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Can the HP Integrity BL870c server blade share an enclosure with other BladeSystem servers? |
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Yes, the BL870c 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 BL870c server blade? |
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The BL870c supports four different operating environments: HP-UX 11i v3 and HP-UX 11i v2; Integrity Windows; Integrity Linux (Red Hat and SUSE); OpenVMS 8.3-1H1
For complete information on HP-UX 11i support, please visit the HP-UX11i website at http://www.hp.com/go/hpux11i and for complete information on Linux Operating Systems on Integrity platforms please visit http://www.hp.com/go/integritylinux
Under Integrity Virtual Machine, multiple sessions of HP-UX 11i can be supported. Also under Integrity Virtual Machine, Windows and Linux can be supported as guest operating systems.
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How does the HP Integrity BL870c server blade differ from other HP Integrity entry-class rack optimized 4-socket servers? |
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The c-Class form factor is an obvious difference. All entry-class Integrity servers utilize the Intel® Itanium® processors and the HP zx2 chip set. The BL870c 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 BL870c server blade differ from other BladeSystem servers? |
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The BL870c utilizes the Intel® Itanium® processors as well as the HP zx2 chipset. The BL870c 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 BL870c 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 BL870c Quickspecs.
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| Health and management |
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Do I need special I/O mezzanine cards for the HP Integrity BL870c server blade? |
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No, the BL870c 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 BL870c Quickspecs.
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Does the HP Integrity BL870c 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 BL870c server blade. The BL870c does not support the PCIe mezzanine pass through card.
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| Deployment & Management |
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Is the BL870c deployed in the same manner as other BladeSystem c-Class servers? |
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- From a hardware perspective, the HP Integrity BL870c server blades are deployed in a similar manner to other BladeSystem servers. The HP Integrity BL870c server blade is recognized by the On-Board Administrator of the BladeSystem enclosures. All 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 as other Integrity servers.
HP-UX 11i single- and multi-system management
- In a Linux environment, Linux can be deployed utilizing HP's Rapid Deployment Pack. Also Open Source tools may be employed.
HP Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack
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| Service and warranty |
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What is the warranty for the HP Integrity BL870c server blade? |
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The HP Integrity BL870c server blade features the same warranty as all other BladeSystem c-Class servers. The BL870c 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.
BL870c warranty information
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