Hp Blade Enclosure

1 13 March 2007 HP Corporate presentation - Peter Mattei

c-Class Enclosure — Front view

• Two blade form factors• Full-height server blade

(up to 8 per enclosure)• Half-height server blade

(up to 16 per enclosure)

• Power supplies• Up to 6 hot-plug power supplies

@ 2250W

• Management• BladeSystem Insight Display• Onboard Administrator


c-Class Enclosure — Rear view

SAN, LAN, VC, IB or Pass-thru






LAN switch or Pass-thruLAN switch or Pass-thru

Mezzanine 3 (full-height blade only)

7 and 8

Mezzanine 25 and 6

Mezzanine 13 and 4

On-blade NIC 1 /2NIC 3 /4 (full-height blade only)

1 and 2

Server blade signalInterconnect bay


•Supplier: HP•BLADE Designed•16 port FC pass-through•Fully independent FC ports•1 pass-through module per kit•Order 2 kits for redundant fabric connections•SFPs included in kit•Support auto-negotiatefeature with independentfabric speed for each port •1, 2, & 4Gb connections•iLO Link for Management

HP c-classFibre Channel

Pass-Thru Module

HP c-Class Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch 4/12, 4/24

HP BladeSystem c-Class Fiber Channel Interconnect Portfolio

•Supplier: HP•BLADE Mezzanine Designed•Dual port 4Gb Fibre Channel to PCI Express Mezzanine HBA •PCI Express x 4 bus speeds•Emulex/Qlogic design and manufacturing•Simplified SAN Management•Comprehensive O/S support•Full fabric support with automatic topology and speed adaptation •Guaranteed interoperability•Support for HP StorageWorks and third party storage targets

Emulex LPe1105 FC

QLogicQMH2462 FC

HP c-classDual Channel

Fiber Channel Mezzanines

•Supplier: HP/Brocade•Brocade Designed•Latest generation Goldeneye ASIC•Designed to interoperate with all industry leading SAN environments (HP, EMC, IBM, and HDS)•Greatly simplifies packaging and reduces set up times•“Zero footprint” SAN connectivity•Eliminates need for host to switch SFPs and cables•Reduced cost and complexity•Lower list price then stand alone switches•Compatibility with all Brocade switches


Brocade 4Gb SAN Switchfor HP c-Class BladeSystem

• Superior performance 4Gb Fibre Channel switch designed exclusively for HP’s most flexible compute architecture• Up to 16 server ports• Up to eight SAN facing ports• Up to six switches per enclosure• Up to 1:1 subscription ratio• Non-blocking architecture• Dynamic Path Selection and ISL Trunking

• High availability features• Dual, redundant, hot swap switch configuration• Dual-port, redundant Fibre Channel mezzanine cards• Hot code activation and firmware loads• Fabric Watch for proactive error capture


Model Comparison4/12 SAN Switch(AE370A)• 8 Internal Ports active

• Copper SERDES• 2 or 4 Gb auto-detect• F-Port

• 4 External Ports active• 2 SFPs included• 1, 2, 4 Gb Auto-detect• Universal Ports

• Licenses include:Full Fabric, WebTools, Zoning

• Available licenses:12-Port Upgrade, Power Pack Bundle Upgrade, Fabric Watch, ISL Trunking, Adv. Perf Monitoring, Extended Fabrics, Fabric Manager, Secure Fabric OS

4/24 SAN Switch(AE372A)• 16 Internal Ports active

• Copper SERDES• 2 or 4 GB auto-detect• F-Port

• 8 External Ports active• 4 SFPs included• 1, 2, 4 Gb Auto-detect• Universal Ports

• Licenses include:Full Fabric, WebTools, Zoning

• Available licenses:Power Pack Bundle Upgrade, Fabric Watch, ISL Trunking, Adv. Perf Monitoring, Extended Fabrics, Fabric Manager, Secure Fabric OS

4/24 SAN Switch Power Pack

(AE371A)• Same as AE372A• Includes Power Pack

license:Fabric Watch, ISL Trunking, Advanced Perf. Monitoring, Extended Fabrics

• Available licenses:Fabric Manager, Secure Fabric OS


Brocade BladeSwitches Configuration

Server 1

Server 2

Server 3

Server 16

Brocade Blade

Switch

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BrocadeBladeSwitch

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N-Ports

Enclosure

F-Ports E-Ports

BrocadeSAN Switch

Brocade SAN

E-Ports

BrocadeSAN Switch

Brocade SAN Fabric

Brocade SAN Fabric16 Blades deployment:

