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BladeSymphony 1000 Architecture Table of Contents Executive Summary IntroductionIntroducing BladeSymphony BladeSymphony 1000 front view Enterprise-Class Capabilities Data Center Applications System Architecture Overview Front Intel Itanium Server Blade Intel Itanium Server Blade features Backplane Node link for Three interconnect ports Interface SpecificationsTwo ports per partition Fast Ethernet Two100Base/10Base ports LAN manage Ment FW ROM Atmel Intel Itanium Processor 9100 Series Hyper-Threading Technology Cache Hitachi Node Controller Demand Based SwitchingIntel VT Virtualization Technology Bus throughput from the Hitachi Node Controller Memory System Baseboard Management Controller SMP Capabilities Hitachi Node Controller connects multiple server blades Numa Architecture SMP Configuration Options Full interleave mode and non-interleave mode L3 Cache Copy Tag Intel Itanium I/O Expansion Module EBS Chassis Intel Xeon Server Blade components Intel Xeon Server Blade Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Enterprise x64 Edition Intel Xeon 5200 Dual Core Processors FB-DIMM Advantages Intel Xeon 5400 Quad Core Processors Advanced ECC Online spare memory supported configurationsOnline Spare Memory Memory mirroring Memory Mirroring On-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 Card Fiber channel switch close-up Total 8 modules mountable FCSW, Ipfc RFC, FCAL2, Fcph Embedded Fibre Channel Switch Module components LAN FC-HBA + Gigabit Ethernet Combo Card Hitachi FC Controller FC-HBA functions Management Software Embedded Gigabit Ethernet Switch Scsi Hard Drive Modules Connection configuration for HDD Modules Chassis specifications Chassis, Power, and Cooling Module Connections Redundant Power Modules Top view and cooling fan modules numbers Redundant Cooling Fan Modules Reliability Features Reliability and Serviceability FeaturesReliability features Switch & Management Module Serviceability Features NV Sram Switch & Management Module components Base Management Controller BMC OS Console Console Functions Remote Console SVP Console BladeSymphony Management Suite Management SoftwareOperating System Support Deployment Manager Operations Management+1 or N+M Cold Standby Fail-over Network Management Remote ManagementRack Management Asset Management Virtage High CPU Performance and Features Shared Mode Dedicated ModeHigh I/O Performance Shared/Virtual NIC Functions Fiber Channel VirtualizationIntegrated System Management for Virtual Machines For More Information Summary Sierra Point Parkway