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.
Optimized for more VMs per server
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Up to four 4 core AMD Opteron processors
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32 DIMM sockets support up to 256GB of memory
HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 technology enables up to 16 ports of Ethernet connectivity before adding additional server adapters
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Internal USB port and SD card slot for easy, rapid deployment of embedded hypervisors
Flexible deployment options
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HP Smart Array P400i storage controller delivers essential RAID 0 and 1 support with optional battery-backed write cache for additional fault tolerance to limit costly downtime
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Hot plug serial hard disk drives for maximum availability
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Low wattage SATA solid state disks for maximum power savings
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Three (3) PCI Express mezzanine expansion slots for optional Ethernet, Fibre Channel, iSCSI, InfiniBand, and external storage applications
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Direct-attach blades for local storage, data protection, or PCI card expansion
Industry-leading management and configuration tools
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Conserve valuable IT resources and time by centralizing and simplifying management functions with the ProLiant Onboard Administrator powered by Integrated Lights-Out 2 and Insight Control suite.
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The ProLiant Onboard Administrator delivers the industry's most complete, high-performance, out-of-band remote management solution.
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Get even more out of HP iLO 2 by upgrading to the iLO Advanced, featuring power regulator reporting, scripted multi-server virtual media and additional enterprise security.
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HP Insight Control suite delivers deep insight, precise control, and ongoing optimization to unlock the potential of your BladeSystem infrastructure.
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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