This document covers the HP ProLiant BL680c G7 server blade only. For more information on the HP BladeSystem c-Class Enclosure and HP BladeSystem c-Class Interconnect and Mezzanine components, please see the following:

HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure QuickSpecs:
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12790_div/12790_div.html

HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure QuickSpecs:
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12810_div/12810_div.html

HP BladeSystem c-Class Interconnect and Mezzanine Components:
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/blades/components/c-class-interconnects.html http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/blades/components/c-class-adapters.html

The HP ProLiant BL680c G7 Server Blade provides maximum performance and unparalleled scale-up expansion never before seen in a four-processor x86 server blade. The ProLiant BL680c G7 supports the Intel® Xeon® E7-4800 family and E7-8867L processors. Fully utilizing the design architecture of the Intel® Xeon® 7500 chipset, up to four top performing 130W processors are supported along with 64 RDIMM slots creating the first blade server to offer 2.0TB of memory. The six 10Gb FlexFabric ports with built-in FCoE, Flex-10, hardware-based accelerated iSCSI, iSCSI boot, TCP/IP offload engine, and autosensing 10GbE and 1GbE combined with the seven (7) PCIe Gen2 mezzanine expansion slots. The extensive expandability and performance of the BL680c G7 creates an extremely powerful database engine while handling a variety of very demanding workloads and making traditional multi-processor (MP) rack to blade transition a true reality.

Traditional MP server blades are typically unbalanced providing processor performance and density at the expense of proportional memory capacity and I/O bandwidth. As such, these unbalanced servers fail when faced with larger databases higher-density virtualization applications. Today, you have a better alternative. By designing a balanced architecture, the BL680c G7 is a very progressive 4P blade offering that ensures that all subsystems can be used effectively under a broad range of enterprise applications and workloads. The 4P BL680c G7 along with the 2P BL620c G7 together provide a complete Intel® Xeon® portfolio creating a new class of scale-up HP ProLiant server blades delivering the reliability and performance you need to handle demanding workloads with confidence.

• Processor:
  • Two, three, or four Intel® Xeon® E7-4800/8867L series processors each up to 10 cores and 130 watts
    NOTE: One processor is not supported.
    NOTE: All processors within the server must be identical.
  • Extensive list of 40 key system-wide availability features
    
  • Advanced Core Disable feature allowing more control over enabling/disabling processor cores
    
  • Intel® Advanced Encryption Standard New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI) delivering robust encryption without the need for additional appliances or increased performance overhead for improved encryption performance and efficiency
    
  • Intel® 7500 chipset with two integrated memory controllers per processor for maximum system performance
    
  • Low power Intel 7510 Scalable Memory Buffer
    
  • Intel Intelligent Power Technology including:
    
    • Lower partial active power that automatically pleases processor, memory, and I/O controller into the lowest available power states to meet the current workload while minimizing performance impact
    • Lower idle power that allows idling cores to be reduced to near-zero power independent of other cores, reducing server idle power consumption
  • Meshed network of ten Intel® QuickPath Interconnects (Intel® QPI) each up to 6.4GT/s (25.6GB/s data bandwidth) for point-to-point high speed links increasing bandwidth and lowering latency
  • Intel® Hyper-threading resulting in higher processing throughput and improved multi-threaded application performance
  • Intel® Turbo Boost Technology that can automatically operate the processor(s) at a faster frequency than the base operating frequency under certain circumstances.
  • Up to 30MB of L3 cache per processors increasing efficiency of cache-to-cache data transfers maximizing memory bandwidth while reducing latency through storing greater amount of data thus reducing data transfers to memory.
  • Intel® Virtualization Technology that assist virtualization software in generating more efficient virtualization solutions.
  • PCI Gen2 increasing bandwidth up to 4 GB/s on each x8 PCI Express Gen2 connection.
    
