NEC ExpressA1160 Power Efficient Consolidation, Easy Scalability, Extreme Modularity, Front, Back

Power Efficient Consolidation

NEC A1160 Enterprise Servers are designed to support advanced virtualization environments such as Microsoft’s® newly released Hyper-V, VMware’s® ESX Server and Citrix virtualization software. Compared to existing quad-core Intel 7350 CPUs, new 7400 series CPUs provide up to 38% faster Virtual Machine (VM) response, up to 40% more VM workload capacity, and up to 50% better VM performance per watt*5. As a result, NEC Expess5800/A1160 servers are an excellent platform to implement virtualization driven system consolidation strategies.

Easy Scalability

In combination with its monster-sized configurability, whether one node or four nodes, the entire configuration can appear as one large system to system applications. For additional flexibility, each node can be logically partitioned in order to support efficient application stacking with the benefit of a single system management umbrella.

Extreme Modularity

For convenient in-rack serviceability, NEC Express5800/A1160 Enterprise Server sub-system components (e.g., CPU, memory, and I/O) are front and rear accessible. Additionally, all subsystem components utilize quick insertion connectors — no tools required. This advanced modular design allows for fast system service without removal of the base chassis from the rack and without heavy lifting.

16-Sockets

96-Cores

12-Sockets

72-Cores

8-Sockets

48-Cores

4-Sockets

24-Cores

FRONT

CPU Boards

Memory

DIMMS

Disk Drive Bays

BACK

Scalablity Ports

PCle Slots

Fans

LCD Panel

Redundant Power Supplies

Notes

(1) 1 TB memory feature available Q1 2009.

(2) TPC-E is a new-generation industry-standard benchmark that is designed to be broadly representative of modern OLTP systems. The benchmark simulates a brokerage firm with customers, accounts and holdings, where customers trade stocks and monitor their accounts and the market.

(3) Benchmarked system model available in North America. A three node, 12 socket configuration was used for this benchmark.

(4) Source: Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC). http://www.tpc.org. As reported March 18, 2009, NEC Express 5800/A1160, 1,568.22 tpsE @ $1180.01 USD/ tpsE. System availability date is immediate, March 18, 2009 and is for North American market only.

(5) Relative virtual machine performance data provided by Intel Corp..

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