Chapter 4. IBM Netfinity Family of Servers

The IBM and J.D. Edwards solution for your business starts with a choice of Intel-based servers that can provide exeptional network support. With the IBM server models, you will gain outstanding power, scalability, control, and service, for today’s enterprise-to-small network environments. Your decision to choose the IBM and J.D. Edwards solution will allow you to deploy business-critical applications with confidence. J.D. Edwards and IBM are very concerned about the aspects of their customers’ businesses, such as the high availability of network services to access and manage mission-critical information, and provide a reliable and secure platform.

This chapter introduces a new line of IBM Netfinity 7000 M10, 5500 M20, 5500, 5000, and 3000 servers, the first in a new family of enterprise servers. The IBM Netfinity servers leverage IBM's server heritage, combining high-performance application computing based on industry-standard, Intel processor-based technology. The IBM Netfinity servers have been designed to enable customers to run demanding e-business applications, including Web server and on-line transaction processing (OLTP), and data-intensive operations.

The IBM server solution provides a very reliable platform for running the world's most popular network operating system, Microsoft NT Server 4.0, the network operating system required for J.D. Edwards’ OneWorld Deployment server. This chapter describes the IBM server product line and its features. This information should be used to select the right server platform for your ERP business solution.

4.1 About IBM Netfinity

From the ground up, IBM Netfinity is designed and built to deliver midrange-level performance in critical areas such as enterprise resource planning (ERP) and e-business. The IBM Netfinity server provides the power and scalability to distribute the most demanding 24x7x365 applications and data including your ERP and e-business applications. The IBM Netfinity server includes the following controls for easier management of all your system’s resources and the total service that business-critical systems demand:

Processing Power - IBM Netfinity uses the latest Intel Pentium III Xeon processors, power integrated into a server system balanced and tuned for high-speed distribution of applications and data throughout your enterprise.

Scalability - IBM Netfinity servers handle the most resource-hungry data and applications with ease. These applications include J.D. Edwards’ OneWorld, Lotus Domino, Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle8 for Windows NT. The ingenious design of the IBM Netfinity server allows it to be configured as a tower or a rack system, so it's easy to grow your server with your business. Key options and components can be quickly replaced, upgraded, or removed - without powering down the server.

Control - IBM Netfinity Manager software and the Netfinity Advanced Systems Management Adapter put you in complete control of your server and all your systems’ resources graphically, from a single point of control. So you can see all your systems at a glance, from virtually anywhere in the world, anytime of the day or night. You'll also be in the position to proactively manage your systems for peak efficiency and output.

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