Technologies in HP ProLiant Gen8 c-Class server blades

The c-Class enclosure’s System Insight Display (Figure 1) makes administrators more efficient. It lets you to set up a

bare-metal enclosure for access. The display also allows you to perform routine administration functions without a

crash-cart of other equipment attached to the enclosure.

Figure 1.

You can find out more about HP c-Class enclosures at

http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/blades/components/enclosures/c-class/index.html

HP ProLiant Gen8 server blade hardware design

HP ProLiant Gen8 servers lead the industry in engineering excellence with industry standard designs. This section

describes the major hardware design elements implemented in the ProLiant Gen8 server blade platforms:

 Sockets for up to four cost-effective Intel® Xeon® E5 processors, each with up to eight cores and 130 watts without

system configuration restrictions

 Sockets for up to two AMD Opteron™ 6200 Series processors

 Up to 32 DDR3 DIMM sockets for up to 1.0 TB of HP SmartMemory and a maximum memory speed up to 1600 MHz. Up

to three PCIe expansion slots (two x16) featuring the highest performing mezzanine option cards, now and in the

future

 HP FlexibleLOM technology providing network adapter flexibility

 HP Smart Carriers for hot-plug disk drives

 HP Smart Socket Guide