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Special Design Features
Supermicro's SuperBlade offers special design features, some of which no other blade
server can duplicate. These features give you extraordinary flexibility in configuring a
blade system for your own particular needs.
Operating System Support
Both Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems are supported by the SuperBlade.
Furthermore, you may have different operating systems running on different blade units
within the same blade enclosure.
Remote Management
The Chassis Management Module (CMM) can manage the whole enclosure and any
individual Blade module by switching around to it.
Using an optional SIMBL add-on card provides separate IPMI controls for any Blade
module that has one installed in it. If your application needs to manage individual blade
units at the same time, just add a SIMBL add-on card to each Blade module.
Computing Density/Power
Each SuperBlade mainboard supports two or four processors and 48 to 64 GB of main
memory. This translates to a maximum potential of 56 processors and 896 GB of
memory per 14-blade enclosure or 336 processors and 5.376 TB of memory for a full
rack.
Dual and quad core processors are supported in the blade module systems.
High-Efficiency Power Supplies
A reliable source of power is critical in server systems and even more so in a blade
system, where up to ten systems (blades) share the same power source. SuperBlade
power supplies have been designed to operate at up to 93%+ peak efficiency and
provide redundancy with a backup unit that activates automatically when any other
power supply fails. Using high-efficiency power supplies results in a measurable
reduction in wasted energy consumption and generated heat.
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