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HP ProLiant BL480c Server Blade Overview, 4.10.1 HP ProLiant BL480c Front View

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4.10 HP ProLiant BL480c Server Blade Overview The HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure supports up to eight HP ProLiant BL480c server blades. The HP ProLiant BL480c provides dual-processor, dual-core Intel Xeon processors, DDR2 fully buffered DIMMs, serial attached SAS or SATA hard drives, support of multifunction NICS, and multiple I/O cards. The HP BL480c includes high-availability features such as hot-pluggable hard drives, mirrored-memory, online spare memory, memory interleaving, embedded RAID capability, and enhanced remote Lights-Out management. Table 4-6 lists the features of the HP ProLiant BL480c server blade. Table 4-6 HP Proliant BL480c Features Item Processor Memory Storage Controller Internal Drive Support Network Controller Mezzanine Support Description Up to two dual-core Intel Xeon 5000 or 5100 Sequence processors Intel 5000P chipset supporting up to a1333 MHz front-side bus (FSB) Up to 48 GB of memory supported by 12 PC2-5300, fully buffered DIMMs at 667 MHz Supports memory interleaving (2 x 1), memory mirroring, and online spare capacity Integrated Smart Array P400i RAID controller with 256 MB cache (with optional battery-backed write cache) supports RAID 0/1/5 Up to four small form factor (SFF) SAS or SATA hot-plug hard drives Four embedded NIC ports, plus one additional management NIC port: - One embedded NC326i dual-port Gigabit server adapter - Two embedded NC373i multifunction Gigabit server adapters - One additional 10/100 NIC dedicated to iLO 2 management Three additional I/O expansion slots via mezzanine card Supports up to three mezzanine cards: • Dual-port Fibre Channel mMezzanine (4 Gb) options for SAN connectivity (choice of Emulex or QLogic). • Ethernet NIC mezzanine options for additional network ports - HP NC326m PCI Express dual-port 1 Gb server adapter for c-Class BladeSystem - HP NC373m PCI Express dual-port multifunction Gigabit server adapter • Infiniband (IB) and 10 GbE Internal USB Support Management Operating Systems Enclosures One internal USB 2.0 connector for security key devices and USB drive keys Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2) Standard Blade Edition (includes virtual KVM and graphical remote console) Supports Windows, Linux, and NetWare operating systems HP ProLiant BL480c server blade plugs vertically into the BladeSystem c-Class enclosure 4.10.1 HP ProLiant BL480c Front View Figure 4-25 shows the front view of a ProLiant BL480c server. 4.10 HP ProLiant BL480c Server Blade Overview 183

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4.10 HP ProLiant BL480c Server Blade Overview
The HP BladeSystem c–Class enclosure supports up to eight HP ProLiant BL480c server blades.
The HP ProLiant BL480c provides dual-processor, dual-core Intel Xeon processors, DDR2 fully
buffered DIMMs, serial attached SAS or SATA hard drives, support of multifunction NICS, and
multiple I/O cards. The HP BL480c includes high-availability features such as hot-pluggable
hard drives, mirrored-memory, online spare memory, memory interleaving, embedded RAID
capability, and enhanced remote Lights-Out management.
Table 4-6
lists the features of the HP
ProLiant BL480c server blade.
Table 4-6 HP Proliant BL480c Features
Description
Item
Up to two dual-core Intel Xeon 5000 or 5100 Sequence processors
Processor
Intel 5000P chipset supporting up to a1333 MHz front-side bus (FSB)
Up to 48 GB of memory supported by 12 PC2-5300, fully buffered DIMMs at 667
MHz
Memory
Supports memory interleaving (2 x 1), memory mirroring, and online spare capacity
Integrated Smart Array P400i RAID controller with 256 MB cache (with optional
battery-backed write cache) supports RAID 0/1/5
Storage Controller
Up to four small form factor (SFF) SAS or SATA hot-plug hard drives
Internal Drive Support
Four embedded NIC ports, plus one additional management NIC port:
Network Controller
– One embedded NC326i dual-port Gigabit server adapter
– Two embedded NC373i multifunction Gigabit server adapters
– One additional 10/100 NIC dedicated to iLO 2 management
Three additional I/O expansion slots via mezzanine card
Mezzanine Support
Supports up to three mezzanine cards:
Dual-port Fibre Channel mMezzanine (4 Gb) options for SAN connectivity
(choice of Emulex or QLogic).
Ethernet NIC mezzanine options for additional network ports
— HP NC326m PCI Express dual-port 1 Gb server adapter for c-Class
BladeSystem
— HP NC373m PCI Express dual-port multifunction Gigabit server adapter
Infiniband (IB) and 10 GbE
One internal USB 2.0 connector for security key devices and USB drive keys
Internal USB Support
Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2) Standard Blade Edition (includes virtual KVM
and graphical remote console)
Management
Supports Windows, Linux, and NetWare operating systems
Operating Systems
HP ProLiant BL480c server blade plugs vertically into the BladeSystem c-Class
enclosure
Enclosures
4.10.1 HP ProLiant BL480c Front View
Figure 4-25
shows the front view of a ProLiant BL480c server.
4.10 HP ProLiant BL480c Server Blade Overview
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