• New HP BladeSystem p-Class 1U Power Enclosure
• The HP BladeSystem Management Suite is delivered in a convenient to purchase pack which includes a BL p-Class Server Blade Enclosure, a single copy of Systems Insight Manager (SIM) and 8 licenses for each of the following products: Rapid Deployment Pack (RDP), Performance Management Pack (PMP) and the Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack (VPM)

• Performance dual processor server blade designed with enterprise availability
• HP ProLiant BL20p Generation 2 server blade includes:
• Intel Xeon 3.2 GHz-2MB, 3.2 GHz-1MB, 3.06 GHz-1MB, 3.06 GHz- 512KB, 2.8 GHz-1MB, or 2.8 GHz- 512KB processor (dual capability) with Hyper-Threading Technology
• Dual Port Fibre Channel Mezzanine Card (2-Gb) option for SAN connectivity
• ServerWorks GC-LE chipset
• 512-MB or 1024-MB PC2100-MHz Registered ECC DDR memory, (2 x 1 Interleaved Memory), expandable to 8 GB
• Three NC7781 PCI-X Gigabit NICs (embedded)
• One additional 10/100 NIC dedicated to iLO Management
• Smart Array 5i Plus Controller with optional battery-backed write cache (integrated on system board)
• Wide Ultra3 SCSI Drive Cage standard supports up to two 1" Wide Ultra3 hot plug hard drives
• Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) Advanced Management (ASIC on motherboard)
  
• New Power Regulator for ProLiant delivering server level, policy based power management with industry leading energy efficiency and savings on system power and cooling costs.
  
• Integrated Lights-Out featuring new firmware v 1.70 with support for Power Regulator for ProLiant and introducing support for the draft DMTF System Management Architecture for Server Hardware Command Line Protocol standard
  
• Plugs vertically into 6U enclosure
• New I/O cable with two USB ports, one video port, one iLO port and kernel debug port. The cable was specifically designed to aid in initial server image deployment. The cable ships with all 2.8GHz/1M models and above.
• Cisco GESM and GbE2 Interconnect Switch option for Gigabit Ethernet network adapter consolidation
• New Power Regulator for ProLiant delivering server level, policy based power management with industry leading energy efficiency and savings on system power and cooling costs
  
• Integrated Lights-Out featuring new firmware v 1.70 with support for Power Regulator for ProLiant and introducing support for the draft DMTF System Management Architecture for Server Hardware Command Line Protocol standard
  
• New Power Regulator for ProLiant delivering server level, policy based power management with industry leading energy efficiency and savings on system power and cooling costs
  
• Integrated Lights-Out featuring new firmware v 1.70 with support for Power Regulator for ProLiant and introducing support for the draft DMTF System Management Architecture for Server Hardware Command Line Protocol standard
  
• Integrated Access Tool for blade management and enhanced server blade documentation including Best Practices and Common Procedures guides
  
• Up to 48 HP ProLiant BL20p G2 server blades fit in 42U rack
• HP BladeSystem p-Class Server Blade Enclosure:
  • Server blades and interconnects blind mate into server blade enclosures for network connection and power
  • Server blade enclosure is 6U and holds up to 8 HP ProLiant BL20p G2 server blades and 2 interconnects
  • Types of interconnects available: GbE Interconnect Switches, CGESM and GbE2 Interconnect Switches with optional Fibre Channel pass through, Patch Panels or Patch Panel 2 with Fibre Channel pass through
• HP BladeSystem p-Class Power Enclosure:
  • Use BL p-Class sizing tool to determine power based on your configuration
    http://h30099.www3.hp.com/configurator/calc/Power%20Calculator%20Catalog.xls.
  • BL p-Class power enclosure provides shared, external, redundant power
  • Power enclosure is 3U and holds up to 6 hot-plug power supplies
  • Choose single-phase or three-phase power
  • BL p-Class power enclosure with power supplies not needed if using facility -48VDC ± 10% in this case purchase DC option kit
• HP BladeSystem p-Class Power Distribution:
  • Distributes power from the power enclosure to the server blade enclosures
  • Three power distribution choices:
  • BL p-Class scalable bus bar
  • BL p-Class mini bus bar
  • BL p-Class power bus box
• BL p-Class server blade, server blade enclosure, interconnects and power enclosure protected by a limited three year warranty with optional service uplifts available
• NOTE: Power requirements for a ProLiant BLp-Class system: 200V - 240V AC, 30 amp or facility DC -48V ± 10%.
  