• Memory:
• 2.0TB memory capacity via sixty-four (64) DDR3 registered DIMMs (RDIMM) slots operating up to 1066MHz
  NOTE: The DDR3 memory speed is a function of the processor Intel® QPI speed. See the "Memory" section below for details.
• 8GB, 16GB and 32GB 1.35V DDR3L RDIMM low power memory options providing up to a 0.15V power savings per each DIMM compared to standard 1.5V DDR3 RDIMMs
• For maximum memory bandwidth, performance, and capacity, two integrated memory controllers per each processor that connect to a total of four Intel® Scalable Memory Buffers (SMB)
• Memory availability features including:
  • Data bus ECC protection and advanced ECC / SDDC
  • Double Device Data Correction (DDDC)
  • HP Memory Quarantine (based on Intel MCA Recovery technology)
  • Demand and patrol scrubbing
  • DIMM address/control bus parity protection
  • Memory mirroring and memory failover
  • Rank sparring (online spare)
  • Intel® Scalable Memory Interface (SMI) lane and clock failover
  • Intel® SMI packet retry
  • Failed DIMM isolation
• Storage Controller:
• Integrated SAS version 2.0 (6Gb) HP Smart Array P410i Controller with RAID 0, 1 and 1+0.
  NOTE: The P410i is configured with no cache allowing the end user to select the desired cache option (if cache is desired in the first place). This provides RAID 0, 1 and 1+0 in the standard configuration. However, options are available to add RAID 5 and 6.
  NOTE: RAID 0, 1, and 1+0 are supported on the P410i without the need for a cache option.
  
• P410i 512MB and 1GB flash backed write cache (FBWC) and Smart Array Advanced Pack (SAAP) options. NOTE: RAID 5 is supported on the P410i with the addition of any FBWC option.
  NOTE: RAID 6 support on the P410i may be added with addition of any FBWC option and the Smart Array Advanced Pack (SAAP) option.
  
• Optional Smart Array RAID mezzanine controllers (with BBWC and FBWC) for connection to external storage.
  
• Four (4) slots for battery cache options.
  
• Optional IO Accelerator cards for high performance I/O.
  
• Internal Drive Support:
• Four (4) hot-plug small form factor (SFF) drive bays
• Support for SAS, SATA, and SSD hot-plug hard drives
  NOTE: SAS, SATA, and/or SSD drives cannot be mixed within the server.
• Network Controller:
• Six (6) embedded HP NC553i 10Gb FlexFabric adapter ports supporting autosensing 10Gb/1Gb Ethernet, FCoE, Flex-10, TCP/IP offload engine, hardware-based accelerated iSCSI, and iSCSI boot
  NOTE: A maximum of six dual-port 10Gb Ethernet mezzanine cards may be added for a total of eighteen 10Gb Ethernet ports (six embedded plus twelve optional). When installing more than four dual-port 10Gb Ethernet mezzanine cards, an overall Ethernet performance trade-off may be experienced depending on system configuration, application, and optimization.
  NOTE: VMware VSpherev4 supports a maximum of four 10GbE network ports on any server. Therefore, in a VMware VSphere v4 environment, two BL680c G7 embedded network adapter ports must be disabled via the server BIOS. VMware VSphere v5 supports up to eight 10GbE network ports. See http://www.vmware.com for more information.
  NOTE: Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) capability requires the use of an HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10GB/24-port Module or HP 10GbE Pass-Thru Module.
  • The embedded adapter ports are routed interconnect bays 1 and 2 (c7000) and interconnect bay 1 (c3000)
• One Ethernet-specific mezzanine slot supporting a dual-port mezzanine card [routed interconnect bays 1 and 2 (c7000) and interconnect bay 1 (c3000)] for a total of eight (8) "embedded" Ethernet adapters
  NOTE: The Ethernet-specific mezzanine slot allows the customer to decide if the additional 7th and 8th "embedded" Ethernet ports are desired and allows them to choose between dual-port 10Gb FlexFabric, 10GbFlex-10, 10GbE, or 1GbE per the Ethernet mezzanine adapters listed in the "Additional Options" section.
  NOTE: A maximum of six dual-port 10Gb Ethernet mezzanine cards may be added for a total of eighteen 10Gb Ethernet ports (6 embedded plus 12 optional).
  NOTE: When installing more than four dual-port 10Gb Ethernet mezzanine cards, an overall Ethernet performance trade-off may be experienced depending on system configuration, application, and optimization.
• One (1) 10/100 network adapter port dedicated to iLO 3 Management
• Mezzanine Support:
• Seven (7) mezzanine expansion slots as follows:
  • Four (4) Type II (25 watts) x8 PCIe Gen2, mezzanine slots 2, 3, 4, 7 supporting QDR IB, 4Gb and 8Gb FC, 10Gb FlexFabric, 10Gb Flex10, 10GbE, 1GbE, I/O accelerator cards, and the Smart Array RAID controllers.
    • Mezzanine slots' 2 and 7 ports are routed to interconnect bays 5,6,7,8 (c7000) and 3,4,3,4 (c3000)
    • Mezzanine slots' 3 and 4 ports are routed to interconnect bays 7,8,5,6 (c7000) and 3,4,3,4 (c3000)
  • Two (2) Type I (15 watts) x4 PCIe Gen2, mezzanine slots 1 and 5 supporting 4Gb and 8Gb FC,10Gb FlexFabric, 10Gb Flex10, 10GbE , 1GbE, and the I/O accelerator cards
    • Mezzanine slots' 1 and 5 ports are routed to interconnect bays 3, 4, 3, 4 (c7000) and 2,2,2,2 (c3000)
      
