As customers continue to struggle with competing economic pressures and increasing IT demands, virtualization is having a substantial impact on the way data centers are built and managed. At the same time, the adoption of bladed infrastructure and automation of key tasks is helping enterprise customers to drive greater efficiencies while increasing IT agility and service levels. Virtualization typically places greater demands on network I/O and requires more sophisticated management and governance.
As a result, customers are seeking innovative, standards-based offerings that integrate with blades as well as take advantage of virtualization technologies -- without increasing data center complexity. HP today is introducing new capabilities that deliver on its Adaptive Infrastructure promise to balance these needs and help customers prepare for the future.
HP is driving re-unification and optimization across the data center. This includes our BladeSystem interconnects so that our customers can:
The BladeSystem Interconnects offer choice and flexibility to customers via Virtual Connect, blade switch, and Pass-thru modules.
HP ProCurve 6120XG Blade Switch
The new HP ProCurve 6120XG Blade Switch is the first ProCurve 10G Ethernet switch designed specifically for the HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure. The 6120XG is a layer 2 switch that offers a non-blocking architecture and wire speed performance on all downlinks and uplinks. It is designed to deliver the same superior reliability, proven performance, advanced technology, reliability and comprehensive features found on ProCurve’s existing line of datacenter products.
HP ProCurve 6120G/XG Blade Switch
The new HP ProCurve 6120G/XG Blade Switch is an additional ProCurve switch designed specifically for the HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure. It offers 36 Gbps for external port bandwidth per enclosure with 106Gb total throughput. There are a variety of connection interfaces and the 6120G/XG switch offers excellent investment protection, flexibility, and scalability, as well as ease of deployment and reduced operational expense.
HP 8Gb Virtual Connect Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem
The new HP 8Gb Virtual Connect module for Fibre Channel reduces cabling and simplifies network management of storage resources for c-Class server blades, but adds the unique ability to wire everything once, then add, replace or recover servers in minutes. The HP 8Gb Virtual Connect Fibre Channel module for c-Class servers includes Server Side NPIV for Virtual Machines which provides “any-to-any” provisioning between storage and virtual machines on server blades.
HP ProLiant WS460c G6 Workstation Blade
The HP ProLiant Workstation Blade solution is a next-generation workstation infrastructure that provides data center workstation computing without boundaries – combining the centralized, mission-critical control and security of the data center with a seamless, workstation-class experience and the flexibility to support professionals in multiple work locations. It is the only solution of its kind, an innovative new offering that is 5+ years in the making and testing – built with HP ProLiant quality and trading floor-proven reliability. The ProLiant WS460c G6 Workstation Blade supports the latest Intel® Xeon® processors and NVIDIA graphics cards to provide outstanding enterprise-class performance while minimizing risk, improving work efficiency and eliminating distance barriers.
HP 10GbE Pass-Thru Module
The HP 10GbE Pass-Thru Module is designed for c-Class BladeSystem customers requiring a non-blocking, one -to-one connection between each server and the network. The pass-thru module provides 16 uplink ports that accept both SFP and SFP+ connectors and also provide connections on a port by port basis. Optical as well as Direct Attach Copper (DAC) cables are also supported. Both standard Ethernet as well as Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) traffic to an FCoE capable switch is possible when using the appropriate NIC or adapter module. This Module is designed for datacenters requiring unmanaged 1:1 low latency connections.
HP’s Intel-based ProLiant Servers now offer support for one or more of the latest Intel® Xeon® L5530 sequence processors (low power or high performance/high efficiency).
Also, select ProLiant Servers now offer support for the new 192GB DDR3 Memory capacities. These servers include:
HP ProLiant DL785 G6 Server
Powered by latest AMD six-core Opteron Processors, the HP ProLiant DL785 G6 now offers support for processor models 8439, 8431, and 8425. The DL785 G6 has also enhanced power management capabilities with a new high-efficiency power supply which reduces energy costs and enables customer to reclaim trapped capacity.
HP continues to expand its Solid State Drives (SSD) portfolio with the introduction of new drives available in 60GB and 120GB capacities with a 3.0G SATA hot plug interface. These products offer high performance, low latency solutions in a midline class drive environment.
HP Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Hard Disk Drives
HP continues to expand its 6 Gb/s SAS portfolio with the introduction of 3.5” drives available in the following capacities:
HP R/T3000 UPS
The new HP R/T3000 Uninterruptible Power System (UPS), packs up to 3000 watts into a space saving 2U design. Proven Digital Signal Processor (DSP) technology provides clean, reliable power protection in an energy efficient transformer-less design while reducing generated heat. The HP R/T3000 UPS includes a Rack to Tower Conversion Kit for non rack applications outside the data center or to support multiple tower servers, wiring closets, and blade enclosures such as the HP c3000 BladeSystem.
Also, the latest firmware upgrades provide support for Smart Array P410, P411, P212, SAS Expander Card, and G6 server backplanes giving HP an end-to-end 6Gb/s SAS solution.
USB and SD Flash Device for VMware and Citrix only install and boot cases
HP and VMware solutions make virtualization easier for companies to embrace virtualization by enabling organizations to reduce complexity and downtime. With this release, customers are able to take advantage of the following features:
HP Insight Rapid Deployment Software v6.0
In version 6.0, HP Insight Rapid Deployment Software offers:
HP Insight Management WBEM Providers
The latest version of HP Insight Management WBEM Providers for Linux x86 is now available for download with support for the latest storage and network options like ProLiant 100 series G6 Servers and Flex 10 for HP BladeSystem c-Class.
HP Insight Foundation Suite for ProLiant v8.30
In version 8.30, HP Insight Foundation Suite for ProLiant offers:
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server is an affordable server solution designed for business with 75 employees or fewer. It is the latest small business solution from Microsoft designed to help small businesses operate at the same technology level as much larger organizations, but without the added cost and complexities of managing an intricate IT infrastructure.
HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager v1.40
In version 1.40, the HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager adds support for the latest Virtual Connect (VC) hardware and features delivered with VC firmware v2.30.
