Workload brief
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Navigate VoIP/LTE networks
HP ProLiant m800 Server Cartridge
Your clients expect mobile content to be delivered faster and
more reliably than ever. But at what cost to you? How about less
cost, energy, and complexity—when you deploy HP Moonshot.
Over-the-top mobile user
demands
Mobile content delivery,
made better
When 3G networks were deployed, the world
marveled at the increased delivery speed
of content to mobile devices. And while
3G networks are still the most widely used,
4G service is on the rise—and it promises to
reach new performance heights.
Optimized for VoIP/LTE support, the HP ProLiant
m800 Server Cartridge is designed to resolve the
top three challenges that virtually every mobile
service provider faces today—regardless of size
or global location.
What this means to you, as a mobile service
provider, is upgrading your infrastructure to
ensure it can handle the increasing demand for
fast, faster, and fastest access to mobile Web
applications, including video-casting and other
real-time multimedia communications.
VoIP/LTE enables you to reproduce many
of the enhanced features found in today’s
“over-the-top” applications, including voice,
video, messaging, collaboration, and storage.
But here’s the problem—what if your servers
aren’t designed to handle VoIP/LTE? Will your
clients remain loyal? Or will then consider
other options?
Rather than face painful customer churn, you
can do something that will keep your clients
happy, while saving you time, energy, and
data center space. You can deploy HP ProLiant
m800 Server Cartridges.
Who benefits from the m800?
Any mobile service provider can benefit from
the cost, space, simplicity, and performance
benefits of the HP ProLiant m800 System.
•Reduce costs—Internal HP research shows
that when compared to traditional servers,
HP Moonshot servers use less energy for
power and cooling, and cost less to purchase.
•Save space—Another cost-saving benefit,
HP Moonshot servers are so compact they
use 80 percent less data center space.
•Boost performance—With four TI KeyStone
system-on-chip (SoC)—each with an ARM®
Cortex-A15 CPU, and eight digital signal
processors (DSPs), a shared memory
controller, an integrated fabric, and an
I/O interface—HP ProLiant m800 Server
Cartridges provide high-performance
RISC processing at ultra-low power
consumption levels.
HP Moonshot at a glance
An exciting new class of server, the
HP Moonshot system is engineered to
address the IT challenges created by today’s
complex VoIP/LTE networks—as well as by the
Web, Big Data, hosting, and others. Built from
chips more commonly found in smartphones
and tablets, HP Moonshot VoIP/LTE servers:
•Fit in the palm of your hand
•Significantly reduce energy consumption
•Offer breakthrough scale and performance
•Cost much less than traditional server
solutions
Workload brief | HP ProLiant m800 Server Cartridge
Better performance, less energy consumption
“Customers today require
increased performance to
process compute-intensive
workloads using less energy
and in a smaller footprint. As a
partner in the HP Moonshot
ecosystem, dedicated to the
rapid development of new
Moonshot servers, we believe
Texas Instrument’s (TI’s)
KeyStone design will provide
new capabilities across
multiple disciplines to
accelerate the pace of
telecommunication
innovations and geological
exploration.”
– Paul Santeler, vice president and general manager,
Hyperscale Server business segment, HP
Contact us at
hpdiscovery.lab@hp.com
In addition, HP Moonshot servers boost
efficiency by sharing management, power,
cooling, and networking resources across all
servers in the chassis. So rather than dedicate
resources to each server in the chassis, one set
of shared resources applies to all. And instead
of managing each server individually, you can
manage them all at the same time—a huge
time- and money-saving benefit.
Did you know?
•The TCI6636 SoC built into HP ProLiant m800
Server Cartridges is the first SoC to integrate
four ARM Cortex-A15 RISC cores, providing
high-performance RISC processing at ultra-low
power consumption levels.1
The system
The HP Moonshot System consists of
the HP Moonshot 1500 Chassis and
software-defined HP ProLiant servers,
also called “cartridges.” As you know, the
ProLiant m800 Server Cartridge is optimized
for VoIP/LTE networks.
A single 4.3U enclosure holds up to 45
server cartridges, two network switches,
and supporting components. With support
for up to 21,600 cores per rack (when
you use quad-core ARM processors with
eight DSP cores), HP Moonshot servers
occupy one-eighth of the space required by
traditional servers.
While you might start your Moonshot journey
with an m800 Server Cartridge for supporting
your VoIP/LTE network, you can add other
cartridges to support additional use cases at
any time. Other cartridges in the Moonshot
family are optimized for:
•Web
•Hosting
Bringing it all together
HP hardware is a critical part of the Moonshot
System. But the “special sauce” that optimizes
each cartridge for a particular workload
is the technology delivered through the
HP Pathfinder Innovation Ecosystem.
Including technology from leaders in their
respective areas—e.g., VoIP/LTE networking,
hosting, Web, and Big Data—means you can
access groundbreaking solutions in months,
instead of years. Partners in the HP Pathfinder
Innovation Ecosystem include Texas
Instruments, AMD, Intel®, Microsoft ®, Red Hat ®,
SUSE, and many more.
Get the support you need
To ensure you get the services you need when
you need them, HP offers all-new Moonshot
Concierge Support—a new approach to
acquiring compute capacity and service
expertise, tailored to your unique needs.
•Consulting services can help you plan your
workloads on HP Moonshot.
•Deployment services and/or training help you
get started quickly.
•HP Foundation Care to HP Datacenter Care
provide flexible choices for ongoing support
of your environment.
•Every Moonshot chassis comes with
warranty and Canonical Ubuntu operating
system support.
And in case you want to evaluate your
applications running on ProLiant m800 Server
Cartridges, you can use an HP Discovery
Lab. With facilities located around the world,
Discovery Labs provide fast and easy access
to technology, industry experts, and
peers—enabling you to confidently choose
the right solution for your unique needs.
•Hosted desktop infrastructure (HDI)
•Content delivery network (CDN)
TMS320TCI6636 SoC, High-performance SoC for
ultra high capacity small cells and green power
macro cells, Texas Instruments, 2012
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