FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
1999-0196
| Japanese Release | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
Tokyo, September 30, 1999 - Fujitsu Limited today announced the global deployment of the first high availability, Integrated Data Center servers in its GP7000F Unix server range. The new GP7000F Model 2000 scales to 64 SPARC64(TM) GP processors, while the new Model 1000 scales to 32 processors. The new servers are expected to be able to achieve around 150,000 transactions per minute, with plans in the next iteration to aim for about three times this performance. All GP7000F models run the Solaris(TM)7 operating system and provide levels of RAS (reliability availability and serviceability) normally associated with corporate mainframe systems. In addition, the larger systems will include dynamic system reconfiguration and hardware redundancy to support 24x7 operation. Fujitsu GP7000F with 64 Processors Aims for Top of the Class
-- new SPARC servers deliver 99.999% availability --
Both new models introduced today enhance Fujitsu's strategic support and commitment to the Solaris operating system while expanding the existing GP7000F series to a fully scalable server range from two-processor systems all the way to 64 processors. But the scalability will not stop there. The next step will be a 128-processor GP7000F server.
These additions to the GP7000F series pave the way for ever larger systems that will be required to service the demands of Business to Business and Business to Customer networked applications, server farms and corporate server consolidation expected to take hold in the early years of the 21st century.
"The demands from our customers for server consolidation, E-business application engines, the emerging ASP (Application Service Provider) market and the growing need for very large data warehouses for CRM (Customer relationship management) make these new product developments essential," said Mr. Isao Suzuki, Senior Vice President and Group President, Marketing Group, Fujitsu Limited. "The clustering, hardware redundancy and high levels of system control also mean we can meet the 24x7 availability profiles of such systems."
Fujitsu has incorporated its own unique performance enhancement developments in these GP7000F systems. The SPARC64(TM) GP processor has higher levels of internal cache and more error detection and correction technology than previous SPARC processors. This can significantly reduce both the time processors have to wait for instructions from memory and the possibility of system failure due to parity errors. When memory and processors need to talk, they use Fujitsu's world leading cross bar switch bus technology that runs at 40.96GB/sec. The future 128 processor systems will be able take advantage of Fujitsu's leading edge R&D in 0.18 micron copper wire CMOS, which will soon lift this bus bandwidth to 51.2GB/s running at 200MHz.
GP7000F system compatibility with Sun UltraSPARC processors and Sun's software development and sourcing strategy means that Fujitsu will not be developing a rival set of software tools and services. Rather it will be leveraging and promoting Sun's software sets, and it aims to maximize their adoption as the strategic products of choice across the Fujitsu customer base.
"This is a tremendous endorsement for both SPARC and Solaris," said Scott McNealy, Chairman and CEO of Sun Microsystems. "Sun is eager to support the integration of the Fujitsu and Siemens computer businesses and continue its broad support of the Fujitsu-designed and manufactured SPARC/Solaris products that will become part of the joint venture's product line."
Fully compatible with the Solaris operating system, GP7000F systems are ideal for use with major vendor products such as Oracle's relational database, data warehousing and financial systems. This has resulted in Oracle and Fujitsu entering into a strategic alliance for the promotion and delivery of combined Oracle and GP7000F solutions.
"The strategic alliance between Oracle, Fujitsu, and Fujitsu Siemens Computers is greatly enhanced with the availability of Oracle8 and 8i for the GP7000F family of SPARC Solaris servers," said Ray Wong, Vice President, Platform Technologies Division at Oracle Corporation. "The combination of Oracle8 or 8i with GP7000F reduces total cost of ownership while providing the performance, scalability and high- availability necessary to develop and deploy applications, whether for departmental, Internet or OLTP computing environments."
In line with the growth in data farms, the GP7000F Model 2000 is capable of holding 1TB of data storage internally. It also comes with 96 PCI slots, giving it the potential to address up to 700TB of data in external arrays. High availability clusters can also be constructed using Fujitsu's SynfinityCluster, SynfinityDisk, SynfinityFile and SynfinityLink software to achieve 99.999% up time.
These very large and robust SPARC64(TM) GP Solaris servers have adopted many of the important large system features of previous mainframe technology. But they also are very flexible and can be configured in both partitioned and non-partitioned modes. Fujitsu's highly enforced partitioning functions in particular provide lower TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) when used for server consolidation purposes.
The systems can be configured for hot standby operation, allowing high-speed job switching, system enhancement and resource scalability without having to stop work in progress just to add system boards or other components.
In line with this announcement, Fujitsu is also announcing a new shared disk array system. Called the GR720 Disk Array System, it supports the construction of high availability GP7000F cluster systems and SAN (Storage Area Network) system environments.
This new disk array system has a maximum 2.1TB of disk capacity and provides a "One Point Copy function" for concurrent back-up operations. The One Point Copy function allows data to be backed up while applications are running and minimises the time required to restore data in the event of a system failure.
All new models will commence shipping in North America, Europe and Asia/Pacific in April 2000.
GP7000F Models 2000 and 1000 have the following specifications
Processors: 300MHz SPARC64-GP with 8 MB secondary cache CPU Supported: Model 2000 = 64, Model 1000 = 32 Memory: Up to 64 GB/64 way interleaved I/O slots: Up to 96 PCI slots Disc storage: Up to 1TB internal, potentially 700TB externally Bus: Large bandwidth crossbar of 40.96 GB/s (51.2 GB/s
for future 128-processor configuration)Redundancy: N+1 redundant power supply subsystem and dual
power feed feature. Redundant cooling subsystem.
Hot system replacement of main components
can be performed.Formfactor: A 19-inch rack unit space (11U) is provided in the
upper part of the main unit.Status: Operational status of the main unit can be monitored
in real time via the system console.Partitioning: Up to 15 partitions can be used. Operating system: Solaris 7 (32/64 bits) is supported. The GP7000F series
Five models groups are now available in the GP7000F series. All use SPARC64(TM) GP processors and the Solaris operating system. They support system clusters as well as stand-alone and rackmount deployment. Model 200 is a small form factor 2-processor system. Model 400 supports 4 processors and Model 600, 8 processors. Models 1000 and 2000 now provide up to 32- and 64-processor systems, respectively.
The SPARC64™ GP Processor
The SPARC64™ GP processor is a SPARC processor conforming completely to the SPARC International V9 architecture. SPARC64™ GP supports performance enhancements like Out-of-Order execution of instructions and the register renaming feature. It also supports large-capacity cache (I0: 16 KB, I1: 64 KB, D1: 64 KB, U2: 8 MB) and adopts features like 4-way set associative and a write back buffer methodology. An advanced instruction branch prediction feature also improves memory to processor transfers and reduces processor wait time.
Adoption of larger cache sizes and ECC across more functions means less data errors, better data error detection and correction than other SPARC processors available on the market.
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About Fujitsu Limited
Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702) is a leading provider of comprehensive information technology and network solutions for the global marketplace. Comprising over 500 group companies and affiliates worldwide -- including ICL, Amdahl and DMR Consulting Group -- the Fujitsu Group had consolidated revenues of 5.24 trillion yen ($43.3 billion) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999. With world-class hardware and software technology in computers, telecommunications and microelectronics, and a corps of 55,000 systems and services experts around the world, Fujitsu is uniquely positioned to harness the power of the network to help its customers succeed. Altogether, the Fujitsu Group has 188,000 employees and operations in over 100 countries.
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