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NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: PHIL HOCHMUTH
on LINUX 11/26/01 - Today's focus: IBM's latest Linux servers keep chugging Dear Wincenty Kaminski, In this issue: * IBM introduces eServer xSeries * Links related to Linux * Featured reader resource _____________________________________________________________ This newsletter sponsored by VeriSign - The Value of Trust Pinpoint the right security solution for your company - FREE Guide from industry leader VeriSign gives you all the facts. Learn how to: * Add the most powerful online encryption - 128-bit * Quickly authenticate your site Get your FREE Guide now at: http://nww1.com/go/3500725a.html _____________________________________________________________ Having Trouble... Increasing your client base and providing superior customer service? Attend Network World's one-day seminar and get the tools you need for well-engineered performance and availability management in your network. Visit http://nww1.com/go/1126linux.html for information on Aligning Performance & Availability Management with Your Corporate Strategy. _______________________________________________________________ Today's focus: IBM's latest Linux servers keep chugging By Phil Hochmuth Enterprise Linux users looking for the latest and fastest server hardware might want to check out the new eServer xSeries servers from IBM. IBM's new servers will support Linux on up to 16 processors in a 3U (three rack unit) sized box. The first versions of the xSeries will include 32-bit Intel processors, with 64-bit chips to come later. An interesting feature that could be useful to server administrators is the ability to partition processors on the xSeries servers. With this, users could set up a Linux server to do multiple tasks in a single box, such as assigning different bunches of processors to handle Web, database, e- mail, or file and print serving. Different Linux distributions could be run on the partitioned processor groups, or even other operating systems, such as Windows-based systems. The new IBM servers support several hardware enhancements aimed at making Linux systems more reliable. The xSeries will include what IBM calls Active PCI-X, which allows a server technician to replace PCI or PCI-X adapters or peripherals on the fly, without having to power down the server. A "memory mirroring" feature is also included, which can help avoid crashes due to corrupted memory. Mirroring allows a server to detect when a RAM module goes bad and replicate the system memory from hard disk space, allowing for the bad RAM to be replaced without shutting down the server. Next issue, we'll look at how Dell is keeping pace with its own Linux server offerings. _______________________________________________________________ To contact Phil Hochmuth: Phil Hochmuth is a staff writer for Network World, and a former systems integrator. 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