  • NOTE: HP recommends 10Gb adapters be installed in a x8 PCIe slot for optimal performance.
  • One (1) Type I (15 watts) x8 PCI Gen 2 dual-port Ethernet-specific slot (mezzanine slot 6); see above "Network Controller" section for more information
    • Mezzanine slot's 6 ports are routed to interconnect bays 1, 2 (c7000) and 1, 1 (c3000)
      
  • NOTE: Type II slots accept both Type I or Type II cards. Type I slots accepted Type I cards only.
• Internal USB and SD Support:
• One (1) internal USB 2.0 connector for USB flash media drive keys
• One (1) internal micro secure digital high capacity (SDHC) card slot
• Trusted Platform Module (TPM):
• One (1) internal TPM 1.2 module connector
• Infrastructure Management:
• This server blade requires the latest version of the Onboard Administrator firmware. This firmware release may also require other subsystem firmware upgrades. For information on the latest firmware versions, please see the Blades Firmware Maintenance website at: http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/blades/components/c-class-compmatrix.html
• HP Integrated Lights-Out 3 (iLO 3) management processor for simplified server setup, health monitoring and recovery, power and thermal control, and lights-out remote administration.
• HP Insight Control, a product option, delivers essential infrastructure management that can help save time and money by making it easy to deploy, monitor, control and optimize your IT infrastructure through a single, simple management console. Insight Control supports both Windows and Linux-based central management servers.
• HP Matrix Operating Environment for ProLiant, a product option, is an integrated command center that enables IT Staff personnel to continuously analyze and optimize a converged infrastructure, while automating and reducing the cost of common data center tasks by as much as 40 percent. This ultimately enables them to dynamically keep pace with the organization's changing business requirements.
• Operating System Support:
• Microsoft Windows, RHEL, SLES, Oracle Solaris, VMware, and Citrix XenServer
• Form Factor:
• Full height, double wide server blade that plugs into the HP BladeSystem c3000 and c7000 enclosures
• Enclosures:
• HP offers two different c-Class server blade enclosures to meet your individual needs:
  • The HP BladeSystem c7000 rack enclosure is 10U high and holds up to 4 HP ProLiant BL680c G7 servers plugged vertically.
  • The HP BladeSystem c3000 rack enclosure is 6U high and holds up to 2 HP ProLiant BL680c G7 servers plugged horizontally.
• Server blades, storage blades, and interconnect modules are all designed to fit into the c7000 and c3000 enclosures.
• For additional enclosure information, please see: http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/blades/components/enclosures/c-class/index.html.
• Warranty:
• This product is covered by a global limited warranty and supported by HP Services and a worldwide network of HP Authorized Channel Partners resellers. Hardware diagnostic support and repair is available for three years from date of purchase. Support for software and initial setup is available for 90 days from date of purchase. Enhancements to warranty services are available through HP Care Pack services or customized service agreements. Hard drives have either a one year or three year warranty; refer to the specific hard drive QuickSpecs for details.
  NOTE: Server warranty includes 3 year Parts, 3 year Labor, 3-year on-site support. Warranty repairs may be accomplished through the use of Customer Self Repair (CSR) parts. These parts fall into two categories: 1) Mandatory CSR parts are designed for easy replacement. A travel and labor charge will result when customers decline to replace a Mandatory CSR part; 2) Optional CSR parts are also designed for easy replacement but may involve added complexity. Customers may choose to have HP replace Optional CSR parts at no charge. Additional information regarding worldwide limited warranty and technical support is available at: http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/platforms/warranty/index.html

Six (6) embedded HP NC553i 10Gb FlexFabric adapter ports supporting autosensing 10Gb/1Gb Ethernet, FCoE, Flex-10, TCP/IP offload engine, hardware-based accelerated iSCSI, and iSCSI boot

Seven (7) mezzanine expansion slots as follows:

• Four (4) Type II (25 watts) x8 PCIe Gen2
• Two (2) Type I (15 watts) x4 PCIe Gen2
• One (1) Type I (15 watts) x8 PCI Gen 2 dual-port Ethernet-specific mezzanine slot

NOTE: Type II slots accept both Type I or Type II cards. Type I slots accepted Type I cards only.

