Dell officially released the PowerEdge M420 blade server today, so today, I’ll provide you with some details about how it works – especially in regards to connectivity to the IO Modules. If you are interested in blade server density, you’ll want to read this post.
Revised with corrections 3/1/2011 10:29 a.m. (EST)
Almost a year ago, I wrote an article highlighting the 4 socket blade server offerings. At that time, the offerings were very slim, but over the past 11 months, that blog post has received the most hits, so I figured it’s time to revise the article. In [...]
Here’s a couple screenshots :
From the Chassis Overview – http://www.twitpic.com/33vv87
From the Server Overview – http://www.twitpic.com/33vvj2
From the Individual Server Overview – http://www.twitpic.com/33vvz0
IMPORTANT NOTE – I updated this blog post on Feb. 28, 2011 with better details. To view the updated blog post, please go to:
http://bladesmadesimple.com/2011/02/4-socket-blade-servers-density-vendor-comparison-2011/
Original Post (March 10, 2010):
As the Intel Nehalem EX processor is a couple of weeks away, I wonder what impact it will have in the blade server [...]
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