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Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Executive Summary .................................................................................................................3
Introducing BladeSymphony 1000 ..........................................................................................3
System Architecture Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Intel Itanium Server Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Intel Itanium Processor 9000 Series ......................................................................................10
Hitachi Node Controller .........................................................................................................12
Baseboard Management Controller ......................................................................................13
Memory System .....................................................................................................................13
SMP Capabilities ....................................................................................................................14
Intel Itanium I/O Expansion Module ......................................................................................18
Intel Xeon Server Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Intel Xeon 5200 Dual Core Processors .................................................................................21
Intel Xeon 5400 Quad Core Processors ................................................................................22
Memory System .....................................................................................................................22
On-Module Storage ................................................................................................................25
I/O Sub System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
I/O Modules ............................................................................................................................26
Embedded Gigabit Ethernet Switch ......................................................................................33
SCSI Hard Drive Modules ......................................................................................................34
Chassis, Power, and Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Module Connections ..............................................................................................................37
Redundant Power Modules ...................................................................................................37
Redundant Cooling Fan Modules ..........................................................................................38
Reliability and Serviceability Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Reliability Features .................................................................................................................39
Serviceability Features ...........................................................................................................40
Management Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
BladeSymphony Management Suite .....................................................................................45
Operations Management .......................................................................................................46
Remote Management ............................................................................................................47
Network Management ............................................................................................................47
Rack Management .................................................................................................................47
Asset Management ................................................................................................................47
Virtage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
High CPU Performance and Features ...................................................................................48
High I/O Performance ............................................................................................................49
Fiber Channel Virtualization ...................................................................................................50
Shared/Virtual NIC Functions ................................................................................................50
Integrated System Management for Virtual Machines .........................................................50
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
For More Information .............................................................................................................51