Integrated SAS version 2.0 (6Gb) HP Smart Array P410i Controller with RAID 0, 1 and 1+0.
NOTE: The P410i is configured with no cache allowing the end user to select the desired cache option (if cache is desired in the first place). This provides RAID 0, 1 and 1+0 in the standard configuration. However, options are available to add RAID 5 and 6.
NOTE: RAID 0, 1, and 1+0 are supported on the P410i without the need for a cache option.
P410i 512MB and 1GB flash backed write cache (FBWC) and Smart Array Advanced Pack (SAAP) options.
NOTE: RAID 5 is supported on the P410i with the addition of any FBWC option.
NOTE: RAID 6 support on the P410i may be added with addition of any FBWC option and the Smart Array Advanced Pack (SAAP) option.

Up to six (6) optional 4Gb and/or 8Gb Fibre Channel HBA mezzanine adapters (Brocade, Emulex and QLogic options)

HP ProLiant BL680c G7 server blades are optimized for HP MSA, EVA, and XPHP and are compatible with select third party SANs. Se blade storage page for more details at: http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/blades/components/c-class-sans.html.

Insight Foundation is being baselined at version v8.70 which means the following:

• Its Media Kit (contains 2 SmartStart CDs, the Firmware DVD, and the Management DVD) will continue to ship with all supported ProLiant G7 or earlier BTO servers until the last supported server is no longer shipping.
• The Media Kit will not be updated past version 8.70.
• ProLiant G7 or earlier CTO servers are able to order the Media Kit with the understanding that the media is not updated. Please check specific server QuickSpecs for availability of CTO Kit.
• PSP and Firmware DVD downloads will be updated through 2Q 2012 at the HP Insight Foundation Suite for ProLiant downloads tab: http://www.hp.com/go/foundation.

Customers are urged to use the replacement product, HP Service Pack for ProLiant, instead of Insight Foundation Suite which is found at these location:

• www.hp.com/go/spp
• www.hp.com/go/spp/download

NOTE: For more information, visit: http://www.hp.com/go/matrixoe.

HP Cluster Platforms are specifically engineered, factory-integrated large-scale ProLiant clusters optimized for High Performance Computing, with a choice of servers, networks and software. Operating system options include specially priced offerings for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, as well as Microsoft Windows HPC Server. A Cluster Platform Configurator simplifies ordering. http://www.hp.com/go/clusters

Microsoft Windows Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
Oracle Solaris
VMware Server
Citrix XenServer

NOTE: For more information on HP's Certified and Supported ProLiant Servers for OS and Virtualization Software and latest listing of software drivers available for your server, including how to purchase from HP, please visit our OS Support Site at: http://www.hp.com/go/ossupport

Memory

• HP Memory Quarantine (based on Intel MCA Recovery technology). In conjunction with the operating system support, allows a server to recover from uncorrectable memory errors which would have otherwise caused a system crash.
• Double Device Data Correction (DDDC). DDDC provides the ability to save a DIMM from being replaced due to a bad dram device.
• Data Bus ECC protection for automatic correction from a single data bit error and detection of double data error bits.
• Advanced ECC / SDDC provides continued memory operation in the event of a single memory device failure and allows removal of a single DRAM from the memory map if it exhibits a failure and recovers its data into a new device.
  • Supports for both x4 and x8 Intel® SDDC.
• Demand Scrubbing writes corrected data back to the memory once a correctable error is detected on a read transaction.
• DIMM Address/Control Bus Parity Protection provides a means to detect and protect command and address errors.
• Memory Failover uses a mirrored DIMM once a failed DIMM in a mirrored set is detected.
• Memory Mirroring provides a copy of memory stored with dynamic failover in case of failure within socket (intra-socket) memory mirroring.
  • The system will operate in non-hemisphere mode when mirroring is enabled.
• Rank Sparring (On Line Spare) provides dynamic failover to a spare DIMM rank or spare rank pair behind the same memory controller. Cannot be enabled concurrently with memory mirroring.
  NOTE: HP offers the rank sparing rather than DIMM sparing as rank sparing uses less spare memory resulting in less overhead.
• Failed DIMM Isolation identifies a specific failing DIMM lockstep pair thereby enabling the user to replace only the failed DIMM pair. Identifies a single DIMM for correctable errors and DIMM pair for uncorrectable errors.

