systems with the same custom image Is dual OS preload an option Dual O S preload will not be offered due to restrictions of licensing agreements Is Microsoft Windows 2000 supported on the new HP xw9400 Workstations Microsoft W indows 2000 is notsupported on the new HP xw9400 Microsoft discontinued OEM sales of W indows 2000 on March 31 2004 Tier 1 OEMs such as HP can no longer ship systems with this O S Is Windows NT supported on the new HP xw9400 Microsoft discontinued O EM sales of W indows NT on June 30 2002 Windows NT does not support many of the new technologies offered in the HP xw9400 Will existing 32 bit OS software run without being re compiled on an IA 32 processor with 64 bit extension technology If you are running a 32 bit O S yes An IA 32 processor with 64 bit extension technology is 100 compatible with existing 32 bit applications when running with an existing 32 bit O S If you are running a 64 bit OS the Intel processor supports compatibility mode where all HP recommends W indows Vista
7. a getready hardwarereqs mspx and www microsoft com windowsvista getready capable mspx for details W indows Vista Upgrade Advisor can help you determine which features of W indows Vista will run on your computer To download the tool visit www windowsvista com upgradeadvisor W indows Vista Business disk may also be included for future upgrade if desired To qualify for this downgrade an end user must be a business including governmental or educational institutions and is expected to order atleast 25 customer systems with the same custom image HP recommends W indows Vista Business continued from previous Processor Chipset Front Side Bus Ports Slots Memory Network Dual Core Intel Xeon 5200 Sequence Processors Quad Core Intel Xeon 5400 Sequence Processors Up to 150W Dual Q uad and Six Core AMD Opteron 2000 Series Processors Six core quad and dual core are new technologies designed to improve performance of multithreaded software products and hardware aware multitasking operating systems and may require appropriate operating system software for full benefits check with software provider to determine suitability N ot all customers or software applications will necessarily benefit from use of these technologies AM D s numbering is nota measurement of clock speed Intel amp 5400 1066 MHz FSB 1333 MHz FSB 1600 MHz FSB Front 2 USB 2 0 1 IEEE 1394 1 M
8. a reduction in bottlenecks and increased performance HP recommends W indows Vista Business Chassis design What s special with the HP xw9400 Workstation s chassis The HP xw9400 W orkstation is housed in an intelligently designed chassis with tool less access for servicing upgrading and maintenance The HP xw9400 features circuitry that allows the fans to run quieter at lower speeds when the system is idle or running low power applications Also the acoustic dampening hard drive rails minimize transmission of vibration from the hard drives into the chassis This vibration isolation reduces system acoustics while protecting the hard drives from vibrations outside of the system O perating systems o Po gt O What Operating Systems are available on the new HP xw9400 Workstation Genuine W indows Vista Business 32 bit with downgrade to W indows XP Professional 32 bit custom installed Genuine W indows Vista Business 64 bit with downgrade to W indows XP Professional x64 custom installed Genuine W indows Vista Business 32 bit Genuine W indows Vista Business 64 bit HP Installer Kit for Linux includes drivers for both 32 bitand 64 bit O S versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux W S4 and W S5 Certain W indows Vista product features require advanced or additional hardware See www microsoft com windowsvista getready hardwarereqs mspx and ww w microsoft com window svista getready capable mspx for details
9. and Linux HP simplifies the integration of open source and Linux O ur solutions are built with best of breed software from our industry leading partners complemented by HP value add in areas like management and high availability clustering implemented on marketleading standards based platforms and supported by HP Services worldwide Known for its performance scalability reliability and low cost Linux is proving to be the answer for workstation environments that were in the past traditionally a proprietary UN IX infrastructure Such markets as Digital Content Creation DCC oil and gas EDA MCAD and software development areas are adopting and using Linux in their infrastructures Why doesn t HP offer a dual boot with Windows and Linux HP cannot offer dual boots due to licensing agreements What version of Red Hat Linux supports 64 bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux W S3 and W S4 RHELW S3 and W S4 has both a 32 bit version and a 64 bit version HP will preinstall the 64 bit version of RHELW S4 and will also support the 32 and 64 bit versions with a Driver CD in the HP Installer Kit for Linux Are there other 64 bit distributions of Linux that will work on the HP W orkstations It is very likely that other Linux distributions will work However Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the distribution HP is choosing to do a full engineering evaluation and support for our customers 10 HP recommends W indows Vista Business Q Can I run 32 b
