Server series.Gateway has added to its rack server A server housed in a horizontal case 1.75" high that mounts in a rack. A large datacenter may have thousands of rack servers, which if housed in tower cases would take up five times as much space. See rack mounted. series. The new models have AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. Opteron processors, integrated RAID, and optional low-cost remote control keyboard, video, and mouse. A system management feature allows the units to be remotely shut down and restarted, regardless of power condition. The E-9422R ($11,799) is a 1U midrange server with four integrated network A network that supports both data and voice and/or different networking protocols. See converged network and new public network. interface cards and room for four hot-swap SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. or SATA II hard drives. The E-9522R ($1,849) is a 2U server with four NICs, six SAS or SATA II hard drives, and four PCI slots. The E-9722R (pricing varies) is a 3U server that can function as a VMware virtual server to consolidate multiple server activities. All units can be customized. Read more at www.gateway.com. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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