US local time January 24th 08:01 (Beijing time January 24th 21:01) message, IBM launches new low-cost Power5 server with Linux operating system, marking IBM's continued support for Linux systems and its Linux The ONPOWER business is growing.
IBM announced on January 24 that it will launch a new, low-cost Power5 processor server that runs Linux operating system. Powerful New EServer OpenPower 710 servers provide users with another choice outside HP and Sun's entry-level UNIX and Linux server products, which will help users get greater business capabilities and maintain lower cost. It will provide small businesses to provide high-performance systems, and is also an ideal product for financial services, life sciences and other industries and governments. The system allows users to support multi-workloads using fewer systems, which makes OpenPower 710 for the development of data center mergers and enterprise "outward extensions". Software developers can also use the OpenPower 710 as their platform for developing and running applications on Linux operating systems.
The IBM EServer OpenPower 710 features a reliable dual "Rack-Mount" architecture system that supports the Linux operating system published by Red Hat and SUSE. For the Linux system, high-end technology applied to large server systems, such as IBM 64-channel Power ArchitecturePower architecture technology and optional large machine virtual and Power5 unique system microclurally. When evaluated with similar products, the OpenPower 710 is significantly better than HP and Sun's products in terms of system performance:
- IBM's EServer OpenPower 710 dual linpack HPC performance is superior to HP "Anteng" 2 RX1620 and RX2620 products. The only higher dual RISC SMP non-vector performance is implemented on IBM ESERVER BladeCenterJS20.
- IBM's EServer OpenPower 710 dual SpecompM2001 performance is superior to Sun's Opteron V40z. The only higher dual SPECOM2001 performance is implemented on IBM EServer P5 520.
Brian Connors, Vice President of IBM Linux Onpower, said, "With the advent of OpenPower 710, IBM will deepen Linux on Power deeply to entry-level market, and the reliable function and benefits of Power5 architecture are driving. The demand of this market is growing. OpenPower is a business, especially financial, government and retail industry, seeking low-level Linux operating systems, providing products in Hewlett-Packard and Sun products, revolutionary choices "
IBM also issued a series of solutions focusing on OpenPower platforms, which is an OpenPower platform optimized solution, which is a growing sign of IBM's Linux ONPOWER business. After the launch of the OpenPower system has just been four months, there is already an independent software development vendor and Linux developers to optimize 250 applications for the OpenPower platform, so that the number of similar software has increased to 900. These applications are intended to extends the OpenPower system app to other thousands of open original code software to include financial services, retail, governments and life sciences. New solutions launched on January 24 include:
- SAP. Linux64-bit SAP solutions combined with IBM DB2 and MaxDB will be available for OpenPower 710, providing small and medium-sized users with a affordable performance and an enterprise-based reliability based on SAP solutions.
- IBM's OpenPower Consolidation Express - Make SME users simplify their IT infrastructure while strengthening their business flexibility. With OpenPower 710 flexible advanced virtual and microscopy techniques, users can efficiently merge the network, files, and prints, directory, firewalls, and email servers that are traditionally set up separately. Compared to past, maintenance of new, built in a more simplified, more open and flexible modern architecture is cheaper. This level supports the convenience of small and medium-sized enterprises to easily use Linux on Power construction, setting up, and managing important business and technology applications. Original source:
Sina Technology
