The eight steps defined and key components involved at each step
Step 1
Choose your OS and applications:
Just like other HP servers, HP Integrity and HP ProLiant server blades run most of the same operating systems and applications, but with the advantages of a BladeSystem infrastructure. You can mix and match different Integrity and ProLiant server blades in the same enclosure and run many different OSs and applications in one enclosure. To see typical setups of how other customers have combined applications to run on blades, find a HP Solution Block Brief that matches the business applications you have or plan on adding.
Step 2
Choose your server blades:
Build and configure each server blade with the right features to fit your needs, without compromise.
Step 3
Choose your storage infrastructure:
Connect to external HP SAN, NAS, and tape back-up solutions or put storage solutions inside the same BladeSystem enclosure, side-by-side with your server blades to add storage expansion and data protection quickly, without adding a single cable.
Step 4
Choose your interconnects:
Reduce your Ethernet, Fibre Channel or InfiniBand cables, switch ports and other network equipment by up to 94 percent by using fewer cables between your server and the network.
Step 5
Choose your BladeSystem enclosure:
HP BladeSystem enclosures come in two sizes - the larger c7000 for big data centers and the smaller c3000 available in a rack version or a tower on wheels - and share the same server, storage, and networking components.
Step 6
Choose your management:
Manage all components of the infrastructure as one system and through one console.
Step 7
Choose your power and cooling configurations
Save power every second with power configurations and redundancy levels to suit your needs.
