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is HP ProLiant WS460c G6 supported? posted: Nov 5, 2009 5:33 AM

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trxman
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Aug 1, 2008

my local dealer informed me that HP ProLiant blades from 460c G6 series are supported by VMware,

but HP ProLiant *WS*460c G6 ( like this one: http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/6918/460c01.png ) are not.

so, what is the problem with WS460c G6?


Tags: hp, proliant, blade, 460c

Re: is HP ProLiant WS460c G6 supported?

1. Nov 5, 2009 5:51 AM in response to: trxman
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Hello,

I would actually contact HP for this one. It may not be 'tested', there could be a hardware issue, or some other issue. HP is your resource for this.


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Re: is HP ProLiant WS460c G6 supported?

2. Nov 5, 2009 5:55 AM in response to: trxman
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Anton V Zhban…
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Because it's workstation, not server. BL460c G6 is supported.

But according to hardware spec I suppose ESX will run fine on it. The only possible problem - RAID controller without cache, it can affect performance.

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Re: is HP ProLiant WS460c G6 supported?

3. Nov 5, 2009 5:59 AM in response to: Anton V Zhban…
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trxman
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thank you for your anwsers.

I consider using software iSCSI initiator to access the storage so there will be no performance hit due RAID controller.

but, then again I have to boot ESX/ESXi from some disk inside the blade, and I got to have RAID (SAS) controller supported by VMware to do that...


Re: is HP ProLiant WS460c G6 supported?

4. Nov 5, 2009 6:28 AM in response to: trxman
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Anton V Zhban…
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You can boot from USB flash. Actually half of my BL460c G1 servers boot from from USB. They are even without disks.

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Re: is HP ProLiant WS460c G6 supported?

5. Nov 10, 2009 11:59 AM in response to: Anton V Zhban…
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trxman
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Aug 1, 2008

So, in that case, I can use dual-port 1Gbps non-iSCSI NIC for software iSCSI initiator.

Guess dual E5520 (quad-core each) will be able to handle maximum of 2Gbps iSCSI traffic.

No storage-intensive applications are planed, but we can peak at 2Gbps sometimes.

Thx a lot!

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