Tony & Intel Investors - New Fujitsu Servers using Coppermine CPUS - at speeds up tp 733 MHz.
Note the direct reference to your "RAS" requirements !
Paul
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January 17, 2000 20:04
-FUJITSU: Fujitsu announces a brand new series of teamservers
M2 PRESSWIRE-17 January 2000-FUJITSU: Fujitsu announces a brand new series of teamservers (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
* Stronger perpetual computing features and Ultra160 mean greater Internet readiness
Tokyo -- Fujitsu Limited today announced a complete revision of all its reliable teamserver brand mid-range servers. Under the heading of perpetual computing, new and smarter RAS features are introduced. These make teamservers even easier to deploy as highly available and very low maintenance application and Internet platforms.
The four new series in revised cabinet styling and easy access panels will start shipping from the beginning of March. These models span the requirements for 1 to 4processor systems and fit underneath the HS900 8-way teamservers announced before Christmas. Called ES200, ES300, MS400 and MS600, the majority are based on the latest Intel(R) Pentium(R) III processors using 0.18 micron process technology. Processor speeds are up to 733MHz, 133MHz or 100MHz processor bus technology is used as appropriateand 1.6GB/sec memory access is achieved using dual memory bus architecture. A special entry-level model for SE Asia and China using the Intel(R) Celeron(TM) processor running at 466MHz is available and the larger four way capable systems use 550MHz Intel(R) Pentium(R) III Xeon(TM) processors with 2MB cache.
"In line with our President's vision of everything on the Internet we have reinforced the suitability of our mid-range teamservers for continuous operation," said Isao Suzuki, Senior Vice President and Group President Marketing Group, Fujitsu Limited. "Our perpetual computing strategy means we have introduced more component redundancy, proactive operation and inbuilt diagnostics to allow our customers to better utilize our servers in 24/7 environments."
Many new RAS features are introduced at this release. The most significant is the IMP Intelligent Monitoring Panel. This combines full server monitoring of over three hundred hardware and software events with Fujitsu's Preventative Maintenance Alerting (PMA) firmware. Now warnings, faults and alerts are indicated by a group of colored lights on the front panel of the server, often before actual failure occurs. On larger and more expensive models this is accompanied by a detailed error or warning message on an LCD panel together with remedial information displayed by use of another inbuilt Fujitsu product the Fast Reliable Diagnosis (FRD) system.
"teamservers have always met the approval of engineers for design and quality of build, you just have to take off the covers and look," Isao Suzuki also said. "Now with the new intelligent monitoring and self- diagnostic features we believe we will also win the approval of systems administrators and business managers interested in the lowest possible total cost of ownership."
Other key features include the introduction of Ultra160 SCSI bus technology and matching 10,000rpm Ultra160 hard disk drives. After exhaustive evaluation Fujitsu has chosen to use Adaptec's Ultra160 SCSI controller ASIC (AIC-7899) and adapter card (ASC-29160) with these new teamservers. Now by installing Adaptec's Ultra160 SCSI products within the new teamservers Fujitsu believes it will be able to provide its customers with the fastest I/O environment available today.
"Signing customers like Fujitsu provides further validation that Ultra160 is rapidly gaining a foothold in the computing marketplace and Adaptec is the technology enabler for this trend," said Lee Caswell, Director of Adaptec's OEM Solutions Group. "We are delighted that once again we are working with a company that really knows how to achieve the best performance from our products."
To ensure maximum performance in all other features the new teamservers also come with larger standard memory, memory scrubbing to reduce the incidence of two bit errors, higher levels of redundancy and the latest in cool and quiet operation from new "proactive" fans.
While all this is going on existing teamserver C300i, C800i, G800i and L800i systems will continue to be maintained and enhanced for the foreseeable future. They will also be attractively priced and positioned below that of the new series. In line with this strategy of gradual replacement, 750MHz Intel(R) Pentium(R) III processor systems will be introduced in the C800i and G800i series and the series will be refreshed as shown in the tables below prior to the full introduction of the ES300 and MS400 models.
The specifications of all models follow:
ES200 single processor:
Floor mounted, file and print, LAN/mail server, Internet gateway and retail or department back office server. [shipping from end February]
Processors: PentiumIII 700MHz, 600EMHz 550EMHz, Celeron 466MHz
Standard and Max Memory: 128MB 768MB
3.5 inch bays: 3 HDD bays
Options: 3 x 18GB/9GB Ultra2Wide SCSI or 2 x 13GB IDE
5 inch bays: 1 x HHD/Backup 1 x 40 speed CD-ROM and 1 x Backup
Options: 1x 18GB/9GB Ultra2Wide SCSI and/or DDS3/4, SLR5/MLR3
Max. Storage: 72GB internal, over 600GB using external cabinets.
Onboard: 10/100 LAN
I/O Slots: 4 PCI
RAS Environment: Proactive Fan, Intelligent Management Panel, Remote Server Monitoring Module(option)
ES300 dual processor:
Floor or rack mounted, web server, Internet mail server, database driven web application server, departmental application server. [shipping from early March]
Processors: PentiumIII 733MHz
Standard and Max Memory: 256MB 4GB
3.5 inch bays: 5 HDD bays(Hot-plug)
Options: 5 x 18GB/9GB Ultra160 or Ultra2Wide SCSI
5 inch bays: 2 x Backup 1 x 40 speed CD-ROM
Options: DDS3/4, SLR5, MLR3,DLT4000
Max. Storage: 91GB internal, over 1TB using external cabinets.
