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HP ProLiant DL980 Gen8 Server Dubai – Mission-Critical 8U Excellence

Product Overview

Short Description

The HP ProLiant DL980 Gen8 server represents the ultimate in mission-critical computing excellence, delivering unparalleled performance, reliability, and scalability for the most demanding enterprise environments in Dubai and across the UAE. As the leading HP server supplier in Dubai, we provide comprehensive HP ProLiant DL980 Gen8 solutions that combine cutting-edge 8-socket Intel Xeon E7 v2 processor technology with enterprise-grade fault tolerance and advanced mission-critical capabilities.

This powerful 8U rack server features up to eight Intel Xeon E7-4800 v2 processors, supporting up to 120 cores and 240 threads for unprecedented parallel processing capabilities. The HP ProLiant DL980 Gen8 Dubai offering includes advanced memory architecture supporting up to 12TB of DDR3 memory, ensuring optimal performance for the most demanding applications including large-scale databases, enterprise resource planning, and mission-critical virtualization workloads.

Our position as the leading HP server supplier in Dubai enables us to provide complete HP ProLiant DL980 Gen8 solutions including professional installation, configuration, and ongoing support services. The server’s innovative design incorporates advanced fault tolerance features, comprehensive redundancy, and enterprise-class management capabilities through HPE iLO 4 technology with advanced monitoring and predictive analytics.

The HP ProLiant DL980 Gen8 server delivers exceptional performance and reliability for organizations requiring maximum computing power and fault tolerance. Its 8-socket architecture provides unparalleled processing capability for the most demanding applications, while advanced memory and storage subsystems ensure optimal data access and throughput. Comprehensive reliability features including hot-swappable components, advanced error correction, and fault tolerance capabilities ensure maximum uptime for mission-critical applications in Dubai’s most demanding enterprise environments.

Technical Architecture and Performance

Mission-Critical Processor Architecture

Intel Xeon E7-4800 v2 Foundation

The foundation of HP ProLiant DL980 Gen8 performance lies in its advanced 8-socket Intel Xeon E7-4800 v2 processor architecture, which delivers unprecedented computing power through innovative multi-core design and advanced reliability features. Each Intel Xeon processor features up to 15 cores and 30 threads, enabling the 8-socket configuration to support up to 120 cores and 240 threads of parallel processing capability. This massive thread count provides exceptional performance for the most demanding enterprise applications including large-scale databases, ERP systems, and mission-critical virtualization environments.

Advanced Manufacturing and Reliability

The Intel Xeon E7-4800 v2 processors incorporate advanced 22nm manufacturing technology with enhanced reliability features designed for mission-critical environments. Advanced reliability features include Machine Check Architecture (MCA) recovery, which enables the system to recover from certain processor errors without system interruption. These features ensure maximum system availability and data integrity for mission-critical applications that cannot tolerate downtime.

Cache Architecture and Memory Support

Advanced cache architecture within the Intel Xeon processors includes up to 37.5MB of shared L3 cache per processor, ensuring rapid access to frequently used data and instructions. This substantial cache capacity reduces memory latency and improves overall system responsiveness, particularly beneficial for applications with large working datasets. The processor’s support for DDR3-1600 memory with advanced error correction provides exceptional memory bandwidth and reliability for mission-critical applications.

Multi-Socket Optimization and Scalability

The HP ProLiant DL980 Gen8 server’s 8-socket configuration enables advanced NUMA (Non-Uniform Memory Access) optimization and sophisticated workload distribution across multiple processors. Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) technology provides high-speed processor-to-processor communication with multiple interconnect paths, ensuring efficient data sharing and coordination between processors while providing redundancy for enhanced reliability. This advanced interconnect architecture minimizes inter-processor communication latency while maximizing overall system throughput.

Memory Architecture and Fault Tolerance

Memory Configuration and Capacity

The HP ProLiant DL980 Gen8 server features advanced memory architecture designed to maximize performance, capacity, and reliability for mission-critical enterprise applications. Supporting up to 12TB of DDR3 memory across 96 DIMM slots, this server provides exceptional memory capacity for the most demanding memory-intensive workloads including large-scale in-memory databases, enterprise virtualization, and high-performance analytics applications.

Advanced Memory Technology and Reliability

The server’s memory architecture supports DDR3-1600 memory modules with comprehensive error correction and fault tolerance capabilities. Advanced memory features include support for Registered DIMMs (RDIMMs), Load-Reduced DIMMs (LRDIMMs), and comprehensive error correction including Single Device Data Correction (SDDC), Double Device Data Correction (DDDC), and memory mirroring capabilities that provide protection against memory errors and ensure data integrity.

Memory Fault Tolerance Features

Advanced memory fault tolerance features include memory mirroring, memory sparing, and online spare memory capabilities that maintain system availability even in the presence of memory failures. Memory mirroring provides real-time duplication of memory contents across multiple memory channels, enabling continued operation even if an entire memory channel fails. Online spare memory automatically replaces failed memory modules with spare modules without system interruption.

