HP ProLiant BL260c G5 Server Blade -
key benefits

More Performance

The HP ProLiant BL260c Server Blade delivers uncompromising performance by:

• Supporting up to two Intel® Standard or Low Voltage Quad-Core or Dual-Core Xeon® 5000 Sequence Processors or one entry level Xeon, Core™2 Duo or Celeron® Uni-Processor in either Single, Dual or Quad-Core
• Supporting up to 48 GB of DDR2 Registered ECC 667 MHz DIMMs to eliminate a common system bottleneck
• Offering one Mezzanine expansion slot for I/O options such as multi-function gigabit NICs, standard NICs, or 4-Gb Fibre Channel, which greatly improves I/O bandwidth and data throughput with additional levels of uptime

Simplicity and Flexibility

Delivers simplicity and flexibility with it's Industry-leading management and configuration tools by:

• Providing superior remote administration, superb life cycle management and resource utilization to help lower total cost of ownership.
• Conserving valuable IT resources and time by centralizing and simplifying management functions with Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2) Standard Blade Edition and Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem.
• Offering HP Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2) Standard Blade Edition - Delivers the industry's most complete, high-performance, out-of-band remote management solution. With new Virtual KVM performance, it now provides all of the capabilities required for administrative or maintenance tasks from a single remote console. iLO 2 also provides true in-front-of-the-server control of systems located in data centers or remote locations from the office, home, or travel location, eliminating unnecessary travel and increasing IT efficiency and responsiveness. Now IT administrators have a single remote management and control solution.
• Offering HP iLO 2 Select - Get even more out of iLO 2 by upgrading to the iLO 2 Select Pack, featuring power regulator reporting, scripted multi-server virtual media and additional enterprise security. iLO 2 Select has flexible licensing including site licenses and an eight blade kit.
• Offering HP Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem - HP Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem is an integrated suite of software that simplifies the provisioning and management of HP BladeSystem infrastructures. Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem delivers comprehensive management for HP BladeSystem including hardware resource deployment, health and performance monitoring, software version control, and vulnerability scanning and patch management. Transform your IT Environment into a best run server infrastructure with time-smart management software that delivers total control, maximum flexibility, and tangible savings to your business.

Uncompromising Power Efficiency

The HP ProLiant BL260c Server Blade delivers uncompromising power efficiency by:

• Supporting the low voltage Intel Xeon 5400 and 5200 Series processors. The low voltage processors enables greater density providing excellent performance-per-watt efficiencies for power constrained IT environments.
• Utilizing a new Intel chipset, Intel 5100, which uses ECC DDR2 Registered DIMMs versus Fully Buffered DIMMs, resulting in lower power per DIMM and a cooler BladeSystem solution.
• Including only the basic feature set required by a Small to Mid-Market Customer without all the frills