COMPAREX - High-End Servers Sun Enterprise 10 000

High-End Servers Sun Enterprise 10 000

Simplified Data Center Management: More and more companies are consolidating applications onto single, large capacity servers - like the 64-way Sun Enterprise 10000 system - to lower costs and ease system management.

Dynamic partitioning is an important component of such consolidation plans because it allows multiple applications to be run in isolated environments on a single server. Resource allocation across individual domains can be done on the fly, without rebooting any of the partitions, which is crucial to maintaining a mission-critical computing platform in IT environments that are increasingly expected to deliver higher levels of services.

With the introduction of third generation domain management software, SunTM has enhanced the ability to divide a Sun Enterprise 10000 server into several partitions, know as Dynamic System Domains (DSDs). Sun has improved its support for Dynamic System Domains by increasing the number of available domains from eight to 16. In this new generation of Dynamic System Domains technology, Sun has also added Automated Dynamic Reconfiguration (ADR) and InterDomain Networks (IDN), which allow data center customers to better utilize the system's domain capabilities.

Automated Dynamic Reconfiguration (ADR)

ADR removes the need for manually entering commands when reconfiguring domain resources. Instead of using a keystrokes or mouse clicks, ADR automates the domain reconfiguration process with a simple script of code that can be run when needed. Scripts can be written and executed by system administrators to address peak load situations, reallocating resources on the fly, dynamically moving system boards from one domain to another.

<h1>InterDomain Networks (IDN)

IDN facilitates data transfer between domains by providing a high-speed network connection between individual domains via the Gigaplane-XBTM interconnect. This virtual link between domains can be temporarily set up when needed for data mart loads, network backup and other high-bandwidth inter-domain communications. Rather than setting up network connections outside the box, customers can take advantage of IDN without making changes to their network configuration or applications. With IDN, data center managers have greater flexibility and lower system administration costs.

Source: Sun Microsystems