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PROBLEM

Network sprawl at the server edge

Explosive growth of virtual machines leads to network sprawl at the server edge.
Network sprawl drives up costs and complexity.
Network sprawl limits your IT organization’s ability to respond quickly to business needs.

Server architecture bottlenecks

Blades are increasingly used for more demanding workloads that need more system resources.
Memory and I/O capacity inhibit virtualization performance.
Server architecture bottlenecks make virtualization less efficient.

Long lead times for service deployment

Delivering infrastructure and applications for business services can take weeks or even months.
Manual provisioning of infrastructure and applications can be error-prone and costly.
With manual methods, it’s difficult to move to a private cloud environment.

SOLUTION

One device that connects to any network

HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric modules and adapters provide the simplest, most flexible way to connect serversto data and storage networks
One device supports Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and iSCSI— the most common network protocols
Proven wire-once connectivity simplifies connecting and managing servers with local area networks (LANs) andstorage area networks (SANs)
Built-in Flex-10 technology allows the bandwidth of up to four shared 10 Gb connections to be fine tuned

Balanced system architecture for increased scalability

Seven new ProLiant G7 server blades offer more I/O bandwidth and larger memory for optimized virtualization. These blades encompass:

The world’s first blade to support a terabyte of memory and integrated FlexFabric for the ultimate virtualization performance—ProLiant BL680c G7 server blade
The largest memory footprint of any two-processor blade and integrated FlexFabric for increased virtualization efficiency—the new ProLiant BL620c G7 server blade
The ultimate fabric computing blade for high computing, supporting over 1,500 cores per rack—ProLiant 2x220c G7 server blade
Integrated FlexFabric networking and industry-leading price/performance—ProLiant BL465c G7 and BL685c G7
Integrated FlexFabric networking in the world’s best-selling server blade and first virtualization blade—ProLiant BL460c G7 and BL490c G7

Automated one-touch, self-service provisioning

Provision entire application infrastructures in minutes, not months, with BladeSystem Matrix
Extend automated provisioning to applications through the integration of BladeSystem Matrix with HP Server Automation
Simplify the creation of a private cloud with one-touch, self-service provisioning

BENEFITS

Eliminate 95% of sprawl at the network edge

Use up to 95% fewer network cards, switches, and cables with no need for confusing software licenses
Save 65% in equipment costs or up to $185,000 per rack
Reduce power and cooling costs by 40% per year

Support up to 4x more virtual machines per blade

Balanced memory and I/O architecture increases application performance and lowers licensing cost
Support for up to 16 terabytes of memory in a rack provides enough capacity to hold the digitized printed collections of the Library of Congress
Integrated FlexFabric technology simplifies connections to storage and networking, lowering infrastructure costs

Provision infrastructure and applications in minutes

Deliver services to the business in minutes versus months with integrated HP BladeSystem Matrix and HP Server Automation software
Reduce TCO by up to 56% compared with conventional infrastructures
Build a private cloud quickly with a solution that’s integrated by design and based on the proven HP BladeSystem architecture

What's New

HP ProLiant G7 server platforms give you unprecedented performance, efficiency and scalability for today’s demanding data center environments. They now feature the NEW AMD Opteron^TM 6200 series processors, the world’s FIRST 16-core x86 processors with up to 33% more cores¹ and up to 35% greater performance.

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