• Support for Cisco Catalyst Blade Switches 3120 G and 3120X for HP

This document covers the HP BladeSystem c3000 enclosure only. For more information on the HP c7000 enclosure, the HP ProLiant Server Blades, and HP BladeSystem c-Class Interconnect Components please see the following QuickSpecs:
HP c7000 Enclosure: HP ProLiant Server Blades:
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/north_america/12534.html
HP BladeSystem c-Class Interconnect QuickSpecs:
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12524_na/12524_na.html
HP BladeSystem c-Class Infrastructure QuickSpecs:
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12517_na/12517_na.html
HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure QuickSpecs:
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12810_na/12810_na.html

HP BladeSystem solutions start with a either a c7000 or c3000 Enclosure. For the c3000 Enclosure, customers can add c3000 power supplies, Active Cool Fans, a c3000 DVD drive, and if needed, an optional local KVM module. Once the enclosure has been selected, the following components can be added: networking interconnect modules, HP ProLiant and Integrity Server Blades, and optional Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem management software. Please reference the QuickSpecs listed above.

• HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosures:
• Offered in two different models: the c3000 Enclosure for racking in standard 19 inch racks, or the c3000 Tower Enclosure on casters for sites without racks.
• Server blades, storage blades, interconnect modules, power supplies, fans, and Onboard Administrator modules are designed to fit into the c3000 enclosure.
• The HP BladeSystem c3000 enclosure is:
  • A single-phase enclosure available for use with in-rack PDUs & UPSs which accept C13/C14 power cords; or
    
  • Alternatively, with low-line (100VAC to 110VAC) power outlets, the enclosure's power supplies can be connected directly to low-line wall outlets.
    
    • NOTE: Caution: when connecting directly to wall outlets, customers should determine the maximum amperage of the wall outlet circuit to prevent power overload. See Technical specification section in this document for the individual power supply amperage.
• HP BladeSystem c3000 enclosure options:
  • Optional c3000 AC power supplies (up to 6 total)
  • Optional c-Class Active Cool fans (between 4 and 6 total)
  • Optional KVM module
  • Optional DVD drive (if not part of an enclosure bundled part number)
  • Optional Rack rails (if not part of an enclosure bundled part number)
• The c3000 enclosure is 6U and holds up to 8 HP c-Class server blades:
  • Up to 8 half-height server blades (examples: HP ProLiant BL 260c G5, BL460c, BL465c, BL465c G5 Server Blade)
  • Up to 4 full-height server blades (Examples: HP ProLiant BL480c, BL 680c G5, BL685c, BL685c G5 Server Blades)
  • Up to 4 HP SB40c Storage blades attached to half-height server blades
  • Up to 4 PCI Expansion blades attached to half-height server blades
  • Or combinations of the above.
  • For additional server & storage blade information, please visit: http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/north_america/12534.html
• Types of interconnect modules available: (up to 4 per enclosure)
  • Ethernet Interconnect Switches from Cisco & Blade Network Technologies (BNT)
  • Ethernet Pass-Thru modules
  • Virtual Connect Ethernet modules (requires VC Management firmware v1.20 or greater)
  • Fibre Channel Interconnect Switches from Brocade & Cisco
  • Virtual Connect Fibre Channel modules
  • Fibre Channel Pass-Thru module.
  • InfiniBand Switch modules
  • For additional HP BladeSystem c-Class Interconnect Component information, please visit: http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12524_na/12524_na.html
• HP Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem management software: (Choice of either a trial use DVD, or an 8 blade fully licensed DVD)
  • A fully licensed DVD covers all 8 blades in the HP BladeSystem Enclosure with no need to buy separate management and/or provisioning tools
• Insight Control Environment for HP BladeSystem contains the following components:
  • HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) with the HP BladeSystem Integrated Manager (BSIM).
  • HP iLO 2 Select Pack licenses
  • HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack (RDP)
  • HP ProLiant Essentials Insight Power Management Pack (IPM)
  • HP ProLiant Essentials Virtual Machine Management Pack (VMM)
  • HP ProLiant Essentials Performance Management Pack (PMP)
  • HP ProLiant Essentials Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack (VPM)
  • Warranty: This product is covered by a global limited warranty and supported by HP Services and a worldwide network of HP Authorized Channel Partners. Hardware diagnostic support and repair is available for three years from date of purchase. Support for software and initial setup is available for 90 days from date of purchase. Additional support may be covered under the warranty or available for an additional fee. Enhancements to warranty services are available through HP Care Pack services or customized service agreements.. Certain restrictions and exclusions apply. SATA hard drives have a one year warranty.
  • Server Blade Enclosure Limited Warranty includes 3 year Parts, 3 year Labor, 3-year on-site support.
    

