K1 APPENDIX
Blade Servers
Blade servers first emerged in 2001 and, after a rocky start, are finally gaining momentum. From server consolidation initiatives to grid computing projects, they are gradually moving into data centers, displacing regular single and dual CPU servers.
TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW
A blade server plugs into the back or midplane of a chassis, like books slide into a bookshelf, sharing power, fans, floppy drives, and switches with other blade servers. The blades are literally servers on a card, containing processors, memory, integrated network controllers, an optional Fibre Channel HBA, and other I/O ports. Each blade typically comes with one or two local ATA or SCSI drives. For additional storage, blade servers connect to a storage ...
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