Chapter NINE. The HP ProLiant Server Line

Chapter Syllabus

9.1 Basic Server Design

9.2 The HP ProLiant Server Family

9.3 Series Classifications

9.4 Generation Identifier

After studying this chapter, you will be able to do the following:

• Explain the factors that influence the overall design of an HP ProLiant server.

• Explain how HP ProLiant servers are categorized by line, and describe the characteristics of the ML, DL, and BL server lines.

• Explain how HP ProLiant servers are categorized by series, and describe the characteristics of the 300 series, the 500 series, and the 700 series.

• Explain what the term generation identifier means, and explain how ProLiant servers implement generation identification.

This chapter explains how the HP ProLiant line of servers is categorized, organized, and structured.