QuickSpecs ProLiant BL20p and p-Class system
DA-11411 World Wide — Version 4 — September 19, 2002 1
Overview

What's New

• Performance dual processor server blade
designed with enterprise availability
• ProLiant BL20p Server Blade includes:
• Intel Pentium III FC-PGA
1.4 GHz processor (dual capability)
• ServerWorks HE- SuperLite Chipset
• 512-MB or 1024-MB PC133-MHz
Registered ECC SDRAM memory, (2 x 1
Interleaved Memory), expandable to 4 GB
• Three NC3163 Fast Ethernet Embedded
WOL (Wake On LAN) NICs standard
• Two NICs are upgradable to
10/100/1000T using the Dual Gigabit
Ethernet NC7780 NIC option kit
• One additional 10/100 port dedicated to
Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) Management
• Smart Array 5i Controller with optional
battery-backed write cache (integrated
on system board)
• Wide Ultra3 SCSI Drive Cage standard
supports up to two 1″ Wide Ultra3 hot
plug hard drives
• Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) Advanced
Management (ASIC on motherboard)
• Plugs vertically into 6U enclosure
• Up to 48 BL20p blades fit in 42U rack
• ProLiant BL p-Class Server Blade
Enclosure:
• Server blades and interconnects blind
mate into server blade enclosures for
network connection and power
• Server blade enclosure is 6U and holds
up to 8 ProLiant BL20p server blades
and 2 interconnects
• 2 types of interconnects available:
interconnect switches or patch panels
• ProLiant BL p-Class Power Enclosure:
• Use BL p-Class sizing tool to determine
power based on your configuration
http://activeanswers.compaq.com/aaconfi
gurator/PowerCalc/BL20p.xls
• BL p-Class power enclosure provides
shared, external, redundant power
• Power enclosure is 3U and holds up to 6
hot-plug power supplies
• Choose single-phase or three-phase
power
• BL p-Class power enclosure with power
supplies not needed if using facility
-48VDC ± 10% in this case purchase DC
option kit
• ProLiant BL p-Class Power Distribution:
• Distributes power from the power
enclosure to the server blade enclosures
• Three power distribution choices:
• BL p-Class scalable bus bar
• BL p-Class mini bus bar
• BL p-Class power bus box
• BL p-Class server blade, server blade
enclosure, interconnects and power
enclosure protected by a limited three year
warranty with optional service uplifts available
• Note: Power requirements for a ProLiant BL
p-Class system: 200V − 240V AC,
30 amp or facility DC -48V ± 10%.