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Transcript

Server hardware

the basics
Entry(x86)
Enterprise (MainframE)
midrange

ENTRY(x86)

x86 SERVERS ARE VERY COMMON SYSTEMS FOUND IN SERVER RACKS

They are the entry level communication piece to other hardware in the data center You may hear them called by other names

  • Pizza Box
  • Linux
  • Compute Modules/Blades
  • Intel
Rear
Front
Server
Blade/Compute Module
Blade Chassis

Midrange

MIDRANGE SERVERS ARE MORE POWERFUL THAN x86
They handle large-scale processing, can be paired with Mainframes to assist with network management, and can be licensed to run multiple Operating Systems
  • IBM Power Systems
  • AIX pSeries
  • OS400 iSeries

Mainframe

Mainframes are the most powerful servers we see in typical data centers
IBM currently dominates the market for mainframes
  • IBM zEnterprise
  • IBM zSeries