Archive for June, 2011
Correctly installing memory in a Dell R610 / Dell R710 for ESX
I got an email from a colleague who was planning the upgrade on their Dell PowerEdge R710 which was running ESX, there had been some debate about deciding on how much memory to buy and working out the optimum memory configuration in order to match the channels as they were upgrading from 64GB to 128GB. [...]
Tilera processors brings us the possibility of 100 cores
http://www.tilera.com/products/processors/TILE-Gx_Family This latest generation processor family features devices with 16 to 100 identical processor cores (tiles) interconnected with Tilera’s iMesh™ on-chip network. Each tile consists of a complete, full-featured processor as well as L1 and L2 cache and a non-blocking switch that connects the tiles into the mesh. As with all Tilera® processors, each tile [...]
The server or blade bundle
I read this blog article about what to carry on a USB stick in order to be able to manage your blade or rack servers and it got me thinking about something I mentioned to both the guys at Dell and HP the last time I met them either at a conference or at one [...]
HP continues to innovate with the SMB in mind
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2011/110621xa.html Maximize employee productivity with collaboration HP provides SMBs with a broad range of technologies that reduce costs, improve efficiency and ensure collaboration for greater employee productivity. New solutions enable clients to: Increase productivity with the HP ProLiant ML110 G7, an entry-level server that is simple to deploy and manage. It supports basic office applications [...]
VMware vSphere transforms the possibilities for end user community
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/it-business/nations-health-in-good-hands/story-e6frganx-1226078137767 BEFORE the Nursing Board of Victoria (NBV) became the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) in July last year, its Melbourne data centre was nationally recognised for its sophistication. AHPRA is now the organisation responsible for the registration and accreditation of 500,000 health professionals in Australia. It replaced all the previously independent state boards [...]
Talking Tilera and the cloud
http://www.businesscloud9.com/content/can-tilera-take-intel-ultimate-cloud-computing-processor/5694 Perhaps the biggest challenge yet to the dominance of the Intel x/86 / x64 general purpose processor is announced this week by US processor designer, Tilera. The company is introducing what it claims, perhaps with a tad over-zealous grandiosity, is the ultimate Cloud Computing processor. The TILE Gx 3000 family, to give it its [...]
Disaster recovery through the cloud
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ibm-launches-smart-cloud-for-disaster-recovery-and-data-archive-2011-06-20 ARMONK, N.Y., June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — IBM IBM -0.06% today announced new cloud services that enable clients to protect, store and retrieve their most critical data in minutes versus days in the event of a disaster. Disasters – whether from hurricanes, earthquakes or IT failures – can cause significant damage to [...]
Oracle extends the possibilities of cloud
http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/406121 Oracle today announced the Oracle Optimized Solution for Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure, a fully integrated, pre-tested solution which helps accelerate enterprise Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) cloud deployments. The new solution leverages Oracle’s unique ability to engineer and integrate key infrastructure components and speed virtual machine deployment times by up to 98 percent, lowering TCO and improving productivity [...]
Fujitsu shows us their supercomputer offering and it rocks
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2011/20110620-02.html Tokyo, June 20, 2011 — RIKEN and Fujitsu have taken first place on the 37th TOP500 list announced today at the 26th International Supercomputing Conference (ISC’11) held in Hamburg, Germany. This ranking is based on a performance measurement of the “K computer(1),” currently under their joint development. The TOP500-ranked K computer system, currently in the [...]
iDRAC firmware now 1.70 and new Broadcom NetXtreme II adapter drivers released
Dell iDRAC firmware version 1.70 Dell have released an updated version of their iDRAC firmware bringing it to 1.70 now. I have tested it on their R610 and R710 servers without issue, due check it out, it brings some feature enhancements and bug fixes according to their readme or release notes below: Improved Web GUI [...]