• 2 Blade Switches• 4 - 32 SFPs• 2 - 16 ext Switch Ports• 2 - 16 FC Cables

Brocade Blade Switch

Server 1

Server 2

Server 3

Server 16

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Enclosure

AnySAN Switch

Pass-thru module

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Traditional Pass-thruConfiguration

N-PortsF-Ports

FC SAN Fabric

FC SAN Fabric

Optional TrunkingRequired Optical FC SFPOptional Optical FC SFPsInternal Copper ConnectionInternal Copper TraceRequired Optical FC CableOptional Optical FC Cable

16 Blades deployment:• 2 Pass-thru Modules• 64 SFPs• 32 ext Switch Ports• 32 FC Cables

AnySAN Switch …


Best Value 4Gb Server to SAN Connect Cost per server for a redundant, dual fabric deployment

1190$

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749$

2049$

398$

206$

562$

749$

2049$

398$

206$

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1900$

2 ports of 4/242 ports of 4/32 (24 ports & PP)

2 ports of 4/32(24 ports & PP)Switch

--2x 4Gb SW2x 4Gb SWSFP

--2x 16m LC2x 16m LCFC Cables

--2 ports of SAN Path-Thru Module--Path-Thru

Dual ChannelFC Mezzanine


Dual ChannelFC HBAHBA

1939$ per ServerC-Class FC Switch

3964$ per Server C-Class Pass-Thru

4553$ perStandard Server


Brocade Blade Switch

Brocade BladeSwitches Configuration

Server 1

Server 2

Server 3

Server 16

Brocade Blade

Switch

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BrocadeBladeSwitch

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N-Ports

Enclosure

F-Ports N-Ports

Any NPIV capable

SAN Switch

F-Ports

Any NPIV capable

SAN Switch

SAN Fabric

SAN Fabric16 Blades deployment: • 2 Blade Switches• 4 - 32 SFPs• 2 - 16 ext Switch Ports• 2 - 16 FC Cables

• Starting with FOS 5.2.1 the Brocade blades switch can be configured as Access Gateway.

• By using ANSI T11 standard NPIV the switch will act as a N-Port multiplexer, not merge into the fabric and thus not consume a domain ID.

• Trunking is supported if the external SAN is Brocade

Optional Trunking w Brocade SANRequired Optical FC SFPOptional Optical FC SFPsInternal Copper ConnectionInternal Copper TraceRequired Optical FC CableOptional Optical FC CableAccess Gateway functionality available in 1H07


c-Class virtual connect

Server 1

Server 2

Server 3

Server 16

HP VC-FCModule…

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HP VC-FCModule…

N-Ports

Enclosure

F-Ports NPIV-Ports

Any NPIVcapable

SAN Switch

FC SAN Fabric

F-Ports

Blade SANConfigurationwith HP VirtualConnect FC

Any NPIVcapable

SAN Switch

FC SAN Fabric

16 Blades deployment: • 2 VC Modules• 4 - 16 SFPs• 2 - 8 ext Switch Ports• 2 - 8 FC Cables

• By using ANSI T11 standard NPIV the virtual connect will act as a N-Port multiplexer, not merge into the fabric and thus not consume a domain ID.

• 1, 2 or 4 port per VC module enabled

• Can be used wit any switch brand

• Trunking or channeling is not possible to any SAN switch, static path from HBA to uplink.

SAN switch neutral functionality available

Required Optical FC SFPOptional Optical FC SFPsInternal Copper ConnectionInternal Copper TraceRequired Optical FC CableOptional Optical FC Cable


•Supplier: HP•BLADE Designed•16 port FC pass-through•Fully independent FC ports•1 pass-through module per kit•Order 2 kits for redundant fabric connections•SFPs included in kit•Support auto-negotiatefeature with independentfabric speed for each port •1, 2, & 4Gb connections•iLO Link for Management

HP c-classFibre Channel

Pass-Thru Module

HP c-Class Cisco MDS 9124e

4Gb 12 or 24-port

HP BladeSystem c-Class Fiber Channel Interconnect Portfolio

•Supplier: HP•BLADE Mezzanine Designed•Dual port 4Gb Fibre Channel to PCI Express Mezzanine HBA •PCI Express x 4 bus speeds•Emulex/Qlogic design and manufacturing•Simplified SAN Management•Comprehensive O/S support•Full fabric support with automatic topology and speed adaptation •Guaranteed interoperability•Support for HP StorageWorks and third party storage targets

