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HP BladeSystem Solution Builder Program
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With a consolidated design, built-in control and integrated tools for unified infrastructure management, an HP BladeSystem is more efficient to manage and easier to change.  It can raise administrator productivity and lower total cost of ownership because you can perform tasks across many devices at one time and cut time to perform common tasks through one console, with a common set of tools that also help manage the rest of your HP infrastructure.

Recommended c-Class software

HP Insight Control management
New, integrated software to streamline unified blade infrastructure management.

  • Rapid deployment of infrastructure, OS & apps
  • Real-time power and cooling control 
  • Identify vulnerabilities and patch quickly (Data Center Edition)
  • Monitor performance and quickly alleviate performance bottlenecks (Data Center Edition)

»  New! Insight Control Data Center Edition
»  NEW! Insight Control Linux Edition
»  Interactive flash tour
»  Insight Control management: Innovation primer

Recommended p-Class software

HP BladeSystem Management Suite
A convenient purchase pack that includes a single copy of Systems Insight Manager and 8 licenses.

  • Rapid deployment of infrastructure, OS & apps
  • Identify vulnerabilities and patch quickly

Buy now

HP Insight Control Linux Edition for HP BladeSystem
An all-in-one Linux-hosted blade management and deployment software solution.

  • Simple and fast to setup and use
  • Built specifically for HP BladeSystem
  • Linux-friendly features and functions

Buy now

Intelligent c-Class infrastructure

»  Onboard Administrator:
Built-in to each BladeSystem c7000 enclosure includes a simple LCD screen on the front for rapid setup and daily maintenance and redundant modules in the rear for advanced system administrator operations.
»  Integrated Lights-Out (iLO2):
Built into each HP server blade, it delivers total control of individual server blades through virtual KVM for remote administration.

Intelligent p-Class Infrastructure

»  Integrated Lights-Out:
Built into each HP server blade, it delivers total control of individual server blades through virtual KVM for remote administration.

Modular blade management portfolio:

Extend blade infrastructure control with HP Essentials and HP Open View software

»  Systems Insight Manager
»  HP ProLiant Essentials
»  HP Integrity Essentials
»  HP Storage Essentials
»  HP OpenView

Get started

»  BladeSystem Sizer tool
»  Contact HP
»  How to Buy
»  US Blade Specials
»  Let HP build, configure and deploy your blade solution

Services & Solutions

»  HP BladeSystem Services
»  HP BladeSystem Solutions

What’s being said

»  What the industry is saying about HP BladeSystem
»  Case Study Videos
»  Case Study Reports
»  Benchmarks
»  Podcasts
»  Honors and Awards
»  Blade blog

Rumors vs. Real Stories
»  January 2008: There they go again, the Real Story about Dell and blades
»  The Real Story about cardboard boxes, blade innovation and Dell
»  Why is IBM picking a fight with Shorty?
»  The Real Story about Dell’s anti-blade attacks

BladeSystem + the environment

»  Free recycling offer (US)
»  Listen to how the c-Class portfolio designed with the environment in mind (mp3)
»  Find out more about the HP Green Business Technology Initiative
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