Solaris Software Reduces Costs, Allows Server Consolidation, Eases Management
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 1999--
Solaris Resource Manager 1.1 and Sun Cluster 2.2 Software
Optimize System Efficiency and Availability
For businesses whose success relies on the availability of their applications and services, Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced Solaris Resource Manager 1.1 software. The new software, which is now certified by Sun to run with Sun(tm) Cluster 2.2 software, is designed to help IT managers gain greater control over enterprise systems.
The combination of Sun Cluster and Solaris Resource Manager software enables IT managers to easily and reliably allocate and control major system resources and consolidate applications on a highly available Sun cluster. In the event of an unlikely system failure, they allow the availability of service to end-users by restarting applications and maintaining access to the required levels of system resources.
"Today, uptime is critical to survival. The combination of Solaris Resource Manager 1.1 and Sun Cluster 2.2 software helps our customers more efficiently manage their system resources so that mission-critical information is always available to end-users," said Rich Green, vice president, Solaris Software, Sun Microsystems. "We are enabling IT managers to deploy and service multiple applications from a highly available Sun cluster, which greatly reduces the total cost of administration without sacrificing the mainframe-class reliability, availability and serviceability they need."
Solaris Resource Manager
For enterprise customers, Solaris Resource Manager allows multiple applications to be efficiently hosted on a single system or a Sun cluster. This is easier and more cost-effective than allocating one application per system. This means that multiple ERP modules and database instances can be hosted on the same system or cluster that also acts as a file and Web server. System resources are allocated based on application needs and desired performance.
In addition, Solaris Resource Manager enables service providers to reliably host hundreds of Web servers on a single machine or cluster, allowing each of their customers to receive the specific resources they have purchased. By integrating Sun Cluster Technology, Solaris Resource Manager can allow applications that have failed over to maintain the expected level of service.
Solaris Resource Manager 1.1 gives IT managers the ability to allocate and control major system resources such as central processing units (CPU), virtual memory, and number of processes: -0- *T
-- providing resources to key applications
-- making the performance of applications and system response times
more predictable, and
-- reducing the likelihood of resource starvation. *T
"CA's Unicenter TNG provides a comprehensive set of functions that will provide real value to clients using Sun's Solaris Resource Manager 1.1 and Sun Cluster 2.2 software," said Ken Farber, senior vice president of strategic business alliances, Computer Associates. "By building support for Sun's new software into Unicenter TNG, our mutual customers will be able to enjoy unparalleled management of their servers through increased control of system resources, which in turn will help increase the availability of their services."
"BMC Software's BEST/1 products use sophisticated performance analysis, modeling and reporting capabilities to provide our customers with complete and accurate understanding of their systems' application performance," said David Wagner, manager, product marketing, BMC Software. "We're working closely with Sun so that BEST/1 will support the Solaris Resource Manager and Sun Cluster software environments -- allowing our joint customers to more easily manage their systems' resources."
Sun Cluster 2.2
Sun Cluster 2.2 software helps businesses running enterprise applications, delivering Internet-based services or hosting Web sites ensure that the applications their users require are always available. Sun Cluster 2.2 software includes: -0- *T
-- Support for Oracle, Sybase, Informix, SAP, Tivoli, Lotus Notes, Netscape, LDAP, NFS, Oracle Parallel Server (OPS), Informix XPS
and other high-availability applications
-- Support for the Solaris 7 and 2.6 operating environments
-- A run anywhere Java(TM) technology-based cluster management
utility
-- Support for both Solstice DiskSuite(TM) software and Sun
StorEdge(TM) Volume Manager software
-- The ability to cluster servers up to 10 kilometers apart allowing
all data and services to remain available in the event of a
disaster
-- Up to 4-node clustering capabilities delivering increased
performance and throughput
-- Support for Ethernet (Gigabit, 10-base-T, 100-Base T), ATM, Token
Ring and FDDI
-- Support for the Sun Enterprise(TM) server family, Netra(TM)-t
server and Sun StorEdge(TM) product lines *T
"Digital Island's integrated solution enables multinational corporations with 24X7 reliable global IP connectivity for e-Business applications," said Allan Leinwand, vice president of technology and CTO, Digital Island. "Solaris Resource Manager has become an important part of our web hosting strategy. We use it to partition applications and provide varying levels of web hosting services to our customers."
Pricing & Availability
Solaris Resource Manager 1.1 software will be available in Q3 1999 and will support Sun Enterprise servers running the Solaris 2.6 and 7 operating environments. Sun Cluster 2.2 software has been shipping since March 1999 and supports the Sun Netra-t and Sun Enterprise servers running the Solaris 2.6 or Solaris 7 operating environments.
The base manufacturer's suggested retail price of Solaris Resource Manager starts at $4,000 US. Existing Solaris Resource Manager 1.0 customers under maintenance contract will automatically receive a free upgrade of Solaris Resource Manager 1.1 software.
The base manufacturer's suggested retail price of Sun Cluster 2.2 starts at $2,000 US per node with data service licenses sold separately. Existing PDB 1.x, HA 1.x, and Sun Cluster 2.0 and 2.1 customers under maintenance contract will automatically receive a free upgrade of the Sun Cluster 2.2 software.
For more information on international localized versions of Solaris Resource Manager 1.1 and Sun Cluster 2.2 software, contact Sun's local sales office.
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision, "The Network Is The Computer(TM)," has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNW), to its position as a leading provider of high quality hardware, software and services for establishing enterprise-wide intranets and expanding the power of the Internet. With more than $11 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 150 countries and on the World Wide Web at sun.com.
Note to Editors: Sun, the Sun logo, Sun Microsystems, Solaris, Solaris Resource Manager, Solstice DiskSuite, Sun StorEdge, Sun Enterprise, Netra, and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
CONTACT:
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Nam LaMore, 650/786-4737
nam.lamore@sun.com
or
GCI Group for Sun Microsystems
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