Processor Newspaper Volume 35 Number 24

2013·7.2 MB·English

by  Sandhills Publishing

Volume 35 Issue 24 November 29, 2013
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Another Boost For Server
Performance & Efficiency
Supermicro TwinProTMServers Offer Plenty Of Customization Options To Create Your Ideal Solution
Every server manufacturer The second-generation Twin
is developing new products that line expanded memory capaci-
help businesses balance perfor- ties to 16 DIMMs per node for
mance, cost, and efficiency. But a maximum of 1TB, ideal for
few manufacturers do so with the enterprises in markets such as
same commitment to leading- energy, finance, and science.
edge products and dedication to The latest generation TwinPro
the customer that Supermicro has product line expands and
since it started in 1993. extends the 2U Twin family,
The company’s newest line of perfect for virtually any applica-
TwinPro SuperServer systems tion where performance, cost,
covers an array of leading-edge and efficiency must be balanced.
options that you can customize use 1280W or 2000W redundant With the TwinPro product
Efficiency, Density
for your particular applications, Platinum-Level power supplies line, you’ll benefit from sys-
ensuring you end up with an The TwinPro product line for power-efficient operation. tems with energy-efficient, cool-
affordable, high-performance, includes six high-density four- TwinPro nodes support eight ing-optimized designs that can
high-efficiency server solution. node 2U TwinPro² models and SAS3 12Gbps and four SATA be customized to best solve
six high-efficiency two-node hot-swap hard drives. TwinPro² your business problems and
Builds On Twin Family
2U TwinPro models. Three nodes support six 2.5-inch or most closely suit your appli-
The TwinPro servers build basic models for each include three 3.5-inch SAS3 hot-swap cations. Most importantly,
on the Twin product line a choice of either a SATA, HW drives. For ultimate performance, though, you’ll benefit from
Supermicro launched in 2009 SAS3, or SW SAS3 storage the two-node TwinPro accom- servers with the highest perfor-
with the 2U Twin² and 2U Twin, controller. Each of these three modates a double-width GPU mance per-watt/per-dollar avail-
which are designed for enterpris- choices can then support either and two add-on cards per node. able and take advantage of the
es, HPC clusters, data centers, dual onboard 10GbE or GbE. improved power efficiency to
The Key To Power & Flexibility
and mission-critical applications. Each node supports dual lower both your capital and
Intel® Xeon® processor One key to the power and flex- operating expenditures. P
Specifications subject to E5-2600 V2 product family, 16 ibility of TwinPro systems is the
change without notice.
DDR3 ECC DIMMs, and a rear I/O options. The TwinPro sup-
Intel, the Intel logo, Xeon,
and Xeon Inside are add-on card expansion slot. ports one PCI-E 3.0 x16 and one
trademarks or registered Each node also has onboard x8 LP slot, plus one PCI-E 3.0
trademarks of Intel
dual 10GbE or QDR/FDR x8 connector for Supermicro’s
Corporation in the U.S.
and/or other countries. All InfiniBand with a dedicated unique “0 slot” add-on cards that
other brands and names IPMI remote management port can support, for example, 10Gb Contact
are the property of their
and sophisticated power man- SFP+, a SAS extension port, or
respective owners. [phone]
agement software. The servers FDR/QDR InfiniBand. www.supermicro.com
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C O M PA N Y T O WAT C H
Committed To Equipment Sales & Repair
Pegasus Computer Marketing Specializes In Point Of Sale, Barcode, Mobile Computers & Kronos TimeClocks
Do one thing, and do it well. mobile and mounted comput- All hardware sold or
It’s an age-old adage that holds ers, networking peripherals, and repaired by Pegasus is tested,
true for Pegasus Computer Kronos TimeClocks. It can ser- refurbished, and foam-packed
Marketing, which has been in vice nearly any make or model for shipment by staff right at
business since 1987. and offers new and used parts its facility, ensuring total qual-
Although the products and and complete systems. ity control and the ability to
services the company offers Pegasus performs all depot quickly turn around emergen-
have changed through the maintenance, flat-rate repair, cy requests from customers.
