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The xSeries development team, the IBM Linux Technology Center, and other
parts of IBM are working with the Linux community, Red Hat, SuSE, and other
Linux alliance partners to develop advanced Enterprise X-Architecture features
in upcoming releases of Linux. These features will include memory optimization,
additional hot-swap/hot-add capabilities, dynamic partitioning, and additional
scalability improvements.
Refer to 4.3.2, "Red Hat Linux installation" on page 119 for more detailed
information on installing Linux on the x440.
3.5.7 VMware ESX Server
VMware ESX Server is virtual machine software for consolidating and
partitioning servers. It is a cost-effective, highly scalable virtual machine platform
with advanced resource management capabilities. VMware ESX Server is used
to minimize the total cost of ownership (TCO) of server infrastructure by
maximizing server manageability, flexibility, and efficiency across the enterprise.
There are three 16-way ESX Server models currently (or soon to be) available:
Table 3-4 New models for the 16-way fixed configurations running VMware ESX Server
Model
Standard processors
8687-4RX
16 x 1.4 GHz Intel Xeon MP
8687-5RX
16 x 1.5 GHz Intel Xeon MP
8687-6RX
16 x 1.6 GHz Intel Xeon MP
(*) Extra memory/storage and options will be included as defined by customer requirements through the
Special Bid process.
These models also have a ServeRAID-4Mx adapter installed as standard.
ESX Server works by letting you transform physical computers into a pool of
logical computing resources. Physical servers are partitioned into secure virtual
servers. Operating systems and applications are isolated in these multiple virtual
servers that reside on a single piece of hardware. These resources can then be
distributed to any operating system or application as needed.
ESX Server provides dynamic logical partitioning. It runs directly on the hardware
to partition and isolate server resources, using advanced resource management
controls to let you remotely manage, automate, and standardize these server
resources.
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L2 cache
L3 cache
256 KB
512 KB
256 KB
512 KB
256 KB
1 MB
Std memory
8 GB(*)
8 GB(*)
8 GB(*)
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