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Chapter 4. IBM Netfinity Family of Servers
The IBM and J.D. Edwards solution for your business starts with a choice of
Intel-based servers that can provide exeptional network support. With the IBM
server models, you will gain outstanding power, scalability, control, and service,
for today’s enterprise-to-small network environments. Your decision to choose the
IBM and J.D. Edwards solution will allow you to deploy business-critical
applications with confidence. J.D. Edwards and IBM are very concerned about
the aspects of their customers’ businesses, such as the high availability of
network services to access and manage mission-critical information, and provide
a reliable and secure platform.
This chapter introduces a new line of IBM Netfinity 7000 M10, 5500 M20, 5500,
5000, and 3000 servers, the first in a new family of enterprise servers. The IBM
Netfinity servers leverage IBM's server heritage, combining high-performance
application computing based on industry-standard, Intel processor-based
technology. The IBM Netfinity servers have been designed to enable customers to
run demanding e-business applications, including Web server and on-line
transaction processing (OLTP), and data-intensive operations.
The IBM server solution provides a very reliable platform for running the world's
most popular network operating system, Microsoft NT Server 4.0, the network
operating system required for J.D. Edwards’ OneWorld Deployment server. This
chapter describes the IBM server product line and its features. This information
should be used to select the right server platform for your ERP business solution.
4.1 About IBM Netfinity
From the ground up, IBM Netfinity is designed and built to deliver midrange-level
performance in critical areas such as enterprise resource planning (ERP) and
e-business. The IBM Netfinity server provides the power and scalability to
distribute the most demanding 24x7x365 applications and data including your
ERP and e-business applications. The IBM Netfinity server includes the following
controls for easier management of all your system’s resources and the total
service that business-critical systems demand:
• Processing Power - IBM Netfinity uses the latest Intel Pentium III Xeon
processors, power integrated into a server system balanced and tuned for
high-speed distribution of applications and data throughout your enterprise.
• Scalability - IBM Netfinity servers handle the most resource-hungry data and
applications with ease. These applications include J.D. Edwards’ OneWorld,
Lotus Domino, Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle8 for Windows NT. The
ingenious design of the IBM Netfinity server allows it to be configured as a
tower or a rack system, so it's easy to grow your server with your business.
Key options and components can be quickly replaced, upgraded, or removed -
without powering down the server.
• Control - IBM Netfinity Manager software and the Netfinity Advanced Systems
Management Adapter put you in complete control of your server and all your
systems’ resources graphically, from a single point of control. So you can see
all your systems at a glance, from virtually anywhere in the world, anytime of
the day or night. You'll also be in the position to proactively manage your
systems for peak efficiency and output.