Emulex LPe1105 FC

QLogicQMH2462 FC

HP c-classDual Channel

Fiber Channel Mezzanines

•Supplier: HP/Brocade•Cisco Designed•Designed to interoperate with all industry leading SAN environments (HP, EMC, IBM, and HDS)•Greatly simplifies packaging and reduces set up times•“Zero footprint” SAN connectivity•Eliminates need for host to switch SFPs and cables•Reduced cost and complexity•Lower list price then stand alone switches•Compatibility with all Cisco switches•VSAN support•Common Cisco Fabric Manager

March2007


Cisco MDS 9124e Fabric Switchfor HP c-Class BladeSystem• Superior performance Fibre Channel switch designed exclusively for HP’s most

flexible computer architecture• 4 Gbps dedicated bandwidth per port• Up to 16 server ports• Up to eight SAN facing ports• Up to 1:1 subscription ratio• Non-blocking architecture• VSANs (up to 16 per switch)• PortChannels (up to 8 ports in one logical bundle)

• High availability features• Redundant and hot swappable• Up to six switches per enclosure• Support redundant, dual-port Fibre Channel mezzanine cards for HP BladeSystem c-Class• Non-disruptive software upgrades• Cisco Fabric Manager Server and Enterprise Packages for advanced infrastructure management

features (optional)

March2007


• AG641A• Cisco MDS 9124e 12-port Fabric Switch (incl. 2 Short Wave SFPs)

• AG642A• Cisco MDS 9124e 24-port Fabric Switch (incl. 4 Short Wave SFPs)

• T5169A• Cisco MDS 9124e12-port upgrade LTU (no SFPs included)

Additional options:• AE379A – 4Gb Short Wave SFP, 500m (4 pack)• AE494A – 4Gb Medium Range SFP, up to 4km• AE380A – 4Gb Long Wave SFP, up to 10km

Cisco MDS 9124e Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem


Cisco BladeSwitches Configuration

Server 1

Server 2

Server 3

Server 16

Cisco Blade

Switch

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CiscoBladeSwitch

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N-Ports

Enclosure

F-Ports E-Ports

CiscoSAN Switch

Cisco SAN

E-Ports

CiscoSAN Switch

Cisco SAN Fabric

Cisco SAN Fabric16 Blades deployment:

• 2 Blade Switches• 4 - 32 SFPs• 2 - 16 ext Switch Ports• 2 - 16 FC Cables

Cisco Blade Switch

Server 1

Server 2

Server 3

Server 16

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Enclosure

AnySAN Switch

Pass-thru module

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Traditional Pass-thruConfiguration

N-PortsF-Ports

FC SAN Fabric

FC SAN Fabric

Required Optical FC SFPOptional Optical FC SFPsInternal Copper ConnectionInternal Copper TraceRequired Optical FC CableOptional Optical FC Cable

16 Blades deployment:• 2 Pass-thru Modules• 64 SFPs• 32 ext Switch Ports• 32 FC Cables

AnySAN Switch …


Best Value 4Gb Server to SAN Connect Cost per server for a redundant, dual fabric deployment

1190$

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749$

2049$

398$

206$

562$

749$

2049$

398$

206$

--

1900$

2 ports of 4/242 ports of 4/32 (24 ports & PP)

2 ports of 4/32(24 ports & PP)Switch

--2x 4Gb SW2x 4Gb SWSFP

--2x 16m LC2x 16m LCFC Cables

--2 ports of SAN Path-Thru Module--Path-Thru



Dual ChannelFC HBAHBA

1939$ per ServerC-Class FC Switch

3964$ per Server C-Class Pass-Thru

4553$ perStandard Server


Cisco MDS 9124 and 9124e

• Each port group of 4 ports has 64 buffers

• By default, each port is given 16 buffers

• User can allocate more buffers to some ports

• Maximum a single port can get is 61

• Other ports need to be out-of-service

• No additional license needed• Max distances with 61 buffers

• 30km @4Gbps• 60km @2Gbps• 120km @1Gbps

Distance support and Buffer allocation

Port Group 4Port Group 19124 port9124e portPort #9124 port9124e portPort #

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External 5 fc1/24Bay 11 fc1/12

External 6fc1/23Bay 3fc1/11

Bay 8fc1/22External 1fc1/10

Bay 16fc1/21Bay 4fc1/9

Port Group 6Port Group 3External 4fc1/20Bay 7fc1/8




Port Group 5Port Group 2Bay 1fc1/16Bay 5fc1/4




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