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

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c-Class Enclosure Rear viewInterconnect bayLAN switch or Pass-thru LAN switch or Pass-thru

Server blade signal On-blade NIC 1 /2 NIC 3 /4

1 and 2 3 and 4 5 and 6 7 and 8

SAN, LAN, VC, IB or Pass-thru SAN, LAN, VC, IB or Pass-thru SAN, LAN, VC, IB or Pass-thru SAN, LAN, VC, IB or Pass-thru SAN, LAN, VC, IB or Pass-thru SAN, LAN, VC, IB or Pass-thru

(full-height blade only)

Mezzanine 1 Mezzanine 2 Mezzanine 3(full-height blade only)

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HP BladeSystem c-Class Fiber Channel Interconnect PortfolioHP c-class Dual Channel Fiber Channel Mezzanines HP c-class Fibre Channel Pass-Thru Module HP c-Class Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch 4/12, 4/24

Emulex LPe1105 FC

QLogic QMH2462 FC

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 targets3 13 March 2007

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-negotiate feature with independent fabric speed for each port 1, 2, & 4Gb connections iLO Link for Management

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

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Brocade 4Gb SAN Switchfor HP c-Class BladeSystem

Superior performance 4Gb Fibre Channel switch designed exclusively for HPs 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

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Model Comparison4/12 SAN Switch (AE370A) 8 Internal Ports active Copper SERDES 2 or 4 Gb auto-detect F-Port

4/24 SAN Switch (AE372A) 16 Internal Ports active Copper SERDES 2 or 4 GB auto-detect F-Port

4/24 SAN Switch Power Pack (AE371A) Same as AE372A Includes Power Pack license:Fabric Watch, ISL Trunking, Advanced Perf. Monitoring, Extended Fabrics

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

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

Available licenses:Fabric Manager, Secure Fabric OS

Licenses include:Full Fabric, WebTools, Zoning

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 OS5 13 March 2007

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

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Brocade Blade SwitchTraditional Pass-thru Configuration16 Blades deployment: 2 Pass-thru Modules 64 SFPs 32 ext Switch Ports 32 FC Cables EnclosureServer 1 Server 2 Server 3

Pass-thru module

Optional Trunking Required Optical FC SFP Optional Optical FC SFPs Internal Copper Connection Internal Copper Trace Required Optical FC Cable Optional Optical FC Cable

Any SAN Switch

FC SAN Fabric

Server 16

Any SAN Switch

FC SAN Fabric

N-Ports F-Ports

Brocade Blade Switches Configuration

EnclosureServer 1 Server 2 Server 3

Brocade SANBrocade Blade Switch Brocade SAN Switch

Brocade SAN Fabric

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

Server 16

Brocade Blade Switch

Brocade SAN Switch

Brocade SAN Fabric

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F-Ports

E-Ports

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

4553$ per Standard Server HBA Path-Thru FC Cables SFP SwitchDual Channel FC HBA

3964$ per Server C-Class Pass-ThruDual Channel FC Mezzanine 2 ports of SAN Path-Thru Module

1939$ per Server C-Class FC SwitchDual Channel FC Mezzanine

1900$ -206$ 398$ 2049$

749$ 562$ 206$ 398$ 2049$

749$ ---1190$

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2x 16m LC

2x 16m LC

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2x 4Gb SW 2 ports of 4/32 (24 ports & PP)

2x 4Gb SW 2 ports of 4/32 (24 ports & PP)

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2 ports of 4/24

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Brocade Blade SwitchAccess Gateway functionality available in 1H07

Optional Trunking w Brocade SAN Required Optical FC SFP Optional Optical FC SFPs Internal Copper Connection Internal Copper Trace Required Optical FC Cable Optional Optical FC Cable

Brocade Blade Switches Configuration

EnclosureServer 1 Server 2 Server 3

Brocade Blade Switch

Any NPIV capable SAN Switch

SAN Fabric

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

Server 16

Brocade Blade Switch

Any NPIV capable SAN Switch

SAN Fabric

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

N-Ports

F-Ports

N-Ports

F-Ports

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c-Class virtual connectSAN switch neutral functionality available

Required Optical FC SFP Optional Optical FC SFPs Internal Copper Connection Internal Copper Trace Required Optical FC Cable Optional Optical FC Cable

Blade SAN Configuration with HP Virtual Connect FC16 Blades deployment: 2 VC Modules 4 - 16 SFPs 2 - 8 ext Switch Ports 2 - 8 FC Cables

EnclosureServer 1 Server 2 Server 3 HP VC-FC Module Any NPIV capable SAN Switch

HP VC-FC Module

Any NPIV capable SAN Switch

FC SAN Fabric

Server 16

FC SAN Fabric

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.9 13 March 2007 HP Corporate presentation - Peter Mattei

N-Ports

F-Ports

NPIVPorts

F-Ports

HP BladeSystem c-Class Fiber Channel Interconnect PortfolioHP c-class Dual Channel Fiber Channel Mezzanines HP c-class Fibre Channel Pass-Thru Module HP c-Class Cisco MDS 9124e 4Gb 12 or 24-portMarch 2007

Emulex LPe1105 FC

QLogic QMH2462 FC

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 targets10 13 March 2007

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-negotiate feature with independent fabric speed for each port 1, 2, & 4Gb connections iLO Link for Management

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

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Cisco MDS 9124e Fabric Switchfor HP c-Class BladeSystem

Superior performance Fibre Channel switch designed exclusively for HPs 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)March 2007

High availability features Redundant and hot swappable Up to six switches per enclosure Support redundant, dual-port F