Compaq Enterprise Servers Deliver Superior Scalable Performance, Ease of Use and Investment Protection.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 1998-- New Servers with Pentium II Xeon (processor) Pentium II Xeon - The successor to Intel Corporation's Pentium II processor. The Xeon has the same P6 core as existing Pentium Pro/Pentium II units, but it supports a 100 MHz system bus and offers as much as 2 MB of level 2 cache. http://intel. Processors Enhanced by Compaq-Pioneered, Standards-Based Technologies Continuing to engineer value into its enterprise product lines, Compaq Computer Corporation (company) Compaq Computer Corporation - The largest US manufacturer and vendor of IBM PC compatible personal computers and servers. Compaq was started in 1982 by three ex-Texas Instruments employees. Quarterly sales $2499M, profits $210M (Aug 1994). http://compaq.com/. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CPQ CPQ Compaq CPQ Conseil du Patronat du Québec (Canada) CPQ Configure-Price-Quote CPQ Conseil de Presse du Québec (Québec Press Council, Canada) CPQ Companion Parrot Quarterly ) today demonstrated why it is the world's leading standards-based server vendor. The company announced new models of the Compaq ProLiant 7000 and the Compaq ProLiant 6000 servers will be available concurrent with the release of Intel's Pentium II Xeon processor. These servers take full advantage of the performance gains possible in systems with up to four Intel Pentium II Xeon processors at 400 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. . Ideal for business-critical databases and enterprise-wide database applications, the new Compaq servers feature a high performance, cable-free, three-channel intelligent array controller, an enhanced PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). Hot Plug implementation and faster PCI system architecture - standards-based technology enhancements that offer customers greater scalable performance, ease of use and investment protection. "The balanced architecture of the Compaq ProLiant 7000 and the Compaq ProLiant 6000 servers delivers greater scalable performance than other industry-standard servers and rivals that of RISC-based systems," said Mary McDowell, Vice President and General Manager, Server Products Division, Compaq Computer Corporation. "Compaq's new enterprise-class servers give customers the performance and availability of RISC-based systems without sacrificing the increased flexibility customers have come to expect from Compaq." Balanced System Eliminates Performance Bottlenecks The servers' three PCI buses and 64-bit PCI slots can double the bandwidth to storage, network and peripheral devices. These features complement the new three-channel array controller to eliminate system bottlenecks and provide Compaq servers with a balanced architecture that can take full advantage of the performance gains from the system's Pentium II Xeon processors. Under industry standard benchmarks(1), the ProLiant 7000 exceeded the performance of eight-way Pentium Pro The sixth generation of the Intel x86 family of CPU chips. The term may refer to the chip or to a PC that uses it. Introduced in 1995 as the successor to the Pentium, models from 150 MHz to 200 MHz were released. servers by up to 13 percent. Demonstrating its superior database performance, a ProLiant 7000 with four 400 MHz Pentium II Xeon processors with 1 MB of cache memory achieved 18,127.4 transactions per minute (tpmC) at just $26.10/tpmC under the TPC-C A benchmark that measures overall transaction processing performance. See TPC. benchmark running Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. 7.0 and Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. Server 4.0 and 1694.6 QppD with 553.1 QthD at just $390.65/QphD for a 100GB database under the TPC-D A benchmark that measures decision support performance. See TPC. benchmark running Oracle 8.0.4 and Windows NT 4.0. The ProLiant 7000 set a world record for SAP R/3 performance on the Windows NT platform at 2,288 SD running the Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 database application. The ProLiant 7000 also set a world record for Baan at 3,232 BRU running the Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 database application. See http://www.compaq.com/products/servers/benchmarks for more information on these performance benchmarks. "The ProLiant server with the Pentium II Xeon processor provides a significant performance increase over servers with the Pentium Pro processor and has been extremely stable and reliable," said Britt Mayo, Director, Information Technology for Pennzoil Company. "Initial testing has focused on SAP R/3. To date, we have tested these servers as R/3 application, update and end user reporting database servers with measurable performance improvements. The next step is to use the ProLiant server based Refers to hardware or software that runs in the server. Contrast with client based. on the Pentium II Xeon processor as the main R/3 production transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. server, supporting approximately 600 concurrent users." Intelligent Array Controller Provides High Performance and Fault-Tolerance Available as standard equipment on the Compaq ProLiant 7000, and optional on the Compaq ProLiant 6000 servers, is a new, high performance, fault-tolerant, three-channel intelligent array controller to give customers continuous, robust access to critical data. The controller's cable-free connections greatly simplify the PCI Hot Plug card installation and replacement. The controller provides three Wide-Ultra SCSI-3 channels and enables up to 18 disk drives attached across the three SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. channels to be configured as one single 218 GB volume - maximizing server storage expansion. The enhanced array controller offers 64 MB of read/write cache, greatly boosting I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output and storage subsystem The part of a computer system that provides the storage. It includes the controller and disk drives. See storage system. performance without sacrificing data integrity. Push-Button (electronics) push-button - A roughly fingertip-sized plastic cover attached to a spring-loaded, normally-open switch, which, when pressed, closes the switch. Typical examples are the keys on a computer or calculator keyboard and mouse buttons. PCI Hot Plug Gives Customers Greater Flexibility Nearly one year ago, Compaq raised the fault tolerant The ability to continue non-stop when a hardware failure occurs. A fault-tolerant system is designed from the ground up for reliability by building multiples of all critical components, such as CPUs, memories, disks and power supplies into the same computer. capabilities of industry-standard servers to a new level by introducing servers