Technologies in HP ProLiant G6 c-Class server blades with Intel Xeon processors

This technology brief describes the architecture and the implementation of major technologies in HP ProLiant G6 c-Class server blades based on Intel Xeon processors. Much of the content of this paper is similar or identical to the content of a companion paper about the technologies in HP ProLiant G6 server blades based AMD Opteron processors because many of the same technologies have been implemented in both. It is assumed that the reader is familiar with HP ProLiant server technology and has some knowledge of BladeSystem architecture. For more information about the infrastructure components and complete specifications of each server blade, see the HP website: www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/. ProLiant c-Class server blade architecture An HP ProLiant c-Class server blade is a complete server that slides into an HP BladeSystem c-Class Enclosure. Three different c-Class enclosures are available to meet the needs of large or small IT environments: . The HP BladeSystem c7000 rack enclosure is 10U high and holds up to 16 ProLiant c-Class server blades. . The HP BladeSystem c3000 rack enclosure is 6U high and holds up to 8 ProLiant c-Class server blades. . The HP BladeSystem c3000 tower enclosure is designed with casters for sites without racks. It holds up to 8 ProLiant c-Class server blades inserted vertically.