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In general I'd say no. &nbsp;You'll need to provide DC power, LAN connectivity and mass storage (if you need more then the installed drives) and squeeze it all into a proprietary connector.
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In general I'd say no.  You'll need to provide DC power, LAN connectivity and mass storage (if you need more then the installed drives) and squeeze it all into a proprietary connector.

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Well,<br />
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There are blades working from regular 110v line and I know that.<br />
In terms of LAN what is that exactly you meant ?<br />
LAN is LAN and if I have any switch using Ethrnet I think it should work.<br />
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Your comment : and mass storage (if you need more then the installed drives) and squeeze it all into a proprietary connector.<br />
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Blades have their own SCSI drives what storage you are talking about ? <br />
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Anybody else ? 
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Well,

There are blades working from regular 110v line and I know that.
In terms of LAN what is that exactly you meant ?
LAN is LAN and if I have any switch using Ethrnet I think it should work.

Your comment : and mass storage (if you need more then the installed drives) and squeeze it all into a proprietary connector.

Blades have their own SCSI drives what storage you are talking about ?


Anybody else ?

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Hi Experts,<br />
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1] Can I use HP blade server as a regular server without chassis etc ?<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp;Just by connectiong to power outlet and internet connection.<br />
2] If no what else in general has to be present ?<br />
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Thanks.
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Hi Experts,

1] Can I use HP blade server as a regular server without chassis etc ?
   Just by connectiong to power outlet and internet connection.
2] If no what else in general has to be present ?

Thanks.

blade servers usage

Servers are computing devices that are similar to desktop computers in that they have the same basic components, but are significantly different in size, configuration and purpose. Servers are usually accessed over a network, and many run unattended, without a computer monitor, input device, audio hardware or USB interfaces. Many servers do not have a graphical user interface (GUI), and are configured and managed remotely. Servers typically include hardware redundancy such as dual power supplies, RAID disk systems, and ECC memory, along with extensive pre-boot memory testing and verification. Critical components might be hot swappable, and to guard against overheating, servers might have more powerful fans or use water cooling.

Server Hardware

A switch is a device that filters and forwards packets of data between LAN segments. Switches operate at the data link layer or the network layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model and therefore support any packet protocol. LANs that use switches to join segments are called switched LANs or, in the case of Ethernet networks, switched Ethernet LANs. A hub is a connection point for devices in a network. Hubs are commonly used to connect segments of a LAN. A hub contains multiple ports; when a packet arrives at one port, it is copied to the other ports so that all segments of the LAN can see all packets.