On-demand access and delivery of business information
With the HP BladeSystem and Citrix Windows Application Delivery solution
HP BladeSystem Solution Block
A vision without action is called a daydream; but then again,
action without a vision can be a nightmare.
Imagine happy employees working together future application architectures. This approach not only
collaborating from offices, at home and on the road. cuts management and support costs, but also increases
Applications to get the job done are at their fingertips data security and provides fast, reliable performance.
whether they are in the office or on the road. Critical
data is accessible to only those who need it and Capitalizing on change
protected from those who don t. Best of all, no one is
Now more than ever, you need flexible business
complaining about performance or high costs. For
solutions that provide the services you need without
some, this may be nothing more than a daydream. For
breaking your IT budget. The modular, all-in-one
others, namely those with their application delivery
design of the HP BladeSystem is designed to do just
infrastructure built on an HP BladeSystem and Citrix
that. For instance, HP Virtual Connect technology
Windows® Application Delivery, this is reality today.
reduces barriers to change by allowing server and
storage blades to be added, swapped or moved
Delivering real-time value
without impacting the local area network (LAN) or
 Here and now is today s business norm. Anything storage area network (SAN) or even moving cables.
less raises fears of lower productivity, higher In addition, to guard against unwelcome change, HP
operational costs and missed opportunities. The HP Insight Control technology provides continuous system
BladeSystem and Citrix Windows Application Delivery monitoring/alerts and policy-based automation,
solution can meet, or dare we say beat, the norm with enabling you to quickly recover from a system failure.
a business-like approach that delivers applications and
Citrix software is also ready for change, offering
data to users in virtually any location on virtually
advanced tools for application load management,
any device.
system-wide troubleshooting, and automated server
It all begins with the HP BladeSystem c3000 failover and recovery. This proven combination of
enclosure a versatile, smaller enclosure that mission-critical services enables Citrix application
consolidates hardware resources (compute, storage, delivery on the HP BladeSystem to be a dream-team
network, power and cooling) into a single box. The combination that delivers outstanding levels of business
c3000 enclosure moves beyond the norm by allowing continuity, security and efficiency.
you to virtualize your network, your storage and your
And as your business grows, your investment in
power infrastructure. This helps you manage it all as a
this infrastructure is protected because every HP
unified environment locally or remotely for real
BladeSystem component you purchase server blades,
savings on hardware acquisition costs, operating
storage blades, Virtual Connect modules, LAN and
expenses (like energy) and IT administrator time.
SAN switches can be moved from the 8-slot c3000
The savings continue with Citrix Windows Application enclosure to the 16-slot HP BladeSystem c7000
Delivery software by centralizing your applications enclosure and still run with Citrix as your needs grow.
and then virtualizing access to them, you can deliver
applications as a service, providing on-demand access
to users, while maintaining the flexibility to leverage
HP BladeSystem
solution
Simple connectivity (GbE2c)
" HP BladeSystem Solution
Blocks  proven application
solution definitions that cut the
time and effort needed to
create, combine and upgrade
Citrix Windows Application
business solutions on an HP
Delivery
BladeSystem server
" Accommodating future growth
 through seamless upgrade to
16-slot HP BladeSystem c7000
enclosure; your investment
remains protected
Citrix server (BL46xc)
" Efficient shared storage 
serves file/print and iSCSI-
based application data
Infrastructure (BL46xc)
" Simple connectivity  via HP
Virtual Connect modules
" Management  Microsoft®
System Center Essentials, HP
Systems Insight Manager
Efficient shared storage
(AiO SB600c)
Citrix server (BL46xc)
Example configuration for 100 users.
Bill of materials deployment and monitoring of your IT infrastructure.
1 HP BladeSystem c3000 enclosure You will use Rapid Deployment Pack to auto-provision
5 HP BladeSystem BL46xc Server Blades with 2 dual-core processors Citrix servers within your environment. Through
with 4 GB RAM
increased system performance, accessibility and
2 HP Virtual Connect Modules
availability, you will enjoy increased performance
1 HP BladeSystem All-in-One SB600c Storage Blade
coupled with lower operating costs.
HP BladeSystem Installation and Start-up Service
Your next step
You have the vision for a high-performance, low-cost
The bottom line is value
Microsoft Windows application delivery solution for
your company and HP and Citrix share that vision.
You re working hard to turn your IT vision into reality.
But without action on your part, that vision will never
Today, more than 75,000 production environments
be anything more than a daydream. Take the next step
are running Citrix software on HP servers. Those
toward realizing your goal. Call your local authorized
organizations understand the value of an IT solution
HP and Citrix reseller today. These HP and Citrix
that provides highly secure, on-demand access to any
experts have just what it takes to accelerate your
application from virtually any device, at any time. You
business growth and lower your operating costs while
can too, when you choose the HP BladeSystem and
mitigating solution design and deployment risks.
Citrix Windows Application Delivery solution. You will
discover the power of HP Insight Control for speeding
For more information, visit www.hp.com/go/bladesolutions
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