Enabling server consolidation with HP Tru64 UNIX system partitions and resource management utilities
This white paper defines both system partitions and resource management, and discusses howthey are implemented in the current version of HP Tru64 UNIX running on the newest AlphaServer systems. The newest AlphaServer systems are based on the EV7 Alpha chip; to distinguish their implementation details, this paper refers to these systems as EV7-based AlphaServer systems. In addition, the paper will explore how system partitions and resource management can be used independently or in combination to solve real business problems using the advanced capabilities of Tru64 UNIX on AlphaServer systems. Figure 1 shows the family of EV7-based AlphaServer systems.
These days, it would be nearly impossible to find an IT operation that’s not under intense pressure to support a wide range of applications with no downtime and ultimate flexibility, while reducing cost and complexity. To meet these apparently conflicting goals, IT organizations today are consolidating computing resources to keep costs down, and using dynamic resource management and system partitions to keep availability and flexibility up.
System partitions and resource management can be applied very effectively to address a variety of business challenges. Among the most common challenges are supporting separate applications for production and test, and allocating appropriate levels of computing resources to multiple applications or user communities. To address these challenges in the simplest, most economical way, many enterprises are turning to server consolidation
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