Overview; Server Blade Overview - HP Integrity BL860c i2 User's & Service Manual

1 Overview

The HP Integrity BL860c i2 Server Blade is a dense, low-cost, Intel® Itanium® processor server
blade. Using a Blade Link hardware assembly, multiple BL860c i2 Server Blades can be conjoined
to create dual-blade, four socket and quad-blade, eight socket variants.
Name
BL860c i2
BL870c i2
BL890c i2
The three blade configurations support the HP-UX, HP OpenVMS, and Windows operating systems
and are designed for deployment in c-Class enclosures, specifically the 10U c7000 and the 6U
c3000 Enclosures.
NOTE: For purposes of this guide, make sure that the c-Class server blade enclosure is powered
on and running properly and that the OA iLO 3 is operational.

Server blade overview

Product
BL860c i2
BL870c i2
BL890c i2
8 Overview
Number of Conjoined Server Blades
1
2
4
CPU cores (quad) DIMM slots
8 24
16 48
32 96
Number of Processor Sockets
2
4
8
PCIe I/O
Mezzanine card
max memory capacity
384GB with 3
16GB DIMMs
768GB with 6
16GB DIMMs
1.5TB with 16GB 12
DIMMs
SAS Hard Disk
Drives
2
4
8