Introduction; Executive Summary - HP 279720-B21 - ProLiant BL p-Class F-GbE Interconnect Overview

Introduction

This white paper provides an overview of the HP BladeSystem p-Class solution. This solution includes:
Server blades
Server blade enclosures
Network interconnect options
Power subsystem components
Management tools

Executive summary

The HP BladeSystem p-Class solution consists of server blades, server blade enclosures, network
interconnect options, a power subsystem, and management tools that enable adaptive computing and
is optimized for rapid deployment. HP BladeSystem server blades are designed for the high
performance and high availability that you have come to expect from HP ProLiant industry-standard
servers. The HP BladeSystem solution protects your investment with a modular portfolio that supports
many different environments and workloads including:
ProLiant BL20p and BL25p Server Blades—Ideal for multi-tiered enterprise data centers. The
ProLiant BL20p and BL25p Server Blades feature a dual-processor-capable design, high-
performance memory, an integrated SmartArray RAID controller, Universal hot-plug SCSI hard
drives, Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) Advanced functionality, up to four general-purpose Gigabit
Ethernet network controllers, and optional Fibre Channel (FC) SAN connectivity.
ProLiant BL30p and BL35p Server Blades— Ideal for high-performance technical computing and
enterprise datacenter environments that use external storage. The ProLiant BL30p and BL35p
Server Blades feature a dual-processor-capable design optimized for maximum server density.
Server blades feature high-performance memory, iLO Advanced functionality, two general-
purpose Gigabit Ethernet network controllers, and optional FC SAN connectivity.
ProLiant BL40p and BL45p Server Blades—Designed to power back-end and mission-critical
applications. The ProLiant BL40p and BL45p Server Blades support up to four processors,
maximum performance DDR memory, integrated SmartArray RAID controller, Universal hot-plug
SCSI hard drives, iLO Advanced functionality, four (BL45p) or five (BL40p) general-purpose
Gigabit Ethernet network controllers, and optional FC SAN connectivity.
Integrity BL60p Server Blades—The HP Integrity BL60p is the first Itanium® 2 server blade for the
HP BladeSystem p-Class family. When combined with the robust and secure HP-UX 11i v2
operating environment, the Integrity BL60p offers dramatically improved application deployment,
resource utilization, capacity management, reliability and security - all for a low total cost of
ownership. In addition, Integrity BL60p blades hosting HP-UX 11i are designed to function side
by side with Opteron™ and Xeon™ server blades hosting Windows and Linux applications in the
same p-Class enclosure.
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