• For a complete configuration of the HP ProLiant BL20p G2 server blade, do the following:

1. Select BL p-Class server blade(s):
   
   PLUS
   
   
2. Decide how many BL p-Class Server Blade Enclosures to purchase (each enclosure can hold up to 8 HP ProLiant BL20p G2 server blades):
   HP BladeSystem p-Class server blade enclosure with 8 Rapid Deployment Pack licenses (281404-B21)
   Or
   HP BladeSystem p-Class server blade enclosure with Rapid Deployment Pack trial (243564-B21)
   Or
   HP BladeSystem p-Class server blade enclosure with enhanced backplane components with 8 Rapid Deployment Pack licenses (281404-B22)
   Or
   HP BladeSystem p-Class server blade enclosure with enhanced backplane components with 8 Rapid Deployment Pack trial
   (243564-B22)
   Or
   HP BladeSystem p-Class server blade enclosure with the HP BladeSystem Management Suite which is delivered in a convenient to purchase pack that includes a single copy of Systems Insight Manager (SIM) and 8 licenses for each of the following products: Rapid Deployment Pack (RDP), Performance Management Pack (PMP) and the Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack (VPM).(380625-B22)
   Or
   Optional HP BladeSystem p-Class Server Blade Enclosure Upgrade Kit (354100-B21)
   NOTE: Server Blade Enclosure upgrade kit (354100-B21 contains enhanced backplane components and enables a field upgrade support BL p-Class blades and provide a single, physical iLO port for the enclosure)
   
   PLUS
   
   
3. Select an Interconnect Kit. Most Interconnect Kits contain a pair of interconnects. The Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module Interconnect Kit contains a single switch. One pair of interconnects is required with each ProLiant BL p-Class server blade enclosure:
   RJ-45 Patch Panel 2 with Fibre Channel pass through (required for Fibre Channel connectivity on HP ProLiant BL20p G2 when using the patch panel interconnect) (306465-B21)
   Or
   RJ-45 Patch Panel (230766-B21)
   Or
   Quantity (2) Cisco Gigabit Switch Module for HP BladeSystem p-Class Interconnect Kit (with 16 10/100/1000 T/TX/T downlink ports, 2 RJ-45 10/100/1000 T/TX/T uplink ports, and 4 SFP ports) (378926-B21), with or without any combination of up to 4 10/100/1000 T/TX/T RJ-45 SFP Module (378928-B21) or 1000BASE SX Fiber SFP Module (378929-B21), with or without ProLiant BL p-Class Storage Connectivity Kit (with 16 Fibre Channel connectors) (321745 -B21) (required for ProLiant BLxxp xx Fibre Channel connectivity when using the CGESM Interconnect Switch)
   Or
   Quantity (2) Cisco Gigabit Switch Module for HP BladeSystem p-Class Interconnect Kit (with 16 10/100/1000 T/TX/T downlink ports, 2 RJ-45 10/100/1000 T/TX/T uplink ports, and 4 SFP ports populated with 2 10/100/1000 T/TX/T SFP modules) (378927-B21), with or without optional ProLiant BL p-Class Storage Connectivity Kit (with 16 Fibre Channel connectors) (321745 -B21) (required for ProLiant BLxxp xx Fibre Channel connectivity when using the CGESM Interconnect Switch)
   Or
   BL p-Class C-GbE2 Interconnect Kit (with 16 10/100/1000 T/TX/T downlink ports, 6 RJ-45 10/100/1000 T/TX/T uplink ports ) (283192-B21), with or without optional ProLiant BL p-Class Storage Connectivity Kit (with 16 Fibre Channel connectors) (321745 -B21) (required for ProLiant BLxxp xx Fibre Channel connectivity when using the GbE2 Interconnect Switch) Or
   BL p-Class F-GbE2 Interconnect (with 16 10/100/1000 T/TX/T downlink ports, 4 LC 1000 SX and 2 RJ-45 10/100/1000 T/TX/T uplink ports) (283193-B21), with or without optional ProLiant BL p-Class Storage Connectivity Kit (with 16 Fibre Channel connectors) (321745 -B21) (required for ProLiant BLxxp xx Fibre Channel connectivity when using the GbE2 Interconnect Switch)
   Or
   BL p-Class C-GbE Interconnect Kit (with 4 RJ-45 10/100/1000 T/TX/T uplink ports and 16 RJ-45 10/100 T/TX downlink ports (249655-B21)
   Or
   BL p-Class F-GbE Interconnect Kit (with 4 LC 1000 SX uplink ports and 16 RJ-45 10/100 T/TX downlink ports) (279720-B21)
   
