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Node A1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Node B2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Node C1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Node C2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Node D2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two node cluster

Shared storage

Figure 2-2 Four clusters on two x440s running VMware with shared storage

Dual-chassis eight-way configuration can be used as clustered database servers and/or application servers in an ERP/CRM/SCM environment, delivering high performance, high availability, and reliability, which are key requirements of enterprise applications. This configuration requires an external storage enclosure or SAN, depending on the size of the database, which is driven by the number of users.

2.2 Why choose the x440

There are some good reasons to choose the x440 as your mission-critical Intel platform. In this section we describe the major benefits of x440.

2.2.1 IBM XA-32 chipset

The IBM XA-32 chipset contains advanced core logic, which determines how the various parts of a system (microprocessors, system cache, main memory, I/O, etc.) interact.

Chapter 2. Positioning

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