Virtualization

• Intel® VT-x (FlexMigration, FlexPriority, and Extended Page Tables) provides:
  • Platform control between the VMM and guest OSs for faster, more reliable and secure transfers.
  • VM migration features that enhance flexibility for failover, load balancing, disaster recovery, and maintenance.
• Intel® VT-x Real Mode & Pause Loop Exiting:
  • Real Mode allows guests to operate in real mode, removing the performance overhead and complexity of an emulator.
  • Pause Loop Exiting provides detection of spin locks in guest software and helps avoid lock-holder preemption to reduce overhead and improve performance
• Intel® VT-d (Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O) enables the VMM to assign specific I/O devices to specific guest OSs improving security and availability.

Mezzanine options and I/O

• Optional dual-port Fibre Channel mezzanine cards for redundant SAN connections.
• Optional dual-port InfiniBand mezzanine cards for redundant high performance connections.
• Six embedded Ethernet adapter ports for redundant LAN connections.
• Multiple mezzanine I/O expansion slots each supported multiple data paths routed to redundant interconnect modules.
• Network Adapter Teaming (Bonding) provides network fault tolerance, transmit load balancing, and switch-assisted load balancing.

Processor/Chipset

• Processor Internal Sensors & Thermal Control protection against over-temperature conditions.
• Cache parity/ECC protects cache data from accidental data corruption due to particle hits.
• Machine Check Architecture (MCA) detects and captures hardware errors such as system bus, ECC, parity, cache, other.
• Enhanced MCA handling & error logging builds upon the original Machine Check Architecture to: offers more "banks" and increased "resolution" for reporting errors that cause MCA events and 2) sets check flags for the OS to poll.
• External Bus Error Recovery (ECC) enables automatic correction from a single data bit error and detection of double data error bits on the memory data bus.
• Corrupt Data Containment tags faulty data before it is consumed (often called data poisoning) to limit the impact to the currently running program and to greatly reduce the need to reset the system.
• On-Die Error Protection protects registers from particle hits.

Storage

• Four hot-plug SAS/SATA/SSD drive bays.
• Integrated HP Smart Array P410i Controller with RAID 0 and 1 standard; optional RAID 1+0, 5, and 6.
• Integrated HP Smart Array P410i Controller upgradeable firmware with recovery ROM capability.
• HP Smart Array P410i flash backed write cache (FBWC) options to 1GB.
• Optional multiple Smart Array RAID mezzanine controllers (with BBWC and FBWC) for direct attach and shared SAS storage external to the c-Class enclosure.
  

Intel® QuickPath Interconnect (QPI)

• QPI Link Retry restarts as cycle when a failure is detected on the link.
• QPI Clock Failover redirects the forwarded clock to one of the two failover clock lanes in the event of a forwarded clock failure.
• QPI Self-Healing enables a QPI link to map a failed lane and downshift from full to ½ width (or ½ width to ¼ width) QPI link if there are errors on the link.
• QPI Cycle Redundancy Checking (CRC) automatically detects data errors using a checksum of either 8 bits or 16 bits.
• QPI Poisoning tags an erroneous packet with a "poisoned bit" on the QPI fabric.
• QPI Lane Failover identifies a faulty lane within data paths removing them from operation reducing command/address errors.

Server Blade Enclosure Infrastructure

• Up to 10 hot-plug redundant Active Cool fans per enclosure.
• Up to 6 hot-plug high efficiency redundant power supplies per enclosure.
• Dual grid power providing redundant rack enclosure power feeds to the enclosure.
• Up to eight interconnect modules per enclosure providing four simultaneous redundant fabrics for FlexFabric, Virtual Connect Ethernet, Fibre Channel, InfiniBand, iSCSI, SAS, etc.
• Optional enclosure redundant Onboard Administrator system management module.

