HPE has bumped up the size and speed of its fault-tolerant Nonstop Compute servers.
There are two new servers – the 8TB, Intel Xeon-based Nonstop Compute NS9 X5 and Nonstop Compute NS5 X5 – aimed at enterprise customers looking to upgrade their transaction processing network infrastructure or support larger application workloads. Like other HPE Nonstop systems, the two new boxes include compute, software, storage, networking and database resources as well as full-system clustering and HPE’s specialized Nonstop operating system.
The flagship NS9 X5 features support for dual-fabric HDR200 InfiniBand interconnect, which effectively doubles the interconnect bandwidth between it and other servers compared to the current NS8 X4, according to an HPE blog detailing the new servers. It supports up to 270 networking ports per NS9 X system, can be clustered with up to 16 other NS9 X5s, and can support 25 GbE network connectivity for modern data center integration and high-throughput applications, according to HPE.
“The HPE Nonstop Compute NS9 X5 can be clustered with the past two generations of HPE Nonstop Compute solutions, enabling customers to seamlessly add new servers to multigeneration configurations,” HPE stated. This capability lets enterprises migrate to higher speeds and scale operations without downtime, the vendor stated.
The NS5 X5 is positioned as a new entry-level server that can scale up to 4 CPUs and 20 networking ports per system. It supports up to 512 GB of DDR5 memory per system, doubling the capacity from the current NS3 X1 entry level generation, according to HPE. In addition, it features 32 Gb Fiber Channel connectivity for external storage and Virtual Tape Controller integration.
HPE’s Nonstop servers compete with servers from a variety of vendors, including IBM, Stratus Technologies and Dell.
The HPE Nonstop Compute NS9 X5 and NS5 X5 are available as standalone systems or via HPE GreenLake with an as-as-service consumption model.