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STORAGE SAS 16 HDD

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• Content
• Introduction
• Servers traditional Clusters
• Supercluster
• PC Replicator
• E-mail Archiving

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Importance of Information Technology
Infrastructures
Neutral studies show that the costs for 1 hour
IT downtime around 25.000 EUR in production and
more than 75.000 EUR in retail store and even
some millions of EUR in credit cards managements.

• Only the use of Highly Reliable systems can
  guarantee business continuity, even if failure
  occur in the system hardware or software.

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• Nowdays nobody can afford service Down Time, a
  fact which results in Growing Needs of

• High Performance
• High Reliability
• High Availability
• Easy Solutions
• Affordable Solutions

Need of new Hardware Architectures
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Available Solutions

• In the past, these needs could only be satisfied
  with
• high hardware and software costs
• complex solutions which meant also high costs for
  system maintenance
• As a result the available solutions were reserved
  just to a few very big Companies able to invest a
  lot of money, in expensive equipments, expensive
  system management and maintenance.

So let us have a look at the market to see how it
is possible to implement a highly reliable
cluster and what we will do in the future
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1- SINGLE SERVER

• Advantages
• Single Server solutions are easy.
• An average system administrator is able to manage
  them.
• Disadvantages
• Single Server is subject to a number of failures
  risks causing service downtime.
• It is not possible to foresee the time needed for
  repairing
• Big risk about obtaining spare parts.

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2- Traditional Cluster
Cluster technology allows servers cooperation
(two or more), identical or different servers,
inside a single logical entity.
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2- (a) Traditional Cluster

• Advantages
• A Cluster solution covers the high Reliability
  issue
• When in a node a failure occurs, the services are
  moved to another node
• A Cluster solution lead to a better quality step
• Disadvantages
• It allows Single Point Of Failure
• The watchdog mechanism is quite critical
• The costs are too high
• The hardware configuration is complex
• The management and maintenance tasks are complex
  

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2- (b) Traditional Cluster

• OPERATING SYSTEM
• Developed for specific hardware configuration
  named cluster based on more cooperating
  servers.
• DATABASE
• Like the Operating System, the Database needs the
  ability to be operating inside a cluster
  configuration. Also The Synchronization server,
  updating data between central system and mobile
  peripheral systems, must be supported by a highly
  reliable infrastructure.

• APPLICATION SOFTWARE
• Needs to be designed and developed to be fully
  integrated with highly reliable mechanisms
  offered by the infrastructure.
• SYSTEM MANAGEMENT and MAINTENANCE
• Traditional Clusters, require specifically
  trained technicians and system managers
• This means either expensive technical assistance
  agreements, or growing costs and service
  downtimes.

Its a too demanding solution for SME
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• THE MARKET NEEDS

A Highly Reliable Solution, with Aggressive Price
and Very Easy Management
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it needs
SUPERCLUSTER The first and exclusive all in one
solution in the world to be offered to

• SME
• Public Companies
• Big Enterprises Departments market

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MOST INNOVATIVE SERVER SOLUTION
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• TYPICAL APPLICATIONS

• File Server
• Virtual Server
• Application Server
• Mail Server
• BackEnd Server
• FrontEnd Parallel Processing
• Internet Security
• Video Surveillance
• Storage Server
• Network Attach Storage (N.A.S.)
• CTI (Computer Telephony Integration)

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We focus on potential markets with innovative
products to help our customers reach their Goals
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Audio /Video Editing
Communication
Cinema
Aviation / Aerospace
Industry
Finance
Medical Technology
Plant Engineering
University
Automobileindustry
Research / Development
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• Reference customers from Italien Market

• VODAFONE
• TENARIS-DALMINE Group
• IVECO Group
• FIAT ENGINEERING
• SAP
• ALTAIR ENGINEERING ITALY
• Regional Agency for Ambiental Protection (
  GOVERNMENT )
• Many NOTARY PUBLIC
• Many Accountants
• Industrial Automation Companies
• Many SOFTWARE HOUSES
• Many Cities Commons
• Ships

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• THE ADVANTAGES of SUPERCLUSTER

Single Software License

• SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS
• Windows 2003 Server Enterprise
• Windows 2003 Server Standard
• Windows 2003 SBS
• Linux Red_Hat AS/ES 32/64bit
• Linux SuSe 32/64 bit
• Linux Fedora
• Linux Debian
• Linux Ubuntu

• REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS
• Special competences are not required. You simply
  must be able to perform a Standard Operating
  System installation (from CD).
• APPLICATIONS COMPATIBILITY
• Any application for single Server or Workstation
  platforms can be installed and used on our
  solution without any kind of modification.

