Do you need a server blade designed to scale for your data-intensive workloads? The HP ProLiant BL660c Gen9 server blade is ideal for virtualization, database, business processing, and other four processor (4P) applications where fine-tuning of data center space and price/performance is paramount. Focused on flexibility, it offers more storage options, faster IO, and more powerful processing to meet any workload needs at the lowest TCO.

All of this is managed by HP OneView, the converged management platform that accelerates IT service delivery and boosts business performance. Supporting the Intel® Xeon® E5-4600 v3 processors, the BL660c Gen9 Server Blade redefines density-optimized 4-socket blade technology without compromising on performance.

HP DDR4 SmartMemory offers up to a 33% 1 performance increase from our previous generation. Additional support includes tiered storage controller options, 12 Gb/s SAS, 20 Gb FlexibleLOM NICs, support for M.2, and USB 3.0.

What’s new

• New E5-4600 v3 Intel® Xeon® processors, HP DDR4 SmartMemory, and 12 Gb SAS.
• Flexible storage options for an ideal balance of performance and price.
• Two additional SFF drives, internal USB 3.0, optional dual micro-SD, and optional M.2 support deliver a variety of system boot options.

Features
Ideal 4-socket Dense Form Factor without Compromising on Performance, Scalability, and Expandability

The HP ProLiant BL660c Gen9 Server Blade delivers four socket (4S) computing in a single-wide, full-height form factor. It has support for up to four cost-effective Intel® Xeon® E5-4600 v3 processors each with up to 18 cores and 135 watts without system configuration restrictions.

Provides the flexibility to optimize your core IT applications, with right-sized storage for the right workload lowering TCO, all managed by HP OneView the converged management platform that accelerates IT service delivery and boosts business performance.
The HP Gen9 FlexibleLOM solution for choice of embedded networking supports up to four 20 Gb FlexFabric ports.

Supports four Small Form Factor (SFF) drive bays for increased internal storage capacity.

Improved Memory, Storage, and I/O Performance
The HP ProLiant BL660c Gen9 Server Blade delivers up to 70% performance increases with Intel® Xeon® E5-4600 v3 processors.

HP DDR4 SmartMemory at 2133MHz (up to 2 TB with 64 GB DIMMs): +14% – 33% 2 throughput compared to competition and 35% lower power consumption than 1.5v DDR3 at the same bin speed.

Optional HP Smart Array P246br storage controller with 1 GB Flash-Write Back Cache (FWBC) DDR3 at 1866 MHz improves storage performance for demanding workloads.

Flexibility to Configure for Your Specific Workload for Reduced TCO
The HP ProLiant BL660c Gen9 Server Blade delivers tiered storage controller options (HP Smart Array P246br or the HP Dynamic Smart Array B140i Controller) for increased deployment flexibility.

Every BL660c Gen9 Server Blade includes USB 3.0, optional dual Micro-SD, two SFF drives, 12 Gb SAS and optional M.2 support for configuration variety of system boot options at the best price.

Both Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) and Legacy BIOS modes available for increased configuration and deployment versatility.

Transforming Business Economics by Accelerating Service Delivery
HP OneView provides the HP ProLiant BL660c Gen9 Server Blade with the Power of One—a single comprehensive view of the data center, managing hardware, software, firmware, and drivers.

HP Integrated Lights-out (iLO) software features server lifecycle management advancements including iLO Federation, which remotely manages groups of servers at scale with built-in rapid discovery of all iLOs, group configurations, group health status, and ability to determine iLO licenses.