Compaq ProLiant BL e-Class System Overview and Planning

Compaq ProLiant BL e-Class System Overview and Planning 9
ProLiant BL e-Class Server Blade Enclosure
Figure 3. ProLiant BL e-Class server blade enclosure
Description
ProLiant BL10e server blades are housed in a 3U server blade enclosure (Figure 3). The server
blades plug into the enclosure for power and network connections.
Each ProLiant BL e-Class server blade enclosure has twenty (20) server blade bays in the front
and an interconnect tray bay in the back (for one of three interconnect tray options). Up to
fourteen server blade enclosures can fit in a 42U rack.
Features
Dimensions: 3U height, standard 48-cm (19-inch) width, and 73.30-cm (28.86-inch) depth
Toolless installation: Server blade enclosures are easily installed with spring-loaded rack rails
and thumbscrews.
Management: See description below in “Software Components” of the Integrated Administrator.
Power redundancy: Dual 1 + 1 redundant 600-Watt, hot-plug power supplies
Cooling redundancy: Four 2 + 2 redundant hot-plug fans
Rack requirements: The server blade enclosure fits in Compaq, Telco, and 3
rd
-party standard
racks.
Note: An optional Telco Rack Mounting Hardware option kit is required for installing ProLiant
BL e-Class systems in a Telco (or 2-pole) rack.
ProLiant BL e-Class Interconnect Trays
Description
Each ProLiant BL e-Class server blade enclosure requires an interconnect tray. The interconnect
tray plugs into the rear of the server blade enclosure and is used to route network connections
from the server blades out the back of the enclosure. Each interconnect tray includes the
Integrated Administrator module for centralized server blade and enclosure monitoring and
management (see “Software Components” for more detail).