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1 Overview
The HP Integrity BL860c i2 Server Blade is a dense, low-cost, IntelĀ® ItaniumĀ® processor server
blade. Using a Blade Link hardware assembly, multiple BL860c i2 Server Blades can be conjoined
to create dual-blade, four socket and quad-blade, eight socket variants.
Number of Processor SocketsNumber of Conjoined Server BladesName
21BL860c i2
42BL870c i2
84BL890c i2
The three blade configurations support the HP-UX, HP OpenVMS, and Windows operating systems
and are designed for deployment in c-Class enclosures, specifically the 10U c7000 and the 6U
c3000 Enclosures.
NOTE: For purposes of this guide, make sure that the c-Class server blade enclosure is powered
on and running properly and that the OA iLO 3 is operational.
Server blade overview
SAS Hard Disk
Drives
PCIe I/O
Mezzanine card
capacitymax memoryDIMM slotsCPU cores (quad)Product
23384GB with
16GB DIMMs
248BL860c i2
46768GB with
16GB DIMMs
4816BL870c i2
8121.5TB with 16GB
DIMMs
9632BL890c i2
8 Overview