subject: Hitachi's New Nehalem-Based Blade Symphony Servers [print this page] Hitachi has unveiled updates to a pair of blade servers which it promises will help companies meet carbon reduction targets.The BladeSymphony 2000 and BladeSymphony 320 are built on Intel's Xeon 5500 Series Nehalem processor, which is specifically designed to offer a very high performance per watt.The new systems, part of the company's BladeSymphony server series, are designed to take advantage of the latest Intel Xeon 5500 Series processors, which have been created using the chip maker's latest CPU architecture, codenamed
Nehalem.
The head of business development at Hitachi's European Systems Solutions division, Ravi Ahluwalia said Chief information officers are under increasing pressure to slash carbon emissions and overall IT costs.The BladeSymphony 2000 and 320 servers enable businesses to meet these needs by cutting the power use of their datacentre, whilst taking advantage of the latest processing capabilities to run business-critical applications at the highest performance level.
The BladeSymphony 2000 now boasts 144GB of memory, and the server's bandwidth has been increased to help ensure that virtualised environments have the necessary resources. The platform maintains a high server density, and eight blades can be squeezed into each 10U chassis.According to available details, the platform is designed to provide a high server density with up to eight blades being installed into a 10U chassis.
In addition, the BladeSymphony 320 can be upgraded with an additional Nehalem processor and a higher memory capacity, further boosting the system's overall performance.The update to the BladeSymphony 320 sees the addition of the Nehalem processor and an increase in memory accommodation.These new systems are to provide business consumers with the means to take advantage of the latest in server performance, while also helping them lower their company's carbon footprint.According to Hitachi, its new blade servers are already available across Europe, through the company's network of European distributors.
Hitachi's New Nehalem-Based Blade Symphony Servers