   PLUS
   
   
4. Select BL p-Class power enclosure and power supplies based on configuration. Use p-Class sizing tool to help determine power configuration: http://h30099.www3.hp.com/configurator/calc/Power%20Calculator%20Catalog.xls.
   NOTE: Power enclosures and supplies are not needed if using facility DC (-48V ± 10%).
   Single phase power enclosure with four power supplies (Single-phase power enclosure holds a max of four power supplies) (NA/JPN- 239162-001) (INTL - 239162-421)
   Or
   Three-phase power enclosure with six power supplies (Three-phase power enclosure holds a max of six power supplies) (NA/JPN- 230769-001) (INTL - 230769-421)
   (Power enclosures and supplies can also be purchased separately see options list)
   Or
   1U Power Enclosure with six power supplies (378284-B21)
   Or
   1U Power Enclosure with two power supplies (380314-B21)
   NOTE: Additional power supplies can also be purchased separately - please see options list)
   
   PLUS
   
   Select power distribution:
   Scalable bus bar - Supports up to 5 server blade enclosures* (240560-B21)
   Or
   Mini bus bar - Supports up to 3 server blade enclosures* (240559-B21)
   Or
   Power Bus Box - Supports only 1 server blade enclosure* (240562-B21)
   Or
   HP Modular Distribution Unit 40 Amp (NA/JPN) (P/N 252663-D75)**
   Or
   HP Modular Distribution Unit 40 Amp (Int'l) (P/N 252663-B34)**
   Or
   HP Modular Distribution Unit 32 Amp (Int'l) (P/N 252662-B33)**
   Or
   HP Modular Distribution Unit 24 Amp (NA/JPN) (P/N 252663-D74)**
   *NOTE: Maximum depends upon power input
   **NOTE: The Modular Distribution Unit Kits excludes the extension bars as they are not required with the HP BladeSystem p-class 1U power enclosure

• The Dual-port Fibre Channel Mezzanine Card is compatible with the new ProLiant BL20p G2 (cannot be used for ProLiant BL20p)
  
• Two ports on each Dual-port Fibre Channel Mezzanine Card provide a redundant Fibre Channel connection to each server blade
  
• Supports up to 2 Gb/s Fibre Channel equipment
  
• Uses the QLogic chipset
  
• Includes two small form factor pluggable transceivers with LC connectors for installation into the Patch Panel 2, CGESM or GbE2 Interconnect Switch (with the Storage Connectivity Kit)
  
• The ProLiant BL20p G2 can be ordered with the Dual-port Fibre Channel Mezzanine Card installed or the Dual-port Fibre Channel Mezzanine Card Option Kit can be ordered separately.
  and

