p G3 System Installed
42U Rack with ProLiant BL20p G3 System Installed
1. BL p-Class interconnects (2) in BL p-Class server blade enclosure (interconnect switch shown)
2. BL20p G3 server blades (8) in BL p-Class server blade enclosure
3. HP BladeSystem p-Class power enclosure with hot-plug power supplies (6)
What's New
What's New
What's New
What's New
Up to two 3.6GHz/800MHz Intel Xeon processors with 2M L2 cache.
QuickSpecs
HP ProLiant BL20p Generation 3 (G3)
HP ProLiant BL20p Generation 3 (G3)
HP ProLiant BL20p Generation 3 (G3)
HP ProLiant BL20p Generation 3 (G3)
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At A Glance
At A Glance
At A Glance
Performance dual processor server blade designed with enterprise availability
ProLiant BL20p Generation 3 Server Blade includes:
Intel Xeon 3.0GHz/2M, 3.2 GHz-2MB, 3.4 GHz-2MB or 3.6 GHz-2M processor (dual capability) with Hyper-Threading and
with Hyper-Threading and
with Hyper-Threading and
with Hyper-Threading and
EM64t Technology
EM64t Technology
EM64t Technology
EM64t Technology
BL20pG3 Dual Port Fibre Channel Adapter (2-Gb) option for SAN connectivity
Intel E7520 Chipset
1024-MB or 2048-MB PC3200 Registered ECC 400MHz DDR2 memory, (2 x 1 Interleaved Memory), expandable to 8 GB
Four NC7781 PCI-X Gigabit NICs (embedded)
One additional 10/100 NIC dedicated to iLO Management
Smart Array 6i (integrated on system board Controller with optional battery-backed write cache)
Wide Ultra3 SCSI Drive Cage standard supports up to two 1" Wide Ultra3 hot plug hard drives
Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) Advanced Management (ASIC on motherboard)
New Power Regulator for ProLiant delivering server level, policy based power management with industry leading energy
efficiency and savings on system power and cooling costs.
Integrated Lights-Out featuring new firmware v 1.70 with support for Power Regulator for ProLiant and introducing support for
the draft DMTF System Management Architecture for Server Hardware Command Line Protocol standard
Plugs vertically into 6U enclosure
I/O cable with two USB ports, one video port, one iLO port and kernel debug port. The cable was specifically designed to aid
in initial server image deployment.
Cisco GESM and GbE2 Interconnect Switch option for Gigabit Ethernet network adapter consolidation
Integrated Access Tool for blade management and enhanced server blade documentation including Best Practices and
Common Procedures guides
ProLiant BL p-Class Server Blade Enclosure:
ProLiant BL p-Class Server Blade Enclosure:
ProLiant BL p-Class Server Blade Enclosure:
ProLiant BL p-Class Server Blade Enclosure:
Server blades and interconnects blind mate into server blade enclosures for network connection and power
Server blade enclosure is 6U and holds up to 8 ProLiant BL20p G3 server blades and 2 interconnects
Types of interconnects available: GbE Interconnect Switches, CGESM and GbE2 Interconnect Switches with optional
Fibre Channel pass through, Patch Panels or Patch Panel 2 with Fibre Channel pass through
HP BladeSystem BL p-Class Power Enclosure:
HP BladeSystem BL p-Class Power Enclosure:
HP BladeSystem BL p-Class Power Enclosure:
HP BladeSystem BL p-Class Power Enclosure:
Use BL p-Class sizing tool to determine power based on your configuration
http://h30099.www3.hp.com/configurator/calc/Power%20Calculator%20Catalog.xls
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Choose the HP BladeSystem p-Class 3U power enclosure
Power enclosure is 3U and holds up to 6 hot-plug power supplies
Choose single-phase or three-phase power
HP BladeSystem power enclosures with power supplies not needed if using facility -48VDC ± 10% in this case purchase
DC option kit
HP BladeSystem p-Class Power Distribution (only required with the 3U power enclosure):
HP BladeSystem p-Class Power Distribution (only required with the 3U power enclosure):
HP BladeSystem p-Class Power Distribution (only required with the 3U power enclosure):
HP BladeSystem p-Class Power Distribution (only required with the 3U power enclosure):
Distributes power from the power enclosures to the server blade enclosures
Four power distribution choices:
BL p-Class scalable bus bar
BL p-Class mini bus bar
BL p-Class power bus box
Dual power input kit for mini bus bar
BL 20p G3 server blade, server blade enclosure, interconnects and power enclosure protected by a limited three year warranty
with optional service uplifts available
NOTE:
NOTE:
NOTE:
NOTE: Power requirements for a ProLiant BL p-Class system: 200V - 240V AC, 30 amp or facility DC -48V ± 10%.
The HP BladeSystem Management Suite is delivered in a convenient to purchase pack which includes a BL p-Class Server
Blade Enclosure, a single copy of Systems Insight Manager (SIM) and 8 licenses for each of the following products: Rapid
Deployment Pack (RDP), Performance Management Pack (PMP) and the Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack (VPM)
QuickSpecs
HP ProLiant BL20p Generation 3 (G3)
HP ProLiant BL20p Generation 3 (G3)
HP ProLiant BL20p Generation 3 (G3)
HP ProLiant BL20p Generation 3 (G3)
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ProLiant BL20p G3 Server Blade
ProLiant BL20p G3 Server Blade
ProLiant BL20p G3 Server Blade
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BL p-Class Server Blade Enclosure
BL p-Class Server Blade Enclosure
BL p-Class Server Blade Enclosure
BL p-Class Server Blade Enclosure
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QuickSpecs
HP ProLiant BL20p Generation 3 (G3)
HP ProLiant BL20p Generation 3 (G3)
HP ProLiant BL20p Generation 3 (G3)
HP ProLiant BL20p Generation 3 (G3)
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Patch Panel (shown) or
Patch Panel 2

