BLADE SERVER

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Blade server technology
Hardware
Software

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Blade server technologies

Hardware:
* Servers Blades
* Blade Chassis
* Communication Blades
* Power and Cooling Systems
* Storage Subsystems

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Blade server technology
Software:
* Software Management Tools
* Virtualization Software

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Blade Server Chassis

HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure (populated

with 16 blades)
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Blade

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 Features

Power
Cooling
Networking
Storage
Connectivity
Hot Swapping

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 Advantages
Space
Power consumption
Cable reduction, reliability

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Disadvantages
Under most circumstances you need
additional external storage i.e. a Storage
Area Network (SAN).

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 References
www.wikipedia.com
www.google.com
www.informationweek.com

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 Thank
You

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