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Overview

The HP ProLiant BL680c G5 Server Blade, delivers no-compromise performance and expansion for a 2 to 6 core 4 processor BladeSystem Server.

With two (2) or four (4) Intel® Xeon® 7200, 7300, or 7400 Series processors, 128GB of fully buffered memory, two (2) hot plug serial attached SCSI (SAS) or serial ATA (SATA) hard drives, four (4) embedded Gigabit Ethernet adapters and three (3) I/O expansion slots, the HP ProLiant BL680c G5 delivers the density you want with the performance you need to handle the most demanding enterprise class applications.


What's new

Designed to keep pace with strenuous computing demands, the HP ProLiant BL680c G5 Server now supports the high performance Intel Xeon E7458 processor featuring 6 cores at 2.40 GHz and 16 MB of L3 cache utilizing only 90 watts.


Ideal environment


Large Enterprise data centers
Outstanding performance with 2 to 6 core processors, extensive memory capacity and best-in-class networking
Essential fault tolerance: embedded hardware RAID 0 and 1 capability and ECC protected cache to limit costly network downtime along with optional battery backed-write cache options
High performance remote manageability to support centralized or remote data center environments
Flexible hot plug SAS and SATA storage options

Server Virtualization
Scalability, availability and built-in serviceability make the BL680c G5 an ideal platform for server virtualization and consolidation solutions
HP optional integrated hypervisors and ProLiant Essentials management tools make it easier than ever to deploy, manage, and migrate virtualized servers with VMware, Citrix XenServer, and Microsoft Hyper-V and Virtual Server
Integrated Lights-Out 2 enables administrators to manage the server from remote locations

Multi-tiered and Performance-driven Enterprise Applications
The large memory capacity provide an ideal platform for EDA, financial, petrochemical applications and other memory dependant applications
The BL680 G5 performance is also ideal for ERP (SAP), CRM/ERM/HRM (JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, Siebel), and mail and messaging (Exchange, Lotus Notes)
Additional relevant applications include terminal services (Citrix XenApp), large E-commerce (WebSphere, BEA, Java), electronic design automation (EDA), and life sciences and material sciences





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