topic Re: Installing 2nd CPU in ProLiant Servers (ML,DL,SL)

Installing 2nd CPU

Carl Behrent — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 23:03:33 GMT

HP ProLiant DL360 G3
Windows 2003 (No SP installed)

Currently has 1 x 2.8GHz CPU and we are wanting to install a 2nd CPU.

Is there a proper procedure for doing this or just shut the server down, install CPU then power back on?

I have been looking for documentation for this but havent found anything suitable yet.

Thanks

Re: Installing 2nd CPU

Mario_66 — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 03:32:47 GMT

Hi Carl,

check this:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=PSD_CN0319W

HTH,
Mario.

Re: Installing 2nd CPU

Patrick Matthews_2 — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 09:22:01 GMT

Once the processor is installed, yo will have to go into Windows Device Manager and under the "Computer" section you will have to instruct it to scan for new hardware changes. This will change the driver to a Multiprocessor PC and will require a reboot

Re: Installing 2nd CPU

Samnang — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 20:41:50 GMT

make sure that the ROM version is the latest version to make your exiting processor support with the new stepping of new processor.
go to this

http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/romtabl.html

Re: Installing 2nd CPU

e4services — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 09:42:45 GMT

No 'firmware' upgrade is necessary to add another CPU. I do not know WHERE that comment comes from. It's THE SAME CPU.

Anyway the simple answer is what you suspected, shut the server down, install CPU then power back on. And as the other comment said, windows will have to be updated to add the multiCPU kernal to use them both

Re: Installing 2nd CPU

Jon Ward — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 17:34:04 GMT

Actually, a firmware upgrade is a good precaution. Upgraded processors are not always the same; newer stepping levels may be introduced over time.

It is true that the CPU and cache levels would remain the same.