8 means many things…
8 is also the number of Quad Core processors in HP’s new DL785 G5 server. In multiples of 8, that’s 32 processor cores and up to 256GB of memory.
8 must also represent opportunity, because that’s exactly what this crossover server product from HP brings to your business.
What’s in it for you?
- Use the DL785 to bridge the gap between HP Integrity class server products and ProLiant Integrity, the attendant benefits around margin and extended solutions business
- Deliver more powerful server solutions into your customer and explore key business drivers including consolidation, virtualisation and utilisation
- Extend your reach further by engaging in discussion around storage related applications and Decision Support/Business Intelligence solutions
- Enhance your reputation through the provision of an investment friendly technology that flexibly matches customer needs over time
- Access Bell Micro’s extensive expertise around scoping, quoting and delivering HP ProLiant server solutions
Who will benefit most from the DL785?
- Ideal for growing enterprise-class database environments
- Ideal for those looking at consolidation exercises
- An excellent platform for customers looking to improve server utilisation and reduce server sprawl
- Customers already familiar with HP ProLiant management tools and options
What’s in it for your customer?
- Outstanding scalability and performance for demanding data environments are the key benefits behind HP’s DL785, specifically:
Manageability
- The world's best-run server infrastructures are built with ProLiant servers and HP Infrastructure Management software delivering more control, flexibility and tangible savings from a ProLiant investment
- Customers can manage servers, storage, and other infrastructure devices centrally across multiple operating system platforms with HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) providing a unified, more secure and extensible management environment
- Manage wake-up system diagnostics with the Systems Insight Display. Front access to memory, processors, and hard drives. Rear access to power supplies while the server remains secured in the rack
- Delivering industry-leading remote management made possible through integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO2)
- Reduced downtime and simplified management tasks with the optional ProLiant Essential packs including Rapid Deployment Pack, Server Migration Pack, Virtual Machine Manager, and other tools to speed deployment
Scalability
- Upgradeability options available for processor, memory, drives and controllers
- Provision to add a second drive bay for a total of 16 SFF SAS drive bays
- Options for high performance graphics and HTx cards
Reliability
- Improve server uptime with redundant power supplies, fans and ROM, Automatic Server Recovery, pre-failure
Ideal for virtualisation
- This product offers up to 256 GB DDR2 at 533 MHz or 128 GB DDR2 at 667 MHz (with 4 GB DIMMs) and 11 I/O expansion slots to support very large virtualisation and consolidation environments
- Supports VMWare, Microsoft, Oracle and Linux virtualisation software