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Figure 2. HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure – rear view
The HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure has redundant signal paths between servers and interconnect
modules. 1 The NonStop signal midplane in the c3000 enclosure has no active components. The
enclosure is available with a single-phase power subsystem that can run on either low-line or high-line
power. Both c3000 models can be populated with the following components:
• Up to four full-height (FH) or eight half-height (HH) server and/or storage blades per enclosure
• Up to four interconnect modules simultaneously supporting a variety of network interconnect fabrics
such as Ethernet, Fibre Channel (FC), InfiniBand (IB), Internet Small Computer System Interface
(iSCSI), or Serial-attached SCSI (SAS)
• Active Cool fan kits for a maximum of six fans
• Up to six power supplies with either low-line or high-line power input 2
• Onboard Administrator (OA) management module
• DVD drive
• Optional KVM enclosure module for connecting the c3000 to an in-rack KVM switch or HP TFT
7600 Rack Mount Keyboard/Monitor
Both c-Class enclosures have common critical components such as servers, interconnects, mezzanine
cards, storage blades, power supplies, and fans. Table 1 lists components supported by the c3000
and c7000 enclosures.
The c3000 enclosure will soon support two Onboard Administrator management modules, providing a fully
redundant design.
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Typically, only four power supplies are required, especially in sites where non-redundant AC input is
acceptable.
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