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NEC Fault Tolerant servers Now support Microsoft Hyper-VThe optimal platform for server consolidation of mission-critical business applications
Tokyo, October 21, 2010 – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced the sales launch of its new NEC Express5800/ft series (*1) Hyper-V(*2) models with hardware enhancements.
NEC Express5800/ft series fault-tolerant servers are designed for hosting mission-critical business applications in a wide variety of data center environments and industries. NEC Express5800/ft series fault-tolerant servers provide redundancy for all primary hardware components including CPU and memory to avoid system downtime due to hardware failures. Building a Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization platform on NEC FT servers can significantly reduce the risk of failure when compared to non-redundant servers. In addition, hardware-based fault tolerance can provide significant performance improvements over software-based fault tolerant solutions.
Main features of new models are as follows:
1. Microsoft Hyper-V 2.0 support
The new NEC FT servers support Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise and virtualization platform Hyper-V2.0 to create virtualized environments on fault tolerant hardware. Superior virtualization features of Hyper-V2.0 can now be enjoyed on highly available ft servers. In addition, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise ships with four guest operating system licenses for added cost savings.
2. Latest CPU support and 1.4 times the performance of previous models
Powered by Intel’s latest CPU, the NEC Express5800/R320b-M4 achieves 1.4 times the performance of previous models (*4). As well as Hyper-V’s supreme operational manageability, it delivers high server consolidation capabilities. The new FT models provide an optimal platform for server consolidation.
Quotes
“With the full support of Windows Server Hyper-V on NEC's next generation FT Server Series, customers can now realize the highest level of Virtualization Availability for mission critical workloads on Hyper-V in their data centers.”
- Bill Laing, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Windows Server
“Hyper-V running on the NEC FT Server allows us to offer our Microsoft cloud based virtualization clients an SLA never seen before in a hosted solution.”
- Eric Miller, CEO, Genesis Hosting
New models shipping dates
| Product | Configuration | Shipping Date | Region |
| NEC Express5800/R320b-M4 (Windows Server 2008 R2 model) | Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor X55670, no memore (max. 96GB), no HDD (max. 4.8TB), Hyper-Vsupport | October 22 | Japan/Asia/Oceania/ Latin America |
| October 29 | North America | ||
| January 2011 | EMEA | ||
| NEC Express5800/R320b-E4 (Windows Server 2008 R2 model) | Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor E5504, no memore (max. 96GB), no HDD (max. 4.8TB), Hyper-Vsupport | October 22 | Japan/Asia/Oceania/ Latin America |
| November 30 | North America | ||
| January 2011 | EMEA |
For further information, please refer to the following URL:
http://www.nec.com/global/prod/express/product/f_tolerant/index.html
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Notes:
(*1) A high availability server equipped with redundant primary hardware including CPU and main memory which runs in perfect lockstep and automatically locates and isolates damaged hardware to avoid downtime.
(*2) Microsoft, Windows Server, and Hyper-V are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft in the United States and/or other jurisdictions.
(*3) Intel and Xeon are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation and its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.
(*4) Comparison with NECExpress5800/R320a-MR based on NEC’s evaluation measurement conditions.
About NEC Corporation
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