Currently the HPE BladeSystem c-Class Enclosures include the following three models.

• HPE BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure
• HPE BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure
• HP BladeSystem PCI Expansion Blade

The first step in building an HPE Blade System is choosing an encloser. You can choose the C3000 enclosure or the C7000 enclosure.

HP BladeSystem PCI Expansion The Blade provides PCI card expansion slots for a Class C server blade. Each c7000 enclosure supports a maximum of eight PCI card expansion and the c3000 enclosure supports a maximum of four PCI card expansion.

The number of PCI Expansion slots supported for each blade server depends on the server blade form factor. Most half-height, single-wide server blades support PCI card expansion, including the HP ProLiant BL460c Gen8 and BL465c Gen8 Server. Most full-height, single-wide server blades support two PCI card expansions, such as the HP ProLiant BL620c G7, BL660c Gen8, and BL685c G7. Full-height, double-wide, or larger servers do not support PCI card expansion, such as the HP ProLiant BL680c G7 Server Blade.

PCI Card #1 PCI Card #2

The HPE ProLiant BL400c Server Blades currently include the following two models.

The next step in building an HPE Blade System is to select the Blade heads.

• HPE ProLiant BL460c Gen9 Server Blade
• HPE Proliant BL460c Gen10 Server Blade

HPE Virtual Connect Technology currently includes the following six models.

• HPE Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-Port Module
• HPE Virtual Connect Flex-10/10D Module for c-Class BladeSystem
• HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 24-Port Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem
• HPE Virtual Connect 16Gb 24-port Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem
• HPE Virtual Connect FlexFabric-20/40 F8 Module
• HPE Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager

The next step in building an HPE Blade System is choosing switches called Virtual Connect. The reason for this naming is that there is actually no physical connection and these Virtual Connections are located on the C7000 or C3000 motherboard and the connections are established internally.

HPE BladeSystem – Interconnects currently includes three categories as follows.

1. Ethernet Switches

• HPE 6125XLG Ethernet Blade Switch
• HPE 6125G/XG Ethernet Blade Switch
• HPE 6127XLG Blade Switch
• HP GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem
• HP 1:10 Gb Ethernet BL-c Switch
• Cisco Catalyst 3020 Blade Switch for HPE c-Class BladeSystem
• Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3120 for HPE
• Cisco Fabric Extender for HPE BladeSystem
• Mellanox SX1018HPE Ethernet Switch

2. InfiniBand/Ethernet Adapters and Switches

• HPE Apollo InfiniBand EDR 100Gb 2p FIO Adapter
• HPE InfiniBand Options for HPE BladeSystems c-Class
• HPE InfiniBand Options for HPE ProLiant and Apollo Servers

3. SAS Switches

• HPE 6Gb/s SAS BL Switch

The next step in building an HPE Blade System is to select Interconnects, which include network switches, Infiniband switches, and SAS switches to connect the Blade System to other networks on the C7000 and C3000 enclosures.

HPE BladeSystems Adapters and Mezzanines در حال حاضر شامل چهار دسته بندی می باشند که به شرح زیر است.

1. Fibre Channel Adapters

• QLogic QMH2562 8Gb FC HBA for HP c-Class BladeSystem
• Emulex LPe1105-HP 4Gb FC HBA for HP c-Class BladeSystem
• Emulex LPe1205-HP 8Gb FC HBA for HP c-Class BladeSystem
• HPE LPe1205A 8Gb FC HBA Opt
• HPE LPe1605 16Gb FC HBA
• HPE QMH2672 16Gb FC HBA

2. Ethernet Adapters and Mezzanines

• HPE Apollo 100Gb 1-port Intel Omni-Path Architecture 860z Mezzanine FIO Adapter
• HPE Ethernet 1Gb 2-port 361FLB Adapter
• HPE FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 534M Adapter
• HPE FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 536FLB Adapter
• HPE InfiniBand Options for HPE BladeSystems c-Class
• HP Flex-10 10Gb 2-port 552M Adapter
• HPE FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 554FLB Adapter
• HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 560FLB Adapter
• HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 560M Adapter
• HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 570FLB Adapter
• HPE Ethernet 10Gb 2-port 570M Adapter
• HPE FlexFabric 20Gb 2-port 630FLB Adapter
• HPE FlexFabric 20Gb 2-port 630M Adapter
• HPE FlexFabric 20Gb 2-port 650FLB Adapter
• HPE FlexFabric 20Gb 2-port 650M Adapter
• HP NC532m Dual Port Flex-10 10GbE Multifunction BL-c Adapter

3. InfiniBand/Ethernet Adapters and Switches

• HPE InfiniBand Options for HPE BladeSystems c-Class
• HPE InfiniBand Options for HPE ProLiant and Apollo Servers
• HPE 10GbE Pass-Thru Module
• HPE 10GbE Pass-Thru Module II

4. SAS Mezzanines Cards

• HPE Smart Array P721m Controller

Storage Blades currently include the following two models.

HPE D2220sb Storage Blade
HPE D2500sb Storage Blade

If you need Shared Storage or Direct Attached Storage, you can use Storage Blades.