1 or 2 CPU's on a card with a hard drive and an ethernet port or two connected to a very high speed backplane. They hot-plug into a card cage, or chassis if you prefer. They put a lot of cpu's into a relatively small space.
Allan -----Original Message----- [mailto:Murali_Pavuloori/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 11:20 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L What are blade servers? Could the listers please shed some light on it.... thanks, Murali. |---------+----------------------------> | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]| | | > | | | Sent by: | | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | | .com | | | | | | | | | 10/16/2003 11:04 | | | AM | | | Please respond to| | | ORACLE-L | | | | |---------+----------------------------> >----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------| | | | To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | cc: | | Subject: anyone have opinions on the future of the 'grid'? | >----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------| I was at the Wash DC Oracle conference yesterday and the key note address was about the future direction of Oracle. It was pretty positive about Grid technology and blade servers. Anyone out there have any opinions? It seems like this technology is probably several years away from being used in the business and government contracting world. Most places you see it are in academia. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: INET: Murali_Pavuloori/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). ______________________________________________________________________________ This email is intended solely for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Copying, forwarding or distributing this message by persons or entities other than the addressee is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete the material from any computer. This email may have been monitored for policy compliance. [021216] -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Nelson, Allan INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
