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An HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure accommodates server blades, storage blades, I/O option blades, interconnect modules (switches and pass-thru modules), a NonStop passive signal midplane, a passive power backplane, power supplies, fans, and Onboard Administrator modules. The BladeSystem c-Class employs multiple signal paths and redundant hot-pluggable components to provide maximum uptime for components in the enclosure. Component overview This section discusses the components that comprise the BladeSystem c-Class. It does not discuss details about all the particular products that HP has announced or plans to announce. For product implementation details, the reader should refer to the HP BladeSystem website: www.hp.com/go/bladesystem. The HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure announced in June 2006 was the first enclosure implemented using the BladeSystem c-Class architecture. The BladeSystem c7000 10U enclosure (Figure 1) is optimized for enterprise data centers. A single c7000 enclosure can hold up to 16 server, storage, or I/O option blades. Figure 1. HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure as viewed from the front and the rear c7000 enclosure - front Half-height server blade Full-height server blade Storage blade c7000 enclosure - rear 8 interconnect bays Single-wide or double-wide 10 U Insight Display Redundant power supplies Redundant Onboard Administrators Redundant fans Redundant single phase, 3-phase, or -48V DC power Note: this figure shows the single phase enclosure. See the "HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure technologies" brief for images of the other enclosure types: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00816246/c00816246.pdf. The HP BladeSystem c3000 enclosure announced in August 2007 is a 6U enclosure optimized for smaller computing environments such as remote sites, small and medium-sized businesses, and data centers with special power and cooling constraints. Figures 2 and 3 illustrate the c3000 rack and tower implementations of the enclosure. The c3000 enclosure has the flexibility to scale from a single 5