Hewlett-Packard Company today announced business-critical data-center solutions powered by its most powerful high-end UNIX system, the new HP 9000 V2500 Enterprise Server.
Designed to tackle demanding decision-support, data-warehousing, transaction-processing, enterprise resource planning and engineering applications, the V2500 high-end server addresses customers` performance, scalability and availability requirements.
Customers gain the industry`s most robust high-end server solution by combining the V2500 with HP`s 64-bit HP-UX operating environment, 64-bit PA-8500 RISC architecture, and HP`s mission-critical product offerings, services and support. To address data centers` need for availability, HP has added the V-Class series of servers to its mission-critical server suites, which provide uptime commitments of 99.95 percent. HP`s vision is to deliver end-to-end availability solutions that deliver 99.999 percent uptime -- just five minutes of downtime per year -- by the end of the year 2000.
Additionally, HP`s new scalable computing architecture (SCA) represents a breakthrough in HP`s high-end technology and HP-UX 11 operating environment. SCA provides the ability to scale to 128 CPUs with one HP-UX 11 image.
"Today`s announcement is another example of how HP is breaking data-center barriers to help customers solve business problems," said Janice Chaffin, general manager for HP`s High Performance Systems Division. "Our high-end UNIX system solutions, such as the V2500, ensure that customers have what they need to run business-critical applications successfully: performance, scalability, availability, and service and support. Our technologies, services and alliances give us the edge when it comes to addressing demanding computing environments."
The HP 9000 V2500 Enterprise Server is the first single system capable of processing more than 100,000 business transactions per minute. The V2500 can be configured with one to 32 PA-8500 RISC processor units and offers unmatched performance, headroom, application support and architecture for running business-critical applications.
HP also has enhanced MC/ServiceGuard, adding the ability to form a 16-node cluster environment based on HP-UX 11 systems. This new feature is key to customers taking full advantage of HP`s local and wide area network disaster-tolerant solutions, including CampusCluster and MetroCluster. ContinentalClusters, a new solution, enables disaster recovery for distances of up to thousands of kilometers. HP`s industry-leading mission-critical services have been enhanced to include integrated Cisco, Oracle and SAP proactive and reactive services. HP`s Critical Systems Support improves system availability by providing proactive assistance, remote-connectivity and call-home support with HP`s High Availability Observatory service, and the industry`s only standard hardware repair-time commitment.
Maximum Headroom Capacity for Data Warehouses
The V2500 can be extended using HP`s new SCA to provide 128-way scaling offering the highest levels of headroom for customers with multiterabyte data warehouses. HP also has put together a comprehensive framework of software, hardware, services and alliances that leverageHP`s own products and services with industry-leading software and service vendors. (See separate release: "HP Delivers Next Generation of Complete Data-warehouse Solutions".)
Reduced Design-cycle Time for Technical Computing
The V2500 is targeted for technical-computing customers who require a scalable, high-performance UNIX system server; an extensive portfolio of design and discovery applications; and business-critical, high-availability features. The V2500, helps ensure quicker product design, reduced design-cycle time and, ultimately, competitive advantage. (See separate release: "New High-end, 128-way HP Server Delivers Performance for Technical Data Centers".)
U.S. Pricing and Availability
The V2500 is scheduled to be available in January; HP-UX with 128-way scalability is scheduled to be available in mid-1999. MC/Service Guard, Mission Critical Server Suites, CampusCluster and MetroCluster solutions are currently available. ContinentalClusters are expected to be available in the spring of 1999. HP and partner data-warehouse solutions are available now. Specific pricing information is available by contacting a local HP sales representative or an HP channel partner.
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