Features and Benefits

Appro gB222X Blade server:

Up to two Quad/Six-Core Intel Xeon Processors 5500/5600 Series
Options for Storage or GPU Expansion blade for increased computing performance
Offers up to 16 server blades/192 CPU cores (depending on configuration) in a 5U or 8U form factor
Supports Intel 5520 chipset I/O Hub
Up to 96GB in 12 DIMMs across six memory channels (three channels per processor - depending on model)
Up to 1.0TB storage per blade
One PCIe 2.0 x16 slot with riser card
Intel Cluster Ready Certified
Server Mgmt Options: Standards-based IPMI or Appro BladeDome remote server management.
Cluster Mgmt Options: Choice of open source software solutions using Rocks+ and MOAB
Choice of Linux or Windows
Support and Service options
Offers a flexible and scalable computational capacity at a great entry-level cost
Offers a cost-effective, flexible and scalable computational capacity
Energy-efficient modular system with a 1625W high-efficiency power supply
Addresses today’s natural business growth of small and mid-size HPC and high-density computing
Provides modular value-add features for companies to grow at their own pace at a much lower TCO
Consolidate server, storage, network & power using less floor space and energy
Improved reliability, availability and serviceability with hot-swappable and redundant fans, power supplies and blade nodes.


Intel Xeon Processor 5600 Series (Westmere)

The Intel® Xeon® processor 5600 series – the next generation of intelligent server processors - automatically regulates power consumption and intelligently adjusts server performance according to your application needs, maximizing both energy efficiency and performance. The secret to this surprising combination is Intel’s new 32nm Nehalem micro-architecture. Featuring Intel® Intelligent Power Technology, it reduces energy costs over single-core servers by automatically shifting the CPU and memory into the lowest available power state, while delivering the performance you need.

Intelligent Performance

- Boost your server performance by up to 12x over single core servers with processors that intelligently adapt to your workload.

- Enable new levels of secure server deployment by providing hardware-based acceleration for secure transaction servers with Intel® AES technology.

- Intel® QuickPath delivers the additional performance, bandwidth, and reliability required to support Intel’s next generation of dynamically scalable processors and platforms

- Intel Turbo Boost Technology increases performance by automatically increasing core frequencies and enabling faster speeds for specific threads and mega-tasking workloads.

Automated Energy-Efficiency

- Automatically regulate power consumption to combine industry-leading energy efficiency with intelligent performance that adapts to your workload.

- Get 40% more performance than previous generations without increasing power consumption with servers based on next-generation 32nm process technology.

Flexible Virtualization

- Combine servers from multiple generations into the same virtualized server pool to extend failover, load balancing, and disaster recovery capability.

- Before the virtual machine boots, Intel® Trusted Execution Technology makes platforms more robust by providing enhanced security through hardware based resistance to malicious software attacks.

- Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT) for Directed I/O allows virtualized operating systems direct access to I/O devices, rather than routing requests to the hardware through the hypervisor providing up to 35% improvement in virtualization with increase threads and cache, in addition to 32nm improvements in latency

Smart Investment

- Delivers up to 12x performance per server over 2 socket single-core servers, enabling 12:1 server consolidation ratios, up to 90% lower operating costs, and an estimated return on investment in under 1 year.