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Questions


General

1. Where can I find detailed information on the BL460c specifications and supported options?
2. What is the difference between the HP ProLiant BL460c Blade Server and the HP ProLiant BL20p G4?
3. What options are available for the new HP ProLiant BL460c G5 Server Blade?
4. What operating systems are supported on the ProLiant BL460c?

Health & management

1. What type of ProLiant Management ships standard with the BL460c?
2. What functionality is included in iLO-2 Standard Blade Edition?
3. Is there additional blade specific Management Software?

Service & warranty

1. What is the warranty on this product?
2. What Service offerings are recommended?

Answers

General

Q1. Where can I find detailed information on the BL460c specifications and supported options?
A1.

The BL460c QuickSpecs include descriptions of all models of the ProLiant BL460c and an extensive list of supported options from HP

Q2. What is the difference between the HP ProLiant BL460c Blade Server and the HP ProLiant BL20p G4?
A2.

The differences between the ProLiant BL460c and the BL20p G4 are:

Q3. What options are available for the ProLiant BL460c blade server?
A3.

The BL460c includes optional support for:

  • Fully buffered low power memory
  • Quad-Core Processors
  • SAS or SATA hard disk drives
  • Two mezzanine cards - for additional NICs or external storage connection
  • Battery Backed-Write Cache (BBWC)
Q4. What operating systems are supported on the new HP ProLiant BL460c?
A4. Operating system support includes:
  • Microsoft Windows 2003 and 2008
  • LINUX® (Red Hat®, SuSE®,)
  • Solaris 10 (32 and 64-bit)
  • Netware 6.5
  • VmWare

For a complete and up-to-date listing of supports OS's and versions, please visit our OS Support Matrix.

Health & Management

Q1. What type of ProLiant Management ships standard with the BL460c?
A1. iLO 2 Standard Blade Edition ships standard with every c-class blade server. It is an enhanced, essential remote management software for the next generation ProLiant BL servers.
Q2. What functionality is included in iLO-2 Standard Blade Edition?
A2. iLO-2 Standard Blade Edition includes HP Virtual KVM, Integrated Remote Console, Terminal Services Pass-through, Virtual Media (browser single server), Blade specific features - setup wizard, rackview, enclosure alerting, static IP bay configuration, Embedded System Health, Remote Serial Console, Virtual power, Unit ID, Event logs, SIM integration. For additional details on the Bladesystem Management see HP BladeSystem Management.
Q3. Is there additional blade specific Management Software?
A3. Yes, there is additional blade specific management software available. Introducing, the iLO 2 Select Pack. It offers optional licensed Lights-Out upgrades for ProLiant BL servers, activates security, new power management, scripted virtual media, future and Flexible licensing, including site licenses and an eight blade kit.

The iLO Select Pack includes:

  • Power Regulator Reporting
  • Virtual Media (scripted multi-server)
  • Enterprise security including directory services and two-factor authentication

For additional details on the Bladesystem Management see HP BladeSystem Management.

Service and Warranty

Q1. What is the warranty on this product?
A1. Industry Standard Servers are supported with a Worldwide Limited warranty featuring 3 years of parts, labor, and on-site service. In addition processors, memory, and hard drives are also covered by HP's prefailure warranty. Click for a complete description of your warranty.
Q2. What service offerings are recommended?
A2. HP recommends same day Hardware support combined with Software Technical support. This combination provides ready access to technical expertise, will help minimize any downtime, and enable you to focus on your core business. For a complete listing of Support Services that are available, go to: http://h20219.www2.hp.com/services/cache/10950-0-0-225-121.aspx
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