HP Xw25p HP BladeSystem p-Class System Overview and Planning - Page 1

HP BladeSystem p-Class System Overview and Planning Introduction...3 Executive summary...3 HP BladeSystem modular architecture key benefits 4 HP BladeSystem manageability key benefits 5 HP BladeSystem overview ...6 Hardware components ...9 ProLiant BL20p and BL25p series server blades 10 ProLiant BL30p and BL35p series server blades 11 ProLiant BL40p and BL45p Server Blades 12 ProLiant BL p-Class server blade SAN connectivity 14 FC connectivity with ProLiant BL20p, BL25p, BL30p, BL35p, and BL45p series server blades 14 FC connectivity with ProLiant BL40p server blades 16 Specific requirements for attaching ProLiant BL30p and ProLiant BL35p Server Blade to FC SANs........ 16 HP BladeSystem p-Class Server Blade Enclosure 17 HP BladeSystem p-Class Blade Sleeve 19 HP BladeSystem p-Class network interconnect options 20 Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for HP BladeSystem p-Class 21 ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 Interconnect Switch 22 ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch 23 ProLiant BL p-Class RJ-45 Patch Panel 25 ProLiant BL p-Class RJ-45 Patch Panel 2 26 HP BladeSystem p-Class power subsystem 27 Enclosure-based power ...27 Rack-centralized power...27 Power supplies ...27 Power distribution...28 HP BladeSystem p-Class 1U and 3U power subsystem features 30