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HP BladeSystem p Class System Overview and Planning

Introduction.........................................................................................................................................3
Executive summary.............................................................................................................. .................3
HP BladeSystem modular ar chitecture ke y benefits............................................................................... 4
HP BladeSystem manage ability key benefits........................................................................................5
HP BladeSystem overview........................................................................................................ .............6
Hardware co mponents.......................................................................................................................10
ProLiant BL20p and BL25p series server blades .................................................................................1 1
ProLiant BL30p and BL35p seri1 3
ProLiant BL40p and BL 45p Server Blades......................................................................................... .15
Integrity BL60p Server Blade ................................................................................................... ........17
ProLiant and Integrity BL p Class server blade SAN connectivity...........................................................18
FC connectivity with ProLiant BL20p, BL25p, BL30p, BL35p, BL45p series and
Integrity BL60p server blades.................................................................................................. .....18
FC connectivity with ProLia nt BL40p Server Blades .........................................................................20
Specific requirements for attaching ProLiant BL30p and ProLiant BL35p Server Blade to FC SANs........20
HP BladeSystem p Class Se rver Blade Enclosure ................................................................................21
HP BladeSystem p Cl ass Blade Sleeve...............................................................................................23
HP BladeSystem p Class networ k interconnect options ........................................................................24
Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Modu le for HP BladeSystem p Class..................................................25
ProLiant BL p Class GbE2 Interconnect Switch26
ProLass GbE Interconnect Switch..................................................................................27
ProLiant BL p Class RJ 45 Patch Panel.......................................................................................... ..29
ProLass RJ 45 Patch Panel 2........................................................................................ .30
HP BladeSystem p Cl ass power subsystem............................................................................................31
Enclosure based power.......................................................................................................... .........31
Rack centralized power......................................................................................................... ..........31
Power supplies.................................................................................................................31
Power distribution............................................................................................................. ..........32
HP BladeSystem p Class 1U and 3U power subsyst em features............................................................34
HP BladeSystem p Class Diagnostic Station...................................................................................... .....35
HP BladeSystem p Class diagno stic and local I/O cables ...................................................................36
HP BladeSystem Management Software overview..............................................................................37
HP BladeSystem p Class operating system installation options..............................................................38
ProLiant BL20p, BL25p, BL30p, BL35p, and BL45p series server blades............................................38
Integrity BL60p Server Blades .................................................................................................. ....38
Operating syst em support....................................................................................................... ........38
HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deploy ment Pack................................................................................... 39
HP Systems Insi ght Manager ..................................................................................................... ......39
Integrated Lights Out Advanced Edition......................................................................................... ....40
Smart Array RAID controllers................................................................................................... ........40
HP BladeSystem p Class Interc onnect Switch Management..................................................................42
Planning for a HP BladeSys tem p Class in stallation................................................................................43
HP BladeSystem p Cla ss Sizing Utility.......................................................................................... .....43
Required in put power........................................................................................................... ..........44
Facility DC power connection ...45
Power phases and 3U po wer supply en closures45
AC connectors for the 3U power enclosure....................................................................................46
Deployment considerations: HP BladeSys tem p Class network interconnects..........................................47
Deployment considerations: ProLiant BL p Cl ass RJ 45 Patch Panel and Patch Panel 2.........................47 p Class GbE2 Interconnect Switches.....................................47 oLiant BL p Class GbE Interconnect Switches.......................................49
HP BladeSystem rack specifications............................................................................................. .....49
Server Blade Quantity.......................................................................................................... ...........50
Configuring server blade options............................................................................................... ......50
HP BladeSystem server blade en closures...........................................................................................50
3U power di stribution.....................................................................................................................50
Site recomm endations.....................................................................................................................51
Power requ irements........................................................................................................................51
Cooling and airflow............................................................................................................51
Total weight................................................................................................................... ...............51
Total floor space.............................................................................................................. ..............52
System installation planning guides............................................................................................ ..........52
For more information ...............52
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Introduction
This white paper provides an overview of the HP Bl adeSystem 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 bl ade enclosures, network
interconnect options, a power su bsystem, and management tools that enable adaptive computing and
is optimized for rapid deployment. HP BladeSyst em server blades are designed for the high
performance and high availability that you have come to expect fr om 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 fo r multi tiered enterprise data centers. The
ProLiant BL20p and BL25p Server Blades fe ature a dual processor capable design, high
performance memory, an integrated SmartArray RA ID controller, Universal hotplug SCSI hard
drives, Integrated Lights Out (iLO) Advanced func tionality, up to four general purpose Gigabit
Ethernet network controllers, and option al Fibre Channel (FC) SAN connectivity.
• ProLiant BL30p and BL35p Server Blades— Ideal for high performance te chnical computing and
enterprise datacenter environments that use ex ternal storage. The Pr oLiant BL30p and BL35p
Server Blades feature a dual processor capable de sign optimized for maximum server density.
Server blades feature high performance memory , iLO Advanced functionality, two general
purpose Gigabit Ethernet network controll ers, and optional FC