• Allows pass through of both LAN and SAN signals
• LAN Ethernet signals exit out the rear of the RJ-45 Patch Panel G2; SAN Fibre Channel signals exit out the front of the RJ-45 Patch Panel G2
  8 Fibre Channel small form factor pluggable (SPF) transceiver slots on the front of each RJ-45 patch panel 2 (16 Fibre Channel connections per server blade enclosure); for insertion of SPF transceivers included with the HP ProLiant BL20p G2 Dual-port Fibre Channel Mezzanine Card
  or
  

• Allows LAN signal consolidation and pass through of HP ProLiant BL20p G2 Fibre Channel signals
• Both LAN Ethernet signals and SAN Fibre Channel signals exit out the rear of the GbE2 or CGESM Interconnect Switch (with the Storage Connectivity Kit option) via dedicated modular interconnect modules
• 8 Fibre Channel small form factor pluggable (SPF) transceiver slots on the back of each GbE2 or CGESM Interconnect Switch (16 Fibre Channel SPF slots per server blade enclosure)
• SPF transceivers are included with the HP ProLiant BL20p G3 Dual-port Fibre Channel Adapter
  and

• Optimized for StorageWorks arrays: HSG80 (MA8000, EMA 12000, EMA 16000); Enterprise EVA 5000 V2; EVA 3000; XP48, 128, 512, 1024; HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 1000
  
• Compatible with select 3rd party SANs (please see blade storage page for more details http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliant-bl/p-class/storage.html)
  

10 bays per server blade enclosure 8 bays for server blades

HP BladeSystem
p-Class Interconnect Switch Option

(Every HP BladeSystem p-Class server blade enclosure requires two interconnect switches OR two RJ-45 patch panels)

The Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module (CGESM) Interconnect Kit () are for applications that require network adapter consolidation to 1000 Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet) in a Cisco infrastructure. The CGESM supports the same and BL35p Fibre Channel pass-through as the GbE2.

• The Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module Interconnect kit includes one CGESM Interconnect Switch or one CGESM Interconnection Switch populated with two (2) RJ-45 10/100/1000 T/TX/T Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) Modules.
• Quantity 2 Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module Interconnect kits provide two CGESM Interconnect Switches providing any combination of up to twelve (12) RJ-45 10/100/1000 T/TX/T or Fiber SX external ports per server blade enclosure.

The optional ProLiant BL p-Class Storage Connectivity Kit (321745 -B21) is required for BL35p Fibre Channel pass-through when using the CGESM Interconnect Kit.
The interconnect switches provide up to a 32 to 1 server networking cable reduction per server enclosure depending on the mix of HP ProLiant BL20p, HP ProLiant BL20p G2, HP ProLiant BL20pG3, and HP ProLiant BL40p server blades. Each interconnect switch (two per enclosure) reduces up to sixteen internal server network (NIC) ports to six external ports (four on a modular rear mounting interconnect module and two on the switch front panel). This provides a total of twelve external ports per server blade enclosure. Only one to all twelve external ports may be used per server blade enclosure.

The GbE2 Interconnect Kits (C-GbE2 and F-GbE2) are for applications that require network adapter consolidation to 1000 Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet) and BL25p Fibre Channel pass-through.

• The ProLiant BL p-Class F-GbE2 Interconnect Kit includes two GbE2 Interconnect Switches and two QuadSX Interconnect Modules that provide eight (8) LC 1000 SX and four (4) RJ-45 10/100/1000 T/TX/T external ports per server blade enclosure.
• The ProLiant BL p-Class C-GbE2 Interconnect Kit includes two GbE2 Interconnect Switches and two QuadT2 Interconnect Modules that provide twelve (12) RJ-45 10/100/1000 T/TX/T external ports per server blade enclosure.
• The optional ProLiant BL p-Class Storage Connectivity Kit (321745 -B21) is required for BL25p Fibre Channel pass-through when using either the C-GbE2 or F-GbE2 Interconnect Kit.
  