10. ate correctly As well it will indicate what add in components are supported by RHEL Where can find technical information to guide my installation configuring or customizing of my Linux workstation solution At http www hp com support linux user manual under setup install and configure you will find multiple white papers on Linux configuration tips such as enabling large memory configurations hyper threading multi headed graphics configurations and release notes for each Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update Will Linux distributions other than Red Hat work on HP Workstations Most likely they will work However HP warranty support is only available for the Red Hat distribution In addition HP has reviewed the performance functionality and reliability of the Red Hat distribution on the hardware platform and made any required adjustments At http www hp com support linux hardware matrix you can find a detailed hardware support matrix that is kept up to date every month with the latest support information for hardware platforms and their components What is HP s Linux strategy in the future HP W orkstations are continually evaluating market trends along with customer requirements to determine solutions that best meet customer needs HP s corporate strategy is strategic relationships with both Red Hatand N ovell SUSE and many of HP s products offer both Red Hatand SuSE distributions W hat does the future hold for HP
11. d HP recommends W indows Vista Business Q Who will benefit from the new HP xw9400 Workstation A The primary markets addressed by the HP xw9400 are Oil and Gas CAE Scientific DCC MCAD Software Development Defense Life Sciences and Higher Education Research In general the HP xw9400 is for e Users who require professional 3D graphics in compute intensive environments A small business or enterprise workgroup with demanding dual processing needs and the highest performance e Users who have data sets with performance that is extremely bandwidth and or latency dependent e Users who need multiple slots of high performance I O and memory for inexpensive large memory and drive configurations e Users who need large internal storage and backup e Users who require high bandwidth external SAS connect e Administrators looking for an easy flexible deployment Administrators who require easy maintenance and serviceability e Administrators who want simple remote management Q Will have to change my golden image on the new HP xw9400 Workstation A Yes the new HP xw9400 is a completely new platform based on new technology from AMD and N VIDIA M ost of the system drivers are different than those used on previous HP Personal W orkstations therefore you will have to create new golden images The standard suite of manageability software is available to help with the image building process liquid Cooling Q Why did HP choo
12. ded utility which enables the most favorable configuration of HP Personal W orkstations delivering stability and best performance The Framework will guide your system setup allowing a custom configuration that best matches the workstation to user requirements This customization facilitates availability of the latest graphics cards and drivers and removes some memory restraints The Framework s extensible design permits new configuration functionality and application support to be easily integrated over time To facilitate the delivery of such new features the Framework automatically updates itself when newer versions become available The Performance Tuning Framework available only from HP can help save both time and money and increase overall productivity For more information on the HP Performance Tuning Framework go to http www hp com go framework Available on Microsoft W indows based systems O ptions and modules Q What options are available for the new HP xw9400 Workstation A For a complete list of all options for the HP W orkstations please go to http www hp com workstations pws options 13 HP recommends W indows Vista Business W arranty and support Q What is the warranty and support for HP Workstations with Windows A The standard warranty for the HP Personal W orkstations is 3 3 3 three years parts three years labor and three years next business day on site Service levels and respons
