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VA Linux Introduces Ultra-Dense 2U Storage System; VA Linux 9008 RAID Enclosure Features 8 Disk Drives in a 3.5-Inch-High System

Business Wire, July 19, 2000

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SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 19, 2000

VA Linux Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:LNUX), the expert provider of Linux and Open Source solutions for the Web, today announced the availability of the VA Linux 9008 2U (3.5") storage enclosure system. The VA Linux 9008 features eight hot-swappable disk drives in an ultra-dense 3.5"-high enclosure, with a total of 584GB--over half a terabyte--of raw storage capacity for space-conscious customers in Internet co-location environments.

With the release of the 9008, VA Linux is the first to market with an 8-drive 2U Ultra2 SCSI enclosure, supporting the highest density of disk storage in the market today.

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"With the content explosion on the Internet, our customers need to store an enormous amount of data close to their servers, and plan carefully to minimize downtime and data loss," said Robert Patrick, director of product marketing, VA Linux Systems. "The VA Linux 9008 SCSI storage system provides industry-leading storage density in a highly reliable 2U form factor, saving our customers valuable rack space with a reduced footprint. By applying our engineering expertise in 1U and 2U Internet servers to storage systems, VA Linux is designing elegant solutions that give more protection for important data."

Reliability and Availability

Designed for high reliability and availability, the VA Linux 9008 storage system also provides redundant power supplies and redundant cooling modules as standard features.

The VA Linux 9008 is now available with the VA Linux 2200 series and 3500 servers. Used in conjunction with the VA 150+ single-channel RAID controller or the VA 1100 3-channel RAID controller, the VA Linux 9008 storage enclosure provides additional protection against drive failures and data loss, while minimizing downtime.

Serviceability and Monitoring Capabilities

The eight disk drives in the VA Linux 9008 are hot-swappable, with a completely cableless design that allows access to fans, power supplies and drives without removing the system from a rack. Like the VA Linux 2200 series servers, the VA Linux 9008 storage system features LEDs that enable enclosure monitoring of temperature, drives, fans and power.

Expandability

The VA Linux 9008 storage enclosure currently supports hard disk drives of up to 73GB, with speeds of up to 10,000 RPMs, and is designed to support next-generation hard drives when they become available. The 9008 provides lower total cost of ownership by using the same driver carrier design as the VA Linux 2200 series server, so that customers can use the same spare hard drives for both. Like the 2200 series servers, the VA Linux 9008 supports both 1" and 1.6" drives.

The VA Linux 9008 storage system extends current storage options for the VA Linux 2200 series and 3500 servers, and will be a component of larger network-attached storage (NAS) solutions targeted for release later this year.

Support and Service

As with all systems from VA Linux, the 9008 storage system has been tested and configured for optimal Linux compatibility and includes VA's award-winning "Total Linux Coverage (TLC)"(tm)--support and service as a standard feature, with extended service options. By integrating Linux systems, Open Source software and world-class professional services, VA Linux Systems provides the expert single point of contact for comprehensive Linux-based Internet infrastructure solutions.

About VA Linux Systems

VA Linux Systems is the expert provider of Linux and Open Source solutions for the Web. Founded in 1993, VA Linux provides a single point of contact for optimized Linux servers; Open Source software; and world-class professional services and support. VA Linux helps ASPs, e-businesses and Internet hosting providers build out their Internet infrastructure to meet the challenges of rapid growth. As part of its commitment to expanding the Open Source community, VA Linux Systems owns and operates a network of the leading Linux destinations on the Internet, including SourceForge, the world's largest Open Source development center, as well as Freshmeat.net, Slashdot.org and Linux.com. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., VA Linux is located on the Web at www.valinux.com.

International Data Corporation (IDC) recently ranked VA Linux Systems as a top four Linux server vendor in Q1 2000. VA Linux Systems was selected as one of Fortune Magazine's top "Cool Companies," Red Herring's "Top 100 Companies of the Electronic Economy" and Upside's "Hot 100 Companies" in 1999. VA Linux was awarded the 1999 Linux Journal Editors' Choice Award for Best New Hardware, and was the only company to win multiple "Show Favorite" awards at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo in March 1999 (in Computers and Science/Engineering) and again in February 2000 (in Hardware and Peripherals/Support Services).

Certain statements in this press release, including statements relating to future market position, future product offerings and results, are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause results to be materially different from expectations. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, continued introduction of new products; the evolving market for Linux-based systems; competition with larger and more established companies; the company's ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; and other risks detailed in VA Linux's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which may be accessed through the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov/.

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VA Linux Introduces Ultra-Dense 2U Storage System; VA Linux 9008 RAID Enclosure Features 8 Disk Drives in a 3.5-Inch-High System

Business Wire, July 19, 2000

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