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Can the HP Integrity BL860c server blade share an enclosure with other BladeSystem servers? |
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Yes, the BL860c shares the components of the c-Class enclosure along with and along side other members of the BladeSystem c-Class including ProLiant server blades and StorageWorks storage blades.
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What Operating Environments are supported by the HP Integrity BL860c server blade? |
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The BL860c supports four different operating environments: HP-UX 11i, v3 and v2; OpenVMS 8.3-1H1, Integrity Linux (Red Hat and SUSE), and Integrity Windows.
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How does the HP Integrity BL860c server blade differ from other HP Integrity entry-class rack optimized 2-socket servers? |
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The c-Class form factor is an obvious difference. All Integrity servers utilize the Intel® Itanium® processors and the HP zx2 os sx2000 chip set. The BL860c takes advantage of the power and cooling and density advantages of c-Class as well as shared networking resources and reduced cable management requirements.
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How does the HP Integrity BL860c server blade differ from other BladeSystem servers? |
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The BL860c utilizes the Intel® Itanium® processors as well as the HP zx2 chipset. The BL860c has significant commonality with other BladeSystem servers. They share the same I/O mezzanine cards and the same SFF SAS hot plug disk drives. .
Importantly, the BL860c supports HP-UX 11i and OpenVMS operating environments as well as Integrity Linux and Integrity Windows. HP-UX and OpenVMS operating environments are not supported on x86 BladeSystem servers.
Complete details can be found in the BL860c Quickspecs
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| Health and management |
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Do I need special I/O mezzanine cards for the HP Integrity BL860c server blade? |
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No, the BL860c utilizes the same I/O mezzanine cards as other BladeSystem servers. Not all I/O mezzanine options are supported by all servers.
Complete details can be found in the BL860c Quickspecs.
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Does the HP Integrity BL860c server blade blade support all the interconnect modules of the BladeSystem c-Class? |
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Yes. All current BladeSystem c-Class interconnect modules, including HP's innovative Virtual Connect, are supported by the HP Integrity BL860c server blade.
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| Deployment & Management |
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Is the BL860c deployed in the same manner as other BladeSystem c-Class servers? |
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- From a hardware perspective, the HP Integrity BL860c server blades are deployed in a similar manner to other BladeSystem servers. The HP Integrity BL860c server blade is recognized by the On-Board Administrator of the BladeSystem enclosures. On-Board Administrator functionality is consistent across the BladeSystem family.
- In an HP-UX environment, HP-UX and applications are deployed in a manner consistent with other Integrity entry-class rack-optimized servers. Existing HP-UX customers can deploy utilizing the same tools, such as Ignite, as other Integrity servers.
- In a Linux environment, Linux can be deployed utilizing HP's Rapid Deployment Pack. Also Open Source tools may be employed.
HP Essentials Deployment Pack
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| Service and warranty |
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What is the warranty for the HP Integrity BL860c server blade? |
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The HP Integrity BL860c server blade features the same warranty as all other BladeSystem c-Class servers. The BL860c is supported with a Worldwide Limited warranty featuring 3 years of parts, labor, and on-site service. In addition processors, memory, and hard drives are also covered by HP's pre-failure warranty. Click for a complete description of your warranty.
BL860c warranty information
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