Basic manual

SIGMABLADE B120a-d
BLADE SERVER
Overview
The NEC SIGMABLADE B120a-d features twelve memory slots
with enhanced memory performance, including Intel’s Quick
Path Interconnect (QPI) technology to increase performance
with DDR3-1066 memory support for faster access. Inclusion
of PCI EXPRESS 2.0 with high speed bandwidth offers twice the
capacity as previous technology.
For more efcient management, NEC Includes server utilities for
centralized administration, with easy-to-use EXPRESSBUILDER
software for conguration and operating system installation
utilities. Remote management capability is included through
NEC’s EXPRESSSCOPE management solution.
SIGMABLADE B120a-d
The NEC SIGMABLADE B120a-d is an innovative two-socket blade server based on an energy efcient design and the Intel Xeon 5500
Series. The B120a blade server is one of the only blade servers designed without internal storage, and can boot either from a SAN
enabling it for virtualization solutions or with the NEC AD106a attached storage for the lowest total cost of ownership. The NEC blade
server is designed for application compatibility and high availability in a choice of congurations. With very high quality ratings the
SIGMABLADE B120a-d server can outlast other servers, delivering the best overall total cost of ownership and excellent value.
Key Benets
High Performance
• Runs signicantly faster based on throughput
performance over the previous models
• Includes Intel’s Quick Path Interconnect (QPI)
technology to increase performance
Designed for Virtualization
• Increased memory capacity, up to 96GB
• Expanded I/O gigabit & bre channel bandwidth
• No hard disks to lower cost of virtualization
• Integrated system management
Quality and Value
• Modular design for simpler maintenance
• Standard warranty is 3 years
• Competitively priced
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