Server Vendors Jump on Intel Xeon 5500 Bandwagon
A record number of server and workstation vendors are enthusiastically backing Intel’s Xeon 5500 processor rollout, with the new chips already poised to launch in 230 different computing systems from Cisco, Dell, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, NEC, Sun Microsystems, and other vendors.
For example, IBM is integrating Intel’s Xeon 5500 processor in its latest System x servers and software, noted Adalio Sanchez, general manager of IBM System x.
“The world is going through changes that require IT professionals in every industry to consolidate, virtualize and support a variety of different platforms — a mix of operating systems, hardware, middleware and applications” for which “there is no one-size-fits-all solution for most businesses,” Sanchez said. “System x supports multiple architectures and is designed to lower ownership costs and enable new paradigms, such as cloud computing.”
Sea of Sensors
Big Blue claims its four new x86 rack servers and blades feature unique designs that can slash energy costs up to 93 percent while doubling the computing performance in some models. The new machines, which offer 96GB and 1TB memory options, also run new software with the ability to automatically manage virtual and physical assets across platforms.
Hewlett-Packard’s Xeon-enabled ProLiant G6 server product line sports a collection of 32 smart sensors that automatically track thermal activity right across each machine. HP’s “sea of sensors” dynamically adjusts system components such as fans, memory and input/output processing to optimize system cooling and increase efficiency.
What’s more, HP’s ProLiant G6 machines feature the ability to precisely identify the power requirements for each server in the data center and set an energy-consumption limit based on that usage. The new machines also give customers the option to choose from among four different supplies to best match power performance to specific workloads, which HP claims can achieve energy efficiencies of more than 92 percent…
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