Help with Network Servers specifications:
General Specifications
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| Server Type: | |||
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| Network Server | A computer that controls and manages network resources. | ||
| Applications / File Server | A file server is nothing more than a computer that stores various files and documents. This type of server does very little processing and doesn't need to be high speed (high MHz) or contain massive amounts of RAM. Application servers are similar to file servers, except they house applications that are run directly from them. Since the PC is doing all the work, these servers can be low-end. | ||
| Printer Server | A print server is a central computer that manages networked printers from a single location. It is setup with multiple printers that are shared for the end users to access. | ||
| Web Server | Web servers transfer content over the Internet using the Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML). | ||
| Proxy Server | A server that allows users to access outside networks such as the Internet, without disturbing the internal network. | ||
| SAN Server | A server that controls or is part of a storage area network (SAN). SAN is a high-speed subnetwork of shared storage devices. | ||
| Other | Other unlisted server type. | ||
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| Form Factor: | |||
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| Blade Server | Blade servers are self-contained servers embedded in computer boards. They are generally proprietary and one manufactures will not work with another. These "blades" are housed in a chassis called a "razor". | ||
| Rack Mounted | Devices mount in racks and come with hardware such as rail guides, flanges, or tabs. Some rack-mounted devices fit in a standard 19” telecommunications rack. | ||
| Tower | Devices are designed to fit inside a tower. | ||
| Portable | Devices are designed to be moved freely and are not meant to be bolted or hardwired in place. This style includes items with wheels, briefcase or laptop style products, etc. | ||
| Other | Other unlisted form factors. | ||
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Processor Specifications
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| Intel® Pentium® III |
General Specs of the Intel® Pentium® III family:
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| Intel® Pentium® III XeonTM | The Intel® Pentium® III Xeon™ processor is designed for mid-range to high-end servers and workstations. | ||
| Intel® Pentium® IV | A server and workstation processor developed by Intel® Corporation. | ||
| Intel® Itanium® |
General Specs of the Intel® Itanium® Family:
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| Intel® Celeron® |
General Specs of the Intel® Celeron® family:
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| AMD GeodeTM GX1 Family |
General Specs of the AMD GeodeTM GX1 family:
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| AMD OpteronTM | An AMD Processor. | ||
| Motorola PowerPCTM | Motorola PowerPCTM is a RISC (Reduce Instruction Set Computer) microprocessor designed to meet the standard set by the PowerPC Alliance (Motorola, IBM, and Apple Computer). The PowerPC standard specifies a 32-bit and 64-bit bus and support for 32 floating point registers. The PowerPC processor is used to power notebooks, desktop computers, workstations, servers, as well as high-end telecommunication networks. | ||
| UltraSPARC® Family (UltraSPARC®-II) |
General Specs of the SUN® Microsystems UltraSparcTM Family:
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| Other | Other unlisted, specialized, or proprietary configuration. | ||
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| Processor Speed: | The number of operations per second (expressed in MHz) that the processor can accomplish. | ||
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| Supported Processors: | The maximum number of processors supported by the server. | ||
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Memory
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| Supported RAM: | The maximum memory (in MB) supported by the system. Random access memory (RAM) is the main memory of the computer. | ||
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| Cache Memory (L1 & L2): | The cache contains the data that is accessed most often the CPU and memory. Cache memory accounts for a small amount of high-speed RAM and is the memory that the processor most often uses. The cache runs almost as fast as the processor. | ||
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Storage
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| Supported Storage | The maximum storage (in MB) that can be installed in the server. | ||
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| Hard Drives Supported: | |||
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| IDE Interface | Integrated drive electronics (IDE) describes a hard disk controller circuitry. | ||
| SCSI Interface | Small computer system interface (SCSI) is a system level interface that can support many physical units. | ||
| Other | Other unlisted, specialized, or proprietary configuration. | ||
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| Internal RAID Support? | The server has support features for an internal redundant array of independent disks (RAID). | ||
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Connectivity
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| 10Base-T Ethernet | 10Base-T (also called Twisted Pair Ethernet) is one adaptation of the IEEE 802.3 (Ethernet) standard for Local Area Networks (LAN), which uses twisted-pair cables with a maximum length of 100 meters. The cable is thinner and more flexible than the coaxial cable used for the 10Base-2 or 10Base-5 standards. Cables in the 10Base-T system connect with RJ-45 connectors. The 10Base-T system operates at 10 Mbps and uses baseband type of transmission. | ||
| 10Base-2 Ethernet | 10Base-2 (also called Thinnet) is one adaptation of the IEEE 802.3 (Ethernet) standard for Local Area Networks (LAN). The 10Base-2 standard uses 50-ohm coaxial cable (RG-58 A/U) with maximum lengths of 185 meters. This cable is thinner and more flexible than that used for the 10Base-5 standard. Cables in the 10Base-2 system connect with BNC connectors. The 10Base-2 system operates at 10 Mbps and uses baseband type of transmission. | ||