• The ProLiant BL p-Class F-GbE Interconnect Kit includes two GbE Interconnect Switches and two DualTSX Interconnect Modules that provide four (4) LC 1000 SX and eight (8) RJ-45 10/100 T/TX external ports per server blade enclosure.
  
• The ProLiant BL p-Class C-GbE Interconnect Kit includes two GbE Interconnect Switches and two QuadT Interconnect Modules that provide four (4) RJ-45 10/100/1000 T/TX/T and eight (8) RJ-45 10/100 T/TX external ports per server blade enclosure.
  

• One (1) RS-232 DB-9 front panel out-of-band management port
  
• Redundant crosslink ports connecting the two interconnect switches
  
• Redundant power inputs and on-board redundant fans
  
• Hot-plug and hot- remove with configuration retention and no need to cable/re-cable
  
• Power ON, management, and per port status and speed LED indicators
  
• Reset/power momentary push-button switch
  
• HP ProLiant BL Interconnect Switch Management Utilities and User Documentation CD
  
• Fully pre-configured for rapid deployment and immediate operation
  

NOTE: For cabling information, refer to the Web site at:
http://www.compaq.com/products/servers.

HP BladeSystem p-Class 3U power enclosure provides external, shared hot-plug power. Each three-phase power enclosure houses up to six hot-plug power supplies each single-phase power enclosures hold up to four hot-plug power supplies to power the BL p-Class server blades and interconnects
Please use the sizing utility to determine the power needed for each configuration
http://h30099.www3.hp.com/configurator/powercalcs.asp.

Three different power distribution solutions are available depending on the maximum number of server blade enclosures planned for the rack:

• HP BladeSystem p-Class scalable bus bar
• HP BladeSystem p-Class mini bus bar
• HP BladeSystem p-Class power bus box

Optional software offerings that selectively extend the functionality of an Adaptive Infrastructure to address specific business problems and needs:

• Workload Management Pack - provides easier management of complex environments, improving overall server utilization and enabling Windows® 2000 customers for the first time to confidently deploy multiple applications on a single multiprocessor ProLiant Server.
• Performance Management Pack - a performance management solution that identifies and explains hardware performance bottlenecks on ProLiant servers and attached options enabling users to better utilize their valuable resources.
• Intelligent Networking Pack - detects and analyzes network bottlenecks or broken network linkages and steers traffic to the optimum route based on network conditions.
  
• Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack - identifies and remediates software security vulnerabilities due to missing patches as well operating system configurations that can be exploited by viruses, worms and other blended threats.
  
• Virtual Machine Management Pack - provides central management and control of virtual machines from Microsoft and VMware. Integrated approach provides the ability to manage both physical and virtual resources from a single management console.
  

NOTE: Flexible and volume quantity license kits are available for ProLiant Essentials Value Packs. Refer to http://www.hp.com/servers/proliantessentials or the various ProLiant Essentials Value Pack product QuickSpecs for more information.

Microsoft® Windows
LINUX

NOTE: For a more complete and up-to-date listing of supported OSs and versions, please visit our OS Support Matrix at: http://www.hp.com/go/supportos.
NOTE: For an up-to-date listing of the latest drivers available for the ProLiant BL p-Class, please see: http://www.compaq.com/support/files/server/us/index.html.
NOTE: For a more complete and up-to-date information on Linux support, please visit HP Linux website at http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/servers/linux/hpLinuxcert.html.

