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  • Page 1

    1. Four small form factor (SFF) hot-plug drive bays 4. Processor 1 of up to four Intel® Itanium® 9100 series processors 2. Three PCIe Mezzanine slots 3. Processor 0 of up to four Intel® Itanium® 9100 series processors At A Glance This document covers the HP Integrity BL870c server blade only. For more information on HP BladeSystem c-Class Infra[...]

  • Page 2

    Up to four Intel® Itanium® 9100 Series processors Memory: Up to 96 GB of memory. Supporting (24) DDR2-533 ECC memory DIMMS Storage Controller: Embedded LSI 1068 SAS RAID Controller integrated on system board Standard SAS controller (RAID 1 only) Internal Drive Support: Supports up to (4) four small form factor (SFF) SAS hot plug hard drives Netwo[...]

  • Page 3

    The BL870c server blade plugs vertically into the BladeSystem c7000 and c3000 enclosures HP Integrity BL870c server blade is a full-height, BladeSystem c-Class form factor occupying two (2) full height slots. BL870c server blades can be configured in a fully populated rack. Enclosures: HP offers three different c-Class server blade enclosures to me[...]

  • Page 4

    Processor Intel® Itanium® Dual-Core Processors Model 9150N (1.6 GHz, 24MB L3 cache, FSB533) Intel® Itanium® Dual-Core Processors Model 9140N (1.6 GHz, 18MB L3 cache, FSB533) Intel® Itanium® Dual-Core Processors Model 9120N (1.42 GHz, 12MB L3 cache, FSB533) Upgradeability Upgradeable to four (4) processors NOTE: The HP Integrity BL870c support[...]

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    Fibre Channel on the HP Integrity BL870c server blade Optional Fibre Channel HBAs are supported by the HP Integrity BL870c. The mezzanine circuit board connects directly to the server blade system board. QLogic QMH2462 4Gb FC HBA for HP c-Class BladeSystem (403619-B21) QLogic Fibre Channel HBAs feature Optimal performance utilizing PCI Express 4/2/[...]

  • Page 6

    Integrate HP Business Technology Optimization IT Management Software HP Virtual Server Environment Suite for HP-UX 11i for HP Integrity server blades Learn More HP-UX 11i on Integrity Server Blades *Fee based software products which aren't bundled with the HP-UX 11i v3/v2 Foundation OE. GlancePlus Pak and the Performance Agent are bundled with[...]

  • Page 7

    The Smart Setup application is a bootable media that HP recommends to be used prior to installing the operating system distribution. This application media contains the latest documentation, firmware, and tools to help configure and optimize your system. Smart Setup provides the following: a system hardware inventory tool, tools to help configure s[...]

  • Page 8

    clusters, systems (nodes), and packages that run applications. HP Systems Insight Manager HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) provides a unified, secure and extensible environment to centrally manage servers, storage and other infrastructure devices across multiple operating system platforms. HP System Management Homepage HP System Management Homep[...]

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    System Management Homepage please visit the management Web site at http://www.hp.com/servers/manage . Performance Manager and Agent HP Performance Manager, Agents, and Monitor combine to provide a powerful and flexible distributed management solution. This solution is a single interface for centrally monitoring, analyzing, and forecasting resource [...]

  • Page 10

    Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem delivers foundation management for HP BladeSystem lifecycles, including hardware resource deployment, health monitoring, software version control, performance monitoring, and power management. Integrity blades are supported with the following ICE components, ins[...]

  • Page 11

    Supported Software Options HP Integrity Virtual Machines HP Integrity Essentials Virtualization Manager HP Integrity Essentials Capacity Advisor HP Secure Resource Partition HP-UX Workload Manager HP Virtual Server Environment Suite for HP-UX 11i for HP Integrity server blades HP Serviceguard for HP-UX 11i HP Serviceguard Manager HP Serviceguard Ex[...]

  • Page 12

    Availability Dual-Port Fibre Channel Mezzanine Card for redundant SAN connection Two hot-plug SAS hard drive bays and integrated RAID (LSI 1068) controller on every server blade Network adapter teaming (network fault tolerance, transmit load balancing, switch-assisted load balancing) On line memory page deallocation ECC protected DDR2 memory Memory[...]

  • Page 13

    Trusted Computing Services (TCS) HP-UX TCS provides software support for hardware-enforced key management on supported HP Integrity servers. By providing a low-cost embedded security chip option (known as a Trusted Platform Module) in its zx2-based Integrity servers, HP has established a foundation for strong protection of sensitive information - i[...]

  • Page 14

    Software Assistant (SWA) HP-UX SWA is a command-line tool that consolidates, simplifies and helps automate patch and security bulletin management on HP-UX systems. The SWA tool is the HP-recommended utility to maintain currency with HP-published security bulletins for HP-UX software. Install-time Security Install-time Security (ITS) is available to[...]

