A Microsoft.com webcast of Oct 18, 2007: HP Industry-Standard Solutions for Windows Server 2008

1. Industry Standard Solutions for Al Jimenez [email_address] http://www.hp.com/go/longhorn

5. Cost-savvy Change-ready Energy-thrifty Time-smart Why HP BladeSystem ? …Moving from an era of Information Technology to Business Technology Regardless of size, location or what they put inside. Blades help customers run what they want to run , with useful tools to simplify the job and save them lots of money. Blades… …to reduce Cost, Time, Change, & Energy $

8. HP BladeSystem c3000 enclosure HP BladeSystem c3000 - front Consolidated from the start Unified – server, storage, expansion, network, power in a single enclosure HP Nonstop mid-plane Redundant signal and power connections for every component – maximum I/O bandwidth, scalable power OnBoard Administrator Local and remote administration Highly available and secure access Quick set-up wizards HP Thermal Logic Optimize power consumption Minimize heat generation PARSEC architecture Scalable cooling delivered where it's needed – automatically Active Cool fans More cooling with less power and noise Single or redundant interconnects Choose Ethernet, Fibre Channel or Infiniband – or the revolutionary HP Virtual Connect Dynamic Power Saver Automatically optimize power load for peak efficiency and conservation iLO controlled speed-stepping Regulate power consumption HP BladeSystem c3000 - rear

17. Server Virtualization Farm for Service Delivery HP BladeSystem VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM 1:1 connections VM VM VM VM VM VM VM VM Dynamic connections HP StorageWorks EVA 6000 Other applications Corporate Infrastructure / Datacenter Remote Connections VM VM VM Remote Connections VM VM VM

21. HP’s Windows Server Virtualization Sizer Input your current system configurations and workloads into the web-based sizer at: http://h71019.www7.hp.com/ActiveAnswers/cache/106082-0-0-225-121.html The sizer computes equivalent utilization for newer processors and factors in overhead The sizer outputs recommendations on which applications to share and a complete order list HP ProLiant Sizer CPU0 – 2.4GHz CPU1 – 2.4GHz App. A 10% Util. Overhead App. B 5% Util. Overhead

27. Versions Web Server Standard Enterprise Datacenter For Itanium-Based Systems Windows Version CPU Architecture max. CPUs Physical Memory (32-bit / 64-bit) Server Core Built-In Virtualization Virtual guest instances per license Footprint (Core / Full) x86/x64 4 4G / 32GB - - - 1.7GB / 6GB x86/x64 4 4G / 32GB   (x64) 1 1.7GB / 6GB x86/x64 8 64GB / 2TB   (x64) 4 1.7GB / 6GB x86/x64 64 64GB / 2TB   (x64) unlimited 1.7GB / 6GB IA64 64 2TB unlimited 1.7GB / 6GB Server Configuration Minimum Recommended Processor 1GHz (x86 processor) or 1.4GHz (x64 processor), 2GHz or faster Memory 512MB RAM 2GB RAM Disk Space 10GB 40GB or greater Display VGA (800 x 600) higher-resolution monitor Network Ethernet 100MBs NICs Gigabit Ethernet NICs

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38. HP does not make it complicated A BladeSystem is an infrastructure in a box Fill it with blades of all types, shapes, sizes & functions 1 2 3 In thousands of combos to run what your customers run today 4 To deliver vital business solutions and services easier ( ) n +

39. HP Blade Server Benefits of key features * RAID 5 available on BL480c only Feature Function Benefit Quad Core & Dual Core Processors Quad Core – 4 cores per server socket Dual Core - 2 cores per server socket Allows for greater system scalability – support more users, bigger apps Serial Attach Storage Serial drive interface replaces U320 busses Point-to-point interface enables rapid data transfer between RAID controllers & drives Integrated Smart Array RAID Controllers with Battery backed cache option Integrated SAS RAID controller in each c-Class server blade to allow RAID 0/1/5* Common array controller strategy with ProLiant ML/DL servers provides consistent customer experience Battery backed cache to protect against data loss Multi Function NICs High Performance Network Interface with TOE & RDMA/iSCSI options Provides best-in-class network performance with options for additional upgrades to enhance memory & storage utilization

42. BL480c – BL460c Server comparison BL480c Full height BL460c Half height Processor Intel Xeon Quad-Core, Up to 2.66 GHz, 2x4MB shared L2 cache Chipset Intel Blackford Memory ECC DDR2 FBDIMM, 12 Sockets, 48GB max ECC DDR2 FBDIMM, 8 Sockets,32GB max HDD & Controller 4 SFF Hot Plug SAS or SATA HDDs RAID 0,1,5 support Integrated SAS controller with optional BBWC 2 SFF Hot Plug SAS or SATA HDDs RAID 0,1 support Integrated SAS controller with optional BBWC Networking 4 integrated NICs (2 Multifunction & 2 Gigabit) (additional via mezzanine card) 2 integrated Multifunction NICs (additional via mezzanine card) Management iLO 2 Standard Blade Edition OS support Windows, Linux Windows, Linux, Netware Enclosure 8 in 10U enclosure 16 in 10U enclosure Mezzanine support Up to 3 mezzanines Choices: multifunction NICs or standard NICs, 4Gb FC, IB (10GbE-coming soon) Up to 2 mezzanines Choices: multifunction NICs or standard NICs, 4Gb FC, IB (10GbE-coming soon)

51. HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure (front) HP BladeSystem c7000 front BladeSystem c7000 enclosure Consolidated from the start Unified – server, storage, expansion, network, power in a single enclosure HP Nonstop mid-plane Redundant signal and power connections for every component – maximum I/O bandwidth, scalable power OnBoard Administrator Local and remote administration Highly available and secure access Quick set-up wizards HP Thermal Logic Optimize power consumption Minimize heat generation

52. HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure (rear) HP BladeSystem c7000 rear PARSEC architecture Scalable cooling delivered where it's needed – automatically Active Cool fans More cooling with less power and noise Single or redundant interconnects Choose Ethernet, Fibre Channel or Infiniband – or the revolutionary HP Virtual Connect Dynamic Power Saver Automatically optimize power load for peak efficiency and conservation iLO controlled speed-stepping Regulate power consumption