| Fast Ethernet | Fast Ethernet is the 100 Mbps Ethernet Specification. The IEEE 802.3 committee developed the standards for this protocol. The general designation for these standards is 100Base-T. There are different alternatives that are used with different transmission media. The group called 100Base-X alternatives use two physical links between nodes (one for transmission and one for reception). The 100Base-T group uses the Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol. | ||
| Gigabit Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet is the standard for a high-speed Ethernet, approved by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.3z Gigabit Task Force in 1996. | ||
| Token Ring | A token ring is a medium access control technique for ring topology. Token ring technology is based on the use of a small frame, called token, that circulates when all stations are idle. A host may transmit by seizing the token, inserting a packet onto the ring, and then retransmitting via the token. Token ring is a medium access control (MAC) protocol. | ||
| Fibre Channel | Fibre channel is a computer communications protocol designed to provide a means for the high-speed transfer of data in a serial link between supercomputers, mainframes, workstations, desktop computers, storage devices, displays, and other peripherals. Fibre channel technology uses optical fibers to connect computers and peripheral devices that require high bandwidth. It functions via a serial data transfer architecture that is compatible with SCSI. The most prominent fibre channel standard is arbitrated loop (FC-AL), which can support full-duplex data transfer rates of 100MBps. | ||
| Fieldbus | Fieldbus is a generic term that describes an all-digital communications network protocol used in industry as a Local Area Network (LAN) for factory / plant instrumentation and control devices. The network is a digital, bi-directional, multidrop, serial-bus, communications network used to link isolated field devices, such as controllers, transducers, actuators and sensors. | ||
| Other | Other unlisted technology | ||
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| I/O Ports | |||
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| Serial | A serial interface is a computer board or port that transmits data by sending the bits one after the other over a single wire. | ||
| Parallel | A parallel interface is a computer board or a port that transmits character data (byte) by sending the bits down parallel electrical paths simultaneously. | ||
| USB | Universal Serial Bus (USB) is the standard serial bus for low-to-medium speed peripheral device connections to Personal Computers, including keyboards, mice, modems, printers, joysticks, audio functions, monitor controls, etc. | ||
| FireWire® (IEEE 1394) | FireWire® is a cross-platform implementation of the high-speed serial data bus, defined by IEEE Standard 1394, that can move large amounts of data between computers and peripheral devices. It features simplified cabling, hot swapping, and transfer speeds of up to 400 megabits per second. FireWire speeds up the movement of multimedia data and large files and enables the connection of digital consumer products -- including digital camcorders, digital videotapes, digital videodisks, set-top boxes, and music systems -- directly to a personal computer. FireWire is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. | ||
| Other | Other unlisted ports. | ||
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| Number of PCI Slots: | The number of PCI slots available in the server. | ||
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Operating Systems Supported
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| Microsoft® Windows® | Operating system developed by the Microsoft® Corporation. It uses a graphical user interface to control the system. | ||
| Linux® | An open-source UNIX clone operating system that runs on machines powered by the x86 microprocessor. | ||
| Novell NetWare | A local area network (LAN) operating system developed by Novell Inc. NetWare runs on a variety of different types of LANs such as Ethernets, Token rings, etc. | ||
| SCO UnixWare | An Unix-like operating system that runs on x86 machines. | ||
| Banyan VINES | A multitasking, multi-user network protocol used to internetwork LANs and WANs. Banyan VINES (Virtual Networking System) is based on the UNIX operating system. | ||
| Unix | A powerful multi-user, multitasking-operating system developed at Bell Labs in the early 1970s. | ||
| Mac OS | Macintosh operating system developed by Apple Computer, Inc. | ||
| Other | Other unlisted, specialized, or proprietary operating system. | ||
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Features
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| Redundant Power Supplies? | The server has a power supply system that is automatically turned on in case the main power supply system fails. | ||
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| Redundant Fan Modules? | The server has a fan (cooling) system that is automatically turned on in case the main fan system fails. | ||
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| System Management Utilities Included? | Utilities used to operate and manage the network such as Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), remote management utilities, predictive failure analysis, system monitoring, etc. | ||
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| Operating Temperature: | This is the full-required range of ambient operating temperature. | ||
| Search Logic: | User may specify either, both, or neither of the limits in a "From - To" range; when both are specified, matching products will cover entire range. Products returned as matches will meet all specified criteria. | ||
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Blade Density
The number of blade servers that fit into the blade chassis (razor).
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| Blade Density | The number of blade servers that fit into the blade chassis (razor). | ||
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| Chassis Height (RU) | Chassis height in rack units (RU). Blade server chassis are also known as razors. | ||
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