The chassis is a 10U enclosure that houses power supplies, cooling fans, and the passive midplane. Unlike active backplanes, the c700com midplane has no active electronics, which dramatically increases Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF). Every component—from blades to network modules—plugs into this central spine.
Why are Fortune 500 data centers still deploying c700com systems years after their initial release? c700com
1. TCO Reduction (Total Cost of Ownership) By sharing redundant power supplies (up to 6 per chassis) and high-efficiency fans, c700com reduces power distribution unit (PDU) ports and cabling labor. Users report a 35% reduction in power consumption compared to rack-and-stack alternatives. Configure network, users, SNMP, and date/time
2. Blazing Fast Deployment Traditional provisioning takes hours. With c700com’s profile-based deployment, an operator can deploy a new bare-metal server in under 15 minutes—including OS installation and network configuration. The chassis is a 10U enclosure that houses
3. Enterprise Resilience Dual Onboard Administrator modules, N+1 cooling, and N+N power redundancy ensure that no single point of failure can bring down the chassis. If a power supply fails, the remaining units automatically shoulder the load without dropping a single packet.
4. Legacy Application Support Many modern hyperconverged systems struggle with legacy OSes (e.g., Windows Server 2012, RHEL 6). c700com maintains driver support for a wide range of legacy operating systems, making it ideal for government and financial sector migrations.
5. Scalability Start with four blades and scale to sixteen. Add additional c700com chassis and manage them via a single pane of glass using HPE OneView or similar management suites.