Pegasus Computer
years, driven by the shift away sales, and buyouts from its The company has stood
Marketing
from mainframe hardware and 7,500-square-foot facility in the test of time and, in fact,
peripherals, its focus remains Forney, Texas. still performs repairs and
(cid:114)(cid:1)In business since 1987
on being a total used hard- Having a central location maintenance for some of
(cid:114)(cid:1)Offers repair, sales, and
ware provider for sales, repair, allows the company to provide the same retailers that have
maintenance services all from
parts, and complete systems. the best in technical and sales been trusting the company
its Texas location
Since the late 1990s, Pegasus staff expertise and stay current since day one, along with
has been selling and repair- on trends and the prices and countless other companies
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ing point of sale terminals and availability of equipment its that need a quality, reliable
www.pegasuscomputer.net
peripherals, barcode equipment, customers use. repair center. P
F E AT U R E D P R O D U C T
Backup, Restore & Manage
replicas, check archive integrity,
and delete unneeded backups.
An event logging utility dis-
Paragon Protect & Restore Works Across
plays and collects information
Physical, Virtual & Hybrid Environments on all aspects of the PPR infra-
structure, and smart notification
Storage environments are that both physical and Servers manage tools keep you up to date on key
more complex than ever, and virtual machines are storage and archive activities, with email notifica-
the demands to back up, restore, covered by the same maintenance; a tion to multiple recipients. P
and manage the data on a vari- solution,” he says. Backup Agent man-
ety of devices and environments PPR works within ages the backup pro- Paragon Protect & Restore
seem never-ending. the vast majority of cess on physical and
Paragon Protect & Restore IT installations, rang- virtual machines; (cid:114)(cid:1)Centralized remote manage-
(PPR) brings order to the ing from tens to thousands and WinPE-based Recovery ment console
chaos with centralized con- of servers. Media offers a Recovery ID fea- (cid:114)(cid:1)Agentless backup and replica-
trol of your backup, disaster The program has several ture for restoring remote sys- tion of VMs
recovery, and hard disk man- components to help distribute tems and Paragon’s Adaptive (cid:114)(cid:1)Restore VM backups anytime,
agement requirements across the workload: an Administration Restore, which can recover sys- anywhere on any hardware
physical, virtual, and hybrid Server provides the core func- tems to dissimilar hardware.
computing environments, says tionality; a Management Several tools help simplify
Paragon Software President Console serves as the primary the overall backup and restore
Tom Fedro. user interface; an ESX Bridge process, including a back-
[phone]
“Customers love the ease of provides agentless access to the up storage browser that lets
www.paragon-software.com
use of the product, and the fact VMware infrastructure; Backup you quickly find backups and
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F E AT U R E D P R O D U C T
A Wallmount Space Saver
If Your Company Is Short On Space, The RackSolutions 15U
Wall Mount Rack Can Help With Your Server & Networking Needs
Let’s say you are in an office heavy-duty steel construction and cables on the
or business where space is at a with a powder-coated black fin- backs of switches
premium. You need a place to ish and comes with all the neces- and other equipment.
store servers and other network- sary mounting hardware. “You can easily plug and
RackSolutions
ing gear and keep them safe, but The 15U Wall Mount Rack unplug devices and route cables
15U Wall Mount Rack
you don’t have a data center, and offers several features unique around the back of equipment,”
finding the floor space for a regu- to the market, says Rodger Baldwin says, plus mount
(cid:114)(cid:1)Plexiglas front door swings open
lar rack or cabinet isn’t easy. Baldwin, executive account equipment either horizontally or
(cid:114)(cid:1)Added depth makes it easy to
It’s the ideal environment for manager. A Plexiglas front door vertically. In fact, one customer access cables in back of rack
the RackSolutions 15U Wall lets you see and monitor equip- noted that “there’s U space all (cid:114)(cid:1)Optional filler panels for top
Mount Rack, which can be ment inside the rack and swings over the place,” he says.
