HP has introduced two servers delivering record-breaking performance and an outstanding increase in server availability. They feature the groundbreaking HP F8 chipset, innovative hot-plug RAID memory capabilities and HP ProLiant Essentials management software, making them ideal platforms for high-performance, database, business applications and IT consolidation projects.
The servers, the new HP ProLiant DL740 and the second-generation HP ProLiant DL760, are the latest additions to the industry-standard HP ProLiant DL700 series.
HP leads the eight-way server market with 50.7% market share,(1) built upon a simple approach to deliver innovation based on industry standards. HP ProLiant servers continue to lead the advance of standards-based computing higher into the enterprise, with the next-generation ProLiant DL760 server delivering an unbeaten combination of 115,025 transactions per minute (tpmC) with a price/performance of $7.69/tpmC.(2)
"Our new eight-way ProLiant servers provide a powerful platform to handle complex applications typically handled by more expensive, proprietary systems," said Andrew McNiven, ProLiant Product Manager, HP Industry Standard Servers. "These additions to our ProLiant DL700 series offer new opportunities to migrate and consolidate applications to more powerful and cost-effective servers in highly available Windows- and Linux-based environments."
The HP F8 chipset enables the new DL700 series servers to deliver the industry`s highest, industry-standard eight-way performance based on a proven symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) architecture. A powerful follow-on to the Profusion chipset that HP jointly developed with Intel, the F8 chipset has been designed for higher performance and bandwidth by combining PCI-X input/output technology, Gigabit Ethernet, Ultra3 SCSI and Intel Xeon processor MP.
HP`s hot-plug RAID memory, part of its Advanced Memory Protection software suite, provides the highest level of memory fault protection in the industry. Providing hot-replace and hot-add capabilities, HP RAID memory uses a redundant array of industry-standard dual in-line memory modules to provide fault tolerance and the ability to expand memory capacity without downtime.
With HP hot-plug RAID memory technology, these new ProLiant servers deliver levels of fault tolerance and availability ideal for running demanding applications. This higher level of availability is expected to become increasingly important as Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Linux dramatically increase the addressable memory in coming months and as more customers implement IT consolidation projects.
Eight-way HP ProLiant servers are also ideal platforms for consolidation of processor-intensive applications. HP provides a range of HP and third-party technologies along with a comprehensive set of services for customers moving to a consolidation environment.
HP Workload Management Pack, based on the Microsoft Job Objects functionality contained in Microsoft Windows 2000 server operating systems, allows multiple applications to safely run on a single Windows 2000/2003 server, where each application has access to specific processor and memory resources, giving the flexibility to dynamically adjust resources as application demands change.
HP partner technology, such as VMware, further extends partitioning capabilities on HP ProLiant servers by enabling customers to run multiple, and even disparate, operating systems and applications on the same server. HP Services provides extensive assessment, consulting and integration services to ensure optimal return for customer consolidation efforts.
New HP ProLiant Essentials Software
Also announced are two new additions to the HP ProLiant Essentials management software product line: HP Insight Manager 7 SP2 and the HP ProLiant Essentials Performance Management Pack. HP Insight Manager 7 has an enhanced user interface that provides an integrated console for the Performance Management Pack.
The Performance Management Pack features the ProLiant Performance Analyser, which identifies and explains hardware bottlenecks on ProLiant servers. In addition to providing corrective recommendations in existing server deployments, the software aids in the optimisation of new deployments, enabling customers to manage performance issues for increased application availability.
Additional information about these products is available at http://www.hp.com/products/servers/platforms.
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