Dispel the myths around blades with Avnet
Handle even the most ardent objections to blades with this mythbusting advice from HP and Avnet and measure the myth with HP’s racks to blades Alinean Tool.
Q. What are blades?
- A. HP BladeSystems are smaller more efficient servers (than rack) that can run anything and connect to any infrastructure.
Q. How similar are they?
- A. They offer the same specification except power is delivered through a pooled-power backplane that ensures the full capacity of the power supplies is available to all server blades for maximum flexibility and redundancy.
Q. So what’s the difference?
- A. Blade servers MUST go in a blade enclosure, which in turn provides power, cooling and networking management for all the blades it holds. One enclosure holds the entire infrastructure the servers need, instead of each server having it’s own. This results in 90% fewer cables and 30% less power consumption than rack servers. The enclosure also provides central, intelligent management.
Q. What issues does HP BladeSystem address?
- A. POWER & COOLING COSTS - Runs off 6 power supplies and 6 or fans, BladeSystem intelligently uses power via HP Thermal Logic Technology.
- A. DEPLOYMENT & MANAGEMENT COSTS - Install ONE enclosure, then add multiple servers. All servers are managed through the enclosure saving a LOT of admin time.
- A. SPACE - Blades are smaller! 16 BL460s fit in 10U whereas 16 DL360 in 16U
Q. What enclosure options are available?
- A. Two. Firstly c7000 - an adaptive infrastructure in a box optimised for large datacentres and offering up to 16 server and storage bays and 8 high-speed networking bays. Secondly, the c3000 is a versatile, hassle-free BladeSystem enclosure that’s ideal for small spaces with big computing needs. c3000 delivers up to 8 server and storage bays and 4 high-speed networking bays.
Handling objections to blades:Blades wont run our applications
- Blades run any application a rack server can
- Blades are too expensive Blades are cheaper than rack servers, savings increase as you add servers
- Blades are too complicated You manage, deploy and maintain blades in the same was as rack servers
- Blades use a LOT of power Blades actually use about 30% LESS power than equivalent rack servers
- Blades mean a single point-of-failure In fact blade infrastructures offer greater resilience than racks
- We’re not big enough for blades HP’s c3000 blade enclosure is sized perfectly for an SME to expand
- Blades tie us into HP Infrastructure Blade infrastructures are industry standard, connecting to any manufacturer
- Blades offer limited storage Have you considered connecting blades to a SAN, storage blades also add capacity
- Rack servers are just fine Yes but will you cope with the costs and complexity of rack as your infrastructure grows?
Blade enclosures cost a lot Yes but you only need one for many servers, HP’s currently offering FREE enclosures!
Try the ‘HP Alinean Racks to Blades TCO Calculator’ now to compare blades to racks head-to-head, personalizing your comparisons and identifying the lifecycle cost advantages blades bring.
These arguments for blades are just the tip of the iceberg. Check out the resources in the ‘Awareness’ section of these webpages to access more in-depth information about the huge advantages blades offer to you and your customers. Or contact your HP team in Avnet on 01706 898398 to talk to us about blades.
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