Bull NovaScale 2020

NovaScalel® Blade 2020 is a cutting-edge blade server based on the Intel® Xeon™ processor. It packs an enormous amount of performance, flexibility, and serviceability features into an extremely thin form-factor, helping you expand data center performance while extending limited data center resources:

• Support for one or two Intel® Xeon™ processors
• Cable-less, hot-plug connection for all chassis components
• Storage options
• Service Processor
• Dual memory channel architecture

Easy to Service

Bull NovaScale Blade 2020 is easy to service. No tools are required to remove and replace it, and there are no cables to disconnect. It connects to the server chassis and other components through a mid-plane; this mid-plane replaces an average of nine cables typically
required in rack and pedestal server configurations. An unskilled technician can simply pull out a failed server blade (indicated by a
blinking LED) and slide in a new one, improving overall server uptime and lowering IT staffing costs.

Easy to Manage

NovaScale® Blade 2020 contains a service processor that provides
monitoring and control functionality. The NovaScale Blade Server Management Module, integrated into the NovaScale Blade Chassis,
streamlines and simplifies the management of all 14 server slots
in a single chassis. The management module allows the configuration of multiple NovaScale® Blade 2020 in one easy step via an easy-to-use web browser-based user interface.
Bull System Manager, a management solution developed by Bull, is integrated into one system management console delivering full manageability of the whole Bull’s Intel-based offer.
Additionally, Bull System Manager provides standard-based interfaces for ease of integration into today’s enterprise management consoles

Flexible Deployment

NovaScale® Blade 2020 is a great general purpose server that meets the needs of front end and infrastructure applications due to the flexible compute, storage, and connectivity options designed into the blade architecture. You can specify one or two Intel Xeon processors. The most economical configuration would have a single IDE drive, while customers wanting redundancy can add a second IDE drive and utilize RAID mirroring. There is a SCSI
expansion module and even the ability to connect to network-attached storage (NAS) or a storage area network (SAN).