Comments on: 4 Socket Blade Servers Density: Vendor Comparison http://bladesmadesimple.com/2010/03/4-socket-blade-servers-density-vendor-comparison/ Making blade servers simple Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Thomas Bendler http://bladesmadesimple.com/2010/03/4-socket-blade-servers-density-vendor-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-1678 Thomas Bendler Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:54:47 +0000 http://bladesmadesimple.com/?p=381#comment-1678 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Blades Made Simple™ » Blog Archive » 4 Socket Blade Servers Density: Vendor Comparison http://bit.ly/guqqay</span></span> Blades Made Simple™ » Blog Archive » 4 Socket Blade Servers Density: Vendor Comparison http://bit.ly/guqqay

]]> By: Amit Lokare http://bladesmadesimple.com/2010/03/4-socket-blade-servers-density-vendor-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-649 Amit Lokare Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:55:00 +0000 http://bladesmadesimple.com/?p=381#comment-649 If possible please mail me ALL Blade Servers Details with configuration on below address :- amit.lokare@homail.com If possible please mail me ALL Blade Servers Details with configuration on below address :-
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]]> By: Ericrcann http://bladesmadesimple.com/2010/03/4-socket-blade-servers-density-vendor-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-607 Ericrcann Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:11:30 +0000 http://bladesmadesimple.com/?p=381#comment-607 Does HP have a 4 socket intel 7500 blade out yet? Is it going to be double wide like the itanium blade? Does HP have a 4 socket intel 7500 blade out yet? Is it going to be double wide like the itanium blade?

]]> By: Network Rack http://bladesmadesimple.com/2010/03/4-socket-blade-servers-density-vendor-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-387 Network Rack Fri, 14 May 2010 08:34:26 +0000 http://bladesmadesimple.com/?p=381#comment-387 The devices like this is related to computers and memory, so these kinds of chassis are somehow expensive and must be store in a good quality server racks for it to be free from possible harm. The devices like this is related to computers and memory, so these kinds of chassis are somehow expensive and must be store in a good quality server racks for it to be free from possible harm.

]]> By: PershingDriver http://bladesmadesimple.com/2010/03/4-socket-blade-servers-density-vendor-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-292 PershingDriver Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:47:39 +0000 http://bladesmadesimple.com/?p=381#comment-292 To remove the IO bottleneck you may want to lookinto using infiniband for you interblade communications we have been testing a pair of Xsigo directors for the past 4 months and our vmotion speeds have been around 900 MB/s (yes Big B) with a Dell M1000E and HP C7000 for blades as well as about 20 other servers (rack not blade) and comparing this to FCoE performance (sorry not iSCSI) <br>cheers! To remove the IO bottleneck you may want to lookinto using infiniband for you interblade communications we have been testing a pair of Xsigo directors for the past 4 months and our vmotion speeds have been around 900 MB/s (yes Big B) with a Dell M1000E and HP C7000 for blades as well as about 20 other servers (rack not blade) and comparing this to FCoE performance (sorry not iSCSI)
cheers!

]]> By: 〓まさゆきおおつか http://bladesmadesimple.com/2010/03/4-socket-blade-servers-density-vendor-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-688 〓まさゆきおおつか Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:22:47 +0000 http://bladesmadesimple.com/?p=381#comment-688 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">4 Socket Blade Servers Density: Vendor Comparison 束 Blades Made Simple G7って。。 http://bit.ly/bzDr75</span></span> 4 Socket Blade Servers Density: Vendor Comparison 束 Blades Made Simple
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]]> By: mike http://bladesmadesimple.com/2010/03/4-socket-blade-servers-density-vendor-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-238 mike Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:07:31 +0000 http://bladesmadesimple.com/?p=381#comment-238 Nik,<br>Dell 4S blades (others have a bit more limitations in redundancy, but can support pretty large IO expansion) have the capability to support 2 pairs of mezz cards (e.g. 2 x 2 port 10Gb + 2 x 2 port FC or 4 x 2 port 10Gb) in addition to 2 pairs of dual port 1Gb. So lots of IO capability and full redundancy. Nik,
Dell 4S blades (others have a bit more limitations in redundancy, but can support pretty large IO expansion) have the capability to support 2 pairs of mezz cards (e.g. 2 x 2 port 10Gb + 2 x 2 port FC or 4 x 2 port 10Gb) in addition to 2 pairs of dual port 1Gb. So lots of IO capability and full redundancy.

]]> By: mike http://bladesmadesimple.com/2010/03/4-socket-blade-servers-density-vendor-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-239 mike Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:01:52 +0000 http://bladesmadesimple.com/?p=381#comment-239 you make a great point that absolutely needs to be looked at in more detail. we published a paper with Intel on how a plain old 10Gb controller using standard VMWare tools is ideal for LAN consolidation and even LAN/SAN consolidation with iSCSI. And you dont need a Flex10 or IBM VFA to do it, VMWare has all the QoS/rate limiting (if you need it - most environments dont even need that level of complexity today) and vLAN capabilities already so you can keep it simple. that paper is posted here:<br><a href="http://download.intel.com/support/network/sb/10gbe_vsphere_wp_final.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://download.intel.com/support/network/sb/10...</a> <br>brad hedlund from Cisco in his blog posted a similar view but naturally advocated use of Nexus 5K/1K QoS features to achieve a similar goal.<br>to your point though, EX does enable much higher levels of consolidation, so our next project will be to explore that scenario in more detail. you make a great point that absolutely needs to be looked at in more detail. we published a paper with Intel on how a plain old 10Gb controller using standard VMWare tools is ideal for LAN consolidation and even LAN/SAN consolidation with iSCSI. And you dont need a Flex10 or IBM VFA to do it, VMWare has all the QoS/rate limiting (if you need it – most environments dont even need that level of complexity today) and vLAN capabilities already so you can keep it simple. that paper is posted here:
http://download.intel.com/support/network/sb/10…
brad hedlund from Cisco in his blog posted a similar view but naturally advocated use of Nexus 5K/1K QoS features to achieve a similar goal.
to your point though, EX does enable much higher levels of consolidation, so our next project will be to explore that scenario in more detail.

]]> By: Nik Simpson http://bladesmadesimple.com/2010/03/4-socket-blade-servers-density-vendor-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-237 Nik Simpson Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:48:53 +0000 http://bladesmadesimple.com/?p=381#comment-237 RAM is important, but so is enough redundant I/O bandwidth, and that's often where 4-socket blades fall short. RAM is important, but so is enough redundant I/O bandwidth, and that's often where 4-socket blades fall short.

]]> By: David Watts http://bladesmadesimple.com/2010/03/4-socket-blade-servers-density-vendor-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-236 David Watts Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:38:27 +0000 http://bladesmadesimple.com/?p=381#comment-236 Good comparison Kevin. The next step would be to compare memory DIMM count as well as CPU count, since the key to really using a 4-socket system is to have sufficient RAM. Good comparison Kevin. The next step would be to compare memory DIMM count as well as CPU count, since the key to really using a 4-socket system is to have sufficient RAM.

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