HP ProLiant WS460c Gen9 Graphics

Do you need workstation-class high performance graphics? Do you need better end-user experience with virtual desktops? Would you like to gain the security and manageability benefits of a data center architecture? The HP ProLiant WS460c Gen9 Graphics Server Blade allows you to centralize your organization’s high-end desktop PCs and Workstations for more business efficient end-user computing infrastructure while delivering the same superior user experience. Assisted with workstation-class high-performance professional graphics hardware, the HP WS460c can be a single-user dedicated graphics server or host multiple users sharing resource through graphics virtualization.

And with NVIDIA® GRID virtualization technology, right sizing the GPU performance to its user needs is a breeze through simple software configuration. HP ProLiant WS460c Gen9 is your business efficient and high-performance end-user computing platform delivering superior user experience from the data center.

What’s new

• High-performance NVIDIA Quadro graphics and GRID Virtualization
• Windows 8.1 Pro 64 operating system support
• High performance Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 v3 processors, HP DDR4 SmartMemory and 12 Gb/s SAS
• Flexible storage controller options for an ideal balance of performance and price
• Internal USB 3.0, dual micro-SD, and optional M.2 support

Features
Operational Efficiency
The HP ProLiant WS460c Gen9 Graphics Server Blade has a high host density of up to 16 (or 8 expansion) blades and high graphics density of up to 48 GPUs per 10U rack space.

Simplified and streamlined through converged architecture.

HP BladeSystem inherent power, cooling and cost efficiency.

GPU Accelerated End-User Computing
The HP ProLiant WS460c Gen9 Graphics Server Blade delivers a virtualized, full-fidelity desktop experience including support for 3D graphics applications.

Provides hardware accelerated graphics for workstation class performance.

Up to 70% performance increases with Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 v3 processors.

HP DDR4 SmartMemory at 2133 MHz (up to 512 GB): +14% – 33% throughput compared to competition and 35% lower power consumption than 1.5v DDR3 at the same bin speed.

Optional HP Smart Array P244br storage controller with 1 GB Flash-Write Back Cache (FWBC) DDR3 at 1866 MHz improves storage performance for demanding workloads.

Improved Resource Use and Access Flexibility
The HP ProLiant WS460c Gen9 Graphics Server Blade increases user density and resource utilization through virtualized graphics.

Removes graphics performance bottlenecks with graphics accelerated virtualized desktop environment.

Provides a high level of access flexibility.

Transforming Business Economics by Accelerating Service Delivery
HP OneView provides 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.