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HP ProLiant BL490c G6 Server Blade

HP ProLiant BL490c G6HP ProLiant BL490c G6

Processor Intel Nehalem-EP Series (quad-core)

Memory• 18 Sockets • DDR3 Registered or Unbuffered / 144GB max.

Storage• HP Embedded SATA controller • Up to 2 non hot-plug SSD• Shared Storage connect option

Networking • Embedded Dual Port Flex-10 10 GbE Adapter

Mezzanine Slots

2 additional mezzanine slots•x4 PCIe Type-1 Mezzanine expansion slot   •x8 PCIe Type-2 Mezzanine expansion slot  

Management• Intelligent Administrator / Integrated Lights Out 2 Standard Blade Edition •Power Meter, Power Regulator, Power Capping

OtherInternal USB and SD ports; Option for TPM

BL480c – BL490c G6 ComparisonHP ProLiant BL480c HP ProLiant BL490c G6

Processors Two dual- or quad-core Intel® Xeon®

Two quad-core Intel® Nehalem-EP Series

Memory64GB12 SocketsFully-Buffered DDR2 667MHz

144GB18 SocketsRegistered or Unbuffered DDR3

Internal Storage

SATA, SAS4 x 2.5” hot plug bays

Smart Array P400iOptional 512MB battery-backed write cacheRAID 0,1

SSD2 x non-hot plug (SSD)

HP Embedded SATA Controller

Network PortsTwo multifunction 1Gb Ethernet portsTwo 1Gb Ethernet ports

2 integrated Multifunction 10Gb ports with Flex-10 support

I/O Slots Three PCI Express mezzanine slots Two PCI Express mezzanine slots

Integrated Management iLO 2 Standard Blade Edition iLO 2 Standard Blade Edition

Additional Features Internal USB port

Internal USB portInternal SD card slotTPM 1.2 module support

Density 8 blades in 10U; 4 blades in 6U 16 blades in 10U; 8 blades in 6U

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Engineering Drawing

Solid State Drives

Plastic Baffle (above memory)

MezzSlots

Smart Array 700m & BBWC

(option for shared

storage)

HP ProLiant BL490c G6 – Block Diagram

DIMM3A

DIMM6B

DIMM1G

DIMM4H

DIMM1G

DIMM4H

DIMM2D

DIMM5E

DIMM2D

DIMM5E

DIMM7F

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ROM TPM

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x4 Gen2 Direct

ELM

Xbus

10

SATA

SSD

Boot and storage optionsStorage Connect

TypeDescription Capacit

y

Disk on key USB USB with integrated hypervisor, internal 2GB

Solid State Drive SATA Power efficient local boot Up to

64GB

SB40c PCIe High-performance direct attach storage, internal 876GB

SB600c iSCSI Shared application storage, file serving and data protection, internal 1.16TB

MSA2012i iSCSI Flexible, scalable SAN, external up to 48TB

MSA2000fc FC Flexible, scalable SAN, external up to 48TB

MSA2000sa SAS Serial-attached SCSI array, external up to 48TB

MDS600c SAS Massive scale-out storage array, JBOD Over 10TB

EVA FC High-performance virtual array up to 240TB

iHypervisors

Plugs into internal USB slot

8

SATA Signal & Power ConnectorSATA Interface Chip

NAND Flash Memory ControllerNAND Flash Memory Chips

Solid State Drive (SSD)

In BL490c Carrier Tray

A new storage technology using solid state memory (NAND) which provides higher capacity, reliability, and performance over USB keys for local, low-power boot drives

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Solid State Drive (SSD)

• Extreme Ruggedness− Extended Operating Temperature (0º up to 70ºC)− Shock and Vibration almost a non-issue

• High Read Performance− > 50x SATA random read performance − > 15x SAS random read performance − No seek time means high IOPS− Limited write performance (relative to 15k SAS)

• Increased Reliability− No moving parts

• Up to 10x Reduced Power− 1 Watt, versus 9 Watt for 15k 2.5” SAS

• Thermal, Size and Acoustic Advantages − No Noise, Low Heat− Small and light weight

• SSD for the BL490c G6:− 1.5Gb SATA Interface

− Non-Hot Plug

− 32GB and 64GB capacity points

− Target usage: Boot Drives for site that cannot take advantage of Boot-from-SAN (BfS), or that cannot utilize iHypervisor

− Same SSD & carrier that is used in BL495c G5

What is TPM? – Trusted Platform Module

SystemSystem(Boot)(Boot)

Encryption Key

TPM on PCA

1

2

3

OS VolumeOS VolumeEncrypted OS, data, Encrypted OS, data, temp filestemp files

HP iLO 2 v1.75 – new with G6

• Embedded health−Hard Drive presence

−Server status

−Fan Control and DIMM Temperature metrics• Detect DIMM temperature changes and automatically adjust

fan speed to compensate for high temperatures

• Power Management−Dynamic Power Capping on all ProLiant G6 servers

−Hottest core temperature data

−Access to ProLiant G6 server registers

−Power consumption upon a temperature threshold breach