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		Front
		Server blade
	Up to
	8-way
	SMP	Server blade
	configurable	Server blade
	configurable

Backplane

Rear

Switch &

Management module

8modules max.

*1: The HDD module having six HDDs mounted occupies the space for two modules.

Server blade

HDD module

(3 HDDs max.)

HDD module (6 HDDs max.)

Replaced with

4-server blade

or

I/O module

or

Embedded FCSW

module

16slots in total

16slots in total

Figure 3. Logical components of the BladeSymphony 1000

The following chapters detail the major components of BladeSymphony 1000, as well as management software and Virtage embedded virtualization technology.

•“Intel Itanium Server Blade” on page 8 provides details on the Intel Itanium Server Blades and how they can be combined to create SMP systems up of to 16 cores and 256 GB of memory.

•“Intel Xeon Server Blade” on page 20 provides details on the Intel Xeon Server Blades.

•“I/O Sub System” on page 26 provides details on the PCI-X, PCIe, and Embedded Fibre Channel Switch modules.

•“Chassis, Power, and Cooling” on page 36 provides details on the two chassis models, as well as Power and Cooling Fan Modules.

•“Reliability and Serviceability Features” on page 39 discusses the various reliability, availability, and serviceability features of the BladeSymphony 1000.

•“Management Software” on page 45 discuss software management features.

•“Virtage” on page 48 provides technical details on Virtage embedded virtualization technology.

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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 featuresFast Ethernet Two100Base/10Base ports LAN manage Ment SpecificationsBackplane Node link for Three interconnect ports Interface Two ports per partitionFW ROM Atmel Intel Itanium Processor 9100 SeriesHyper-Threading Technology CacheBus throughput from the Hitachi Node Controller Demand Based SwitchingHitachi Node Controller Intel VT Virtualization TechnologyMemory 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 PCIe I/O Module Combo Card Embedded Fibre Channel Switch ModulePCI-X I/O Module connector types PCIe I/O ModuleFiber 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 Asset Management Remote ManagementNetwork Management Rack 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