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(COMTEX) B: Dell Unveils Clustering Architecture
B: Dell Unveils Clustering Architecture
Jul 13, 1999 (Tech Web - CMP via COMTEX) -- Dell Computer said it
plans to integrate third-party clustering hardware and software into
its server line, and will look into broadening Unix support.
Dell Monday unveiled the Dell Scalable Enterprise Computing (SEC)
architecture, combining its PowerEdge servers and PowerVault storage
for applications including Web hosting, intranet, e-commerce, online
transaction processing, decision support, and parallel database
architectures.
Dell will initially support Microsoft Server Cluster (MSCS) failover
software of up to two nodes, running on Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise
Edition, the company said.
In a small but significant step for Dell, the company will look into
supporting a commercial Unix on its systems, either Sun Microsystems
Solaris or Monterey, a 64-bit Unix operating system being developed by
IBM, SCO, Sequent, and Intel. That's a slight change of strategy for
Dell, which previously said it was mainly a Windows NT company and
would not support Unix on its servers because it did not see sufficient
demand.
Dell now provides technical support and validates NT, Novell NetWare,
and Linux on its servers, and will pre-install anyoperating system,
including Linux and SCO, at user request, but the user will have to
provide his own support for other operating systems.
Dell will validate, support and resell Giganet's cLAN 5000 switch and
cLAN GNN1000 Host Adapter, and the Dell Open Manage Cluster Assistant
with ClusterX systems management software, which Dell re-sells from
NuView.
The components are available directly from Dell. Pricing for the host
adapter starts at $695; the cluster switch starts at $4,350. The
management software and cables are priced starting at $3,275.
The management software lets users configure and administer servers
connected in a multiple clusters.
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