• ACPI 2.0 Compliant
• PCI 2.2 Compliant
• Microsoft® Logo certifications
• USB 2.0
• Secure Digital 2.0
• TMP 1.2
• IEEE (see the NC553i Technical Specifications section)
• Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
• Triple Data Encryption Standard (3DES)
• SNMP
• SSL 2.0
• Active Directory v1.0 (Windows 2003)
• IPMI 2.0
• DMTF Systems Management Architecture for Server Hardware Command Line Protocol (SMASH CLP)

• Intel® AES-NI
• Power-on password
• Administrator's password
• Integrated Lights-Out 3 with:
  • 12 customizable user accounts
  • SSL encryption
  • Secure Shell version 2
  • Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and Triple Data Encryption Standard (3DES) on browser, CLP and XML scripting interface
  • AES and RC4 encryption of video
  • Disable via a global setting
• Keyboard password
• External USB port enable/disable
• Network server mode
• Serial interface control
• TPM (Trusted Platform Module) 1.2 option

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 MSAxxxx, VA7xxx, EVA, XP, rackable tape libraries and configurable network switches.

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

HP Technology Services for Industry Standard Servers and BladeSystem
Capitalizing on HP ProLiant server and HP BladeSystem capabilities requires a service partner who understands your increasingly complex business technology environment. That's why it makes sense to team up with the people who know HP infrastructure hardware and software best - the experienced professionals at HP Services.

What HP ProLiant and BladeSystem Services can do for you
HP ProLiant and BladeSystem Services can help you design, deploy, test, integrate, support, and manage IT and infrastructure solutions. This way, HP proposes services solutions that include more than just uplift of base warranty. You can get the support you need by choosing from one of a number of service packaged solutions we have designed to address wider set of customer support needs.

HP Technology Services meets business challenges with services offered in three packages - Optimized Care Package, Standard Care Package, and Basic Care Package - available for each product group. Such packaged solutions enable customers to optimize technology operations, minimize risk and drive better business outcomes with easy-to-buy, easy-to-use scalable support packages for servers, storage, networking and software.

Supports maintaining servers at optimum performance availability

HP Installation and Startup Service for HP BladeSystem c-Class Infrastructure for c3000/c7000 enclosure
Provides for the installation and startup of a BladeSystem c3000 Infrastructure in a single blade enclosure including hardware and software, including deployment of OS, HP SIM, RDP, RDP, PMP and VPM
http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA0-5964ENW.pdf

3-Year HP Critical Advantage L3 for c3000/c7000 enclosure + 3-Year HP Critical Advantage L3 for Blade server
Provides end-to-end infrastructure support solution for business critical applications running on virtualized/x86 infrastructures, enabling the customers to cost effectively build, operate, and continuously improve their IT environment
http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=4AA3-1772ENW.pdf

HP Installation and Startup Service for HP BladeSystem c-Class Enhanced Network
HP Provides for the configuration and testing of BladeSystem Ethernet interconnect switches to facilitate proper implementation of network protocols and access to advanced features.
http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/4aa0-5969ENW.pdf

Additional Services: Virtualization Services - Strategy, Design, Transition, Operation, Continual Service Improvement.

Package that maintains high level of server availability

HP Installation and Startup Service for HP BladeSystem c-Class Infrastructure for c3000/c7000 enclosure
Provides for the installation and startup of a BladeSystem c3000 Infrastructure in a single blade enclosure including hardware and software, including deployment of OS, HP SIM, RDP, RDP, PMP and VPM
http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA0-5964ENW.pdf

HP Installation and Startup Service for HP BladeSystem c-Class Enhanced Network
HP Provides for the configuration and testing of BladeSystem Ethernet interconnect switches to facilitate proper implementation of network protocols and access to advanced features
http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/4aa0-5969ENW.pdf

3-Year, HP 6 hour Hardware Support Onsite Call-to-Repair Service for c3000/c7000 enclosure + 3-Year, HP 6 hour Hardware Support Onsite Call-to-Repair Service for Blade server
Provides an IT manager with a team of support specialists who will quickly begin troubleshooting the system to help return the hardware to operating condition within 6 hours of the initial service request to the HP Global Solution Center
http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/5982-6547EN.pdf

3-Year , HP 24x7 Software Support for Insight Control
Provides for the deployment and basic configuration of HP Insight Control on HP ProLiant ML and DL series servers or HP BladeSystem servers
http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/5981-6645EEE.pdf

1-Year HP Proactive Select 30 Credit
Provides a flexible way to purchase HP best-in-class consultancy and technical services
http://h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA2-3842ENN.pdf

Additional Services: Software OS (Microsoft, Linux (SUSE/Red Hat) & VMware Installation & Start Up and Software Support); Microsoft or Linux or VMware education courses; +60 Proactive Select Credits, Factory Express.

