HP PROLIANT BL465C G7 - Manual (Page 2)

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Executive summary
Designed for virtualization yet flexible enough for any business application, the HP ProLiant BL465c
G7 server blade combines best-in-class features to help reduce network sprawl and lower
infrastructure costs.
Multi-core AMD Opteron™ 6100 Series processors with up to 16 DIMMs provide the performance
needed for demanding applications and virtualization workloads. The HP ProLiant BL465c G7 server
blade also offers two 10 Gb Ethernet ports with converged network support, two hot plug drive bays
to extend local storage options, and industry-leading management that enables powerful lights-out
administration.
HP tested the optimal scalability of two bare-metal
1 HP ProLiant BL465c G7 server blade
configurations, obtaining the following results:
Configuration AMD Opteron processor Test
environment Supported
users
2P/24C 2 Model 6174 (2.2 GHz) 64-bit 487
32-bit 141
2P/24C Model 6164 HE 3 (1.7 GHz) 64-bit 445
2P/16C Model 6136 (2.4 GHz) 64-bit 411
32-bit 161
2P/16C Model 6128 HE (2.0 GHz) 64-bit 380
Intended audience: This performance characterization is intended primarily for IT professionals
planning HP Server Based Computing (HP SBC) solution deployments. The performance and sizing
information provided herein is designed to help you estimate the number of HP ProLiant BL465c G7
server blades required for a particular environment.
Testing performed in April – May 2010 is described.
1 Non-virtualized
2 Signifying support for two processors (P) and a total of 12 cores (C)
3 Where HE denotes high efficiency; this is a lower-powered processor