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HP BladeSystem modular architecture key benefits, Dual-port FC SAN connectivity

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HP BladeSystem modular architecture key benefits • Rapid deployment/redeployment saves valuable time - Server blades and interconnect switches can be installed and ready for immediate automated provisioning - Easy access to most pluggable components from the front of the rack, including server blades, hot-plug hard drives, and interconnect options - Easily add server blade capacity as needed without disrupting the system • Innovative design dramatically cuts network and power cables compared to traditional servers - As few as one network cable for as many as 16 server blades using the interconnect switch options - Designed for headless management, eliminating the need for keyboard, video, and mouse cables for each server and a KVM switch infrastructure - Rack-centralized power subsystem eliminates individual server power cables as well as the clutter and cost of power distribution units (PDUs) - Modular interconnect design enables server blades and interconnect options to be rapidly added and replaced without re-cabling Ethernet and FC connections - Server blade management module on enhanced server blade enclosures provides a single network cable connection for managing up to 16 server blades simultaneously • Designed to protect your investment - New HP BladeSystem p-Class 1U Power Enclosure is ideal for small blade deployments such as in remote office locations and is compatible with all server blades, networking, storage options. - Broad server blade portfolio enables complete, end-to-end solutions, including enterprise applications and high-performance computing clusters using modular building blocks. - Server blades and network interconnect options can be mixed in the same blade enclosure while operating independently and running different operating systems and applications. - HP BladeSystem enclosures may be installed in HP, telco, and third-party racks. - HP BladeSystem enclosures may share racks with traditional servers, networking, and storage devices. - Power and network interconnect options support all current and future ProLiant BL p-Class server blades, including the latest AMD Opteron-based server blade models. - FC SAN connectivity options support HP and select third party storage products. • Availability features to provide peace of mind - Redundant, hot-plug power supplies - Hot-plug SCSI hard drives and integrated RAID controller on some blade models - Dual-port FC SAN connectivity - Multiple general-purpose NICs on each server blade for redundant connections to data networks - Redundant ROM on each server blade - Redundant pairs of hot-plug interconnect switch options 4

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HP BladeSystem modular architecture key benefits
•
Rapid deployment/redeployment saves valuable time
–
Server blades and interconnect switches can be installed and ready for immediate automated
provisioning
–
Easy access to most pluggable components from the front of the rack, including server blades,
hot-plug hard drives, and interconnect options
–
Easily add server blade capacity as needed without disrupting the system
•
Innovative design dramatically cuts network and power cables compared to traditional servers
–
As few as one network cable for as many as 16 server blades using the interconnect switch
options
–
Designed for headless management, eliminating the need for keyboard, video, and mouse cables
for each server and a KVM switch infrastructure
–
Rack-centralized power subsystem eliminates individual server power cables as well as the clutter
and cost of power distribution units (PDUs)
–
Modular interconnect design enables server blades and interconnect options to be rapidly added
and replaced without re-cabling Ethernet and FC connections
–
Server blade management module on enhanced server blade enclosures provides a single
network cable connection for managing up to 16 server blades simultaneously
•
Designed to protect your investment
–
New HP BladeSystem p-Class 1U Power Enclosure is ideal for small blade deployments such as in
remote office locations and is compatible with all server blades, networking, storage options.
–
Broad server blade portfolio enables complete, end-to-end solutions, including enterprise
applications and high-performance computing clusters using modular building blocks.
–
Server blades and network interconnect options can be mixed in the same blade enclosure while
operating independently and running different operating systems and applications.
–
HP BladeSystem enclosures may be installed in HP, telco, and third-party racks.
–
HP BladeSystem enclosures may share racks with traditional servers, networking, and storage
devices.
–
Power and network interconnect options support all current and future
ProLiant BL p-Class server blades, including the latest AMD Opteron-based server blade models.
–
FC SAN connectivity options support HP and select third party storage products.
•
Availability features to provide peace of mind
–
Redundant, hot-plug power supplies
–
Hot-plug SCSI hard drives and integrated RAID controller on some blade models
–
Dual-port FC SAN connectivity
–
Multiple general-purpose NICs on each server blade for redundant connections to data networks
–
Redundant ROM on each server blade
–
Redundant pairs of hot-plug interconnect switch options