Storage Architecture and Redundancy

The server’s storage architecture provides exceptional performance, capacity, and redundancy through support for multiple storage technologies and advanced RAID capabilities. Standard storage options include support for up to 16 Small Form Factor (SFF) drive bays with hot-swappable drives, enabling organizations to optimize storage configuration for performance, capacity, and redundancy requirements. Advanced storage features include support for SAS SSDs, SATA SSDs, and traditional SAS hard drives with comprehensive RAID capabilities.

Mission-Critical Applications and Use Cases

Enterprise Database Systems

Large-Scale Database Excellence

The HP ProLiant DL980 Gen8 server delivers exceptional performance for large-scale database systems through its powerful 8-socket Intel Xeon processor architecture and massive memory capacity. As the leading HP server supplier in Dubai, we provide complete database solutions that enable organizations to implement the most demanding database applications including Oracle Database, Microsoft SQL Server, and SAP HANA with exceptional performance and reliability.

Transaction Processing Performance

Transaction processing applications benefit from the server’s massive processing power and advanced memory architecture, enabling handling of thousands of concurrent transactions with exceptional performance and reliability. The server’s 8-socket configuration provides unparalleled processing capability for OLTP (Online Transaction Processing) applications that require maximum throughput and minimal latency for business-critical operations.

Data Warehouse and Analytics

Data warehouse and analytics applications leverage the server’s massive memory capacity and parallel processing capabilities to deliver exceptional performance for complex analytical queries and data processing tasks. Support for up to 12TB of system memory enables organizations to maintain entire data warehouses in memory for exceptional query performance and real-time analytics capabilities.

In-Memory Database Platforms

In-memory database platforms including SAP HANA, Oracle Database In-Memory, and Microsoft SQL Server In-Memory OLTP benefit significantly from the server’s massive memory capacity and high memory bandwidth. The server’s advanced memory architecture and fault tolerance features ensure optimal performance and reliability for in-memory database applications that require maximum memory capacity and data integrity.

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

SAP and ERP Excellence

The HP ProLiant DL980 Gen8 server provides exceptional performance and reliability for enterprise resource planning systems including SAP ERP, Oracle E-Business Suite, and Microsoft Dynamics. The server’s massive processing power and memory capacity enable implementation of large-scale ERP systems that support thousands of concurrent users with exceptional performance and reliability.

Business Intelligence and Reporting

Business intelligence and reporting applications benefit from the server’s parallel processing capabilities and massive memory capacity, enabling real-time reporting and analytics across large enterprise datasets. The server’s advanced processor architecture ensures optimal performance for complex business intelligence queries and reporting applications that require substantial computational resources.

Supply Chain Management

Supply chain management applications leverage the server’s processing power and reliability features to provide real-time visibility and control across complex supply chain operations. The server’s fault tolerance capabilities ensure continuous operation of critical supply chain applications that cannot tolerate downtime or data loss.

Financial Management Systems

Financial management systems benefit from the server’s advanced security features and fault tolerance capabilities, ensuring accurate financial processing and reporting with maximum data integrity. The server’s massive processing power enables real-time financial analysis and reporting across large enterprise financial datasets.

Mission-Critical Virtualization

Enterprise Virtualization Excellence

The HP ProLiant DL980 Gen8 server delivers exceptional virtualization performance and reliability through its powerful 8-socket processor architecture and advanced fault tolerance features. The server’s massive processing power and memory capacity enable implementation of large-scale virtualization environments that support thousands of virtual machines with exceptional performance and reliability.

Virtual Machine Density and Performance

Virtual machine density benefits significantly from the server’s high core count and massive memory capacity, enabling deployment of hundreds of virtual machines on a single server with exceptional performance. Advanced virtualization features including Intel VT-x, Intel VT-d, and Intel EPT ensure optimal virtual machine performance and isolation for mission-critical virtualization environments.

Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity

Disaster recovery and business continuity applications leverage the server’s fault tolerance features and advanced management capabilities to provide comprehensive data protection and rapid recovery capabilities. The server’s redundant components and advanced error correction ensure maximum system availability for disaster recovery applications that require continuous operation.

Cloud Computing Infrastructure

Cloud computing infrastructure implementations benefit from the server’s massive processing power and advanced management capabilities, enabling deployment of private cloud platforms that provide exceptional performance and reliability. Support for leading cloud platforms including VMware vCloud and Microsoft Azure Stack ensures flexibility for diverse cloud computing requirements.

Fault Tolerance and Reliability Features

Advanced Fault Tolerance Capabilities

Hardware Fault Tolerance

The HP ProLiant DL980 Gen8 server incorporates comprehensive fault tolerance capabilities designed to ensure maximum system availability and data integrity for mission-critical applications. As the leading HP server supplier in Dubai, we understand the critical importance of fault tolerance for organizations that cannot tolerate system downtime or data loss in mission-critical environments.

