| Building a REAL Server System |
Build Value with Intel
Dependability, Value, Room to Grow, and Better Performance |
| Today's servers come in many
different shapes and sizes and have many different functions from simple
file sharing to being the backbone of a large corporate network. There
is a lot of misunderstanding about the roles of servers, what level of
hardware and software is required to fulfill those roles, and about the
components that make up a real server as compared to a non-server components
trying to fill that role. A
real server has more of everything you need:
Dependability Servers
normally operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, under medium to heavy
usage at various times of the day. To operate under these
conditions a real server must be designed to be more reliable and have
better performance than a desktop system. Taking a desktop
motherboard and trying run it as a server 24 hours a day is not a good idea. Desktop motherboard are
just not designed for this role and do not have the reliability,
scalability or performance of a server motherboard. What your server customers must ask themselves is "What is the REAL cost of network downtime?" Your customers may want to save money right now when selecting components, but in the event of a system failure, they will lose far more in lost productivity and revenue when the server is down for a day or two (on top of expensive IT repair and maintenance costs). Quality server components and platforms greatly reduce this risk and can actual save a lot of time and money later on. There is NO TIME for DOWNTIME! Intel offers the highest quality server building block for the best dependability. This includes Intel Server Management to increase server availability and decrease maintenance time. Value Intel offers the best real server
solutions as they design not only the motherboard and chipset but also
CPU, Room to Grow A real server needs room to grow and scale up to your computing needs. This includes the processor, memory, network and storage components and the ability to easily upgrade these as needed. A true server platform will start with enough of these features to meet you current needs and have the overhead to do more or be upgraded without a major reconfiguration. Better Performance A real server should be dual processor,
especially if it is to be under heavy workload throughout the day.
Current generation dual processor systems use Dual XEON or Dual AMD MP
or 64-bit Opteron processors. A single Real server boards also have room for more memory (up to 12GB) than a desktop board. Servers often run multiple applications and serve dozens of network users at once, and the more memory the better. A real server will also offer advanced features such as onboard dual LAN controllers, onboard SCSI, PCI-X slots, and firmware management options. Preferably you should also purchase the server as a barebones unit with validated power supply and chassis. |
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More
reasons to buy Intel server products: building
blocks such as the Intel Xeon processor, Intel® Server Chipset, Intel®
Server Boards, Intel® Server Chassis and Intel Server Network cards you
are assured of the highest quality and the latest technology. Peace
of Mind from buying Intel:
Intel’s brand strength can be carried through to your customers; they
can feel confident that you are supplying them with a quality product
backed by a three year warranty. As
always, you can count on Intel to provide ongoing product and technical
support. In addition, marketing and sales tools designed to help you
create demand for your products. |
Intel processor with
hyperthreading, while powerful in itself, cannot take the place of dual
processors.