GbE Interconnect Switch (shown) or GbE2 Interconnect Switch
or CGESM Interconnect Switch
(fiber or copper-based)
BL p-Class Interconnects
BL p-Class Interconnects
BL p-Class Interconnects
BL p-Class Interconnects
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BL p-Class power enclosures and power supplies
BL p-Class power enclosures and power supplies
BL p-Class power enclosures and power supplies
BL p-Class power enclosures and power supplies

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OR
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Facility DC
Facility DC
Facility DC
Facility DC
QuickSpecs
HP ProLiant BL20p Generation 3 (G3)
HP ProLiant BL20p Generation 3 (G3)
HP ProLiant BL20p Generation 3 (G3)
HP ProLiant BL20p Generation 3 (G3)
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Mini bus bar


Bus boxes




Scalable bus bar

Dual power input kit for mini bus bar
BL p-Class power distribution
BL p-Class power distribution
BL p-Class power distribution
BL p-Class power distribution
Configuration Steps
Configuration Steps
Configuration Steps
Configuration Steps
For a complete configuration of the ProLiant BL20p G3, do the following:
Select desired model, configuration and quantity of ProLiant BL20pG3 server blades.
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PLUS
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Decide how many HP BladeSystem p-Class Server Blade Enclosures to purchase (each enclosure can hold up to 8 ProLiant
BL20p G3 server blades):
HP BladeSystem p-Class server blade enclosure with 8 Rapid Deployment Pack licenses (281404-B21)
Or
HP BladeSystem p-Class server blade enclosure with Rapid Deployment Pack trial (243564-B21)
Or
HP BladeSystem p-Class server blade enclosure with enhanced backplane components with 8 Rapid Deployment Pack
licenses (281404-B22)
Or
HP BladeSystem p-Class server blade enclosure with enhanced backplane components with 8 Rapid Deployment Pack trial
(243564-B22)
NOTE:
NOTE:
NOTE:
NOTE: HP BladeSystem p-Class server blade enclosures with enhanced backplane components may be required depending
on which BL20p G3 model is selected.
Or
BL p-Class server blade enclosure with the HP BladeSystem Management Suite which is delivered in a convenient to purchase
pack that includes a single copy of Systems Insight Manager (SIM) and 8 licenses for each of the following products: Rapid
Deployment Pack (RDP), Performance Management Pack (PMP) and the Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack
QuickSpecs
HP ProLiant BL20p Generation 3 (G3)
HP ProLiant BL20p Generation 3 (G3)
HP ProLiant BL20p Generation 3 (G3)
HP ProLiant BL20p Generation 3 (G3)
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(VPM).(380625-B22)
Or
Optional HP BladeSystem p-Class Server Blade Enclosure Upgrade Kit (option)(354100-B21)
NOTE:
NOTE:
NOTE:
NOTE: Server Blade Enclosure Upgrade Kit (354100-B21) contains enhanced backplane components and enables a field
upgrade of a blade enclosure to support BL p-class blades and provide a single, physical iLO port for the enclosure.
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PLUS
PLUS
PLUS
Select an Interconnect Kit. Most Interconnect Kits contain a pair of interconnects. The Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module
Interconnect Kit contains a single switch. One pair of interconnects is required with each ProLiant BL p-Class server blade
enclosure:
RJ-45 Patch Panel 2 with Fibre Channel pass through (required for Fibre Channel connectivity on BL20p G3 when using the
patch panel interconnect) (306465-B21)
Or
RJ-45 Patch Panel (230766-B21)
Or
Quantity (2) Cisco Gigabit Switch Module for HP BladeSystem p-Class Interconnect Kit (with 16 10/100/1000 T/TX/T
downlink ports, 2 RJ-45 10/100/1000 T/TX/T uplink ports, and 4 SFP ports) (378926-B21), with or without any combination
of up to 4 10/100/1000 T/TX/T RJ-45 SFP Module (378928-B21) or 1000BASE SX Fiber SFP Module (378929-B21), with
or without ProLiant BL p-Class Storage Connectivity Kit (with 16 Fibre Channel connectors) (321745 -B21) (required for
ProLiant BLxxp xx Fibre Channel connectivity when using the CGESM Interconnect Switch)
Or
Quantity (2) Cisco Gigabit Switch Module for