ProLiant BL30p 
ProLiant BL30p


HP introduces the new ProLiant BL30p blade server offering customers a modular, space-saving blade design, DP Xeon computing power and uncompromising manageability. The ProLiant BL30p is an addition to the BL line, allowing customers to enjoy additional benefits from the ProLiant BL p-Class rack-centralized power sub-system and network interconnect options. Available with up to two Xeon 3.2GHz processors, support for 4GB DDR memory, and optional Fibre Channel connectivity. The ProLiant BL30p is designed for maximum density and manageability for high performance computing and environments that optimize external storage.

Specs at a glance   BL30p Processor Intel® Xeon™ DP processor up to 3.2/2M Memory, standard 1GB PC2100 ECC DDR SDRAM Memory, max 4GB Max Internal Drives Up to two ATA HDDs (120GB max) Fibre channel storage option Dual-port Fibre Channel Adapter option Max blades per 42U rack 96
	Ideal environment
	The BL30p is ideal for high performance technical computing and environments that fully leverage NAS and SAN external storage solutions.
	Model comparison

	» BL20p G2	BL30p	» BL40p
Processor	Xeon 3.2GHz/1M L3 cache 3.06GHz/512KB L2 cache or 1M L3 cache or 2.80GHz/512KB L2 cache 533MHz bus	Xeon 3.2GHz/2M L3 cache or Xeon 3.2GHz/1M L3 cache or 3.06GHz/512KB L2 cache 533MHz bus	Xeon MP 3.0GHz/4M L3 cache or 2.8GHz/2M L3 cache or 2.2GHz/2M L3 cache or 2.0GHz/1M L3 cache 400MHz bus
MP	Up to 2 processors	Up to 2 processors	Up to 4 processors
RAM Std/Max	512MB ECC PC2100 DDR Std/8GB max	1GB PC2100 ECC DDR Std/4GB max	1GB PC2100 ECC DDR Std/12GB max
Drive controller	Integrated Smart Array 5i Plus with optional BBWC	Integrated with chipset	Integrated Smart Array 5i Plus with optional BBWC
NIC	(3) 10/100/1000T NICs + 1 Dedicated iLO Port	(2) 10/100/1000T NICs + 1 Dedicated iLO Port	(5) 10/100/1000T NICs + 1 Dedicated iLO Port
Hard Drive Bays	(2) 3.5" SCSI hot plug drive bays	(2) 2.5" ATA drive bays	(4) 3.5" SCSI hot plug drive bays
Slots	None	None	Two (2) PCI-X slots for SAN connectivity
Chassis	1U × 6U form factor - plugs vertically into 6U server enclosure	1U × 3U form factor - plugs vertically into 6U server enclosure using blade sleeve	4 bays wide × 6U high form factor - plugs vertically into 6U server enclosure
Server mgmt	Integrated Lights-Out Advanced	Integrated Lights-Out Advanced	Integrated Lights-Out Advanced
Power	Rack-centralized hot-plug power	Rack-centralized hot-plug power	Rack-centralized hot-plug power
Connects to Fibre Channel storage	Yes	Yes	Yes