13. e times for HP Care Packs may vary depending on your geographic location Restrictions and limitations apply For details visit http ww hp com go carepack Q What is the warranty and support for HP Workstations with Linux A The warranty for HP W orkstations with Linux is the standard 3 3 3 with 90 days of OS configuration and installation assistance Q Will HP stand behind Linux when have problems A HP is the first place for support Hardware and software warranties for the workstations with Linux will be the same as that of the W indows workstations Extended hardware warranties and software supportoptions will also be available for purchase for if you need extended coverage Page 1 image Screen image courtesy of DreamW orks Animation SKG 2008 2009 Hewlett Packard Development Company LP The information contained herein is subjectto change without notice The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services N othing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein Opteron is a trademark of Advanced M icro Devices Inc HyperTransport is a licensed trademark of the HyperTransport Technology Consortium M icrosoft W indows and W indows Vista are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies July 2009 14
14. employs multiple new technologies to achieve peak graphics performance on two 3D graphics cards driving up to four 3D displays simultaneously or using SLI Technology to drive a single display at increased performance The HP xw9400 W orkstation combines proven HP W orkstation engineering with AM D O pteron processor and N VIDIA nForce Professional chipset technologies This gives the HP xw9400 the capability of supporting uncompromised dual PCI Express x16 by sixteen channels something no other workstation can currently provide Q Is the second PCI Express slot a true x16 slot A Yes Unlike some other solutions available today the HP xw9400 W orkstation does have two full performance x16 slots for uncompromised graphics performance Q Does the PCI Express channel deliver any advantage beyond accommodating two graphics cards A Yes The PCI Express channels may be used for any device that is able to take advantage of the PCI Express interface Q What is meant by PCI Express PCIe A PC le is the latest generation of PCI architecture PCI Express is a radically new implementation of the PCI computer bus that uses existing PCI programming concepts and communications standards butis based on a much faster serial communications system PCI Express x16 slots provides up to eight times the aggregate bandwidth of a PCI X 133 MHz 64 bit slot 8 GB s bidirectional Q What s the advantage of PCI Express for graphics What are the di
15. fferences A PCI Express is the next generation interface not only for graphics cards but also for I O cards PCI Express is a scalable interface and depending on the chipset the system can have multiple PCI Express connections with various bandwidths For graphics cards the defined standard is by sixteen or x16 This implementation of PCI Express provides twice the unidirectional bandwidth and four times the peak bandwidth as AG P 8X The PCI Express specification also allows for 75W from the motherboard to the graphics cards This is three times as much power as the standard AGP 8X specification Q What graphics cards are available on the new HP xw9400 Workstation Professional NVIDIA Quadro N VS 295 256 MB and NVIDIA Quadro N VS 290 256 MB 2D Entry 3D NVIDIA Quadro FX 580 512 MB and NVIDIA Quadro FX 570 256 MB Mid range 3D NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800 768 MB and NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700 512 MB N VIDIA Q uadro FX 3700 512 MB NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800 1 GB NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 1 5 GB High end 3D NVIDIA Quadro CX 1 5 GB N VIDIA Q uadro FX 5600 1 5 GB N VIDIA Q uadro FX 5800 4 GB ATI V7750 1GB HP recommends W indows Vista Business What is NVIDIA SU Technology Scalable Link Interface better known as SLI allows custom high performance graphics solutions such as parallel rendering and composition even if a single display is used SU effectively bands two N VIDIA PCI Express graphics cards together and all
16. icrophone In 1 IEEE 1394 Rear 5 USB 2 0 1 IEEE 1394 1 Serial 2 PS 2 2 RJ 45 NIC 1 Audio In 1 Audio O ut 1Microphone In Internal 1 USB 2 0 7 slots 2 PCle X16 graphics 2 PCle X8 mechanically x4 electrical 1 PCle x8 switchable as x1 or x8 1 PCI X 133M Hz slot 1 legacy PCI slot DDR2 FBD 667 ECC registered 16 DIMM 128 GB max Dual integrated Broadcom 5755 Gigabit LAN on Motherboard O ptional Broadcom 5751 N etXtreme G igabit PCle N IC NVIDIA nForce Professional 3600 and NVIDIA nForce Professional 3050 1 GHz HyperTransport Front 2 USB 2 0 1 IEEE 1394 1 Microphone In 1 Audio Out Rear 6 USB 2 0 1 IEEE 1394 1 Serial 2 PS 2 2 RJ 45 NIC 1 Audio In 1 Audio O ut 1 Microphone In Internal 2 USB 2 0 7 slots 2 PCle x16 graphics 2 PCle x16 mechanically x8 electrically 2 full height PCI X slots at 100 MHz or 1 slotat 133 MHz exclusive 1 full length PCI Dual channel DDR2 667 w Direct Connect Architecture 8 DIMM 64 GB max Dual Integrated N VIDIA nForce Pro 3600 Gigabit LAN Dual N VIDIA Gigabit LAN O n M otherboard Optional Broadcom 5751 N etXtreme Gigabit PCle N IC The term 10 100 1000 or Gigabit Ethernet indicates compliance with IEEE standard 802 3ab for Gigabit Ethernet and does not connote actual operating speed of 1 G b sec For high speed transmission connection to a Gigabit Ethernet server and network infrastructure is require
