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Re: OT: HP virtual adaptive enterprises
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John Lee <[log in to unmask]>
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John Lee <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 5 Dec 2003 11:35:56 -0600
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Thank you, Duane, for the translation.  So whatever server is at the moment
under-utilized is where the process is directed to?

John Lee



At 09:24 AM 12/5/03 -0800, Duane Percox wrote:
>Try the following to help grasp this interesting initiative:
>
>* Consider what virtualized disk arrays did for managing disk
>  when you couldn't manage JBOD anymore. The disk array hides
>  the complexity of managing all that disk storage efficiently.
>
>  Take this idea and project it to virtualize your servers in the
>  data center. Instead of designating specific servers for specific
>  applications you would build a pool of servers and the virtualization
>  layer would manage all your resources so your applications get executed
>  on the appropriate server(s) at the time. Servers can be removed/added
>  to the datacenter without concern (hot swappable servers).
>
>  Keep in mind that for all this to work you must have a level of
>cooperation
>  between servers, server components, and application software that
>  currently doesn't exist. This is why this is so ambitious. But, I believe
>  it will happen. It's a natural evolution that cannot be stopped.
>
>
>Interesting Sidebar
>-------------------
>I am not fully aware of the inner-think at HP, but the virtualization
>research has been going on within the major vendors for some time.
>If there was a requirement that all HP servers co-exist in the virtual
>data center (even before it was shown any light in customer land) and
>that all server divisions do the engineering/work to play in the
>virtual data center - then I could see the cost for making the HP e3000
>co-exist cost prohibitive and might have played a role in any decisions
>WRT to ending sales.
>
>
>duane 'when can I virtualize the programmers' percox
>
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