Engineered for virtualization with a large memory footprint and more I/O than any other four socket server blade, the BL685c G6 eliminates the barriers to server consolidation and delivers outstanding performance for compute-intensive database applications.
What's new
The HP ProLiant BL685c G6 server blade delivers outstanding four socket processing power and expansion capabilities, enterprise-class availability features, and industry-leading management tools that make it easy to deploy and maintain.
Performance
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Up to four 4 or 6 core AMD Opteron™ processors with AMD Virtualization™ technology for ideal performance for virtualization applications
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32 DIMM sockets support up to 256GB of memory for best-in-class memory per VM ratios and more VMs per server
Two (2) integrated dual port 10GbE server adapters with HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 technology enable up to 16 ports of Ethernet connectivity, eliminating the need to add costly adapters, switches, or cables
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HP Smart Array P400i storage controller with 512MB read cache and optional battery-backed write cache delivers high performance disk I/O and data protection
Management
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ProLiant Onboard Administrator powered by iLO 2 delivers industry leading remote control and embedded health management including virtual KVM and graphical remote console
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HP Insight Control suite provides comprehensive system health, remote control, vulnerability scanning, and patch management, as well as flexible deployment and power management in an easy to install software suite
Options
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Low wattage processor options targeted at the most optimal performance per watt resulting in cooler, power-optimized systems
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Local storage options including high performance small form factor hot plug serial disk drives, low power solid state drives, and a battery-backed write cache option to protect against data loss
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Three (3) PCI Express mezzanine I/O expansion slots enable optional Fibre Channel, iSCSI, Ethernet networking, InfiniBand, and external storage options
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Direct-attach blades for local storage, data protection, or PCI card expansion
Ideal environment
Virtualization and server consolidation
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Outstanding performance with quad- or six-core processors, expanded memory capacity, and HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 networking let you deploy more VMs
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Essential fault tolerance: Embedded RAID 0,1 capability to limit costly downtime with optional battery-backed write cache
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High performance remote manageability to support centralized or remote data center environments
Compute intensive and database applications
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Great for large database applications, CRM, mail, messaging, and multi-tiered ERP applications such as SAP, Siebel, and Oracle
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Perfect solution for High Performance Computing (HPC) applications that require a large memory footprint and 64-bit software capability; EDA, petrochemical, life and material science applications
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Reviews dated from 9/1/09 – 10/15/09 may have been part of a sweepstakes submission
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