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    AAA Server HP-UX 11i AAA Server provides authentication, authorization and accounting services using the RADIUS and EAP protocols to authenticate and authorize user access to network devices and software applications. The AAA Server also generates usage logs for accounting, auditing and billing purposes. Red Hat Directory Server Red Hat Directory S[...]

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    Factory Express Portfolio for Servers and Storage 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, rac[...]

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    levels that meet your business requirements, from basic to mission-critical. A full range of HP Care Pack hardware and software services are available including: Installation and start up Education courses Extended onsite hardware coverage hours from same business day 13 hours, 5 day to 24 hours, 7 days call window with options including 4-hour res[...]

  • Page 18

    Base Model HP Integrity BL870c Base Unit AH232A Processor(s) Supports up to four (4) processors None included in base unit Cache Memory All processor models L2 cache per core; 1MB Instruction, 256KB Data Memory None included in base unit Network Adapter 4 Embedded NICs: Dual Broadcom 5704 Gigabit NICs plus (1) additional 10/100 NIC dedicated to Int[...]

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    NOTE: This section lists some of the steps required to configure a Factory Integrated Model. To ensure only valid configurations are ordered, HP recommends the use of an HP approved configurator. Contact your local sales representative for information on CTO product offerings and requirements. NOTE: This product offering does not support HP Factory[...]

  • Page 20

    Step 3: Choose Additional Options for Factory Integration Hard Drives Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) SFF Hot Plug HP 72GB 3G SAS 15K SFF SP HDD 431935-B21 HP 36GB 3G SAS 15K SFF SP HDD 431933-B21 HP 146GB 3G SAS 10K SFF HDD 431958-B21 HP 72GB 3G SAS 10K SFF SP HDD 375861-B21 Fibre Channel Mezzanine Options HP Dual Port 4Gbps QLogic FC HBA (Type I Mezz)[...]

  • Page 21

    Processors (field upgrade only) Intel® Itanium® Dual-Core Processors Model 9150N (1.6 GHz, 24MB, 533FSB, L3 cache) AH320A Intel® Itanium® Dual-Core Processors Model 9140N (1.6 GHz, 18MB, 533FSB, L3 cache) AH255A Intel® Itanium ® Dual-Core Processors Model 9120N (1.42 GHz, 12MB. 533FSB, L3 cache) AH256A NOTE: HP Integrity BL870c processor upgr[...]

  • Page 22

    Service and Support Offerings (HP Care Pack Services) NOTE: The HP Care Pack service part numbers below for the Integrity BL870 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. NOTE: HP Care Pack services for the c7000 Enclos[...]

  • Page 23

    DIMM installation guidelines: All DIMMs must be PC2-4200 DIMMs (DDR2 533MHz) 1. All four DIMM slots in a memory bank must be populated. 2. Banks must be populated in sequential numeric order, starting with bank 0. 3. All four DIMMs in a memory bank must be identical. Install identical DIMMs in quads, starting with DIMM socket A, bank 0. 4. DIMMs mu[...]

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    1-4 4 x SFF SAS Hot Plug Hard Drives Hard Drives SAS Hard Drive Quantity Supported Position Supported Controller 72GB 15,000 rpm SAS SFF 36GB 15,000 rpm SAS SFF 146GB 10,000 rpm SAS SFF 72GB 10,000 rpm SAS SFF 4 1-4 LSI 1068 QuickSpecs HP Integrity BL870c Server Blade Storage DA - 12926 Worldwide QuickSpecs — Version 1 — 2.11.2008 Page 24[...]

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    NOTE: To review maximum system power ratings for facilities planning purposes use the Active Answers Blade Power Sizer which is available via the online tool located at URL: http://h71019.www7.hp.com/ActiveAnswers/cache/347628-0-0-0- 121.html . Please select CTO under Configuration Type QuickSpecs HP Integrity BL870c Server Blade Power Specificatio[...]

  • Page 26

    System Unit Dimensions Height 14.42 in (36.63 cm) Depth 20.05 in (50.93 cm) Width 4.10 in (10.41 cm) Shipping Dimensions Height 21.50 in (54.61 cm) Depth 23.13 in (58.75 cm) Width 9.94 in (25.25 cm) Weight Maximum 38 (17 kg) Temperature Range * Operating 10° to 35° C (50° to 95° F) Non-Operating -40° to 60° C (-40° to 140° F) Storage -20° [...]

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    Embedded Dual Broadcom 5704 Gigabit NICs Network Interface 1000Base-Sx Compatibility IEEE 802.3ab 1000Base-Sx Data Transfer Method PCI-X 133/66MHz 64-bit Network Transfer Rate (Theoretical Maximum Values) 1000Base-SX 2000 Mb/s Connector RJ-45 (at SWM of enclosure) Cable Support 1000 Base-TX Cable Support 1000 Base-TX Category 5 UTP up to 328 ft (10[...]