IBM eServer Cluster 42U Enterprise Rack
Linux clustering offers significant price/performance advantages for many high-performance workloads by harnessing the advantages of low cost servers plus innovative, easily available open source software.
Today, many businesses are building their own Linux clusters using commodity hardware, standard interconnects and networking technology, open source software, and in-house or third-party applications. Despite the advantages offered by these systems, the expense and complexity of assembling, integrating, testing and managing these clusters from disparate, piece-part components often outweighs any benefits gained.
IBM has designed the IBM ® Cluster 1350 to help address these challenges. Now clients can benefit from IBM’s extensive experience with clustered UNIX® and Linux computers to help minimize this complexity and risk. Using advanced Intel® Xeon™, AMD Opteron™, and IBM PowerPC® and POWER5™ processor-based server nodes, proven cluster management software and optional high-speed interconnects, the Cluster 1350 offers the best of IBM and third-party technology. As a result, clients can speed up installation of a Linux cluster, simplify its management, and reduce mean time to payback.
The Cluster 1350 is designed to be an ideal solution for a broad range of application environments, including industrial design and manufacturing, financial services, life sciences, government and education. These environments typically require excellent price/performance for handling high performance computing (HPC) workloads. It is also an excellent choice for applications that require horizontal scaling capabilities, such as Web serving and collaboration.
