IBM's Upgraded NT Server To Support Storage
IBM is upgrading its Windows NT server line with new models thatoffer much faster throughput to storage subsystems and
mainframes. IBM officials say the systems are evidence of the
company's effort to better integrate its own products.
IBM this week will introduce its top-of-the-line NT Netfinity
7000M10, the first NT server from IBM to support Fibre Channel
storage. New Fibre Channel components for the system include a
RAID controller, host adapter, and hub. Fibre Channel's 100-Mbps
transmission speeds are more than twice as fast as SCSI's. The
server can hold up to four Intel 400-MHz Xeon chips. An optional
Escon adapter provides a data path between the 7000M10 and IBM's
S/390 mainframes at speeds up to 200 Mbps.
Fibre Channel brings IBM's NT server line up to par with recent
offerings from Compaq and Dell. In fact, IBM may have an edge
because of its experience with Fibre Channel across other parts of
its product line, says Devin Comiskey, an analyst with D.H. Brown.
Two other Netfinity models are the 5500M10, which supports up to
two Xeon chips, and the 5000, which comes with Pentium II
processors.
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