Integrated Lights-Out Advanced (iLO)

Virtual Text and Graphical Remote Console *
Virtual CD-ROM*
Virtual Floppy *
Virtual Power Button Control
Dedicated LAN Connectivity
Automatic IP Configuration via DHCP/DNS/WINS
Industry Standard 128-bit Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Security
IML and iLO Event Logging
Support for 12 user accounts with customizable access privileges

Power redundancy: Redundant AC feeds into power enclosures, redundant DC feeds from power enclosure to server blade enclosures,
N + N redundant power supplies
Dual-Port Fibre Channel Mezzanine Card for redundant SAN connection
Two hot-plug SCSI hard drive bays and integrated RAID (Smart Array 5i Plus) on every server blade (Battery-backed write cache is optional.)
Redundant ROM on each server blade
ECC Memory
Network adapter teaming (network fault tolerance, transmit load balancing, switch-assisted load balancing)
Interconnects Switch Availability

• Hot-plug and hot- remove with configuration retention and no need to cable/re-cable
  
• Two network connections per server blade bay (four NICs total) routed to two redundant interconnect switches
  
• Redundant Ethernet inter-switch communication with two sets of redundant Ethernet uplink ports per each interconnect switch
  
• Redundant front panel ports per each interconnect switch for diagnostics, management, and additional uplinks
  
• Redundant serial ports
  
• Compatibility with PVST+ (GbE2 switch) and 802.1D Spanning tree protocol support for loop-free path redundancy
  
• Static IEEE 802.3ad (EtherChannel compatible) trunking with automatic port load balancing and failover
  
• Redundant configuration files and operating system firmware images in memory (GbE2 switch)
  
• Redundant fans per each interconnect switch
  
• Redundant 1+1 power to each interconnect switch
  
• Support for ProLiant network adapter teaming
  
• Redundant configurable community strings and SNMP trap manager hosts
  
• Redundant configurable syslog server, DNS server, and default gateways (GbE2 switch)
  

• Compatible with 19-inch Standard EIA rail sets
• EIA rail-to-rail depth is 29 - 30"
• Cabinet depth must be at least 36-inch deep overall (Additional min. 3.5-inch clearance from rear RETMA rail to rear door, inclusive in the 36-inch overall depth)
• Ample room for top and bottom cable egress (approximately 8 square inches for full rack configuration with patch panel)
• Must be capable of supporting 1600 lb (for full rack configuration)
• Perforated front and rear doors to accommodate front-to-back cooling
• Must have 65% open perforation on server blade enclosure doors to support airflow requirements
• Optimized for use with the HP 10000 Series racks

HP Factory Express offers configuration, customization, integration and deployment services for HP servers and storage products. Customers can choose how their factory solutions are built, tested, integrated, shipped and deployed.

Factory Express offers service packages for simple configuration, racking, installation, complex configuration and design services as well as individual factory services, such as image loading, asset tagging, and custom packaging. HP products supported through Factory Express include a wide array of servers and storage: HP Integrity, HP ProLiant, HP ProLiant Server Blades, HP BladeSystem, HP 9000 servers as well as the MSA1000, VA7xxx, EVA3000 & EVA5000, XP, rackable tape libraries and configurable network switches.

For more information on Factory Express services for your specific server model please contact your sales representative or go to http://www.hp.com/go/factory-express.

Three-year limited warranty, including hardware diagnostic support, pre-failure warranty (coverage of hard drives, memory and processors). The warranty is fully supported by HP Services and a worldwide network of resellers and service providers. In addition 90-day's getting started software telephone support may be covered under the warranty or available for an additional fee. Enhancements to warranty services are available through HP Care Pack services.

A full range of HP Care Pack hardware and software services are available including:

• Installation and start up
• Education courses
• Extended onsite hardware coverage hours from same business day 13 hours, 5 day to 24 hours, 7 days call window with options including 4-hour response or 6-hour Call To Repair
• Comprehensive range of software technical support for Microsoft, Linux, ProLiant Essentials and VMWare-based IT solutions helping to deliver high level of application availability. Response times range from 30 mins for critical problems to 2 hours.
• System Management, Performance Services and Mission Critical Support Solution

HP Care Pack services for ProLiant BL p-Class server blades, cover the server blade and the p-Class blade enclosure that the server blade is installed in as well as interconnects, power enclosure with power supplies and power distribution.

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