17. iding superior computing performance W ith the AMD O pteron Direct Connect Architecture the HP xw9400 s memory is connected directly to the CPU optimizing memory performance the I O is directly connected to the CPU helping balance throughput and enable expandable I O and the CPUs are connected directly to CPUs allowing more Linear Symmetrical M ultiprocessing What is the advantage of having the DDR memory controller integrated on chip The HP xw9400 s AMD O pteron processor integrates the memory controller on chip reducing memory latency Reduced memory latency is important for applications that frequently miss cache i e scatter gather operations In addition the integrated memory controller strategy distributes the memory bandwidth across the processors allowing the aggregate system memory bandwidth to double when the second processor is added HyperTransport The HP xw9400 delivers AMD HyperTransport technology What is HyperTransport HyperTransport technology is a high speed high performance low latency pointto point cache coherent link for integrated circuits It provides a universal connection designed to reduce the number of buses within the system provide a high performance link for embedded applications and enable highly scalable multiprocessing systems HyperTransport is designed to enable the chips inside of the workstation and networking and communications devices to communicate with each other faster The end result is
18. it apps on a 64 bit Linux OS How does this work A Yes you can run 32 bit apps on 64 bit Linux OS as the runtime support mainly shared libraries for the application exists on the system The Linux convention for having 32 bit libraries and 64 bit libraries on the same OS is to have companion library directories The 32 bit libraries are in the conventional locations lib usr lib usr X11R6 lib etc whereas 64 bit libraries just append 64 to the directory name such as lib64 usr lib64 and usr X11R6 lib64 This also includes 32 bit versions of the graphics libraries which HP has included from the graphics vendors Q What do do if my 32 bit apps do not run due to missing shared libraries A You will need to get the library from Red Hat s 32 bit RHEL3 distribution and putiton your system in the appropriate directory and report the missing library to Red Hat through their Red Hat N etwork subscription This will help Red Hat to get the right set of 32 bit libraries needed for most apps in future releases Q Once have installed the 64 bit version of Linux what do have to do to build 64 bit apps A Simple Just rebuild from scratch and the compiler will build 64 bit by default This is true for most apps However some apps must be made 64 bit clean which means that the developers must review the code to getrid of any assumptions about 32 bitness such pointer arithmetic issues Some makefiles that explicitly declare
19. m Red Hat removes the need for this CD For information on how to use the HP Driver CD or the Red Hat Driver Disk refer to the HP Linux W orkstation User manual at http www hp com support linux user manual See chapters 1 3 Q Does the HP Installer Kit for Linux actually contain the Red Hat Box OS A No you mustobtain the Red Hat Box Set O S of your choice The HP Installer Kit for Linux is a CD set to be used in conjunction with a RHEL install and supports both Red Hat Enterprise W S 3or4 0S Red Hat requires that you purchase Red Hat Enterprise W S 3 or 4 Itis available from HP as After Market O ption AMO kits Q HP is only offering a preload of RHEL WS 4 64 bit What if want to run the 32 bit OS instead A Included with the preloaded RHEL W S 4 workstation is a Red HatN etwork registration card Use this card to register your workstation with the Red Hat N etwork This enables you to download all versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux W S 3 or 4 for your workstation and get any future updates from Red Hatas well You can choose the 32 bit O S instead of the 64 bit OS if desired N ote See the detailed hardware support matrix at HP recommends W indows Vista Business http www hp com support linux user manual for clarification of what minimum Red Hat release update is required for Red Hat Enterprise Linux to functional correctly on your workstation platform Q Will get recovery CD s with my preloaded
20. of the HP xw9400 W orkstation is designed to integrate and enhance today s leading edge technology in a platform that is highly expandable highly reliable and tuned for use on the applications you work with Having the HP xw9400 W orkstation in the HP line of Personal W orkstations allows you to choose the architecture that best suits your requirements and price point How does the HP xw9400 differ from the HP xw8600 HP xw8600 Workstation HP xw9400 Workstation Operating system Genuine W indows Vista Business 32 bit with downgrade to Windows XP Professional 32 bit custom installed Genuine W indows Vista Business 64 bit with downgrade to W indows XP Professional x64 custom installed Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 5 64 bit HP Installer Kit for Linux includes drivers for both 32 bit and 64 bit OS versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux W 4 and W S5 Genuine W indows Vista Business 32 bit with downgrade to W indows XP Professional 32 bit custom installed Genuine W indows Vista amp Business 64 bit with downgrade to W indows XP Professional x64 custom installed Genuine W indows Vista amp Business 32 bit Genuine W indows Vista amp Business 64 bit HP Installer Kit for Linux includes drivers for both 32 bitand 64 bit OS versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux W S4 and W S5 Certain W indows Vista product features require advanced or additional hardware See www microsoft com windowsvist
