Guide for migration from Intel Xeon to AMD EPYC: debunking myths, avoiding pitfalls
Ordinary system administrators and large IT-directors, when it comes to AMD, sometimes ask completely childish questions, and we answer them. Existing stack compatibility, TCO reduction, performance and support issues.
Consider a typical situation: in your company, it’s time to expand your data center, or replace outdated equipment, and your supplier suggests that you consider a server on an AMD EPYC (ROME) processor. It does not matter whether you have already made a decision or are just ...
What are the chances of AMD in the server market? Part II
To successfully return to the server market, AMD decided to unify production as much as possible, linking together the principles of the Zen microarchitecture, the ideology of the chip and the final Assembly of processors
Chapter 1. Architecture and production strategy
This material is the second article in a series of analytical reviews on the server
AMD strategy, its processors, technologies and overall server “ecosystem”.
To successfully return to the server market, AMD needed to optimize ...
ASRock Rack EPC621D4I-2M - Review of Mini-ITX motherboard for Xeon LGA3647
When Intel Xeon processors of the LGA-3647 series first appeared, many experts joked that this processor socket was so large that it was impossible to make a Mini-iTX board on it. And now ASRock Rack showed the whole world that nothing is impossible for them, and if you need Xeon Scalable on a motherboard for a nettop - please, the company has a motherboard for you
When Intel Xeon processors of the LGA-3647 series first appeared, many experts joked that this processor socket was so large ...
Server review and FAQ on Kunpeng 920, Huawei Taishan 2280 V2
We are studying in detail the first commercially available ARM64 server: how does it work, how it is managed, what software is it compatible with, and why is it worth switching to Chinese processors at all, abandoning the 30-year-old architecture?
To take for testing an ARM-based server from Huawei, created on the basis of a Huawei processor with a Huawei chipset and even a network card based on Huawei NIC, I have been in line since the end of August. And only in December, due to the ...
Review of SRV-Legion SL2500 server of floor-standing type for small organizations.
... installed in the SL2500/4UT8LG2 server. The server is designed with a ... airflow resistance.
When assembling the server, the left cooler fan ... the SRV-LEGION SL2500/4UT8LG2 server structurally allows the customer a ... complete remote control of the server, including power supply.
IPMI ... modes, we `` warmed up '' server with utilities for maximum computer ... '' The SRV-LEGION SL2500/4UT8LG2 server demonstrates that all the requirements ... not need to equip a server rack, equip air conditioning for equipment ...
Impact of memory settings on server performance using the example of Transcend DDR4-2400 ECC modules (TS1GHR72V4H)
There is an opinion that in the server all BIOS settings that relate to RAM should be left in the "Auto" value, install modules in pairs, of the same manufacturer and the same size, buy only one manufacturer and even one series. We received two Transcend DDR4-2400 ECC RDIMMs for testing, and today we will test ancient myths and see what memory actually affects when it comes to two types of virtual machines: VDI (virtual desktop) and SQL.
There is an opinion that in the server all ...
The most unusual server cases
... is nothing more boring than server racks filled with identical servers ... installing Apple computers in a server rack has always existed. Apple even ... not unified.
# 5 - Blade server on Micro ATX
In general ... to do anything in the server case, where every cubic ... way and buy the largest server case "non-Blade& ... violates all the canons of server building, it denies the ... Almost all of the considered server cases were released before 2014 ... or test lab with unusual server equipment or bring something ...
Dell server buying guide
Dell servers are known primarily for their customers - the largest American corporations, including government organizations, use Dell equipment. And for any customer, the Dell symbol is a sign of excellence in quality control, performance, functionality and service support. This article is a quick guide to the Dell server models available in early 2011.
Over the past few months, Dell has meticulously refined its PowerEdge server lineup, adding reliability, performance, and the ability to ...
Disk arrays and NAS servers ProWare
In this article, we are talking about Proware's professional storage solutions. This company has vast experience and a significant range of storage systems, distinguished by the type of connection. ProNAS file servers run on a proprietary operating system that allows you to build low-cost, fault-tolerant configurations with support for backup agents, VMware virtual environments and an extended set of proprietary services.
Storage systems is the memory of supercomputers and key servers, the ...
Modern methods of data backup of servers and workstations
... to be installed in a server rack, and so that it takes ... is enough, but for a server rack it is no longer), therefore ... Использование NAS-ов
The file server is the most versatile device ... , a breakdown of the server's motherboard can completely destroy ... and NAS speeds and need server redundancy with iSCSI support, ... the central processor of the server. When using the iSCSI ... be accessed through the same server.
Particularly noteworthy is the ... a considerable distance from the server, although within the same ...