Redundant Component Architecture

Redundant component architecture includes hot-swappable power supplies, cooling fans, and storage devices that enable component replacement without system interruption. Advanced redundancy features ensure that single component failures do not impact system availability, while comprehensive monitoring and alerting capabilities provide early warning of potential component issues.

Advanced Error Correction

Advanced error correction capabilities include comprehensive memory error correction, processor error recovery, and storage error correction that detect and correct errors before they impact system operation. Machine Check Architecture (MCA) recovery enables the system to recover from certain processor errors without system interruption, ensuring maximum system availability for mission-critical applications.

Predictive Failure Analysis

Predictive failure analysis capabilities monitor system components and analyze performance trends to identify potential failures before they occur. Advanced monitoring and analytics capabilities provide early warning of potential component issues, enabling proactive maintenance and component replacement before failures impact system availability.

Management and Monitoring Excellence

HPE iLO 4 Advanced Management

The HP ProLiant DL980 Gen8 server features comprehensive management and monitoring capabilities through HPE iLO 4 Advanced technology and HPE Systems Insight Manager. These advanced management tools provide complete server lifecycle management with enhanced monitoring, alerting, and remote management capabilities designed for mission-critical environments.

Remote Management and Monitoring

Advanced remote management capabilities include remote console access, virtual media support, and comprehensive hardware monitoring with enhanced security features. The management processor operates independently of the main server processors, ensuring management access even during system failures or maintenance operations.

Automated Monitoring and Alerting

Automated monitoring and alerting capabilities provide real-time visibility into system health and performance with comprehensive alerting for potential issues. Advanced monitoring capabilities include detailed component monitoring, performance analysis, and predictive analytics that identify potential issues before they impact system availability.

Integration with Enterprise Management

Integration with enterprise management platforms including HPE Systems Insight Manager, Microsoft System Center, and VMware vCenter provides comprehensive management capabilities across enterprise infrastructure. Centralized management reduces administrative overhead while providing detailed visibility into system health and performance across multiple servers.

Technical Specifications

Processor Specifications

Processor Family: Intel Xeon E7-4800 v2 processors
Socket Configuration: 8-socket configuration
Core Count: Up to 120 cores, 240 threads
Manufacturing Process: 22nm manufacturing technology
Cache Memory: Up to 37.5MB L3 cache per processor
Memory Support: DDR3-1600 memory support
Interconnect: Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI)
Reliability: Machine Check Architecture (MCA) recovery

Memory Configuration

Maximum Memory: Up to 12TB DDR3 memory
DIMM Slots: 96 DIMM slots
Memory Speed: DDR3-1600 memory speed
Memory Types: RDIMM, LRDIMM support
Error Correction: SDDC, DDDC, memory mirroring
Fault Tolerance: Memory sparing, online spare memory
Memory Features: Advanced fault tolerance capabilities

Storage Options

Drive Bays: Up to 16 SFF hot-swappable drive bays
Storage Types: SAS SSD, SATA SSD, SAS HDD support
Storage Controllers: HPE Smart Array controllers
RAID Support: Hardware RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Storage Features: Hot-swappable drives, online RAID migration
Redundancy: Advanced storage redundancy options

Network Connectivity

Expansion Slots: Multiple PCIe expansion slots
Network Options: 10GbE, InfiniBand network adapter options
Network Features: Advanced networking capabilities
Redundancy: Network redundancy and failover
Management: Integrated network management features

Fault Tolerance Features

Power Supplies: Redundant hot-swappable power supplies
Cooling: Redundant hot-swappable cooling fans
Memory: Memory mirroring, sparing, online spare
Processors: Machine Check Architecture recovery
Storage: Hot-swappable drives, RAID redundancy
Monitoring: Predictive failure analysis
Management: Advanced fault tolerance management

Management Features

Management: HPE iLO 4 Advanced
Remote Access: Advanced remote management
Monitoring: Comprehensive hardware monitoring
Analytics: Predictive analytics capabilities
Integration: Enterprise management integration
Security: Advanced management security features
Alerting: Comprehensive alerting capabilities

Form Factor and Power

Form Factor: 8U rack server
Rack Compatibility: Standard 19-inch rack mounting
Power Supplies: Redundant hot-swappable power supplies
Cooling: Redundant advanced cooling design
Energy Efficiency: Energy-efficient operation
Environmental: Advanced thermal management
Reliability: Mission-critical reliability features

As the leading HP server supplier in Dubai, we provide complete HP ProLiant DL980 Gen8 solutions with professional installation, configuration, and ongoing support services for mission-critical environments. Contact our technical specialists for detailed consultation and customized server configurations optimized for your most demanding requirements.