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SGI Altix XE offers superior performance, reliability and energy efficiency at an attractive price point. The combination of the advanced Intel® Xeon® Processor architecture delivered in a fully factory integrated server or cluster solution, backed by SGI's industry-leading service and support provides customers with a rapidly deployable highly productive boost to existing infrastructure.
Features and Benefits
| Feature |
Benefit |
| Energy Efficient Intel® Xeon® Processors |
Lowest TCO in a solution that delivers industry leading energy efficiency and performance/Watt, tile/Watt, and price/performance/Watt. |
| Fully Buffered DIMMs |
Enhanced reliability and performance. Fully buffered DIMMs extend error checking to memory data, command and address, with auto retry for uninterrupted operations during transient memory errors. |
| Complete Cluster Solution |
Immediate productivity, with a fully integrated cluster solution and freedom to choose from cluster components that include SGI Altix XE cluster nodes, ISLE Cluster Manager, Altair PBS Pro and a choice of InfiniBand or Gigabit Ethernet. |
| Industry-standards Based |
Fully satisfies IT OS, applications, and security compliancy requirements, and delivers all of the benefits of open industry-standard, with a choice of Red Hat® Enterprise Linux, SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server, or Microsoft® Windows® HPC Server 2008. The Altix XE Ethernet and Infinband clusters also satisfy the "Intel Cluster Ready" requirements. Select from an extensive portfolio of 32- and 64-bit applications, with the assurance of industry-leading performance and reliability. |
| Flexible Configuration |
Configure cluster components a-la-carte with full factory integration. Extend with SGI® Altix® or SGI® Altix® ICE high performance servers to efficiently address mixed workload and capability requirements. |
| Advanced Storage Options |
Easily and seamlessly integrates with SGI® InfiniteStorage, a comprehensive storage infrastructure that is used to store, manage, and access data across heterogeneous data sources. |
| Expert Implementation Assistance |
SGI Professional Services team, rated best by SatMetrix, brings years of industry and technical expertise to help customers with development and deployment, to ensure an optimal solution to precisely meet customer needs, budget, and timeline. |
| Single Source Support |
All system hardware and software components backed by SGI World-class Customer Service organization. |
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