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Maximum density and manageability for high performance computing.

Model comparison

» BL20p G2 BL30p » BL40p
Processor Xeon 3.2GHz/1M L3 cache 3.06GHz/512KB L2 cache or 1M L3 cache or 2.80GHz/512KB L2 cache 533MHz bus Xeon 3.2GHz/2M L3 cache or Xeon 3.2GHz/1M L3 cache or 3.06GHz/512KB L2 cache 533MHz bus Xeon MP 3.0GHz/4M L3 cache or 2.8GHz/2M L3 cache or 2.2GHz/2M L3 cache or 2.0GHz/1M L3 cache 400MHz bus
Processor Capacity Up to 2 processors Up to 2 processors Up to 4 processors
RAM Std/Max 512MB ECC PC2100 DDR Std/8GB max 1GB PC2100 ECC DDR Std/4GB max 1GB PC2100 ECC DDR Std/12GB max
Drive controller Integrated Smart Array 5i Plus with optional BBWC Integrated with chipset Integrated Smart Array 5i Plus with optional BBWC
NIC (3) 10/100/1000T NICs + 1 Dedicated iLO Port (2) 10/100/1000T NICs + 1 Dedicated iLO Port (5) 10/100/1000T NICs + 1 Dedicated iLO Port
Hard Drive Bays (2) 3.5" SCSI hot plug drive bays (2) 2.5" ATA drive bays (4) 3.5" SCSI hot plug drive bays
Slots None None Two (2) PCI-X slots for SAN connectivity
Chassis 1U × 6U form factor - plugs vertically into 6U server enclosure 1U × 3U form factor - plugs vertically into 6U server enclosure using blade sleeve 4 bays wide × 6U high form factor - plugs vertically into 6U server enclosure
Server mgmt Integrated Lights-Out Advanced Integrated Lights-Out Advanced Integrated Lights-Out Advanced
Power Rack-centralized hot-plug power Rack-centralized hot-plug power Rack-centralized hot-plug power
Connects to Fibre Channel storage Yes Yes Yes
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