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News Release from: Force Computers | Subject: EndurX C21K
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 25 October 2002
Platform boasts five-nines availability
The EndurX C21K system is based on the open-standards High Availability Architecture from Force Computers for an Ultra Availability solution of "zero-downtime" services.
The EndurX C21K system is based on the open-standards High Availability Architecture (HA2) from Force Computers for an Ultra Availability (UA) solution of "zero-downtime" services As the second in a line of fully integrated hardware-software solutions, the EndurX C21K UA system offers an advanced SNMP remote management interface, High Availability (HA) middleware and software upgradeability in an application-ready platform
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 12 Dec 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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As a complete solution for up to 99.999-percent continuous service availability at the system level, EndurX enables what is popularly known as "five nines" capability.
Building on Force's open HA2 system definition and HA middleware in line with the new Service Availability platform interface, the EndurX C21K UA offers a NEBS Level 3 design with rear access to all external cabling and front access to maintenance active components.
It provides a vertically integrated solution from a single source, freeing OEMs from concerns about proprietary technology, as all hardware and software interfaces are based exclusively on open standards.
Based on the widely adopted, industry-standard PICMG 2.16 for CompactPCI packet-switching backplanes (cPSB), the system provides architectural-level longevity.
Closely following the introduction of Force's ETSI-compliant, 9U form-factor/255mm-depth EndurX C25K UA system, the 12U EndurX C21K UA system is similarly preconfigured with dual redundant Pentium III or Pentium 4 processor-based server blades running the Linux operating system and HA middleware.
Designed to NEBS Level 3, this PICMG 2.16 cPSB system has 21 available slots, of which 19 can support network node expansion with more server blades, real-time computing boards, peripheral I/O boards or network processor or DSP boards.
EndurX C21K UA systems will be available through Force's Early Access Unit (EAU) programme in the first quarter of 2003.
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