Fibre Channel Support
Optional Fibre Channel HBAs are supported by the HP Integrity BL870c i2. The mezzanine circuit board
connects directly to the server blade system board.
8Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters:
QLogic QMH2562 8Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter for c-Class BladeSystem
(PN 451871-B21)
Emulex LPe1205 8Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter for c-Class BladeSystem
(PN 456972-B21)
8Gb Fibre Channel HBAs feature:
8/4/2/1Gb/s auto negotiating speeds
Dual ports for redundant path connections
Optimized for HP Storage and supported by third party SAN vendors
Support for HP-UX 11i v3
Compatible SAN
HP Integrity BL870c i2 server blades are optimized for HP Storage MSA, EVA, and XP products.
Smart Array Controller
Support
Optional Smart Array Controller is supported by BL870c. The mezzanine circuit board connects directly to
the server blade system board, and provides connection to off-blade SAS storage via a SAS interconnect
switch module in the HP BladeSystem enclosure:
HP Smart Array P711m/1G FBWC 4-ports Ext PCIe x8 6G SAS Controller (PN 513778-B21)
Provides support for HP Zoned Storage for BladeSystem
Zoned Storage solution requires compatible HP Storage 600 Modular Disk System and HP Storage
3Gb SAS BL Switch
Supports RAID 6 with Advanced Data Guarding (ADG)
Provides support for HP P2000 G3 MSA
Support for HP P2000 G3 MSA requires HP Storage 6Gb SAS BL Switch
NOTE:
For additional details please see:
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/14035_div/14035_div.html
HP Smart Array P700m/512 4-ports Ext PCIe x8 SAS Controller ( PN 508226-B21)
Provides support for HP Zoned Storage for BladeSystem
Zoned Storage solution requires compatible HP Storage 600 Modular Disk System and HP Storage
3Gb SAS BL Switch
Optional HP Smart Array Cache Battery Kit (BBWC) ( PN 383280-B21)
BBWC is required for RAID 6 and highly recommended for RAID 5
Supports RAID 6 with Advanced Data Guarding (ADG)
Provides support for HP Storage MSA2000sa
Support for MSA2000sa also requires HP Storage 3Gb SAS BL Switch
NOTE:
For additional details please see:
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/13175_div/13175_div.html
QuickSpecs
HP Integrity BL870c i2 Server Blade
Standard Features
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