For additional information please visit:
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/blades/components/components.html

As server, storage and network technologies have changed; traditional rack-mounted infrastructure solutions have generated increased complexity of both infrastructure management and physical datacenter deployment.

HP BladeSystem is the evolution of rack-mounted and pedestal infrastructure. A BladeSystem reduces costs and simplifies the management, building, and maintenance of the infrastructure behind your multi-server environment. It consolidates and repackages all the supporting infrastructure elements-compute, storage, network, and power into a single platform that can accelerate the integration and optimization of your data center.

The HP BladeSystem c3000 enclosure has the flexibility to scale from a single enclosure holding up to 8 blades, to a rack containing 7 enclosures holding up to 56 blades, the c-Class infrastructure is designed to meet the needs of today's businesses. The c3000 enclosure is designed for several markets:

• Remote sites or branch offices holding between 3 and 8 servers, and in deployment sites such as retail stores, branch offices, manufacturing sites, and wiring closets. This enclosure is also designed for harsh environments not found in modern datacenters (high ambient temperatures, dusty environments, and in ships, airplanes, platforms, and vehicles).
• Small and medium businesses, who own between 3 and 100 servers. The enclosure is designed for use with management devices such as local KVM switches for local administration.
• Datacenters with special power and cooling constraints, such as datacenters needing DC powered racks, and/or datacenters with low power & cooling capacities (under 3000 watts per rack).
• HPC clusters with InfiniBand interconnection, where the applications need a 1 to 1 IB network subscription ratio between physical nodes in the compute cluster.

HP BladeSystem c-Class infrastructure is made up of several components:

• HP ProLiant and/or HP Integrity Server blades for HP-UX, Windows, Linux, and HP Open VMS.
• Choice of Intel® or AMD processors, including the latest dual-core & quad-core processors for 32-bit and 64-bit applications.
• HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure (either a c7000 or c3000) that provides connectivity, power, and cooling options. The c-Class enclosure is designed for full redundancy and high availability. A configurable choice of either redundant or non-redundant power, cooling, enclosure management, and interconnect modules are part of the standard enclosure design.
• Onboard Administrator module which provides a single point of control for intelligent management of the entire enclosure.
• Insight Display powered by the Onboard Administrator provides local management through an LCD display conveniently sited on the front of the system.
• Virtual Connect, Ethernet, Fibre Channel, InfiniBand, iSCSI, and other interconnect choices
• A power subsystem that provides either redundant or non-redundant power modes and Dynamic Power Saving mode, which uses up to 30% less power than traditional rack-mounted and tower servers.
• PARSEC (Parallel, Redundant, Scaleable, Enclosure Cooling) architecture: for maximum cooling that consumes less power and reduces datacenter noise.
• Direct-attach storage blades, and shared storage blades, which will provide file-based or block-based shared storage capacity for the servers within the enclosure.

