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Intel Modular Servers - ??

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Anyone dealt with these yet? By the end of summer, I'm hoping to purchase some new servers for a domain controller, application server, exchange, and possibly terminal services. These things look pretty awesome. I configured one with 3 modules, 8gb ram per module, quad core Xeon L5410, extra power supply, and 6 146gb fujitsu SAS drives for $11,000.

I searched the internet for a message board thread on them, but since they're fairly new, there isn't much information out there on them.

Thoughts? Opinions? Info?
 
Looks like Intel's version of a blade server chassis. Most of the major server manufacturers have a product line in this area.
 
It's similar to a blade, but the modules have no local storage. The modules only have RAM and CPU. It's basically diskless blades attached to a SAN. It also features an integrated SAS/SAN controller, 10 port gigabit managed switch, and managament console. Seems like a neat product to me.
 
Experiences with the Intel made blades have been universally bad; primarily losing the centerplane or centerplane to I/O segments. Of course, in a configuration like this, losing any piece of centerplane is immediately fatal to all systems.
 
True Story:

The IBM BladeCenter S was designed for Wal-Mart (or K-Mart, I forget the exact who.) The reason? They needed a lot of servers they could deploy in each location for credit card processing, without having to build a datacenter in every store.
The BladeCenter S can run off an already available 20A circuit, and doesn't require a 70F operating environment. They're great little boxes if you don't need a lot of connectivity.
 
bladecenter was manufactured at least 2 years before walmart purchased them, I work for IBM :) there is no co-relation between the two other than walmart did have a need for a dense server package


Steve
 
stevieg said:
bladecenter was manufactured at least 2 years before walmart purchased them, I work for IBM :) there is no co-relation between the two other than walmart did have a need for a dense server package


Steve
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Yeah, I'm trying to not trip afoul of my NDA. I do know who it actually was, but shouldn't say. Other than the "S" was for them. ;)
 
That almost sounds like a case study I read about A&F a few years back.

I'd imagine most blade chassis built in the last few year have had diskless san boot capabilities. It should be easier with iscsi now as opposed to having to spec a chassis with both ethernet and FC options.
 
AreEss said:
Yeah, I'm trying to not trip afoul of my NDA. I do know who it actually was, but shouldn't say. Other than the "S" was for them. ;)
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"S"uper Wal-Mart

Would be funny if true I guess. I'd call up my IBM rep and say "Hey, I'd like to order a few BladeCenter "S"uper Walmart's please."
 
more like sea... ahem k-mar... ahem cough cough

well i don't have an nda so i'll just come out and say sears.
 
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