BladeSystem Matrix is all about enhancement and integration with what you have today; your networks, your SANs, plus it’s transparent to your preferred applications, OS’s and hypervisors. It also supports your processes and teams’ roles, so Matrix works the same way your team prefers to get work done, only faster. Our goal is to help you use more of the resources you already have, accelerate your toughest projects, and make your team more productive so they can focus on what they do best.
Standard Ethernet
With HP Virtual Connect Flex-10, interoperates with any industry standard Ethernet switch, but with 4-1 network hardware consolidation of Flex-10
Fibre Channel
Using the newest HP VC 8 Gb interconnect, fully compatible with all standard NPIV FC switches, yet with more bandwidth and uplink capacity
Proven management
But kicked up with accurate capacity advice and planning, power-aware provisioning, disaster recovery, an automated workflow engine and a self-service portal to deploy applications fast based on templates you design.
Familiar Integrity or ProLiant blade servers
Plus it's transparent to all your operating systems, hypervisors and applications.
| Key requirement |
BladeSystem Matrix |
| Compatible with existing networks |
Seamless connection to existing Ethernet and Fibre Channel networks |
| Native server OS |
Microsoft Windows, HP-UX, RHEL, SLES, OEL, Solaris |
| Hypervisor support |
VMware ESX, Microsoft Hyper-V, Integrity VM |
| Servers |
Supports all half- and full-height ProLiant and Integrity server blades |
| Security |
Wider range of security including SPI Dynamics application security testing |
| Implementation/migration risks |
Works with established industry standards available now |
All we did with BladeSystem Matrix was take the time to improve the integration of these technologies to deliver to you a better infrastructure that simply works the way you would expect it to, with what you have today. All of the different capabilities inside Matrix have been proven over the last few years in real-world, production environments. You don’t need to re-think or re-engineer your architectures, team roles or IT processes. Matrix simply helps you make what you have in place now, more effective and efficient.
