HP plugs mid-range Unix server gaps

HP has finally started to shore up its mid-range Unix server line with the release of the rp7410.

The mid-range machine boasts features from HP's high-end Superdome range, with the company touting it as a server consolidation system for running ecommerce, service provider and business intelligence applications.

Rudi Schmickl, general manager, HP Unix system operations, said: "The time for gold rush IT investment is over. IT managers need to make a lot of strategic decisions today in reduced financial circumstances."

Key high-end features migrated to this lower range include virtual and hard partitioning capabilities. Support for virtual partitioning - which enables users to run eight isolated applications from the same box - will be available later this year.

In addition, self-healing caches, clustering and processor fail-over technologies will enable the server to continue to operate despite major failures and system errors.

Schmickl claimed the server will be available on both RISC and Itanium by 2003. Competitors Sun and IBM have yet to clarify dual availability. However, the HP model looks set to take on Sun's 4800 and IBM's p660-6MI.

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