MPC launches super-server

NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: DENI CONNOR ON SERVERS
09/20/05
Today's focus: MPC launches super-server

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* MPC Computers introduces 64-bit server
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Today's focus: MPC launches super-server

By Deni Connor

MPC Computers - formerly MicronPC, but now a subsidiary of
application acceleration vendor HyperSpace Communications - last
week announced an enterprise-class server that offers 64-bit
performance on Intel Xeon processors.

The NetFrame 6620 is what used to be referred to in the '90s as
a super-server. It consists of a chassis that encloses four fans
and two power supplies, all of which are hot-swappable and
redundant. Super-servers are typically defined as servers with
very large RAM and disk capacity that support multithreading. In
the NetFrame 6620, five of the seven PCI slots are also
hot-pluggable.

Server Manager Software allows an administrator to manage all
6620s from a single console in either an in-band or out-of-band
manner. It also includes server diagnostics, dead-server
recovery, security monitoring and performance monitoring and
reporting.

The 6620 is designed for business-critical database
applications, e-mail or applications that require high
performance and fault tolerance. It features as many as four
Intel Xeon MP processors with a 667-MHz front side bus and as
much as 8M bytes of Level 3 cache memory. As much as 64G bytes
of RAM is supported. A dual-channel SCSI controller supports up
to five hot-swappable U320 SCSI hard drives.

The server is rack-mountable and has dual Gigabit Ethernet
adapters.

The NetFrame 6620 starts at $6,000 and is available now. This
price includes three years of on-site service and technical
support.

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Deni Connor is a Senior Editor at Network World covering
storage, Unix, Novell, Macintosh and IT in Healthcare. You can
reach her at <mailto:dconnor@nww.com>.
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on bandwidth. However ProCurve Networking by HP addresses these
requirements, overcomes the limitations of other solutions, and
gives you valuable insight into LAN performance. Click here to
download HP's Traffic Management Whitepaper
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