Bladesystem C-Class And Adaptive Infrastructure; Standardized It Infrastructure; Understanding The Blade C-Class Architecture - Compaq BL10e - HP ProLiant - 512 MB RAM Introduction Manual

moves the architecture away from infrastructure silos or "IT islands" to pools of IT resources. These
pools allow administrators to realign IT structures to meet specific business goals. An Adaptive
Infrastructure environment is based on standard building blocks, automated using modular software,
and delivered through comprehensive services. For more details about the HP Adaptive Infrastructure,
see www.hp.com/go/ai. Figure 3 represents the key aspects of the HP Adaptive Infrastructure
architecture.
Figure 3. Key enablers for HP Adaptive Infrastructure vision
High-cost IT
islands
Scalable
Power &
IT
Cooling
Systems
•Modularity
•Energy
efficient
•Scalability
•Resilience
•Availability

BladeSystem c-Class and Adaptive Infrastructure

The following sections discuss some of the ways that the BladeSystem meets the goals of the Adaptive
infrastructure.

Standardized IT infrastructure

The core technologies of the Adaptive Infrastructure are based on cost-efficient, open industry
standards. Like all HP ProLiant servers, the BladeSystem c-Class architecture is based on innovation
within a framework of industry standards. Furthermore, BladeSystem c-Class architecture was
designed as a general-purpose, flexible infrastructure to be extremely modular and scalable. The HP
BladeSystem c-Class consolidates power, cooling, connectivity, redundancy, and security into a
modular, self-tuning system with intelligence built in.
The following sections outline the general architecture of the BladeSystem c-class and give examples
of its modularity, scalability, resiliency, and availability. These are only examples and not an
exhaustive list. For more information about current products, see www.hp.com/go/bladesystem.

Understanding the Blade c-Class architecture

The BladeSystem consists of several core components (Figure 4):
• The enclosure – An HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure accommodates server blades, storage
blades, I/O option blades, interconnect modules (switches and pass-thru modules), a NonStop
passive signal midplane, a passive power backplane, shared power and cooling infrastructure
(power supplies and fans), and Onboard Administrator modules for local management.
Management Security
•Discovery & State information
•Virtual & Physical
•Isolation & encapsulation
•Analyze & Optimize
Low-cost
pooled IT
assets
Virtualization Automation
•Analyze &
•Virtual & Physical
Optimize
•Isolation &
encapsulation
•Analyze & Optimize
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