21. ows them to work in parallel to provide higher levels of graphics performance than is possible with a single card Such a high level of graphics performance is a new capability for workstations and is applicable in all high end graphics applications such as interactive imaging and CAD Which graphics cards are SU ready The high end 3D NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700 FX 3800 FX 4800 CX FX 5600 and FX 5800 are all NVIDIA SU capable How should determine how much graphics memory require Graphics performance is dependant upon many factors including the amount of video memory Higher performing cards also include bigger and faster G PUs more memory bandwidth and tend to have more features like dualJink connectors and support for stereo The higher performance graphics cards will also have more memory and a higher price A dual display configuration at1920 x 1200 pixels will allocate about 70 MB for the frame buffer The remaining graphics memory will be used to store textures display lists graphics data sent by your applications and other data specific to graphics If your application would benefit from more storage space for these items then you should purchase a graphics card with more memory M emory Q A The HP xw9400 Workstation implements AM D s Direct Connect Architecture What does this mean The AM D Direct Connect Architecture addresses and helps eliminate the real challenges and bottlenecks of system architecture prov
22. paths such as lib usr lib and usr X11R6 lib might need to be changed to append 64 ISV certifications HP has very strong relationships with Independent Software Vendors ISVs The software vendors recognize that HP is a critical partner in the industry notonly as a hardware OEM butasa marketing and support partner HP in some cases has engineering personnel located full time on site atthese software vendors location providing technical support application performance tuning and graphics driver optimization ISV certification is a critical aspectof the workstation value proposition W orkstation customers are running very complicated high end technical applications and reliability and stability are an absolute requirement The entry workstation is targeted at specific technical applications many of which were listed above The following table outlines the applications that are planned for the HP xw9400 Some of the applications listed in the table do not certify hardware but they are listed as targeted applications For those applications listed above that do offer hardware certification the new entry workstation will be certified Oil and gas CAE DCC MCAD Integraph MSC Adobe Bentley GeoMedia MSC Patran Photoshop MicroStation Premiere Pro After Effects Encore DVD Landmark AutoDesk EDS GeoG raphix 3D Studio Max GoCAD GeoProbe Maya Viz Interp and Modeling Apps Paradigm Geo Canopus ICEM Viz Inerp and Earth EDI
23. se to implement Liquid Cooling A HP places a large priority on satisfying customer requirements Achieving the lowest acoustics levels is a priority for HP W orkstations HP implements Liquid Cooling in a holistic fashion across both processors Implementing Liquid Cooling in the HP xw9400 W orkstation provides extremely efficient heat removal from the processors and allows the fans to run at greatly reduced RPM s to help reduce acoustic output levels Configurations where the processor fans are not the dominate noise source will not benefit from liquid cooling Examples of possible configurations where processors are not the dominate noise source are 4 GB or 8 GB fully loaded memory configurations or configurations with 15K SAS drives Q How do l order Liquid Cooling A liquid Cooling is a Configure to O rder option This provides you with a choice between Air Cooling and Liquid Cooling Q Where can learn more about HP s Liquid Cooling on the HP xw9400 A Find additional information on the HP xw9400 s Liquid Cooling option in the Reducing Acoustical N oise in Personal W orkstations by Increasing Cooling Efficiency whitepaper found at www hp com go wswhitepapers additional information can be found at http h20331 www2 hp com Hpsub cache 459889 0 0 225 121 html HP recommends W indows Vista Business Dual PCI Express x16 graphics and O Q Graphically what is special with the HP xw9400 Workstation A The HP xw9400
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