featuring the standards-based PCI Hot Plug technology pioneered by Compaq. The new Compaq ProLiant 7000 and Compaq ProLiant 6000 provide customers with an enhanced, easier-to-use Push-Button PCI Hot Plug technology. By pressing a button over any of the server's nine PCI Hot Plug slots, customers can now quickly upgrade, replace and add PCI adapters. This second-generation Push-Button PCI Hot Plug technology greatly simplifies hot plug peripheral administration by permitting in-box slot management, as opposed to remote-only management. Compaq Offers Customers Greater Investment Protection Incorporating emerging technologies like 64-bit PCI slots into its servers before they become a market requirement is an example of the attention Compaq places on preserving the value of its customers' technology investment. In August 1997, Compaq announced a program enabling customers to upgrade the Pentium Pro processors in their ProLiant 7000 servers to Pentium II Xeon processors. Today, the upgrade program for the ProLiant 7000 is the only one of its kind in the industry. The program will provide in-chassis upgrades of ProLiant 7000 with either Pentium Pro or Pentium II Xeon processors for up to eight Pentium II Xeon processors without replacing customers' existing systems - preserving system serial numbers, maximizing customers' investment protection and lowering their cost of ownership. Higher Levels of Data Availability Refers to the degree to which data can be instantly accessed. The term is mostly associated with service levels that are set up either by the internal IT organization or that may be guaranteed by a third party datacenter or storage provider. The Compaq ProLiant 7000 and Compaq ProLiant 6000 have earned a reputation in the industry for delivering uncompromising levels of data availability that companies need to run their business-critical software applications with confidence - seven-days-a-week, 24-hours-a-day. In addition to the servers' vast array of available redundant components including NICs, processor power modules, hot plug system fans and hot plug power supplies, they now also offer the fault tolerance See fault tolerant. (architecture) fault tolerance - 1. The ability of a system or component to continue normal operation despite the presence of hardware or software faults. This often involves some degree of redundancy. 2. of the new three-channel intelligent array controller to further prevent system downtime. The servers come with Compaq's hardware parts warranty protection for three full years and pre-failure protection for processors, memory and disk drives to help eliminate unplanned downtime. The Compaq ProLiant 7000 warranty protection includes a four hour response time. For customers seeking the additional availability provided by clustering, Compaq addresses individual points of failure through hardware fault tolerance The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. , component redundancies and support for application failover with Compaq Recovery Server Option, Microsoft Cluster Server Clustering software from Microsoft for Windows NT/2000. It provides rudimentary load balancing and two-node failover, which allows a second server to take over if the first one fails. Cluster Server was formerly code named Wolfpack. , Oracle, Tandem Eclipse and future Novell clustering software. Compaq Gives Customers More Choices Compaq has built its business on understanding and anticipating customer requirements and is designing products to meet them. Compaq knows that when it comes to enterprise-class servers, one size definitely does not fit all. Therefore, although the Compaq ProLiant 7000 and Compaq ProLiant 6000 share many of the same features, these products have been optimized in different ways to meet distinct customer requirements. Powerful and ultra-scalable, the ProLiant 7000 is designed for customers who require maximum levels of availability from a system that gives them both high performance and expandability. The ProLiant 7000 is designed to comfortably support the complete range of customers' 7 X 24 business-critical requirements and applications. The Compaq ProLiant 6000 is the ideal server for customers who require a high level of scalable performance but do not require the same level of availability offered by the ProLiant 7000. The chassis design of both the ProLiant 7000 and ProLiant 6000 allows for large amounts of modular I/O, internal storage, memory and processor expansion, enabling customers to quickly and easily expand their servers to maximize the value of their investment. The servers feature highly expandable memory configurations of up to 8 GB; 10 I/O slots, including one ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. modem slot and nine Push-Button PCI Hot Plug slots, all of which support Push-Button PCI Hot Plug. They offer support for up to 18 disk drives and allow up to 218.4 GB of internal storage, which can be configured as a single virtual volume when used with the new array controller, and external storage capacities in excess of 7 TB utilizing Compaq's Fibre-Channel Storage Systems. 7 x 24 x 365 Service and Support With the acquisition of Digital now complete, Compaq has 27,000 trained and accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. service and support professionals who, working in conjunction with its global network of service partners, offer the highest levels of service programs to support around-the-clock availability of their systems and applications. With Compaq's multifaceted service offerings, a cost-effective service program can be tailored to plan, design, install, maintain and manage any size of computing environment anywhere in the world. Compaq Background Founded in 1982, Compaq Computer Corporation is a Fortune Global 200 company. Compaq is the second largest computer company in the world and the largest global supplier of personal computers. Compaq develops and markets hardware, software, solutions, and services, including industry-leading enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. solutions, fault-tolerant business-critical solutions, networking and communication products, commercial desktop and portable products and consumer PCs. The company is an industry leader in environmentally friendly programs and business practices. Compaq products are sold and supported in more than 100 countries through a network of authorized Compaq marketing partners. Customer support and information about Compaq and its products are available at http://www.compaq.com and are available by calling 1-800-OK-COMPAQ. Product information and reseller locations are available by calling 1-800-345-1518. (1) All benchmark figures and comparisons are listed as recorded by June 26, 1998 Compaq, Registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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