Hitachi manual BladeSymphony 1000 Architecture

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Contents BladeSymphony 1000 Architecture Table of Contents Executive Summary IntroductionIntroducing BladeSymphony BladeSymphony 1000 front view Enterprise-Class CapabilitiesData Center Applications System Architecture Overview Front Intel Itanium Server Blade Intel Itanium Server Blade featuresBackplane Node link for Three interconnect ports Interface SpecificationsTwo ports per partition Fast Ethernet Two100Base/10Base ports LAN manage MentFW ROM Atmel Intel Itanium Processor 9100 SeriesHyper-Threading Technology CacheHitachi Node Controller Demand Based SwitchingIntel VT Virtualization Technology Bus throughput from the Hitachi Node ControllerMemory System Baseboard Management ControllerSMP Capabilities Hitachi Node Controller connects multiple server blades Numa Architecture SMP Configuration OptionsFull interleave mode and non-interleave mode L3 Cache Copy Tag Intel Itanium I/O Expansion ModuleEBS Chassis Intel Xeon Server Blade components Intel Xeon Server BladeMicrosoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Enterprise x64 Edition Intel Xeon 5200 Dual Core ProcessorsFB-DIMM Advantages Intel Xeon 5400 Quad Core ProcessorsAdvanced ECC Online spare memory supported configurationsOnline Spare Memory Memory mirroring Memory MirroringOn-Module Storage Modules Sub SystemPCI-X I/O Module PCI-X I/O Module connector types Embedded Fibre Channel Switch ModulePCIe I/O Module PCIe I/O Module Combo CardFiber channel switch close-up Total 8 modules mountable FCSW, Ipfc RFC, FCAL2, Fcph Embedded Fibre Channel Switch Module componentsLAN FC-HBA + Gigabit Ethernet Combo CardHitachi FC Controller FC-HBA functions Management SoftwareEmbedded Gigabit Ethernet Switch Scsi Hard Drive Modules Connection configuration for HDD Modules Chassis specifications Chassis, Power, and CoolingModule Connections Redundant Power ModulesTop view and cooling fan modules numbers Redundant Cooling Fan ModulesReliability Features Reliability and Serviceability FeaturesReliability features Switch & Management Module Serviceability FeaturesNV Sram Switch & Management Module componentsBase Management Controller BMC OS Console Console FunctionsRemote Console SVP ConsoleBladeSymphony Management Suite Management SoftwareOperating System Support Deployment Manager Operations Management+1 or N+M Cold Standby Fail-over Network Management Remote ManagementRack Management Asset ManagementVirtage High CPU Performance and FeaturesShared Mode Dedicated ModeHigh I/O Performance Shared/Virtual NIC Functions Fiber Channel VirtualizationIntegrated System Management for Virtual Machines For More Information SummarySierra Point Parkway