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•Reliability — Reliability is increases through redundant components and components are hot- swappable. Other reliability features include:

–Hitachi’s mainframe-class memory management

–Redundant switch and management modules

–Extremely reliable backplane and I/O

–Multi-configurable power supplies for N+1 or full redundancy options

–Failover protection following the N+M model — there are “M” backup servers for every “N” active servers, so failover is cascading

–In the event of hardware failure, the system automatically detects the fault and identifies the problem by indicating the faulty module, allowing immediate failure recovery.

•Configuration Flexibility — BladeSymphony 1000 supports Itanium and/or Xeon processor- based server blades, Windows and/or Linux, and industry-standard, best-of-class PCI cards (PCI-X and PCI Express), providing flexibility and investment protection. The system is extremely expandable in terms of processor cores, I/O slots, memory, and other components.

Data Center Applications

With its enterprise-class features, BladeSymphony 1000 is an ideal platform for a wide range of data center scenarios, including:

•Consolidation — BladeSymphony 1000 is an excellent platform for server and application consolidation because it is capable of running 32-bit and 64-bit applications on Windows or Linux, with enterprise-class performance, reliability, and scalability.

•Workload Optimization — BladeSymphony 1000 runs a wide range of compute-intensive workloads on either/both Windows and Linux, making it possible to balance the overall data center workload quickly and without disruption or downtime.

•Resource Optimization — BladeSymphony 1000 enables the IT organization to increase utilization rates for expensive resources such as processing power, making it possible to fine-tune capacity planning and delay unnecessary hardware purchases.

•Reduce Cost, Risk, and Complexity — With BladeSymphony 1000, acquisition costs are lower than traditional rack-mount servers. Enterprises can scale up on demand in fine-grained increments, limiting capital expenditures. BladeSymphony 1000 also reduces the risk of downtime with built-in sophisticated RAS features. And with support for industry standards such as Windows and Linux, Itanium and Xeon processors, and PCI-X and PCI Express (PCIe) I/O modules, BladeSymphony 1000 is designed for future and protects previous investments in technology.

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