SmartStart 7.30 New Product Support
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New Server Products
Server Models Description
» BL45p - AMD Dual Core models The ProLiant BL45p is designed to deliver industry leading 4P blade performance, enterprise availability, and increased density with the scalability to run existing 32-bit applications, while also providing a simplified migration path to 64-bit computing.
» BL35p - AMD Dual Core models The ProLiant BL35p server blade delivers maximum compute density and breakthrough power efficiencies to enterprise datacenter or high performance technical computing environments. The ultra-dense BL35p is now available with up to two AMD Opteron 200 series dual-core processors with 1MB L2 cache per core and HP Power Regulator and AMD PowerNow! for optimal power management.
» BL25p - AMD Dual Core models Designed for performance front-end and mid-tier computing with enterprise availability and scalability, the ProLiant BL25p server blade now supports AMD Opteron 200 series dual-core processors with 1M L2 cache per core further increasing 2P blade performance, and HP Power Regulator for ProLiant and AMD PowerNow!TM for optimal power management.
» DL585 - AMD Dual Core and SAS models The ProLiant DL585, the best performing x86 4-processor server in the industry, now supports the new AMD Opteron™ dual-core processor further increasing the performance leadership of this system. These new Dual-Core AMD Opteron processors will enable a huge boost in performance; depending upon the application and environment, customers can expect to see anywhere from 15 to 65% performance improvement in the same 4U chassis! The ProLiant DL585 combines AMD Opteron™ processor technology, best-in-class management and outstanding uptime features in a system ideal for large data center deployments.
» DL580 G3 - SAS models The ProLiant DL580 G3 sever, based on proven industry-leading technology, is now available in SAS models with support for eight universal small form factor hot plug SAS or SATA drives. The new models also feature the Smart Array P600 SAS controller for maximum throughput and reliable data protection.
» DL385 - AMD Dual Core and SAS models The ProLiant DL385 server, delivering design excellence with enterprise-class uptime and manageability, is now available with AMD Opteron 200 series dual-core processors and up to eight small form factor SAS and SATA drives. Dual-core is available for both SCSI drives and SAS drives. The new SAS models also feature the Smart Array P600 SAS controller for maximum throughput and reliable data protection.
» DL380 G4 - SAS models

The ProLiant DL380 G4, delivering enterprise-class uptime, manageability and proven 2-way performance, is now available in SAS models. Customers can protect their investment and increase efficiency with support for eight universal small form factor hot plug SAS or SATA drives. The new models also feature the Smart Array P600 SAS controller for maximum throughput and reliable data protection.

» DL360 G4p - SAS models The powerful ProLiant DL360 G4p introduces new SAS models providing support for four small form factor hot plug SAS or SATA disk drives, providing increased deployment flexibility with increased disk drive bays, high performance RAID controller, and external Serial SCSI connector for MSA50 storage connectivity.
» ML570 G3 - SAS models The new ProLiant ML570 G3 server, an enterprise class, 4-way server with exceptional performance, maximum reliability, and unmatched expansion and flexibility now offers SAS models with even better performance and higher reliability with support for up to eighteen universal small form factor SAS or SATA drives and the Smart Array P600 SAS controller.
» ML370 G4 - SAS models

HP introduces the ProLiant ML370 G4 SAS models, now available with high performance serial-attached storage solutions and the latest Intel Xeon 2MB L2 cache processors. Special pre-configured SAS High Performance and Array models are also available enabling convenient rapid system deployment.

» ML350 G4p - SAS models

The HP ProLiant ML350 G4p is a traditional tower server refined with essential availability features to form a versatile, dependable backbone for expanding businesses and dedicated workgroups.


New Product Options
Option Description
» HP NC370F PCI-X Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter The HP NC370F PCI-X Multifunction Gigabit server adapter is the industry's first cost-effective networking adapter to support accelerated iSCSI for both Windows and Linux. The new adapter also supports TOE (TCP/IP Offload Engine) and RDAM (Remote Direct Memory Access), as those technologies become available.
» HP NC370T PCI-X Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter The HP NC370T PCI-X Multifunction Gigabit server adapter is the industry's first cost-effective networking adapter to support accelerated iSCSI for both Windows and Linux. The new adapter also supports TOE (TCP/IP Offload Engine) and RDAM (Remote Direct Memory Access), as those technologies become available.
» HP Smart Array P600 serial attached SCSI controller The first of a new generation of SAS Smart Array controllers, the new HP Smart Array P600 (SA-P600) serial attached SCSI (SAS) controller provides new levels of performance and reliability for HP servers, through its support of the latest SCSI technology and advanced RAID capabilities. The SA-P600 once again raises the standards of performance offering twice the bandwidth of a 4-channel U320 array controller. Enhanced resiliency of SAS and SATA scale-out solutions with industry-standard RAID6 built on HP's Advanced Data Guarding technology offers customers an enhanced level of data protection with a second disk available for backup.

Updated Configuration Tools Available for Download
Configuration Tool Version
» HP Array Configuration Utility for Linux » 7.30-9

Updated Drivers and Support Software
Software Version
» ProLiant Support Pack for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions » 7.30 B
» ProLiant Support Pack for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 » 7.30
» ProLiant Support Pack for Microsoft Windows 2000 » 7.30
» ProLiant Support Pack for Novell NetWare » 7.30
» ProLiant Support Pack for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 » 7.30
» ProLiant Support Pack for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 » 7.30
» ProLiant Support Pack for SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 » 7.30
» ProLiant Support Pack for United Linux/SLES8 » 7.30
» ProLiant Support Pack for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 » 7.30

ProLiant Server Product ROM Families
» ROM Upgrade Utility Components
Smart Components for ROM Flash provide a simple, cost effective way to remotely upgrade server and option firmware. These new components allow customers to perform system and Option ROM updates from a remote system with no physical presence at the server.
» System ROM Family Table
This link provides the BIOS/firmware family code for your system. Visit this link if you have systems that require a BIOS/firmware update.
» Select the ProLiant System ROM Family and Version for your system.
This link provides information to help you correctly identify your system ROM. From here you can select the correct ROMPaq software to upgrade your system successfully.

SmartStart 7.30 Customer Advisory List and Release Notes
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