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Things you can do with HP BladeSystem that you can’tdo with traditional infrastructures:•Deploy new servers and storage in minutes, not daysor weeks•Wire your infrastructure once and change on the fly•Cut time needed for common maintenance tasks by90 percent
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•Reduce power consumption up to 30 percent
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without sacrificing application performance•Add shared storage and data protection solutionsinside without adding cables•Cut the number of cables by 94 percent
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•Provide high availability for every application ata negligible cost
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IDC, “Forecasting Total Cost of Ownership for Initial Deployment of ServerBlades”, June 2006.
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Sine Nomine Associates, “A Comparison of HP BladeSystem with ThermalLogic Technologies to Competitive Systems”, February 2007.
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Comparing all cable requirements of 16 c-Class server blades versus 16standard 1U servers.
HP BladeSystem: an AdaptiveInfrastructure out of the box
 
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“Today, with the help ofthe HP BladeSystem, VMware and HP VirtualizationManagement software,we are actually deliveringmore servers for lessmoney to our internalcustomers. If we had to dothat a few years ago, I’mnot sure how we wouldhave managed it.”
Dean Buker, Manager,Network and Systems,Polaris
For 40 years, infrastructures were built the same way—lots of boxes, connected with lots of wires andmaintained with lots of people. In the meantime,business expectations of technology changed.Problems came from the way infrastructures were built,the silos they created and the complex processesneeded to maintainthem. The bigger the infrastructure,the bigger the pain.HP BladeSystem helps ease the pain. Around the world,leading companies use HP BladeSystem technology tobuild a stronger IT foundation for their business.
BladeSystem basics
 A BladeSystem is simply a smarter way to build aninfrastructure that supports the vital applications yourbusiness requires—with fewer wires, lower electric billsand none of the headaches from the choices you havetoday. BladeSystem helps you save time and money.You can reinvest savings back into your business. Witha streamlined foundation in place, you can deliver topline business results to grow faster, get to market quicklyand empower your employees, partners and customers.No one knows exactly where their business will betomorrow. But wherever you take it, the HPBladeSystem will be ready when you get there.
Top four reasons to buy a BladeSystem
HP BladeSystem eases many of the infrastructure painsyou feel around cost, time, change and energy.1.
Cost:
BladeSystem is up to 42 percent less expensiveto buy than standard infrastructures.
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How we do it:
BladeSystem is consolidated bydesign and multiple server and storage blades canshare or reduce resources—such as fans, cables,network switches and power supplies.2.
Time:
BladeSystem increases administrator produc-tivity up to tenfold for many common IT tasks—suchas deployment, patching and recovery.
How we do it:
 A simple, modular design and usefulfeatures help save administrators’ time, speeddeployment and simplify maintenance tasks.3.
Change:
BladeSystem lets you add, replace, moveor recover blades and virtual servers in minutesinstead of days or weeks, without involving lots ofadministrators.
How we do it:
The all-in-one design speeds solutionintegration, growth and recovery time. Useful fea-tures like hot plug devices, Onboard Administratorand Virtual Connect make staff more responsive toboth unexpected and planned changes.4.
Energy:
BladeSystem uses 30 percent less power perserver than Dell 1U servers
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and pushes 47 percentless air for the HVAC system to cool
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How we do it:
Thermal Logic technologies efficientlyallocate power and cooling and provide consistentavailability of all systems inside the enclosure.Intelligent monitoring and hundreds of internalsensors help regulate power usage and the thermalimpact on your larger environment.
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Based on HP comparison Internet list price of 320 ProLiant BL460c bladesversus 320 ProLiant BL360 servers with identical configurations and Ethernetand Fibre Channel network infrastructure.
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Sine Nomine Associates, “A Comparison of HP BladeSystem withThermalLogic Technologies to Competitive Systems”, February 2007.
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HP BladeSystem TCO tool calculation with 64 BL460c versus 64 ProLiantDL360.
Figure 1. BladeSystem basics
Simplify and transform your infrastructure into something more useful to your business.
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 A BladeSystem is aninfrastructure in a box
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Fill it with blades of alltypes, shapes and sizes
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In thousands of combinationsto run what you run today
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To deliver vital businesssolutions and services
 
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Meet the portfolio
HP offers a complete portfolio of hardware, softwareand services to help you build the perfectBladeSystem—without compromise.
Blades
 We offer a choice of blades including servers,virtual servers, storage, tape, workstation and PC.
Enclosures
BladeSystem comes in two sizes for different-sizedenvironments.
Power and cooling
BladeSystem supports a variety of powerconnections for different requirements in differentenvironments.
Networking and
 A wide choice of switches from your favorite
connectivity
brands and standards to connect and manageyour network.
External storage
HP StorageWorks offers choices of NAS and SANsolutions that can be accessed by one or moreservers in the BladeSystem and managed together.
Management modules
Built-in interfaces provide assistance at every stepand powerful management software helpsincrease productivity.
OS and applications
 We certify a variety of operating systems tosupport thousands of applications for theBladeSystem.
Services
HP Services and partners help you realize the fullpotential of your technology and keep yourenvironment up and running.
How the portfolio works together
BladeSystem is designed to share components betweenenclosures, making it fast and easy to create, customizeand grow. You can add storage expansion and data
Meet the portfolio
protection without adding more cables or specialmanagement. And you can run your same businessapplications, trust the same HP server and storagecomponents and connect to your same networks.HP innovations that solve common infrastructureproblems:•
Rising energy costs:
HP Thermal Logic technologyimproves energy efficiency every second of operat-ion, saving up to 30 percent in power.
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Network complexity:
HP Virtual Connect architecturelets you wire the infrastructure once, then add, replaceor recover blades on the fly, without impacting net-works and storage or requiring multiple experts ateach step.•
Complex management:
HP Insight Control manage-ment includes built-in control interfaces in a simple,single package with all the tools needed to deploy,maintain and optimize your infrastructure.•
Unreliable service delivery:
HP NonStop midplaneseparates network and power midplanes andeliminates active components to provide reliabilityfor the total system. Redundant power, coolingmanagement, network and server features maintainconsistent service delivery.
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Sine Nomine Associates, “A Comparison of HP BladeSystem with ThermalLogic Technologies to Competitive Systems”, February 2007.
Blades
 We offer a choice of bladesincluding servers, virtualservers, storage, tape,workstation and PC.BladeSystem comes in two sizesfor different-sized environments.
Power and cooling
BladeSystem supports a varietyof power connections for differentrequirements in different environments.
Networking and connectivity
 A wide choice of switchesfrom your favorite brandsand standards to connectand manage your network.
External storage
HP StorageWorks offers choicesof NAS and SAN solutions thatcan be accessed by one or moreservers in the BladeSystem andmanaged together.
Management modules
Built-in interfaces provideassistance at every step andpowerful management softwarehelps increase productivity.
OS and applications
 We certify a variety of operatingsystems to support thousands ofapplications for the BladeSystem.HP Services and partners help you realizethe full potential of your technology andkeep your environment up and running.
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