Quickspecs, Hp proliant bl30p server blade overview, At a glance – HP Server Blades BL30p User Manual
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At A Glance
Maximum density ProLiant BL30p server blade
Up to two Intel Xeon 3.2-GHz/533-MHz with 2MB L3 cache processors with Hyper-Threading Technology
ServerWorks GC-LE chipset
1024-MB PC2100-MHz Registered ECC DDR memory (1 x 1-GB), expandable to 4-GB, flex memory supports interleaved and non-
interleaved memory configurations
Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) Advanced Pack with new static IP bay configuration feature
Two (2) NC7781 PCI-X Gigabit NICs (embedded)
One 10/100T NIC (embedded) dedicated to iLO management
Supports up to two optional small form factor ATA 60-GB hard drives
BIOS-Enhanced RAID for Linux enables both primary and secondary hard drives to be bootable
Dual-Port Fibre Channel Adapter (2-Gb) option for SAN connectivity
BL30p plugs vertically into blade sleeve and sleeve plugs into 6U blade enclosure
Local I/O cable attaches to front of blade and provides two USB ports, one video port, one iLO port and serial port
Integrated Access Tool for blade management and enhanced server blade documentation including Best Practices and Common
Procedures guides
Up to 96 BL30p blades fit in 42U rack in non-redundant power configuration; up to 80 BL30p blades fit in 42U in full power redundant
configuration
ProLiant BL p-Class Server Blade Enclosure with Enhanced Backplane Components
Updated to support the new BL30p blade and be fully compatible with all current and future BL20p series and BL40p series blades
Blade iLO signals are physically consolidated to an RJ-45 port on the server blade management module
Option kit available for field upgrade of backplanes to existing, deployed blade enclosures
Each server blade enclosure is 6U and holds up to 16 ProLiant BL30p server blades (BL30p blade sleeve is required for each pair of
BL30p blades installed)
Interconnect options for network signal routing include GbE Interconnect Switches, GbE2 Interconnect Switches with optional Fibre
Channel pass through, Patch Panels or Patch Panel 2 with Fibre Channel pass through
ProLiant BL p-Class Power Enclosure
BL p-Class rack-centralized power enclosure holds hot-plug power supplies
Use BL p-Class sizing tool to determine power and cooling requirements based on your desired configuration:
3 phase power enclosure highly recommended for BL30p deployments
BL p-Class power enclosure not needed if using facility -48VDC ± 10% (DC option kit required)
ProLiant BL p-Class Power Distribution
Carries power from the power enclosure(s) to the server blade enclosures
Three power distribution choices:
mini bus bars (support up to 3 blade enclosures)
scalable bus bars (support up to 5 blade enclosures)
power bus box (supports a single blade enclosure)
New dual power input option kit allows support for two power enclosures on mini bus bars
BL p-Class server blades, server blade enclosures, interconnects and power enclosures protected by a limited three year warranty with
optional service uplifts available.
NOTE: All ATA hard drives offered by HP carry a one year warranty regardless of the base system in
which they are installed.
NOTE: Power requirements for a ProLiant BL p-Class system: 200V - 240V AC, 30 amp or facility DC -48V ± 10%.
QuickSpecs
HP ProLiant BL30p Server Blade
Overview
DA - 11958 North America — Version 6 — September 24, 2004
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