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HP ProLiant BL25p server
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The following items are needed to connect the HP ProLiant BL25p server blade to the SAN:
1. HP ProLiant BL25/45p Dual-port Fibre Channel Adapter plugs into the Server Blades
The HP ProLiant BL25/45p dual-port Fibre Channel Adapter is compatible with the new HP
ProLiant BL25p and BL45p server blades (it cannot be used with a HP ProLiant BL20p, HP ProLiant
BL30p, HP ProLiant BL35p or HP ProLiant BL40p server blades)
Two ports on each Dual-port Fibre Channel Mezzanine Card provide a redundant Fibre Channel
connection to each server blade
Supports up to 2 Gb/s Fibre Channel equipment
Uses the QLogic chipset
Includes two small form factor pluggable transceivers with LC connectors for installation into the
Patch Panel 2, CGESM or GbE2 Interconnect Switch (with the Storage Connectivity Kit)
The HP ProLiant BL25p Dual-port Fibre Channel Adapter Option Kit must be ordered separately.
and
2A. BL p-Class Patch Panel 2 (with Fibre Channel pass through) interconnect option
Allows pass through of both Ethernet and Fibre Channel signals
Ethernet signals exit out the rear of the RJ-45 Patch Panel G2; Fibre Channel signals exit out the
front of the RJ-45 Patch Panel G2
8 Fibre Channel small form factor pluggable (SPF) transceiver slots on the front of each RJ-45
patch panel 2 (16 Fibre Channel connections per server blade enclosure); for insertion of SPF
transceivers included with the HP ProLiant BL25p Dual-port Fibre Channel kit
or
2B. BL p-Class C-GbE2 or F-GbE2 or CGESM Interconnect Kit plus the optional Storage Connectivity Kit
Allows LAN signal consolidation and pass through of BL20p G3 Fibre Channel signals
Both LAN Ethernet signals and SAN Fibre Channel signals exit out the rear of the GbE2 or
CGESM Interconnect Switch (with the Storage Connectivity Kit option) via dedicated modular
interconnect modules
8 Fibre Channel small form factor pluggable (SPF) transceiver slots on the back of each GbE2
Interconnect Switch (16 Fibre Channel SPF slots per server blade enclosure)
SPF transceivers are included with the HP ProLiant BL25p Dual-port Fibre Channel Adapter kit
and
3. Compatible SAN
Optimized for StorageWorks arrays: HSG80 (MA8000, EMA12000, EMA16000); EVA5000;
EVA3000; XP48, XP128, XP512, XP1024; HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 1000 and
1500
Compatible with select 3rd party SANs (please see blade storage page for more details
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliant-bl/p-class/storage.html
)
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No PCI slots all features are integrated
I/O cable connectors:
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I/O cable connectors:
(2)USB ports, (1) video port, (1) iLO port and (1) kernel debug port
(2) I/O cables ship with every server blade enclosure
Tested USB devices (keyboard, mouse, floppy) are listed in the "Options" section of this QuickSpecs
QuickSpecs
HP ProLiant BL25p Server Blade
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Standard Features (Server Blade)
DA - 12160 North America — Version 7 — June 27, 2005
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