HP Xw25p - ProLiant - Blade Workstation Overview page 2

HP BladeSystem p-Class Diagnostic Station........................................................................................... 31
HP BladeSystem p-Class diagnostic and local I/O cables ................................................................... 32
HP BladeSystem Management Software overview .............................................................................. 33
HP BladeSystem p-Class operating system installation options.............................................................. 34
Operating system support ............................................................................................................... 34
HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack................................................................................... 35
HP Systems Insight Manager ........................................................................................................... 35
Integrated Lights-Out Advanced Edition............................................................................................. 36
Smart Array RAID controllers ........................................................................................................... 36
HP BladeSystem p-Class Interconnect Switch Management .................................................................. 37
Planning for a HP BladeSystem p-Class installation ................................................................................ 38
HP BladeSystem p-Class Sizing Utility ............................................................................................... 38
Required input power ..................................................................................................................... 39
Facility DC power connection ...................................................................................................... 40
Power phases and 3U power supply enclosures ............................................................................. 40
AC connectors for the 3U power enclosure.................................................................................... 41
Deployment considerations: HP BladeSystem p-Class network interconnects .......................................... 42
Deployment considerations: ProLiant BL p-Class RJ-45 Patch Panel and Patch Panel 2 ......................... 42
Deployment considerations: ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 Interconnect Switches ..................................... 42
Deployment considerations: ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switches ....................................... 44
HP BladeSystem rack specifications .................................................................................................. 44
Server Blade Quantity..................................................................................................................... 45
Configuring server blade options ..................................................................................................... 45
HP BladeSystem server blade enclosures........................................................................................... 45
3U power distribution ..................................................................................................................... 45
Site recommendations..................................................................................................................... 46
Power requirements ........................................................................................................................ 46
Cooling and airflow ....................................................................................................................... 46
Total weight .................................................................................................................................. 46
Total floor space ............................................................................................................................ 47
System installation planning guides...................................................................................................... 47
For more information.......................................................................................................................... 47