mounted in an office, back room, open to provide quick access. The extra depth, plus the
or virtually any other location. At 15U tall and 24 inches rack’s side panels with an
Because the rack doesn’t deep, the rack is taller and open top and bottom, allow
require floor space, it stays out deeper than other wallmount for plenty of heat exhaust and
of the way while providing easy, products on the market. That airflow. If needed, you can
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centralized access to servers and extra space means there’s plen- enclose the top of the cabinet
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other equipment. It has a durable, ty of room to access power with optional filler panels. P
C O M PA N Y T O WAT C H
Protecting Your IT Facility
AVTECH Puts Its More Than 25 Years Of Experience To Work
Designing & Manufacturing Environmental Monitoring Hardware & Software
When life throws your a complete line of products The AVTECH Room Alert and power. The base package
business a curveball, some- designed to monitor temperature 3E and Room Alert 32W serve includes an external tempera-
times you take a different and environmental conditions. as the bookends of the compa- ture sensor, room entry sensor,
approach. Such was the case “Many players have entered ny’s seven-model product line. and a wireless sensor hub. P
with AVTECH, which began the environment monitor- The $145 3E temperature and
in Irvine, Calif., providing disk, ing arena to chip away at environment monitor is power- AVTECH
file, and process management AVTECH’s market share. After ful, lightweight, and fits in the
tools for VAX/VMS systems 15 years, Room Alert monitors palm of your hand. It installs (cid:114)(cid:1)Offers seven models of Room
from Digital Equipment Corp. continue to offer the most cost- anywhere there’s an Ethernet Alert monitors for temperature
“In 1993, when the market effective, scalable, and complete connection. The included Device and environmental conditions
we served disappeared, we solution available,” he says. ManageR software lets you eas- (cid:114)(cid:1)In business since 1988, with
scrambled to reinvent ourselves Sigourney says that the base ily and efficiently monitor hun- more than 130,000 customers
and moved to the East Coast price of AVTECH’s packaged dreds of Room Alert 3E devices. in 177 countries
to be closer to Europe,” says solutions includes most of what The $995 Room Alert 32W
Michael Sigourney, the com- customers want and need. “We 1U 19-inch rackmount device
pany’s president and CEO. include all the cables, printed can monitor about 100 sensors.
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In 1998, AVTECH introduced documentation, and more up Built-in sensors include tem-
www.avtech.com
Room Alert and now offers front, without any surprises.” perature, humidity, heat index,
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ECORTEC NC
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ACK OUNT OMPUTERS
- 1U, 2U and larger computers mount in 19” racks
- Available in Bare Bones to fully loaded configurations
- Choices include two separate computers in one enclosure
- Motherboard size, capability and manufacturer choices
- Full range of CPU and Memory options
- Storage choices include SSD and HD options
- Wide range of Video and communication choices
- Manufactured in USA by Recortec, Inc
Email:[email protected] more rack mount products
[phone] | www.recortec.com
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37 Years Made in the USA
Automatic Transfer Switch—ATS
Standard Features
(cid:116)(cid:1) Out-Of-Phase Source Switching
(cid:116)(cid:1) 8-15ms Switching Time
(cid:116)(cid:1) Programmable Dropout Voltage
(cid:116)(cid:1) Programmable Switchback Voltage
(cid:116)(cid:1) SNMP And HTTP With DS-Series
(cid:116)(cid:1) PCB-Based Reliability
Provide Redundancy To Single-Corded Devices With
(cid:116)(cid:1) Reports Volts, Current, Watts, VA
The Ability To Switch Out-Of-Phase Sources In 8 To 15ms.
(cid:116)(cid:1) Break-Before-Make Transfer
Providing redundancy on the power-circuit level is critical to maintaining up- Monitoring Power on the ATS is a unique feature which provides
time. The ATS Series provides a simple and reliable solution for automatically information about:
sensing power loss and seamlessly switching to a backup circuit. BayTech (cid:116)(cid:1)(cid:1)Amperage Load (cid:116)(cid:1)(cid:1)(Watts) True RMS Power (cid:116)(cid:1)(cid:1)Volt-amps
ATS transfer switch line offers a unique approach to performing the transfer (cid:116)(cid:1)(cid:1)Voltage (cid:116)(cid:1)(cid:1)Internal Temperature
by completely severing the connection between the source and load then
waiting for the zerocrossing to perform the transfer. This is the driving force By combining the ATS and the DS-Series, console server alerts
behind being able to perform out-of-phase transfers with a low-cost solution. on power and transfers can be sent via secure SNMP V3.
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