Delivering best-in-class performance, choice and reliability with AMD Opteron™, Intel® Xeon™, and Intel® Itanium 2™ processors for Windows, Linux, or HP-UX based servers, the HP portfolio of server blades supports a variety of application requirements for scale-out architectures. HP offers one-, two-, and four-processor (dual-core & quad-core) server blades, including the widest range of performance, and form factors, and the most processing density and performance of any other portfolio. This portfolio of servers is designed for 32-bit and 64-bit applications.
For more information please see:
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/north_america/12534.html

The StorageWorks SB40c is a half-height c-Class storage blade featuring support for up to six hot-plug Small Form Factor (SFF) Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) or Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drives. The SB40c connects directly to the adjacent server blade to provide up to 876GB additional storage capacity to that blade. For maximum fault tolerance the SB40c uses supports hardware RAID 0, 1, 1+0, 5, and 6 (ADG), using the onboard Smart Array P400 with up to 256MB of battery-backed write cache.
For more information please see:
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12587_na/12587_na.html

The HP StorageWorks SB920c Tape Blade is an LTO-3 Ultrium tape blade that provides up to 800GB of capacity on a single data cartridge (2:1 compression) and performance up to 432GB/hr (2:1 compression).

The Ultrium 448c Tape Blade is an LTO-2 Ultrium tape blade the provides up to 400GB of capacity on a single data cartridge (2:1 compression) and performance up to 173GB/hr (2:1 compression).
Both tape blades are ideal for HP BladeSystem c-Class customers who need a data protection solution but are not connected into a Storage Area Network (SAN). They provide direct attach data protection for the adjacent server and network backup protection for all other data within the enclosure. The HP StorageWorks tape blades are the industry's first bladed tape drives and are developed exclusively for the BladeSystem c-Class enclosures.

For more information, please visit:
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12729_na/12729_na.html

The HP AiO SB600c Storage Blade Solution helps customers create HP c-Class BladeSystem business solutions by consolidating file serving (NAS), shared application storage (iSCSI SAN), and data protection under a unified management umbrella to deliver outstanding value and utility. The AIO SB600c Storage Blade Solution consists of the following components; a half-height c-Class server blade, a storage blade with 1.16 TB of raw storage capacity, and HP Management software.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.hp.com/go/aiostorage

A BladeSystem c3000 enclosure holds up to 8 server and/or storage blades plus redundant or non-redundant network and storage switches. It includes a shared, multi-terabit high-speed mid-plane for wire-once connectivity of server blades to network and shared storage. Power is delivered through a pooled power backplane that ensures the full capacity of the power supplies is available to all blades.

Each c3000 enclosure is built with the following functions:

• Up to 8 half-height and/or up to 4 full-height server blades and/or storage blades per enclosure.
• Up to 3 different interconnect fabrics (Ethernet, FC, IB, iSCSI, SAS, etc.) supported simultaneously within the enclosure.
• A single-phase power subsystem - for flexibility in connecting to datacenter power, or to UPS's or to low-line wall outlets.
• PARSEC enclosure design - Parallel, redundant and scalable cooling and
  airflow design
• Four (4) to Six (6) Active Cool fans
• Fully redundant design - no single point of failure; redundant interconnections between servers and interconnect modules; a mid-plane with no active components; redundant cooling using Active Cool fans; all devices are hot-pluggable and customer replaceable.
• Best performance per watt - lower wattage per server blade, in comparison to rack-mounted servers
• Full AC redundancy - with no power zones.
• Single or redundant Onboard Administrator management modules (optional active-standby design)

An Onboard Administrator management module is built in to the enclosure with the following functions:

• Robust, multiple enclosure setup and control.
• Reports asset and inventory information for the devices in the enclosure.
• Reports thermal and power information, including real-time actual power usage per server and per enclosure.
• Front-mounted Insight Display for easy management at the deployment site.
• Integrated access to all server blade iLOs from a single cable.
• Provides integrated access to interconnect bay device management ports from the single Onboard Administrator cable.
• Single sign-on capability for all devices in the enclosure
• Role-based security locally and/or with LDAP directory services.
• Provides a wizard-based initial setup process for easy configuration.
• An optional DVD drive for local software deployment, and HP SmartStart deployment
• An optional local KVM interface for connection to KVM switches.

