Feb 18, 2002 : IBM Introduces Energy-Saving Server

📅 February 18, 2002 - IBM announced it has introduced anenergy-conserving IBM eServer that it claims consumes up to 57 percent lesselectricity and generates up to 63 percent less heat than the comparable Sunsolution. Designed for customer flexibility, the eServer runs both UNIX andLinux and costs less than the Sun offering.

IBM eServer lowers total cost of ownership with Project eLizaself-management features that enable the same hands-off operation associatedwith high-end IBM eServer systems like the pSeries 690 Regatta and zSeriesmainframe.
"More than ever, our customers are interested in lowering their total costof ownership," said Val Rahmani, general manager, IBM eServer pSeries."IBM's new UNIX server combines energy efficiency and enterprise-classmanagement features with ultra-fast performance to provide customers withthe ideal synthesis of power and affordability."
A new addition to the IBM eServer p610 family, the system is a one- ortwo-way machine designed for data sensitive applications such as e-business,customer relationship management, enterprise resource planning and salesforce automation. It was developed as part of IBM's initiative announcedlast fall to address the energy needs of computing.
Based on a mainframe-inspired design, the IBM eServer supports RAID 5storage technology, inside the server cabinet rather than in a separatestorage enclosure. This design eliminates the need for the power suppliesand cooling fans associated with a separate box, reducing energy consumptionand conserving floor space.
RAID, or Redundant Array of Independent Disks, allows a large number ofdisks to be treated by a system as a single storage device. The mainbenefits are improved data recovery if one or more of the disks in the arrayfails and potentially improved disk performance. RAID 5 is geared towardse-business and other transaction processing applications, large databases,and to customers with a high sensitivity to data loss.
Internal RAID systems leave the external SCSI controller free to connect toother peripherals and storage devices. A full hardware solution provideshigher performance levels than a software implementation, while placinglower demands on the system processor, IBM says.
The IBM eServer contains up to 291 GB of internal disk storage and abalanced design based on copper microprocessors, which can save on power.
IBM Project eLiza technologies enable the system to reduce downtime. Thesetechnologies include First Failure Data Capture, which is designed to keep arunning log of all system errors. A dedicated service processor monitors theoverall health of the system and is designed to detect potential problemsbefore they occur.
The IBM eServer is also equipped with wireless systems management featuresallowing administrators to manage servers using handheld PDAs.
The IBM eServer p610 runs AIX 4.3.3, AIX 5L and Linux. As part of an effortto improve the interoperability between AIX and Linux, IBM has ported acollection of Open Source and GNU software tools from the Linux world andbundled them into a toolbox for AIX users.
The IBM eServer p610 Model 6C1 and 6E1 start at $5,995. The system isavailable in rackmounted or tower versions. Planned availability is Feb. 22,2002.

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