Special competences are NOT required.
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• THE ADVANTAGES of SUPERCLUSTER

• FOR END USERS
• Investments Saving
• Basic competences are enough
• Zero Insertion Force to internal IT
• Easy Maintenance HW and SW
• Reliability for ANY Applications

• FOR DEALERS
• New Market Opportunities
• Company Value Increases
• Basic competences are enough
• Quick Installation and Setup
• Easy Maintenance

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LETS HAVE A LOOK INSIDE !
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Hot Swap capability for all components
HARD DISK HOT SWAP STORAGE WITH DUAL REDUNDANT
POWER
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• Two Independent Embedded Engine Modules (SERVER)
• Each Engine Module
• MotherBoard Supermicro X7DB3
• Raid Controller Supermicro LPZCR3 SAS/SATA 8
  channels
• IPMI AOC-SIMLP-3 ()
• Power Supply
• InfiniBand Technology

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X7DB3

• Key Features

• 1. Quad Dual Core Intel 64-bit Xeon
  Support, 667 / 1066 / 1333MHz FSB
• 2. Intel 5000P (Blackford) Chipset
• 3. Up to 32GB DDR2 667 533 SDRAM    Fully
  Buffered DIMM (FB-DIMM)
• 4. Intel (ESB2/Gilgal) 82563EB Dual-port    
  Gigabit Ethernet Controller
• 5. Adaptec AIC-9410 Dual-Channel SAS   
  Controller, 8-port
• 6. 6x SATA 3.0Gbps Ports via ESB2 Controller
• 7. 2 (x8) 1 (x4) PCI-Express,    2x 64-bit
  133MHz PCI-X,    1x 64-bit 100MHz PCI-X
• 8. Zero-Channel RAID Support
• 9. ATI ES1000 Graphics with    16MB video memory
  
• 10. LP IPMI 2.0 (SIMLP) Slot

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RAID CONTROLLER AOC-LPZCR3
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AOC-SIMLP-3()
IPMI 2.0 with Virtual Media Over LAN Dedicated
LAN 3rd Data LAN Port
Dedicated LAN 3rd Data LAN Ports
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• STORAGE UNIT
• 8 Independent Hard Disk Modules up to 8TB
• 8 Trays for hot swap capability
• Management board
• HDU SAS/SATAII
• The Hard Disk Management board connect the HDD
  Bus ONLY to the active Engine Module (Direct
  Connection Technology)
• No Physical sharing.

NO DATA CORRUPTION ON ERROR EVENT!!
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EMBEDDED ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
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• INFINIBAND TECHNOLOGY
• to connect Engine Modules and the Hard Disk
  Modules.
• The Infiniband Technology connects also the Raid
  Controller of the active Engine Module with the
  Management Module.

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• Operation
• Both the Engine Modules are powered-on.
• Automatic Primary Engine Module selection
• The Primary Engine Module connects the Hard
  Disks of the Storage Unit and starts the
  Operating System.
• The other Engine Module (secondary) stops in the
  Bios phase
• (Waiting for Fail Over event).

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• ONLY one Engine Module connects ALL the Hard
  Disks of the Storage Unit

Engine 2
Active
Waiting in Bios
Infiniband

• If one Engine Module Fails the other Engine
  takes ALL the Hard Disks and will continue the
  boot activity

STORAGE
Fail
Engine 1
Active
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• SUMMARIZING BENEFITS

• HIGHLY RELIABLE SOLUTION
• STANDARD SYSTEM MAINTENANCE
• SMALLER INVESTMENT FOR SOFTWARE LICENCES
• SINGLE SERVER COSTS and short SETUP TIME
• REMOTE MANAGEMENT
• DESKTOP OR RACKMOUNT SOLUTION

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