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What are the key features of HPE Apollo K6000 Servers?
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HPE Apollo K6000 Servers deliver high-density storage with up to 12 Direct-to-Node cartridges, dual Intel Xeon Scalable processors, 6 TB memory per node, and advanced thermal design for maximizing data center efficiency.
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Which workloads are best suited for HPE Apollo K6000 Servers?
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HPE Apollo K6000 Servers excel in high-performance computing, big data analytics, machine learning, and software-defined storage environments requiring dense I/O and cost-effective scalability.
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How does HPE Apollo K6000 optimize storage density?
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By supporting 12 Direct-to-Node cartridges per server chassis, HPE Apollo K6000 achieves up to 345 TB raw capacity in 2U, enabling industry-leading storage density without sacrificing performance.
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Which processors and memory configurations are supported?
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HPE Apollo K6000 Servers support dual Intel Xeon Scalable processors up to 205W TDP and six DDR4 DIMM slots per node, providing up to 6 TB of memory per node for demanding workloads.
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What storage options are available on HPE Apollo K6000 Servers?
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HPE Apollo K6000 offers NVMe SSDs, SAS HDDs, and optional NVMe caching per cartridge, enabling tiered storage performance from archival to ultra-low latency.
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How energy efficient are HPE Apollo K6000 Servers?
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With advanced liquid-cooled options and optimized airflow, HPE Apollo K6000 Servers reduce cooling costs by up to 30% and improve power usage effectiveness (PUE) in hyperscale data centers.
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What networking capabilities does the Apollo K6000 offer?
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HPE Apollo K6000 supports up to two on-board 25/100 Gb Ethernet ports and multiple PCIe 3.0 slots for InfiniBand or additional NICs, ensuring low-latency, high-throughput connectivity.
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How scalable is the HPE Apollo K6000 platform?
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Designed for horizontal scaling, HPE Apollo K6000 chassis can be clustered into 10s or 100s of nodes, delivering petabyte-scale storage and multi-PFLOPS compute in a single rack.
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What management tools are included with HPE Apollo K6000?
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HPE Apollo K6000 integrates with HPE OneView for automated provisioning, firmware management, and health monitoring, reducing deployment time and operational complexity.
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Can HPE Apollo K6000 Servers support virtualization?
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Yes. HPE Apollo K6000 Servers are certified for VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and KVM, enabling efficient VM consolidation and dynamic resource allocation.
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Which operating systems are compatible with HPE Apollo K6000?
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HPE Apollo K6000 Servers support Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, CentOS, Ubuntu, VMware ESXi, and Microsoft Windows Server for broad application coverage.
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What security features are built into HPE Apollo K6000?
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HPE Apollo K6000 includes silicon root of trust, secure firmware validation, optional self-encrypting drives, and role-based access control to safeguard data and hardware integrity.
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What warranty and support options are available?
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HPE offers a 3-year parts, labor, and onsite support warranty for Apollo K6000, with optional HPE Foundation Care and Proactive Care Service Packs for accelerated response and preventive maintenance.
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How do I integrate HPE Apollo K6000 into my data center?
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HPE Apollo K6000 uses standard 19-inch rack mounting, Converged System architecture, and HPE OneView API for seamless integration with existing power, cooling, and network infrastructures.
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What is the expected ROI of deploying HPE Apollo K6000 Servers?
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By increasing compute and storage density while lowering TCO through efficient cooling and automated management, HPE Apollo K6000 typically achieves ROI in under 12 months for data-intensive enterprises.
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What are typical use cases for HPE Apollo K6000 in HPC and big data?
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HPE Apollo K6000 Servers power genomics sequencing, seismic processing, financial risk analysis, and distributed file systems like HDFS and Ceph, delivering high throughput and scalable capacity.
