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Looking to Upgrade Your HPE Blade Systems? Exploring the BL860c, BL870c, and BL890c i6 Blade Servers

HPE Integrity Blade Servers are a crucial component of Hewlett Packard Enterprise's server offerings, designed for enterprises seeking robust and efficient computing solutions. These servers are powered by the Intel Itanium architecture, renowned for its high-performance capabilities.

The servers are housed within specialized enclosures, namely:

  • HPE BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure: This high-density enclosure can accommodate up to 16 half-height blade servers or 8 full-height blade servers. It is equipped with advanced power and cooling management systems, ensuring optimal operational efficiency and reliability.

  • HPE BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure: Designed for more compact requirements, this enclosure can host up to 8 half-height or 4 full-height blade servers. It is ideal for environments with space constraints or for decentralized IT setups, such as branch offices.

Both enclosures are integrated with HPE's management tools, facilitating remote server management and monitoring. Their modular design allows for a mix of server, storage, and networking blades, providing enterprises with a versatile and scalable IT infrastructure solution.


In essence, HPE Integrity Blade Servers offer a perfect blend of flexibility, scalability, and performance, meeting the diverse needs of modern enterprises.


The latest i6 high-performance enterprise blade servers are ideal for database, Java, and technical computing applications. Also, they can coexist with HPE ProLiant Server Blades within the HPE BladeSystem c-Class Enclosure.


BL860c i6 Server Blade

  • Processor: Two-socket full-height blade featuring the Intel® Itanium® processor 9700 series.

  • Memory: Supports up to 384 GB memory with 24 DIMM slots.

  • Connectivity: Four HPE FlexFabric Converged Network Adapter (CNA) ports standard.

  • Unique Feature: Incorporates HPE Blade Link technology, allowing the combination of multiple blades to create two, four, and eight socket systems for enhanced scalability.

  • Ideal Replacement: Serves as an upgrade from legacy Integrity products like HPE BL860c and HPE BL860c i2 servers.

BL870c i6 Server Blade

  • Processor: Four-socket full-height blade featuring the latest Intel® Itanium® processor 9700 series.

  • Memory: Supports up to 768 GB memory with 48 DIMM slots.

  • Connectivity: Eight HPE FlexFabric Converged Network Adapter (CNA) ports standard.

  • Unique Feature: Incorporates HPE Blade Link technology, allowing the combination of multiple blades to create 2, 4, and 8 socket systems for enhanced scalability and flexibility.

BL890c i6 Server Blade

  • Processor: Eight-socket full-height blade featuring the latest Intel® Itanium® processor 9700 series.

  • Memory: Supports up to 1.5 TB memory with 96 DIMM slots.

  • Connectivity: Sixteen HPE FlexFabric Converged Network Adapter (CNA) ports standard.

  • Unique Feature: Incorporates HPE Blade Link technology, allowing the combination of multiple blades to create 4- and 8-socket systems for enhanced scalability and flexibility.


Based on this information, we hope you can make an informed decision when purchasing HPE Blade Servers. If you have any questions, please let us know. Our engineers are available to address any technical concerns, we are here to assist, not just to sell. We offer both refurbished and new HPE systems and parts, ranging from the newest models to older, End Of Sale (EOS) and End Of Life (EOL) products. Contact us today at info@server-parts.eu.

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