A BladeSystem c3000 enclosure provides the following benefits:

• With local and remote hardware management integrated across the solution, one full enclosure can be managed as easily as one server.
• Scalable: Management and network interconnects extend scalability beyond a single enclosure, allowing resources to be pooled and shared across multiple enclosures.
• Investment protection: Accommodates multiple server and network designs in one enclosure.
• Lower costs per server, in comparison to rack-mounted servers
• Lower power consumption, in comparison to rack-mounted servers.
• Service and management: Allows multiple administrators to remotely access and maintain multiple servers & interconnect devices simultaneously.

HP also offers one of the broadest selections of interconnect fabric options in the industry to provide network, SAN/network attached storage (NAS), and cluster connectivity.
HP BladeSystem interconnects provide:

• New HP Virtual Connect devices, designed to reduce networking costs and simplify network configuration and provisioning.
• Seamless integration of Ethernet, FC, InfiniBand, iSCSI, and SAS fabrics: Standard-based switch options include Cisco, Brocade, and HP (BNT) products that integrate within your existing standards.
• Built-in redundancy: Rear-mounting interconnect modules designed for redundant interconnections between server blades and switches.
• Cable reduction: Interconnect switches provide up to 32-to-1 network cable reductions per server blade enclosure

For more information HP BladeSystem c-Class Interconnect Components, please visit: http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12524_na/12524_na.html

HP Factory Express offers configuration, customization, integration and deployment services for HP servers and storage products. Customers can choose how their factory solutions are built, tested, integrated, shipped and deployed.

Factory Express offers service packages for simple configuration, racking, installation, complex configuration and design services as well as individual factory services, such as image loading, asset tagging and custom packaging. HP products supported through Factory Express include: a wide array of servers and storage: HP Integrity, HP ProLiant & HP ProLiant & Integrity Server Blades, HP BladeSystem, HP 9000 servers as well as the MSA1000, VA7xxx, EVA, XP, rackable tape libraries and configurable network switches.

For more information on Factory Express services for your specific server model please contact your sales representative or go to: http://www.hp.com/go/factory-express

Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem delivers foundation management for HP BladeSystem lifecycles, including remote monitoring, hardware resource deployment, health monitoring, software version control, performance monitoring, vulnerability scanning and patch management and power management.

Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem installs and licenses the following components by default using a wizard-based integrated installer:

• HP Systems Insight Manager(SIM)
  
• HP iLO Select Pack
  
• HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack(RDP)
  
• HP Insight Power Manager(IPM)
  
• HP ProLiant Essentials Virtual Machine Manager (VMM)
  
• HP ProLiant Essentials Performance Management Pack (PMP)
  
• HP ProLiant Essentials Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack
  

Additional ProLiant Essentials software and management tools included in the Insight Control Management media kit can be installed manually.

• HP Server Migration Pack – Universal Edition
• HP Open Service Event Manager
• HP Instant Support Enterprise Edition

NOTE: HP Server Migration Pack – Universal Edition can be installed from the SMP-P2P CD included in the Insight Control Management media kit.
NOTE: HP Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem can be installed from the Insight Control Management DVD, which can be delivered with HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures with a choice of licensing options. Licensing options include a free 30 day evaluation license for 8 servers (default option for every enclosure order), a full purchased license for 8 blade servers or a full purchased license for 16 blade servers). For additional information on HP c-Class Infrastructure please visit: HP BladeSystem c-Class Infrastructure QuickSpecs:
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12517_na/12517_na.html
NOTE: For additional product and licensing information about HP Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem, HP Systems Insight Manager and Essentials software refer to:
http://www.hp.com/go/insightcontrol

HP Insight Control management suites and select HP ProLiant Essentials include one year of 24 x 7 HP Software Technical Support and Update Service ensuring rapid access to HP support staff and proactive delivery of software updates. For more information about this service, please visit: http://www.hp.com/services/insight

HP Systems Insight Manager

Upgrading, replacing, or virtualizing your existing server? Effortlessly transition to new virtual or physical HP ProLiant servers or BladeSystem with automated, accurate and affordable migration of OS, application and data. SMP Universal automates the manual processes required for migrating servers between physical or virtual platforms, whether migrating to VMware or Microsoft virtual machines. SMP Universal allows all of the following migrations:

• physical to ProLiant
• physical to virtual
• virtual to virtual
• virtual to ProLiant

NOTE: For more information, visit: http://www.hp.com/go/migrate.

