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Introduction
This white paper provides an overview of the HP BladeSystem p-Class solution. This solution includes:
• Server blades
• Server blade enclosures
• Network interconnect options
• Power subsystem components
• Management tools
In addition to this document, HP recommends referring to the HP BladeSystem Best Practices Guide
and the HP BladeSystem Common Procedures Guide when planning and setting up a an HP
BladeSystem solution. The HP BladeSystem Best Practices Guide and the HP BladeSystem Common
Procedures Guide include the instructions, best practices, helpful hints, and suggestions for setting up
and configuring the solution and the tools needed for common system management tasks such as
deployment, configuration, and monitoring. The HP BladeSystem Best Practices Guide and the
HP BladeSystem Common Procedures Guide are available on the HP website,
http://h18000.www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/
Executive summary
The HP BladeSystem p-Class solution consists of server blades, server blade enclosures, network
interconnect options, a power subsystem, and management tools that enable adaptive computing and
is optimized for rapid deployment. HP BladeSystem server blades are designed for the high
performance and high availability that you have come to expect from HP ProLiant industry-standard
servers. The HP BladeSystem solution protects your investment with a modular portfolio that supports
many different environments and workloads including:
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ProLiant BL20p and BL25p Server Blades—Ideal for multi-tiered enterprise data centers. The
ProLiant BL20p and BL25p Server Blades feature a dual-processor-capable design, high-
performance memory, an integrated SmartArray RAID controller, Universal hot-plug SCSI hard
drives, Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) Advanced functionality, up to four general-purpose Gigabit
Ethernet network controllers, and optional Fibre Channel (FC) SAN connectivity.
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ProLiant BL30p and BL35p Server Blades—Ideal for high-performance technical computing and
enterprise datacenter environments that use external storage. The ProLiant BL30p and BL35p
Server Blades feature a dual-processor-capable design optimized for maximum server density.
Server blades feature high-performance memory, iLO Advanced functionality, two general-
purpose Gigabit Ethernet network controllers, and optional FC SAN connectivity.
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ProLiant BL40p and BL45p Server Blades—Designed to power back-end and mission-critical
applications. The ProLiant BL40p and BL45p Server Blades support up to four processors,
maximum performance DDR memory, integrated SmartArray RAID controller, Universal hot-plug
SCSI hard drives, iLO Advanced functionality, four (BL45p) or five (BL40p) general-purpose
Gigabit Ethernet network controllers, and optional FC SAN connectivity.
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