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Do you need a high performance blade server that is designed for database, Java, and technical computing applications? The HPE Integrity BL890c i6 Server Blade is an eight-socket full-height blade featuring the latest Intel Itanium processor 9700 series supported by up to 1.5TB memory (96 DIMM slots) and features sixteen HPE FlexFabric Converged Network Adapter (CNA) ports standard.
The HPE Integrity BL890c i6 also features the unique HPE Blade Link technology which combines multiple blades to create 4- and 8-socket systems, providing greater scalability and flexibility. The HPE Integrity BL890c i6 Server Blade can coexist with HPE ProLiant Server blades within the same HPE BladeSystem c-Class Enclosure.
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What's new
- Supports the latest Intel Itanium 9700 series processor for higher performance
- Supports the latest HP-UX 2017 Operating Environment Update Release which has enhancements in data management, virtualisation, high availability, security and private cloud management.
- Supports the latest HPE Storage XP7 and HPE 3PAR StoreServ All Flash arrays for higher performance and lower TCO.
Features
Improved Platform Value with New Innovations in HP-UX and HPE Storage
The HPE Integrity BL890c i6 Server Blade extends mission-critical computing of the HPE Integrity and HP-UX platform with the new i6 servers through 2025. Take advantage of HP-UX innovations that include - New Veritas 6.1 File system support, Online HP-UX vPAR migration, Smart Quorum with Serviceguard and OpenStack support for efficient data management and high availability.
Decrease IT TCO costs while boosting IO workload performance by upgrading to the latest HPE XP7 and HPE StoreServ 3PAR 8000 and 20000 series All Flash arrays. Investment protection with three generations of Itanium (i2, i4 and i6) able to coexist together in the same enclosure.
Speed Up Mission-Critical Applications
The HPE Integrity BL870c i6 Server Blade comes in four or eight, 4-core and 8-core, Intel Itanium 9700 Series processors that provide up to 32 cores of computing power for the most demanding mission-critical workload requirements.
Eight embedded FlexFabric 10Gb converged network adapter ports that deliver extensive bandwidth for network-intensive applications. High-performance HPE Smart Array Controller for hardware RAID 0 and 1 with read-only 512 MB cache that accelerates time to rebuild.
Scale Up to Increase Performance
The HPE Integrity BL890c i6 Server Blade includes the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Blade Link technology, which enables linear scalability from to 2 to 4 to 8-socket server blades to meet your changing business demands. Eight embedded HPE Virtual Connect FlexFabric connections for network and storage which reduces the need for additional I/O mezzanine cards.
HPE Integrity Virtual Machines, included with the Matrix OE, that offer the benefits of increased resource utilisation and flexibility (shared processor and I/O devices), and rapid deployment.
Improve Reliability and Increase Manageability with HP-UX
HP-UX 11i v3 provides a proven operating environment delivering one of the industry's most resilient UNIX platform so your mission-critical applications are running and secure without compromise.
HP-UX vPars that dynamically adjust and share resources, and require very little overhead. HPE Integrity Virtual Machines, included with the Matrix OE, that offer the benefits of increased resource utilisation and flexibility (shared processor and I/O devices) and rapid deployment.
HPE Integrity Integrated Lights-Out 3 (iLO 3) remote management provides built-in core management functions to simplify setup, health monitoring, and remote administration. Every HPE BL890c i6 Server Blade ships with an HPE Integrity iLO 3 Advanced Pack license pre-installed.
| Part No. | AM381A |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | HPE |
| End of Life? | No |
| CPU Socket(s) | Upgradeable to eight processors |
| Compatible CPU(s) | Octo-Core Processors
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| Max CPU Clk Spd | Up to 2.66GHz per processor |
| CPU Cache | Up to 32MB per processor |
| Max # Thread(s) | Up to 16 threads per processor |
| Max # Core(s) | Up to 8 cores per processor |
| Memory Slot(s) | 96 DDR3 memory slots |
| Memory Capacity | Up to 1.5TB (96 x 16GB DIMMs) |
| Drive Bays | 8x Hot Plug SAS Drive Bays |
| Capacity | 7.2TB SAS |
| HDD Suitability | SAS Hot Plug SFF (2.5-inch) Enterprise (ENT) Drives
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| Supported OS | VSI OpenVMS V842 Operating Environment Electronic Media |
| USB Port(s) | Four (4) internal USB ports on the BL890c i6Two (2) external USB ports on the BL890c i6 via SUV cable |
| PCI Slot(s) | Twelve Mezzanine slots, eight (8) Type II and four (4) Type I, PCIe x8 Gen2 |