The Insight Management Agents should be installed on all HP servers to present system instrumentation, health and configuration information into HP Systems Insight Manager and the HP System Management Homepage. The HP System Management Homepage aggregates systems data from Insight Management Agents and other HP management tools, providing a consolidated browser-based interface for managing individual servers.

Insight Management Agents and The HP System Management Homepage are included on ProLiant Support Packs, and can also be installed using the server profiles provided with the ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack.

For additional information about the Management Agents and the HP System Management Homepage please visit the management Web site at: http://www.hp.com/servers/manage.

The HP BladeSystem Power Sizer helps in sizing the power infrastructure needed for a HP BladeSystem solution. This sizer enables effective planning for the power consumption and heat load of the BladeSystem at its site.

The sizer enables you to:

• Select the type and number of components within each Blade Server and Blade Enclosure.
• View the effect of component changes on the power consumption and heat loading.
• Review server loading and determine power supply and power subsystem requirements.
• Approximate electrical and heat load for facilities planning purposes.

The sizing estimate is based on component level power measurements for a system stressed to maximum capability.

Values obtained from the BladeSystem Sizer tool are measured with all components stressed to 100% load and are intended for facilities planning purposes only. Actual power consumption varies with application type, application utilization, and ambient temperature.

The p-class BladeSystem and the c-Class BladeSystem solutions are supported in the BladeSystem Power Sizer.

Available at: http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/powercalculator

HP Care Pack services provide total care and support expertise with committed response designed to meet your IT and business needs.

The HP Care Pack service for HP ProLiant BL c-Class server blades, cover the server blade and all HP branded hardware options qualified for the server, purchased at the same time or afterwards, internal to the server.

HP Care Pack services for the c7000 and c3000 enclosures cover the enclosure, power supplies and fans. HP qualified rack options are covered by these services when installed within the same rack. HP supported c-Class enclosure devices including pass thru, Ethernet interconnect and virtual connect modules are also covered by the c7000 and c3000 enclosure Care Pack services.

NOTE: SAN/Fabric switches for the HP c-Class BladeSystem are not covered under the c7000 and c3000 enclosure Care Packs, SAN/Fabric switches carry separate Care Packs. SAN/Fabric Switch Care Pack service level support should always be uplifted to match existing storage or server service level.

To fully capitalize on your HP BladeSystem servers' capabilities requires a service partner who thoroughly understands your server technology and systems environment. HP Services, an industry leader in provision of multi vender support solutions provides a range of support services designed to meet the varying needs of business. Whether an SMB or large global corporation HP has a HP BadeSystem server support offer to help you speedily deploy and maximize system uptime.

Recommended Service – Simplify ProLiant solution implementation, maintenance and management.

• Support Service – 4-Hour Response Coverage, 3-Year, 24 x 7, Same Business Day
• Deployment Service – Installation and Start Up for HP BladeSystem Infrastructure

Enhanced Service – Optimize service level to increase IT performance and availability

• Support Service – HP Proactive BladeSystem Service, 1-Year
• Deployment Service – Enhanced Network Installation and Start-up for HP BladeSystem Switches

Installation & Start-Up service for HP BladeSystem Infrastructure plus HP BladeSystem Enhanced Network Installation and Start-UP as per the Customer Description and/or Data Sheet. To be delivered on a scheduled basis 8am-5pm, M-F, excluding HP holidays.

For a complete listing of service offerings and information visit:
http://www.hp.com/services/bladesystemservices
http://www.hp.com/go/proliant/carepack