Onboard: 10/100 LAN, 1 x Ultra160 & 1 x Ultra160/Narrow
I/O slots: 5 PCI
Redundant/HotPlug Hard Disk(Raid option), Power Supplies, Fans
RAS Environment: Proactive fans, Intelligent Management Panel, Remote Server Management Module (option)
MS400 dual processor:
Floor or rack mounted, corporate web server, online shopping server, database engine, and larger business application server. [shipping from early March]
Processors: PentiumIII 733MHz
Standard and Max Memory: 256MB 4GB
3.5 inch bays: 8 (Option 12 x 1inch) (Hot-plug)
Options: 36GB/18GB/9GB Ultra160 or 18GB/9GB Ultra2Wide SCSI
5 inch bays: 2 x Backup 1 x 40 speed CD-ROM
Options: DDS3/4, SLR5, MLR3, DLT4000/7000
Max. Storage: 291GB internal, over 1TB using external cabinets.
Onboard: 10/100 LAN, 1 x Ultra160 & 1 x Ultra160/Narrow
I/O Slots: 6(2x hot-plug 64bit-66Mhz +4x 32bit-33MHz)
Redundancy/HotPlug Hard Disk(Raid option), Power Supplies, Fans
RAS Environment: Proactive fans, Intelligent Management Panel, Remote Server Management Module (option)
MS600 Quad processor:
Floor or rack mounted, consolidated LAN server, Data centre server, business-to-business engine, major application server. [shipping from early March]
Processors: PentiumIII Xeon 550MHz, 512KB & 1MB & 2MB cache
Standard and Max Memory: 256MB 4GB
3.5 inch bays: 8 (Option 12 x 1inch) (Hot-plug)
Options: 36GB/18GB/9GB Ultra160 or 18GB/9GB Ultra2Wide SCSI
5 inch bays: 2 x Backup 1 x 32 speed CD-ROM
Options: DDS3/4, SLR5, MLR3,DLT4000/7000
Max. Storage: 291GB internal, 1TB using external cabinets.
Onboard: 2 x Ultra2wide & 1 Narrow SCSI
I/O Slots: 7 (1 occupied with 10/100 LAN card)
Redundancy/HotPlug Hard Disk(Raid option), Power Supplies, Fans
RAS Environment: Proactive fans, Intelligent Management Panel, Remote Server Management Module (option)
Revised C800i series - dual processor:
Floor or rackmounted LAN, web or workgroup server [shipping February 10th]
Models: C875ix, C880i, C880ix, C885ix
Pentium III Processors: 550EMHz 600EMHz 700MHz 750MHz
Standard and Max Memory: 128MB 1GB
3.5 inch bays: 4 (3 hot-plug)
Options: 18GB/9GB UltraWide SCSI
5 inch bays: 2 x Backup 1 x CD-ROM
Options: DDS3, SLR5, MLR3
Max. Storage: 72.8GB internal.
Onboard: 1 x Ultrawide & 1 Narrow SCSI, 10/100 LAN
I/O Slots: 3 x PCI, 2 x ISA
Redundancy/HotPlug Hard Disk(Raid option)
RAS Environment: Preventative Maintenance Alerting, Remote Server Management Module(option)
Revised G800i series - dual processor:
Floor or rackmounted departmental application server [shipping February 10th]
Models: G875ix, G880i, G880ix, G885ix
Pentium III Processors: 550EMHz 600EMHz 700MHz 750MHz
Standard and Max Memory: 256MB 2GB
3.5 inch bays: 8 hot-plug
Options: 18GB/9GB Ultra2Wide SCSI
5 inch bays: 2 x Backup 1 x CD-ROM
Options: DDS3, SLR5, MLR3
Max. Storage: 145.6GB internal.
Onboard: 2 x Ultra2wide & 1 Narrow SCSI, 10/100 LAN
I/O Slots: 4 x PCI, 1 x ISA, 1 x PCI/ISA
Redundancy/HotPlug Hard Disk(Raid option), Power supply, Fans
RAS Environment: Preventative Maintenance Alerting, Fast Reliable Diagnosis, Remote Server Management Module(option)
About Fujitsu Limited
Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702) is a leading provider of comprehensive information technology and network solutions for the global marketplace. Comprising over 500 group companies and affiliates worldwide -- including ICL, Amdahl and DMR Consulting Group -- the Fujitsu Group had consolidated revenues of 5.24 trillion yen ($43.3 billion) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999. With world-class hardware and software technology in computers, telecommunications and microelectronics, and a corps of 55,000 systems and services experts around the world, Fujitsu is uniquely positioned to harness the power of the network to help its customers succeed. Altogether, the Fujitsu Group has 188,000 employees and operations in over 100 countries. Home page: fujitsu.co.jp
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CONTACT: Toshiaki Koike/Bob Pomeroy/Scott Ikeda, Fujitsu Limited Tel: +81 3 3215 5236 Fax: +81 3 3216 9365 e-mail: pr_mailbox@hq.fujitsu.co.jp Paul Hendry, Fujitsu Limited, Business Development & Marketing Division (Asia/Pacific customer contact) Tel: +81 3 3215 5255 Fax: +81 3 3215 5259 e-mail: pcserver@sag.fujitsu.co.jp Ichiro Ohama, Amdahl Corporation (North American contact) Tel: +1 408 992-2971 e-mail: Ichiro_Ohama@amdahl.com WWW: amdahl.com
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