Delivers minimum recommended support service level

HP Installation and Startup Service for HP BladeSystem c-Class Infrastructure for c3000/c7000 enclosure
Provides for the installation and startup of a BladeSystem c3000 Infrastructure in a single blade enclosure including hardware and software, including deployment of OS, HP SIM, RDP, RDP, PMP and VPM
http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA0-5964ENW.pdf

3-Year, HP 24x7 4 hour Response, Hardware Support Onsite Service for c3000/c7000 enclosure + 3-Year, HP 24x7 4 hour Response, Hardware Support Onsite Service for Blade server
Provides you with rapid remote support and if required an HP authorized representative who will arrive on site any time and day of the year to begin hardware maintenance service within 4 hours of the service request being logged
http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/5982-6547EEE.pdf

3-Year , HP 24x7 Software Support for Insight Control
Provides for the deployment and basic configuration of HP Insight Control on HP ProLiant ML and DL series servers or HP BladeSystem servers
http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/5981-6645EEE.pdf

1-Year HP Proactive Select 10 Credit
Provides a flexible way to purchase HP best-in-class consultancy and technical services
http://h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA2-3842ENN.pdf

Additional Services: Startup Blade System c-Cass Enhanced Network Service; Software OS (Microsoft, Linux (SUSE/Red Hat) & VMware Installation & Start Up and Software Support); +30 Proactive Select Credits, Factory Express

The packages include HP Insight Remote Support that uses proven technology to deliver secure, reliable 24x7 remote monitoring, diagnoses, and problem resolution. It is available at no additional cost to all warranty, HP Care Pack Service, and service agreement customers.

To learn more on HP ProLiant servers and HP BladeSystem servers, please contact your HP sales representative or HP Authorized Channel Partner. Or visit: www.hp.com/services/bladesystem

HP ProLiant BL680c G7 E7-4860 2P 64GB-R Server
643780-B21

HP ProLiant BL680c G7 E7-4850 2P 64GB-R Server
643781-B21

HP ProLiant BL680c G7 E7-4830 2P 64GB-R Server
643782-B21

Six (6) integrated HP NC553i 10Gb FlexFabric adapter ports supporting 10Gb/1Gb autosensing Ethernet, FCoE, Flex-10, TCP/IP offload engine, hardware-based accelerated iSCSI, and iSCSI boot
One (1) 10/100 network adapter port dedicated to iLO 3 Management

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Six (6) embedded HP NC553i 10Gb FlexFabric adapter ports supporting autosensing 10Gb/1Gb Ethernet, FCoE, Flex-10, TCP/IP offload engine, hardware-based accelerated iSCSI, and iSCSI boot

One (1) 10/100 network adapter port dedicated to iLO 3 Management

One (1) Integrated SAS version 2.0 (6Gb) HP Smart Array P410i Controller with RAID 0 and 1
NOTE: The P410i is configured with no cache allowing the end user to select the desired cache option (if cache is desired in the first place). This provides RAID 0, 1 and 1+0 in the standard configuration. However, options are available to add RAID 5 and 6; see the "Optional Upgrades" section for P410i options.
NOTE: RAID 0, 1, and 1+0 are supported on the P410i without the need for a cache option.

Four (4) slots for battery cache options.
NOTE: The server supports up to a combined total of four (4) battery cache options for the P410i and/or optional Smart Array RAID controllers.

Four (4) small form factor hot-plug SAS/SATA/SSD hard drive bays

Seven (7) I/O expansion slots: six general purpose, and one Ethernet-specific for an additional two "embedded" Ethernet ports

One (1) integrated Lights-Out 3

Integrated USB, MicroSDHC, and TPM connectors

632506-B21

632504-B21

Memory Subsystem Architecture
For maximum memory bandwidth, performance, and capacity, each processor socket contains two memory controllers. Each memory controller connects to two Intel® Scalable Memory Buffers (SMB) for a total of four SMBs per processor. Each SMB connects to four RDIMMs for grand total of sixteen RDIMMs per installed processor (64 RDIMMs total per BL680c G7 server) providing up to 2.0TB of memory (32GB RDIMMs x 64 DIMM slots).

