New entry level Escala servers from Bull | | 2009-06-01 | | | Bull has launched three new entry level Escala servers. Based on the POWER6 processor technology used in high-end Escala servers, the new servers offer advanced virtualization features with reduced running costs and energy consumption for distributed systems.Developed in partnership with IBM, the new machines conform to Bull’s eco-friendly Bio Data Center initiative, delivering a fifty percent improvement in the performance/watt ratio on existing models. The new servers are designed to optimize distributed applications and medium-sized databases with an emphasis on remote Enterprise Resource Planning, Customer Relationship Management, and high use databases. Other features include Java based transaction processing platforms and the consolidation of smaller servers.Available from June 09, the technical specifications are as follows:Escala PL260: 4U-format serverAvailable with AIX5.3 and AIX6.1Supports up to 2 POWER6TM processors cores with a clock speed of up to 4.7GHz and up to 64 GB of memory Escala PL460: 4U-format serverAvailable with AIX5.3 and AIX6.1Supports up to 4 POWER6TM processors cores with a clock speed of up to 4.7GHz and up to 64 GB of memory Escala PL860: 4U-format serverAvailable with AIX5.3 and AIX6.1Supports up to 8 POWER6TM processors cores with a clock speed of up to 5.0GHz and up to 256 GB of memory | |
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