Figure 2. HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure – rear view
The HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure has redundant signal paths between servers and interconnect
modules.1 The NonStop signal midplane in the c3000 enclosure has no active components. The
enclosure is available with a single-phase power subsystem that can run on either low-line or high-line
power. Both c3000 models can be populated with the following components:
• Up to four full-height (FH) or eight half-height (HH) server and/or storage blades per enclosure
• Up to four interconnect modules simultaneously supporting a variety of network interconnect fabrics
such as Ethernet, Fibre Channel (FC), InfiniBand (IB), Internet Small Computer System Interface
(iSCSI), or Serial-attached SCSI (SAS)
• Active Cool fan kits for a maximum of six fans
• Up to six power supplies with either low-line or high-line power input2
• Onboard Administrator (OA) management module
• DVD drive
• Optional KVM enclosure module for connecting the c3000 to an in-rack KVM switch or HP TFT
7600 Rack Mount Keyboard/Monitor
Both c-Class enclosures have common critical components such as servers, interconnects, mezzanine
cards, storage blades, power supplies, and fans. Table 1 lists components supported by the c3000
and c7000 enclosures.
1 The c3000 enclosure will soon support two Onboard Administrator management modules, providing a fully
redundant design.
2 Typically, only four power supplies are required, especially in sites where non-redundant AC input is
acceptable.
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