All RDIMMs will operate at the highest possible speed for a given processor. Memory speed is not affected by number of RDIMMs or ranks. However, memory speed is a function of the processors QPI bus speed per the following:

• Processors with a QPI speed of 6.40GT will operate memory at 1066MHz
• Processors with a QPI speed of 5.86GT will operate memory at 978MHz
• Processors with a QPI speed of 4.80GT will operate memory at 800MHz

DDR3 and DDR3L Memory Population Guidelines
An overview of the RDIMM installation guidelines are summarized below. For detailed memory configuration rules and guidelines, please see the BL680c G7 user guide at: www.hp.com/support and the Online DDR3 Memory Configuration Tool at: www.hp.com/go/ddr3memory-configurator

1. Install only HP BL680c G7 supported DDR3 and DDR3L RDIMMs.
2. RDIMMs must be installed for processor 1.
3. Populate RDIMM slots for a processor only if the processor is installed.
4. To maximize performance in multi-processor configurations, distribute the total memory capacity between all processors as evenly as possible.
5. The minimum configuration is two RDIMMs installed on processor 1.
6. RDIMMs must be installed in pairs with identical characteristics. When possible, for configuration simplicity, HP recommends using RDIMMs with identical part numbers throughout the system.
7. For best performance, HP recommends that RDIMM pairs be populated in sequence by letter designation. Install RDIMM pair (4A, 5A) first, followed by RDIMM pair (12B, 16B), RDIMM pair (2C, 7C), RDIMM pair (10D, 14D), RDIMM pair (3E, 6E), RDIMM pair (11F, 15F), and RDIMM pair (1G, 8G).
8. When installing mixed rank RDIMMs for any processor, RDIMMs with the highest number of ranks must be installed in the white RDIMM connector locations. This guarantees proper electrical signaling on the DDR3 channel since RDIMMs with higher rank counts present larger electrical loading on the DDR3 channel and must be populated at the end point of the channel.
9. 1.5V DDR3 and 1.35V DDR3L RDIMMs may be installed within the same socket. In this case, all RDIMMs on that socket will operate at 1.5V.
10. The BL680c G7 supports memory hemisphere mode (for a high-performance memory interleaving technology) as well as several advanced memory modes (AMP) including advanced ECC, online spare, and mirrored memory. Please see the BL680c G7 user guide at: www.hp.com/support for a description of each of these features and their memory configuration guidelines.
11. There are several additional recommended steps for memory performance optimization, please see the BL680c G7 user guide at: www.hp.com/support for a complete list.

Power Specifications

For power specifications including input requirements, BTU rating, and power supply output, please see the HP BladeSystem c-Class Enclosures QuickSpecs located at:

HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure QuickSpecs:
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12790_div/
12790_div.html
HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure QuickSpecs:
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12810_div/
12810_div.html

To review typical system power ratings use the HP BladeSystem Power Sizer available at: http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/powercalculator.

System Inlet Temperature

• ProLiant Teaming including Network Fault Tolerance, Transmit Load Balancing, and Switch-Assisted Load Balancing
• 9K Jumbo frames (4K Jumbo frames when in FCoE mode)
• Microsoft Windows Receive Side Scaling (RSS)
• FCoE or accelerated iSCSI mode
• iSCSI boot
• Flex-10 support
• TCP/IP offload engine
• 10Gb Ethernet ort 1Gb Ethernet autosensing
• Microsoft TCP chimney compliant
• Supports 8 Physical Functions (PF)
• Supports 128 Virtual Functions (VF):
  • Up to 32 VFs per PF
  • Support 128 MAC address
• Traffic Shaping and QoS across each VF and PF:
• NIC Fine-grain QoS 10 Mbps to 10Gbps in steps of 10Mbps
• HBA fine-grain QoS 1000 IOPs to 500,000 IOPs in steps of 1000 IOPS
• On-chip VM-VM switching
• Traffic steering and isolation
• Hardware based filtering for 128 VLANIDs with QinQ tag filtering
• Protection against denial-of-service attacks & malfunctioning VMs

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