Cisco B230 Blade: Got to love the memory!
Today was a cool day. We setup a fiber channel port-channel for the connection between our 6120 and the MDS 9148 switches. Then I recieved my first B230 blade all tricked out!
It took me all but a minute to rip over the box and pull the cover off. Man, 32 DIMM slots on a half blade, what a pretty sight.
Yes, those are 32 – 8 GB memory DIMMS for a total of 256 GB of memory. Also, we have a pair of Intel Xeon L7555 CPUs each with 8 cores!
So our plan next week is to zone the blade to the new VMAX, load VMware ESXi 4.1 and start messing around with it.
This stuff is exciting.
About HealthITGuy
Michael Heil has been working in the healthcare IT field since 1995. His approach to IT has been to look at what makes logical sense, use deduction to determine the answer, maximize your resources and allow your staff to be creative and challenged.
- Member of HIMSS
- Cisco Unified Computing Technical Advisory Board Member
- VMWare vExpert 2009, 2010
- VMWare Users Group Leader, Greensboro, NC
- Bachelor of Arts from Michigan State University
- Masters of Science from Michigan State University
