Pinnacle 1BA2301 - 1U with two blade modules featuring the AMD Opteron 2400 series processor

Features and Benefits

The Pinnacle 1BA2301 blade server offers the best of both worlds, full size performance in ha lf of the space.  We have created a 1U chassis based solution that will hold two complete blade servers, giving you high performance and the density that you need.  Each blade can come complete with dual AMD Opteron 2400 series processors, up to 8 populated DIMM slots, and a variety of storage options.  Management is a snap with the onboard IPMI controller.

When designing the 1BA2301 blade unit there were a few features that we felt were mandatory.  First the system should be power efficient.  Each blade unit will come with an 80%+ efficient power supply.  Next, both servers need to have their own power supply, so if one were to fail, both wouldn't have to be taken off line.  With this in mind it was also decided that all components should be easily removed, all fans, hard drives and power supplies can be removed tool-lessly.  The blade itself slides out of the 1U chassis housing with easy to use retention clips.  Because the 1U chassis unit is hard mounted there is no need for slide rails.

Our knowledgeable sales and technical staff will walk you through the process of determining if this system is right for you.  This includes;  understanding your application, heating and cooling challenges, space requirements, software and management needs.  Knowledge of your applications and requirements will help us serve you better, and ensure that you get the perfect Pinnacle server for your needs.

Need pricing?  Go to our configuration tab for all of your options and we'll get you pricing right away, and don't hesitate to give us a call or email.  We are always glad to help.

Configure Your System

Use the form below to configure each 1/2 of the blade system.  Each half can contain a completely separate configuration - if you'd like multiple configurations please submit this form multiple times - or give us a call at 866-802-8222 to discuss your needs.

Technical Specifications

AMD Quad-Core Opteron^tm

Like no other processor on the market, AMD has broken from the traditional mold of having the memory controller on the motherboard, and moved it to the processor. By doing this, memory latency has dropped and bandwidth has increased. So, if you have a job that needs big memory, high memory bandwidth, and/or low memory latency the Opteron is a smart choice. Each core has it's own independent L1 and L2 cache and a shared 2MB L3 cache. Core prefetchers can pull data directly from L1 cache to decrease latency and spares L2 bandwidth. The prefetechers intelligently predict and retrieve data needed from main memory.

Third-Generation AMD Opteron^tm Processor- Features and Benefits

• The low power consumption inherent in DDR2 memory when compared to other technologies helps reduce power and cooling for improved overall TCO.
• Larger memory buffers for increased throughput
• DRAM prefetcher to intelligently predict and retrieve data needed from main memory
• Core prefetchers can pull data directly from L1 cache to decrease latency and to spare L2 bandwidth

Socket F (1207) System Compatibility

• Quad-core availability in the same thermal envelopes as Second Generation AMD Opteron processors allows you to increase computing capabilities without altering data enter Infrastructure.
• Enables an easy platform transition from Dual -to Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors without sacrificing exisiting investments in hardware, software and personnel.

HyperTransport^tm Technology

• Provides a scalable bandwidth interconnect between processors, I/O subsystems, and other chipsets
• Support up to 2 coherent dual HyperTransport links, providing up to 16.0GB /s peak bandwidth per processor.
• Up to 8.0GB/s bandwidth per HyperTransport link, providing sufficient bandwidth for supporting I/O and interconnect technologies including PCI-Express, InfiniBand and 10G Ethernet.

AMD Balanced Smart Cache

• Large shared L3 cache shares data between cores efficiently while helping reduce latency to main memory
• Dedicated L1 and L2 cache per core helps performance of virtualized environments and large databases by reducing cache pollution associated with a shared L2 cache.

AMD Wide Floating Point Accelerator

• 128-bit SSE floating-point capabilities enable each processor core to simultaneously execute four flops per clock (four times the floating point computations of previous AMD Opteron processors) for significantly improved performance in compute-intensive and workstation applications

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