Red Hot Pricing - HP Blade Server and Enclosure Education Bundles

BL460c Blade Overview

The HP ProLiant BL460c server blade continues to provide features for high performance and reliability without compromising energy efficiency or density.  With features equal to standard 1U rack mount servers, the 2 processor, multi-core BL460c continues to combine power-efficient compute power and high density with expanded memory and I/O for maximum performance. The BL460c now boasts the latest Quad-Core Intel ® Xeon ® X5470 processor providing ultimate processor performance with eight cores, faster clock speed and availability, and using larger and better optimized 12 MB L2 cache.

Product Specifications

HP BladeSystem Single-Phase c3000 Enclosure Overview

The BladeSystem c3000 represents a versatile enclosure that is built uniquely for small sites to deliver an affordable all-in-one infrastructure solution integrating server, storage, networking and power management.  The c3000 is available in either a Tower model or rack model complete with Intelligent Management through the onboard Administrator which gives you complete control of your bladed infrastructure. The c3000 is suitable for sites without racks and will support up to 8 server blade devices in a 6U enclosure. The c3000 Enclosure allows you to virtualise your network, storage, and power infrastructure so you can reduce costs as well as protecting your school assets against disasters. It is a flexible solution that has the ability to grow with your schools needs.

Key Benefits

• Simplicity - Simple to manage, easy to control
• Agility – Change ready IT that can grow and flex with your needs
• Value – Reduce any up-front capital costs and ongoing management costs with HP Thermal Logic Technology

Kit Contents

• 4 Power Supplies
• 6 Fans
• DVD drive
• Rail Kit
• Onboard Administrator module
• 8 Insight Control Environment Licenses

HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure Single-Phase Overview

The Bladesystem c7000 represents the ideal solution for medium to large school IT infrastructures. It consolidates server, storage, network, power and management capabilities into a datacentre in a box.

The enclosure is 10U high and holds up to 16 server and/or storage blades plus optional redundant network and storage interconnect modules. 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. The c7000 creates a simple to manage, and easy to control infrastructure that is flexible enough to grow with your schools expanding needs.

Key Benefits

• Simple to manage
• Ability to grow and be flexible with your needs
• Ease of Integration

* Up to 16 half-height &/or up to 8 full-height Server blades &/or storage
blades per enclosure
* Up to 4 different interconnect fabrics SUPP simultaneously within the
enclosure
* 1-phase power subsystem for flexibility in connecting to datacenter power
* Parallel, redundant & scalable cooling & airflow design
* Active Cool fans for redundancy & improved power consumption & acoustics
* Redundant cooling using hot-plug Active Cool fans; hot-plug power supply
* Inc 8 Insight Control Environment Lic

Warranty

3 years parts/ labour/onsite

Bladesystem Start-Up Service

Included in these two bundles is the provision of the HP Bladesystem Startup Service.
The package will provide for the custom installation and start-up of the c3000 or c7000 (whichever is purchased). It will include a call from Service Resources to ensure any pre-requires are met and to schedule the date of the delivery of the service, which consists of: the custom installation of HW and/or software, configuration/reconfiguration activities and knowledge transfer to the User.

* The specific activities to be performed will be denoted in the User Service Description and/or Data Sheet documents and will be reflected in the associated Service Delivery Guide
* Available during business hours of 8.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday excluding public holidays