HP Cluster Platform Server and Workstation Overview

4.10 HP ProLiant BL480c Server Blade Overview
The HP BladeSystem c–Class enclosure supports up to eight HP ProLiant BL480c server blades.
The HP ProLiant BL480c provides dual-processor, dual-core Intel Xeon processors, DDR2 fully
buffered DIMMs, serial attached SAS or SATA hard drives, support of multifunction NICS, and
multiple I/O cards. The HP BL480c includes high-availability features such as hot-pluggable
hard drives, mirrored-memory, online spare memory, memory interleaving, embedded RAID
capability, and enhanced remote Lights-Out management. Table 4-6 lists the features of the HP
ProLiant BL480c server blade.
Table 4-6 HP Proliant BL480c Features
DescriptionItem
Up to two dual-core Intel Xeon 5000 or 5100 Sequence processorsProcessor
Intel 5000P chipset supporting up to a1333 MHz front-side bus (FSB)
Up to 48 GB of memory supported by 12 PC2-5300, fully buffered DIMMs at 667
MHz
Memory
Supports memory interleaving (2 x 1), memory mirroring, and online spare capacity
Integrated Smart Array P400i RAID controller with 256 MB cache (with optional
battery-backed write cache) supports RAID 0/1/5
Storage Controller
Up to four small form factor (SFF) SAS or SATA hot-plug hard drivesInternal Drive Support
Four embedded NIC ports, plus one additional management NIC port:Network Controller
– One embedded NC326i dual-port Gigabit server adapter
– Two embedded NC373i multifunction Gigabit server adapters
– One additional 10/100 NIC dedicated to iLO 2 management
Three additional I/O expansion slots via mezzanine cardMezzanine Support
Supports up to three mezzanine cards:
• Dual-port Fibre Channel mMezzanine (4 Gb) options for SAN connectivity
(choice of Emulex or QLogic).
• Ethernet NIC mezzanine options for additional network ports
— HP NC326m PCI Express dual-port 1 Gb server adapter for c-Class
BladeSystem
— HP NC373m PCI Express dual-port multifunction Gigabit server adapter
• Infiniband (IB) and 10 GbE
One internal USB 2.0 connector for security key devices and USB drive keysInternal USB Support
Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2) Standard Blade Edition (includes virtual KVM
and graphical remote console)
Management
Supports Windows, Linux, and NetWare operating systemsOperating Systems
HP ProLiant BL480c server blade plugs vertically into the BladeSystem c-Class
enclosure
Enclosures
4.10.1 HP ProLiant BL480c Front View
Figure 4-25 shows the front view of a ProLiant BL480c server.
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