Application oriented Quality of Service (AQoS) providing the ability to configure, prioritize, and
optimize traffic flows from virtual machines and/or applications to the target port
Brocade, Emulex and QLogic Fibre Channel HBAs for HP BladeSystem c-Class feature:
Optimal performance utilizing PCI Express
4/2/1Gb/s auto negotiating speeds (4Gb HBAs)
8/4/2Gb/s auto negotiation speeds (8Gb HBAs)
Dual-ports for redundant path connections
Up to two FC HBAs per server blade providing redundant FC HBA support
Optimized for HP Storage and supported by third party SAN vendors
Support for Microsoft® Windows® and Linux operating system environments
Compatible SAN
HP ProLiant BL490c G7 server blades are optimized for HP MSA, EVA and XP
HP ProLiant BL490c G7 server blades are compatible with select 3rd party SANs (please see blade storage
page for more details:
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/blades/components/c-class-sans.html
HP Virtual Connect
HP Virtual Connect is an interconnect option for BladeSystem c-Class that simplifies server connectivity to
data and storage networks, and reduces costs. Unique HP Flex-10 and FlexFabric technologies make
maximum use of network bandwidths, provide dynamic tuning and enable extreme flexibility to meet
individual server and infrastructure requirements. HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager (VCEM) provides
a central console to administer network connections and workloads for thousands of servers. For more
information on Virtual Connect Ethernet, Fibre Channel, Converged Network and management options see:
www.hp.com/go/virtualconnect
HP Insight management
software
HP Service Pack for
ProLiant
HP Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) and HP Smart Update Manager (HP SUM)
version 5 provide a new, comprehensive approach to firmware and system
software maintenance. Together they provide better operating stability and
ensure maximum uptime. The SPP will be updated at a predictable cadence,
typically coinciding with new HP server hardware launches. By enabling
firmware to be updated online and integrating firmware and system software
updates in one operation HP SUM and the SPP offer faster updates of
individual servers and dramatically faster updates of entire BladeSystem
enclosures. Further improving system uptime and stability is the fact that HP
provides 12 months of support on each Service Pack for ProLiant.
The user experience around HP SUM and the SPP has been improved in several
ways, starting with the web download. A single web page provides access to a
single download containing both the latest version of HP SUM version 5 and
the latest SPP. Optional smaller subsets with only specific types of servers or
specific operating systems are offered to save on download time. The HP SUM
application has been re-written to provide a more straightforward, intuitive
user interface that guides the user through the steps of discovery, analyses
and update, providing comprehensive information on available updates,
criticality and interdependencies. This information is also available in reports.
By providing the option of multiple local or shared repositories which can be
easily updated from hp.com, HP SUM provides the tools to optimize stability
QuickSpecs
HP ProLiant BL490c Generation 7 (G7) Server Blade
Standard Features
DA - 13711 North America — Version 16 — September 24, 2012
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