Executive summary, Introduction, This performance brief – HP BL35P User Manual
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Executive summary
The new HP ProLiant BL35p two-way server blade delivers uncompromising manageability, maximum
computing density, and breakthrough power efficiencies to the high-performance data center. Offering
customers a modular, space-saving design, the HP ProLiant BL35p server blade consumes less power,
enabling denser rack architectures.
The HP ProLiant BL35p shares the same infrastructure components as all BL p-Class server blades, allowing
customers to enjoy additional benefits from the HP BladeSystem p-Class rack-centralized power sub-system
and network interconnect options.
A two-way HP ProLiant BL35p server blade with 2.4 GHz/1 MB processors can provide optimal
support for up to 123 users
in an HP SBC environment.
Introduction
HP offers a broad range of HP ProLiant servers that are ideal for particular HP SBC environments. To
help customers select the appropriate server for their environment, HP publishes a series of
performance briefs that characterize individual server performance and scalability. Each performance
brief includes the following information:
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An outline of the benefits and features introduced with the new server
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A description of the test environment and test scenarios used to determine the optimal number of
users supported by the particular server in an HP SBC environment
HP also publishes a companion
that serves as a high-level summary of overall HP
ProLiant server performance and scalability in an HP SBC environment.
This performance brief
This performance brief focuses on the two-way HP ProLiant BL35p server blade with 2.4 GHz/1 MB
processors, providing information on the following topics:
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– Summarizes the benefits and key features of the HP ProLiant BL35p server blade
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– Outlines the test tools and scripts implemented by HP to simulate an HP SBC
environment; describes the Heavy, Medium, and Light User profiles used to create the appropriate
workloads
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– Provides more information on the HP SBC environment used to test this server
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– Provides sample test results; summarizes the optimal numbers of users
supported
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Note:
HP refers to an application server in an HP SBC environment as an
HP SBC server. Microsoft refers to this server as a Terminal Server;
Citrix as a MetaFrame Presentation Server.
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Heavy Users, as defined
in this Performance Brief
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