QuickSpecs

Windows Server 2003,
Windows Server 2003,Windows Server 2003,
Windows Server 2003,
Datacenter Edition or
Datacenter Edition orDatacenter Edition or
Datacenter Edition or
Enterprise Edition for
Enterprise Edition forEnterprise Edition for
Enterprise Edition for
Itanium 2
Itanium 2Itanium 2
Itanium 2
(sx1000 and sx2000
Itanium systems)
Extension of industry standard-based computing with the Windows operating system further into
the enterprise data center
Increased performance and scalability over 32-bit implementations
Lower cost of ownership versus proprietary operating system solutions
Ideal for scale up database opportunities (such as SQL Server 2000 or 2005 (64 bit), Enterprise
Edition)
Ideal for database consolidation opportunities such as consolidation of legacy 32 bit versions of
SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2005 (64 bit)
NOTE:
NOTE:NOTE:
NOTE: Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition is not supported with mx2 modules
Red Hat RHEL AS 3 and 4
Red Hat RHEL AS 3 and 4Red Hat RHEL AS 3 and 4
Red Hat RHEL AS 3 and 4
and SUSE SLES 9 or 10
and SUSE SLES 9 or 10and SUSE SLES 9 or 10
and SUSE SLES 9 or 10
(sx1000 Itanium systems
only)
Red Hat RHEL AS 4 and
Red Hat RHEL AS 4 andRed Hat RHEL AS 4 and
Red Hat RHEL AS 4 and
SUSE SLES 10
SUSE SLES 10SUSE SLES 10
SUSE SLES 10
(sx2000 systems)
Extension of industry standard computing with Linux further into the enterprise data center
Lower cost of ownership
Ideal for server consolidation opportunities
Not supported on Superdome with mx2 processor modules
OpenVMS V8.2-1
OpenVMS V8.2-1OpenVMS V8.2-1
OpenVMS V8.2-1 Unmatched availability and disaster tolerance
100% application availability with clustering
Up to 800 km between cluster nodes affords maximum Disaster Tolerance
Impenetrable security
Most secure commercial OS
Complies with US Federal Government C2 Standards
Minimum TCO and outstanding investment protection
Allowing nodes in a cluster from a workstation to Superdome as well as mixed architecture
clusters
Server consolidation
UNIX portability features allowing easy port to OpenVMS
HP Superdome sx1000 configurations
Minimum version is OpenVMS V8.2-1
Mad9M processors only
Requires Firmware Version rel_6.0 (or higher). In systems with PA-RISC and Integrity
partitions, firmware version rel_6.1 (or higher) is required.
HP Superdome sx2000 configurations
Minimum version is OpenVMS V8.3
Dual-core Itanium 2 processors only
QuickSpecs
HP Integrity Superdome Servers 16- processor, 32-
HP Integrity Superdome Servers 16- processor, 32-HP Integrity Superdome Servers 16- processor, 32-
HP Integrity Superdome Servers 16- processor, 32-
processor, and 64- processor Systems
processor, and 64- processor Systemsprocessor, and 64- processor Systems
processor, and 64- processor Systems
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