HP chooses ARM based 32bit processors for next generation servers
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Calxeda has revealed more details of its ARM based server on a chip, said to consume as little as 1.5W. The device, called EnergyCore, will be included in the Redstone range of energy conscious servers from Hewlett-Packard.
Barry Evans, Calxeda's ceo, said: "While we are proud to launch our EnergyCore processors, we are even more thrilled with the many partners who are joining us on this journey."
EnergyCore integrates an 80Gbit fabric switch and an integrated management engine with power optimisation software. It also includes a range of server I/O features and a 4Mbyte ECC L2 cache. Together, these features are said to enable a complete server node to be created that consumes 5W.
Each EnergyCore device can feature up to four ARM Cortex-A9 processors running at up to 1.4GHz. Also launched are EnergyCards, which feature four Energy Core SoCs.
"The HP designed system contains 288 Calxeda servers in a 7in chassis," added Evans. "A single rack of HP's servers delivers the throughput of some 700 traditional servers and simplifies the infrastructure needed to hook them all together and manage the cluster."
