- Simplified IT Infrastructure with Power-packed Blade Servers in one system that Integrates storage, computing and networking

The innovative ‘HCL – Datacenter in a Box’ offers Simplified IT Infrastructure solution with power-packed Blade Servers in one system that Integrates storage, computing and networking. This integrated solution is not only easy to deploy, maintain and upgrade but is also very cost effective and delivers exceptional value. It comes equipped with six hot-swap compute blades, based on latest 45 nm Intel Quad Core Xeon 5400 Series processors, delivering performance necessary for all business-critical applications. Delivering HCL’s promise of simplicity and ease of management of IT infrastructure, the new server also features simplified management through a GUI interface, Integrated 2 TB SAN storage and expansion options.

In the growing SMB & emerging businesses environment, it is not always practical to draw up a long term or a complex configuration for ICT infrastructure. With a booming economy and IT as nuclei of business growth, SMBs and emerging businesses need simple yet powerful solutions for their computing needs that scale with their growth. Handicapped on limited knowledge of IT, limited skilled manpower and financial resources these organizations find it difficult to leverage IT to their advantage.

HCL’s ‘Data centre in a box’ will not only help emerging businesses to build a data centre ICT infrastructure but will also provide them with an ICT infrastructure that is up and ready 24X7. By deploying ‘Data centre in box’ as its IT infrastructure core, SMBs can experience simplicity coupled with data centre class manageability and a world class IT infrastructure.

Built in RAID 0,1,5,6 HCL’s ‘Data centre in a box’, offers data protection to the users. Another new unique feature is GUI-powered operation and management ‘Virtual Presence’ software delivering full control for point-and-click deployment and management.

This solution is Ideal for ERP Deployment, Infrastructure Server Deployments, High Performance Computing for all verticals.

Easy to Install, Operate & Manage Simply follow the following steps at the DCIB Server Control Software to manage your new simplified Datacenter. View a Simple Integrated View of Server, Storage & Switch all at one place Just follow your intuition, Point and Click to manage entire setup Select the HDD and RAID level to setup up RAID Select the server to which storage needs to be allocated and done Select the switch module and allocate servers to the LAN ports to complete networking Setup & Manage servers using remote KVM sessions to each server simultaneously.

Simplifying real life IT challenges When upgrading or consolidating your existing crawling IT infrastructure or setting up a new infrastructure, for you business critical applications and infrastructure applications, you need to not look too far. The HCL ‘Datacenter in a Box’ is designed to simplify your installation, management and operation of your business critical servers. With the integrated SAS SAN storage, you can now forget about administering expensive and complicated applications to manage and link up shared storage to your servers. The DCIB Virtual Control Software allows a simplified view of health and status of your servers, storage and switches.

Setup & Manage servers using remote KVM sessions to each server simultaneously.

Features	Benefits
Scalable Server Compute Capacity	Supports up to six Multi-Core Intel® Xeon® dual processor-based Server Compute Modules.
Virtual, Integrated Shared Storage	Diskless Server Compute Modules utilize the integrated SAN with virtual drives to increase flexibility and maximize storage capacity. Purchase only what you need, when you need it.
Virtual Presence GUI Management	Manage your system as if you were standing right in front of it with the Virtual Presence GUI Management Interface.
Integrated Networking	Dual Gb Ethernet switches offer ten 1 GbE uplinks per module.
Full Redundancy & Hot Swap Capabilities	Hot-swappable Server Compute Modules and storage drives let you increase capacity on-demand. Redundant modules and hot spare options improve IT availability of the HCL DCIB.
Flexible Power Options	Chassis power supplies can utilize 100-240V power, eliminating special power requirements worldwide. The consolidated power and cooling features reduce operating costs.