Appendix A – HP BladeSystem

Out of the box, HP BladeSystem removes constraints imposed by conventional IT infrastructures, unifying server, storage, networking, power, and management capabilities in a change-ready, energy-thrifty, and cost-effective system. HP BladeSystem helps customers of all sizes – from large enterprises to small and medium businesses (SMBs) – make an easy transition to an Adaptive Infrastructure by enabling tighter and more dynamic connections between IT and the business process. With its simplified, flexible infrastructure, HP BladeSystem is prepared for change.

Two HP BladeSystem enclosures are offered, the c7000 and c3000.

HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure

The HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure has been designed to tackle the toughest problems facing today’s IT infrastructures: cost, time, energy, and change. The c7000 enclosure consolidates the essential elements of a data center – power, cooling, management, connectivity, redundancy, and security – into a modular, self-tuning unit with built-in intelligence. In addition, this enclosure provides flexibility, scalability and support for future technologies.

Figure A-1 shows the integration of server blades with HP BladeSystem scale-out infrastructure.

Figure A-1. Solving infrastructure issues with the HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure

This powerful 10U enclosure delivers the following features:

Performance

•Up to 16 c-Class server blades

•Up to four redundant I/O fabrics

•Multi-terabit mid-plane to support current and future I/O connections

•N+N or N+1 power redundancy for maximum configuration flexibility

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