New Dell Poweredge 12G Server Platform
I am really excited to share that we have ordered 3 new Dell Hex Core 12G servers for our shared platform.
Dell’s new systems are optimised around customer workloads and introduce significant improvements in computer performance, systems management, power efficiency, and storage / memory density.
- Agent-free server management via the Dell iDRAC7 with LifeCycle Controller
- Automatic firmware updates for replacement parts via iDRAC7 with LifeCycle Controller
- More powerful CPUs – up to 8 cores on Intel Xeon E5-2600 series processors
- Increased memory capacity – up to 24 DIMMs on 2U
- 10Gb networking across infrastructure
- Dell Select Network Adapters – flexible approach to integrated networking
- Switch Independent Partitioning – split a 10GB network port into up 4 ways
- PCIe Express Flash – low latency SSDs on a dedicated backplane for inbox data tiering
- CacheCade data caching technology
- Increased I/O capacity, support for PCIe Generation 3
- Fail-safe dual hypervisors
- Dell ReadyRails™ II mounting interface for compatibility with a wide range of rack enclosures
We have ordered 3 Hex core Poweredge 320 with an amazing 15mb cache with Turbo and Hyper Threading. These exciting new servers will be realeased next month after our usual extensive testing.
Performance processor technology:
• Up to eight cores per processor
• 2.5MB cache per core
• Memory RAS
High-density memory footprint:
• Up to six DIMMs
• High-performance DDR3 ECC memory, up to 1600MHz
• Up to 96GB1 total memory capacity
All powered by 15k SAS in a raid 10 configuration, linked straight onto our gigabyte backbone, R1 soft backup is also free with all accounts going onto our new 12g platform
Powered by the latest Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2400 product family paired with six DIMMs of memory and extensive memory RAS features – ideal for keeping intensive applications like Magento up and running at top speed.