HP Broadens ProLiant Server Line

Enterprise Networks & Servers, May 2004

HP has extended its Linux-based high-performance cluster offerings to include an HP ProLiant server based on the AMD Opteron processor.

The company also announced record-breaking performance benchmarks and the availability of the industry-standard HP ProLiant DL585 server, which combines AMD Opteron processor technology, enhanced management capabilities and uptime features.

"HP is pushing back on competitors in the server market with competitive pricing and more choice on x86 servers that deliver customers the best price/performance in the industry," said James Mouton, vice president, platform division, Industry Standard Servers, HP. "With this new cluster series and the availability of the new ProLiant DL585, we further extend choice to enterprise and high-performance computing customers, making it easier to purchase and take advantage of AMD Opteron processor-based ProLiant servers."

Based on both HP ProLiant Intel Xeon servers and now AMD Opteron processor-based servers, the HPC LC suite has three main offerings: The LC 1000 series, based on HP ProLiant DL140 servers; the LC 2000 series, based on HP ProLiant DL360 servers, and the LC 3000 series, based on AMD Opteron processor-based HP ProLiant DL145 servers offering 32-bit performance scalable to 64-bit environments.

The ProLiant DL585 server recently earned the top Microsoft Windows Exchange Server 2003 Performance and Scalability benchmark result for four-processor servers, using the new MMB3 benchmark.