A few days ago, IBM launched a Power5 processor and taking Linux customized OpenPower Server, and announced that the product breaks the performance record of multiple entry-level computing systems. The new powerful IBMserverOpenPower720 is Linux-based product that replaces more expensive HP and Sun's entry-level UNIX and Linux systems to help users get greater business productivity at a lower cost. With the release of the product, IBM will apply more than 10 years of 64-bit system architecture experience and reliability characteristics from large hosts to entry-level servers.
By launching the Power5 processor's Linux customization system OpenPower, IBM will bring the enterprise-level reliability, usability, and maintainability of previous high-end systems to the low-end area. The IBM virtual engine allows users to only need more than before the number of systems and lower deployment costs. In the future, by adopting one component in the IBM virtual engine - OpenPowerVirtualizationOption, the OpenPower system will help users further reduce Operating costs.
The IBMopenPower system can be easily integrated into an existing operating environment, providing users with a Linux and 64-bit Power5 processor with high scalable platforms. RedHat or SUSELINUX has the corresponding version for users to choose. With Power5 technology, the IBMopenPower system defeated HP and Sun with similar products in major industry-based tests:
SpecomPM2001: Test results show that the 4th OpenPower720 is 52% faster than HP's fastest homologous products, and acquires one of the fastest records based on Linux operating systems;
SpecJBB2000: Test results show that 4 OpenPower720 is 16% faster than HP's fastest homologous products, while performance also overcomes the fastest products of Sun. On the number of runs per second, OpenPower720 overcomes all other 4 products and become one of the fastest products based on Linux-based SpecJBB2000;
SPECSFS97_R1.V3 SMP: 4 OpenPower720 has achieved one of the highest Linux records in the industry. The overall response time is 0.79 msec, which is 65% higher than HP during the test.
As Linux matures and supports key applications, running on the Power5 processor and performs Linux customized server - IBM new family products OpenPower system brings Linux to a new era, BrianConnors, vice president of IBMLinuxonPower Department, said in business The field, especially the financial and retail industry, and OpenPower is a revolutionary choice for users who have been seeking a UNIX system that replaces HP or SUNs with a lower price, more powerful system.
Operating system support
Users can make full use of IBM and Novell Suse and
The RedHat industry has established a broad cooperation and puts their Linux applications on the new OpenPower server.
Novell has launched the enterprise-class software and service on Linux, and provides users with a solution to the Solutions of Incentive and Promoting Business Development Novell Alliance Vice President Halbennett, says that the application field and workload of the company run on Linux systems. Constantly expanding, IBM is a reliable platform that the Linux customization server OpenPower provided by the industry is widely accepted by the industry. Novell Suse Linux EnterpriseServer9 supports Power5 architecture and IBM virtual engine, which provides users with a reliable, flexible and mature 64-bit server platform, which greatly enhances Linux applications. IBM's Linux on Power and IBM EServer OpenPower servers provide a good choice to build an open source system for Red HatenterPriselinux users. Debwoods, Vice President of Product Management, said that organizations and governments want to use the excellent security and value of Linux. OpenPower with Red Hatenterpriselinux happens to provide a lower price, more flexible and reliable hardware platform that allows users to take advantage of Linux.
Pricing and delivery schedule
The model of the first IBM ESERVER OpenPower product is OpenPower 720, configuring 4 Road 1.5 GHz or 1.65GHzPower5 processors, maximum memory 64GB, with two options or racks. OpenPower 720 supports Novell SuselinuxEnterprise Server 9 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux as 3Update3. Compared to the model of the 4-way processor, OpenPower 720 is less than 65% compared to HPRX4640-8 (configured 1.5GHz processor), 55% lower than Dell 7250 (Configuration 1.5 GHz processor), or even 17% is also cheaper than the Sunv40Z server (2.4GHz processor).
In the first half of 2005, IBM plans to release 2 OpenPower systems. OpenPower720 will be delivered on September 24, 2004. OpenPower's virtual engine feature will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2004.
Linux on Power for users to choose free
OpenPower is the latest member of the Linux on Power Solutions family.
IBM has recently released the EServerP5 and I5 systems based on Power5 processors, which provide users with Linux-based strong calculation and reduces operating costs while significantly improving system performance. From entry-level to medium-high-end IBMserverPSeries and eServeriseries platforms provide users with Linux flexible configuration selection, such as installing a pure Linux platform on eServerp5 or installed on different logical partitions in parallel with the AIX5L operating system; you can also Installed in different partitions in parallel with I5 / OS, AIX5L. Undoubtedly, the IBMPower processor is the fundamental source of these platforms.
IBMS EserverBladeCenterJS20 features Power4 technology-based PowerPC processors that provide users with high density, low cost computing solutions. This product is a mature 64-bit platform with eserverp5 and eserveri5, which forms a perfect product line that provides an infrastructure for a wide range of application solutions to meet the needs of users and outward extensions. System running 32 bits and 64 applications based on Power5 processors.
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