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[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I realize that this has probably been asked before, but google didn't > give me an answer. Before I asked my question let me state that I > know that windows server 2003 and longhorn won't run on an IBM > mainframe. There is the endian issue and the ascii vs ebcidic > issues. Is there a medium to large IBM box that can run a couple > hundred of virtual windows 2003 servers? And said box can scale up to > approximately 1000+ virtual windows servers? Given that all current > servers are dell and hp servers with 2 intel core 2 duo processors and > a total of 150TB of storage? > > I am doing research for the possible replacement of 200+ windows > server in our datacenter. We need to add servers, but there is > literally no more power. My thinking is if IBM can get windows > servers to run on their something like their mainframes it would save > electricity and space. Everyone would win. recent cross-over from another thread: http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2007l.html#63 Is Parallel Programming Just Too Hard? mentioning that blades are also being sold into commercial market, frequently in combination with virtualization, for server consolidation and another mention here ... in slightly older thread/post: http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2007h.html#2 The Mainframe in 10 Years and mention in this thread http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2007k.html#22 Another "migration" from the mainframe http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2007k.html#23 Another "migration" from the mainframe some references from above thread CIO Challenge: Energy Efficiency http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=192202377 IBM Unveils New Energy-Efficient Blades http://www.hpcwire.com/hpc/1379801.html IBM to focus on energy efficiency http://www.bladewatch.com/2007/05/10/ibm-to-focus-on-energy-efficiency/ Blade innovations highlight energy efficiency opportunities http://www.it-director.com/business/content.php?cid=9135 IBM defends blades' energy efficiency http://green.itweek.co.uk/2006/10/ibm_defends_bla.html IBM Data Center and Facilities Strategy Services - high density computing data center readiness assessment http://www-935.ibm.com/services/us/index.wss/offering/its/a1025605 Lots of Blade Server articles http://www.eweek.com/category2/0,1874,1658862,00.asp IBM Grid Computing Solutions - financial industry http://www-03.ibm.com/grid/solutions/by_industry/financial.shtml Grid Computing for Financial Services 2007 http://www.iqpc.com/cgi-bin/templates/genevent.html?topic=233&event=12603&; Grid computing: Accelerating the search for revenue and profit for financial markets http://www-03.ibm.com/industries/financialservices/doc/content/landing/973028103.html the previously mentioned scaleup activity was in large part about physical packaging and issues like power and cooling http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/lhwemail.html#medusa but the server consolidation is now frequently blades/grid technology in combination with virtualization .... curtesy of science center from mid-60s, first with cp40 and then when 360/67 became available, morphed into cp67 (precursor to vm370) ... misc past posts mentioning science center http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/subtopic.html#545tech besides virtualization and virtual machines being invented at the science center ... compare&swap instruction for multi-thread/multi-processor was also invented at the science center http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/subtopic.html#smp and also GML (later morphed into sgml, html, xml, etc) http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/subtopic.html#sgml and most of the internal network http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/subnetwork.html#internalnet which was also seen outside in deployments like bitnet and earn http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/subnetwork.html#bitnet ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
