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| Migrate from | Needs | Migrate to |
|---|---|---|
| HP Entry Integrity (rx1620, rx2620) HP Alpha servers HP 3000, HPTC Clusters and Digital Servers HP Blade System |
Streamline IT environment Reduce server sprawl Windows, UNIX or Linux migration Rack or x86 Blades integration Support new workloads, platforms and applications—including Web service and security Move up to virtualization, increased compatibility, ut |
IBM BladeCenter: JS22 IBM BladeCenter: HS22, or LS42 on Windows or Linux IBM Cluster 1350 |
| Dell PowerEdge – Intel 1U/2U Dell PowerEdge blades |
Cost-effective scalability; support for multiple applications on multiple operating systems; support for 2- and 4-way Intel and 2-way UNIXall on same chassis. | IBM BladeCenter HS22 IBM BladeCenter LS42 |
| Sun Fire™ T1000/T2000 Sun Fire UltraSPARC Sun Fire AMD™ 1U/2U Solaris 10 |
Help increase investment protection; acquire reliable technology with a long established ecosystem; increase energy efficiency; add flexibility for future growth Server Consolidation (consolidating Solaris servers onto IBM Blades). | Linux, AIX or Solaris 10 on IBM BladeCenter:LS42, JS22, HS22 |
1 BladeCenter E holds 14 servers in 7U of rack space. You can only get seven 1U rack servers in 7U of rack space.
2 Based on IBM power engineering test data. Numbers are average worst case for P6 Burn exerciser program. Like Intel configurations tested in IBM lab. Blade power is average power of total chassis solution
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