PRIMERGY BladeFrame

The server solution for unique flexibility in your Data Center

ARCHITECTURE AND FUNCTIONAL PRINCIPALS

A PAN removes physical connections that processors and memory have with each server configuration and application. In other words, it abstracts server and network resources just as a storage area network (SAN) abstracts storage resources. This design separates the processor and memory from other noncore functions and removes state and identity from the server. Resources typically associated with a server, such as the OS, drivers, network addresses, and SAN logical unit (LUN) IDs, are defined using an XML specification dynamically assigned to a PAN server at boot time. A PAN virtualizes processing, network, and storage resources, enabling the pooling

and dynamic assignment of processing resources to applications. The foundation of the PAN architecture was designed using three components: I/O virtualization, an intelligent communication fabric, and stateless servers.

pBlades (processing blades)
Within the PRIMERGY BladeFrame systems, Processing Blades provide the processing capacity needed to run applications. To accommodate a range of customer requirements, both two-socket and four-socket Processing Blade (pBlade) configurations based on industry- standard technology from AMD and Intel are offered. The Processing Blades are diskless, anonymous and interchangeable - enabling automated allocation, repurposing and failover since any pBlade can immediately assume the identity of any other. Disk resources are accessed from a storage area network (SAN). This unique design enables a data center to pool processing assets and associate configurations with the pool instead of assigning individual servers to specific applications.

sBlades (switch blades)
The fully redundant Switch Blades provide the switching of both external and internal network traffic and allow PAN Manager software to dynamically create connections between Processing Blades.

cBlades (switch blades)
By hosting PAN Manager software, the fully redundant Control Blades manage BladeFrame performance and functionality. They also house a DVD drive, ports for laptop-based administration, and interfaces to external network and storage resources.

PAN Manager Software
PAN Manager Software makes every data center a reliable dynamic data center, quickly and easily. As the industry's leading infrastructure management solution, PAN Manager provides unified management control over physical servers, virtual servers, software, storage systems, and data networks. PAN Manager empowers IT administrators to quickly respond to changing business demands while assuring the highest levels of performance, efficiency, and reliability. And PAN Manager dramatically reduces equipment levels, giving you a greener data center.