NEC N8400-086F, User Manual

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2-2 General Description
OVERVIEW
BladeServer is a modular and multiprocessing system that includes processor, memory, network
connections, optional add-in card slot, and associated electronics, all on a single mother board called
a CPU blade.
The CPU blade, Storage and I/O Blade, and other CPU blades are typically installed into a rack-
mountable enclosure that houses multiple CPU blades that share common resources such as cabling,
power supplies, and cooling fans.
This high-density technology reduces the installation space, lowers a total cost of ownership, and
offers increased computing density while ensuring both maximum scalability and ease of
management.
Save space
and
save power
Blade Enclosure
CPU blade
Increase
in installation space
Increase in
consumption
power