Hewlett-Packard BladeSystem c3000 Technology Brief

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Category: Enclosure , Server

Type: Technology brief for HP BladeSystem c3000

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Abstract
The HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure is the next generation in an evolution of the entire rack-
mounted infrastructure. The c3000 Enclosure is designed for remote sites, small and medium-sized
businesses, and data centers with special power and cooling constraints. This technology brief
provides an overview of the HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure, including a comparison with the
enterprise-class HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure, Thermal Logic power and cooling technologies,
and interconnect options.
This technology brief assumes the reader is familiar with HP ProLiant server technology and has some
knowledge of general BladeSystem architecture. For more information about the infrastructure
components, see the HP website at
www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/.
Overview of HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure
The HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure, announced in September 2007, is the newest enclosure
implemented using the BladeSystem c-Class architecture. While the c7000 Enclosure is optimized for
enterprise data center applications, the c3000 Enclosure is optimized for other computing
environments, such as remote sites or small businesses. More information on c-Class architecture and
the c7000 Enclosure is available on the HP technology website at
www.hp.com/servers/technology.
The c3000 Enclosure fits into standard size HP and third-party racks, and accommodates c-Class
form-factor server/storage blades and interconnect modules. It has the flexibility to scale from a single
enclosure holding up to 8 server blades, to a rack containing 7 enclosures holding up to 56
server/storage blades total. It is optimized for data centers with special power and cooling
constraints, such as DC powered racks, or data centers with low power and cooling capacities (under
4000 watts per rack). The c3000 Enclosure is designed for use with management devices such as
local KVM switches for local administration.
The HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure has a fully redundant design with redundant signal paths
between servers and interconnect modules. The enclosure is available with a single-phase power
subsystem.
It can be populated with the following components:
Up to 4 full-height (FH) server blades or up to 8 half-height (HH) server and/or storage blades per
enclosure
Up to 4 interconnect modules simultaneously supporting a variety of network interconnect fabrics
such as Ethernet, Fibre Channel (FC), InfiniBand (IB), Internet Small Computer System Interface
(iSCSI), or Serial-attached SCSI (SAS)
Active Cool fan kits for a maximum of 6 fans
Up to 6 power supplies, accepting either low-line (100 to 120 volts alternating current [VAC]), or
high-line (200 to 240 VAC) power input
Onboard Administrator (OA) management module
Optional DVD drive
Optional KVM enclosure module for connecting the c3000 to a in-rack KVM switch
Both c-Class enclosures have common critical components such as servers, interconnects, mezzanine
cards, storage blades, power supplies, and fans. Table 1 lists components supported by the c3000
and c7000 Enclosures.
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