 "HP Launches ProLiant BL495c Virtualisation Blade")
HP has introduced the HP ProLiant BL495c virtualisation blade designed specifically to host virtual machines. The BL495c is an ideal platform for virtualised environments that require significant memory, data storage and network connections to optimise server performance.
The BL495c eliminates performance bottlenecks by accelerating virtual server speed with enhanced memory capacity, solid state drives that use less power and an increased number of Ethernet network connections. Based on the typical configuration of 4 gigabytes (GB) per virtual machine (VM), the BL495c can support a minimum of 32 VMs. Customers filling an HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure with 16 BL495c server blades can utilise up to 512 VMs.
“Customers looking to maximise the performance of their virtualised infrastructure have the answer with the BL495c. It was architected and optimised specifically for virtual machines,” said Rajesh Dhar, country manager, Industry Standard Servers, Technology Solutions Group, HP India.
The BL495c also helps customers free up data centre rack space by eliminating the need for two-processor servers earmarked to host virtual machines. In addition, by combining the 495c with HP’s Virtual Connect networking technology, customers can quickly expand network connections along with storage capacity, reducing storage area network connection costs up to 65 percent as per company claims.
Features and specifications
The BL495c accelerates the implementation and maximises the performance of virtualised servers. Key components include:
• 16 memory slots for up to 128 GB capacity
• Supports solid state drives that use less than two watts of power
• Expands to terabytes of disk capacity per server quickly with more storage options than typical blade servers.
• Built-in iVirtualisation for VMware, Hyper-V and Citrix simplifies tedious set-up tasks for easier creation of virtual servers
• Faster memory and network access via Dual AMD Hypertransport links
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