Now your infrastructure servers, storage, network, power, cooling and management are combined in one integrated modular system—HP BladeSystem running Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008. Finally a simple, end-to-end infrastructure solution that doesn’t require a staff of specialists to manage.
This is the real power of the adaptive infrastructure.
Simple
- Modular design for easy service, fast repair and consistent growth
- Built-in, wizard-driven interfaces for quick setup, troubleshooting and recovery
- Mix and match a variety of server designs with simple data and storage solutions
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Server Manager Console allows most common configuration tasks be completed in a single session
Affordable
- Fewer components and moving parts are less expensive to buy than similar infrastructures
- Reduce daily operational costs with smart technologies that save power, time and simplify change
- Quick return on investment and lower total cost of ownership than traditional IT infrastructure
- The HP ProLiant BL260c is the most affordable and power efficient 2P server blade available*
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation option provides a minimal environment to reduce ongoing administrative costs
Reliable
- Integrated redundancy of power, cooling, networking and management access
- Back up many servers with one blade and implement low cost disaster recovery solutions with virtualization
- Proven, dependable HP server and storage blades with built-in reliability and security features
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 helps safeguard against single points of failure with support for failover clusters, network load balancing, dynamic hardware partitioning and robust storage options
Versatile
- Broad selection of enclosures, servers, storage, management and networking options to meet your unique application, data and physical space requirements, now and in the future
End-to-End Services
- Comprehensive service offerings from HP and its extensive network of authorized partners help ensure that you get the most out of your investment from deployment through maintenance to upgrade
- HP Installation and Startup Services ensure rapid startup and minimize disruption to accelerate your return on investment (ROI)
- HP Factory Express speeds implementation with preintegrated, preconfigured, plug-and-play solution
* “An evaluation of blade server power efficiency for the HP ProLiant BL260c G5, Dell PowerEdge M600, and IBM BladeCenter HS21 using the SPECjbb2005 Benchmark” Published by HP in March 2008
Results for Dell and IBM comparison are from the Principled Technologies Dec. 27 Report, “SPECjbb2005 performance and power consumption on Dell, HP, and IBM Blade Servers”
http://www.principledtechnologies.com/Clients/Reports/Dell/DellHPIBMbladeserverPwrPerf1207.pdf
“Affordability determined by comparing prices as of July 17, 2008 for HP ProLiant BL260c, Dell PowerEdge M600, Dell PowerEdge M605, IBM BladeCenter HS21, IBM BladeCenter HS21 Extended Memory, IBM BladeCenter LS21, IBM BladeCenter JS22 Express, IBM BladeCenter JS21 Express, IBM BladeCenter QS22, IBM BladeCenter QS21 based on information available from IBM’s and Dell’s websites. |
