Winchester Systems FlashServer HA Systems Faster With Xeon E5-2600 Processors

Winchester Systems Inc. announced the availability of new models in its FlashServer HA 4000 Series HA servers.

Powered by Xeon E5-2600 processors, the FlashServer HA 4400 and FlashServer HA 4300 systems deliver up to 1.5 times the processing power of previous models.

In addition to more powerful CPUs, they have increased main memory capacity, up to 256GB. The FlashServer HA 4400 also adds two 10bE ports per server module for increased network performance.

FlashServer HA uses hardware-based server mirroring: two server modules within a single enclosure that operate in parallel, simultaneously running the same OS and applications on the same data. If either server module fails, results from the remaining server are used while the failed server is restored to proper operation. Repairs require no special training: an IT staffer merely slides out the failed module, and inserts a new one. The entire process – from failure detection to repair – takes place with no application disruption. As far as the OS and applications are concerned, the system has been operating continuously.

Cluster solutions typically require a separate license for each server – plus the clustering software. Then there’s configuring scripts to handle application failover and fail-back FlashServer HA appears as a single server to OS and application software, meaning only one copy of OS and application software needs to be licensed.

FlashServer HA system and its applications are managed like any other standalone Intel-based server. You can rest assured your organization’s critical applications and data are protected from hardware failure, while at the same time reducing both risk and cost.

“Every organization has at least one application for which downtime is simply unthinkable,” said Ted Gumer, VP sales and business development, Winchester Systems. “These new systems continue to provide the steadfast critical-application protection for which FlashServer HA has become well known, while increasing capacity and performance for ever-growing database and virtualized server workloads.”