Penguin Computing Unveils its Fifth-Generation Low-Profile Rackmount Server for Red Hat Linux.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 1999-- Penguin Computing, Inc., the leading provider of ultra-reliable Linux-based servers and workstations, is introducing the most advanced 2U rackmount server yet available for Linux. Dubbed the Blackfoot 2500, this state-of-the-art machine can support dual Intel Pentium III The successor to the Pentium II from Intel. Introduced in the spring of 1999 at 500 MHz, the Pentium III architecture was similar to the Pentium II with the addition of 70 new instructions optimized for multimedia (see SSE). processors, up to 2 gigabytes of ECC RAM See ECC memory. , and 186 gigabytes of SCSI-3 hot-swappable storage driven by a high-performance RAID controller A disk controller card that supports one or more RAID configurations. Originally only for SCSI drives, RAID controllers have become very popular for PATA and SATA drives. See RAID. . All in a 3.5-inch high toolless case that will protect its contents from a 24-inch freefall. Additional options include up to five 100Mb/sec Ethernet ports or a Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. port by Alteon (Nasdaq: ATON Aton or Aten In ancient Egyptian religion, a sun god, depicted as the solar disk emitting rays terminating in human hands. The pharaoh Akhenaton (r. 1353–36 BC) declared Aton to be the only god, and in opposition to the Amon-Re priesthood of Thebes, ), and tape backup solutions like the advanced VXA See Exabyte. tape drive from Ecrix. This is Penguin Computing's fifth generation 2U rackmount. The system can now house five hot-swappable hard drives. Should a hard drive ever fail, just pull it out and replace it with a new one. The previous model was an overnight success, and is now the backbone of many e-commerce companies throughout the world. Penguin Computing originally underestimated the demand for the previous model. David Nelson of Penguin Computing said "We originally underestimated the demand for the previous model, but this time we have prepared for what we expect to be an incredibly large demand for these systems." The Blackfoot 2500 is ideal for computationally intensive and mission-critical applications from CGI scripting for e-commerce to real-time scientific data processing. |
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