Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 14:30:05 -0500 From: Meghan Thueme <meghan@rave.com> To: lwn@lwn.net Subject: Reliability and Redundancy in a 2U Form Factor --------------4B96FB4D9815D3E6EB3D4494 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Immediate Product Announcement Contact: Christine Laikind, Director of Marketing E-mail: claikind@rave.com Voice: 1-800-966-7283 Rave Systems 2U UltraAXi with Dual Power Supply Rave Systems Reliability and Redundancy (January 24, 2001- Sterling Heights, Michigan) Rave Computer Association, Inc., a leading North American system integrator, introduces a new product improvement to its Rave systems-2UAXi-C rackmount server. The Rave Systems 2UAXi-C (RM-2UAXI-C) now features a dual 300-Watt power supply with independent power cords. The new dual power supply will also meet European PFC standards. The Rave Systems RackMount-2UAXi-C server has the Sun Microsystems’ UltraAXi motherboard integrated in the 2U form factor rackmount chassis. The SPARCengine UltraAXi allows for upgradable singular UltraSPARC-IIi processor (now shipping at 440MHz with 2MB cache) with integrated dual-channel Ultra Wide SCSI, three (3) PCI slots, and supports up to 1GB of memory. The 2U rackmount chassis features four (4) front removable 3.5 inch low profile drive bays, one (1) 3.5 inch and one (1) 5.25 inch drive bay for removable media. The system is designed for Ultra160 compatibility. The standard features available on the Rave Systems RackMount-2UAXi-C server offered by Rave Computer Association, Inc. are listed below: * Three 33MHz/32-bit PCI slot * Four front accessible disk drives * 1GB maximum memory * Integrated Dual-Channel Ultra Wide SCSI * Integrated 10/100MB Fast Ethernet * Creator series (FFB2) graphics support * Dual 300-Watt power supply (optional –48DC is available) * A reliable operating environment such as Solaris or Linux Rave Systems RackMount-2UAXi-C has been developed to provide a powerful and flexible robust solution in a small form factor with additional storage capacity for a wide range of compute-intensive applications including medical imaging, industrial workstations, and telecommunication servers. Price and Availability The Rave Systems RackMount-2UAXi-C shipping with 440MHz UltraSPARC-IIi, 128MB of memory, 40x Ultra Wide SCSI CD-ROM, one 72K RPM 18.2GB SCSI disk drive, and with Solaris 8 pre-installed, the suggested price is $4,190.00 (Product is to be ready for shipment in early February, 2001) About Rave Computer Association, Inc. Rave Computer Association, Inc., a leading North American Sun Microsystems Master Value-Added Integrator, provides commercial off-the-shelf Rave Systems that can be custom specified to end users and resellers looking for powerful UltraSPARC solutions. All of Rave Systems come with a standard two-year warranty and are manufactured at Rave Computer’s headquarters. Rave Computer Association, Inc., is an ISO-9002 registered company based in Michigan, located at 36960 Metro Court, Sterling Heights, MI 48312. More information about Rave Computer Association, Inc., and Rave Systems can be found on their web site at www.rave.net or by calling 1-800-966-7283. --------------4B96FB4D9815D3E6EB3D4494 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <center><b><tt>Immediate Product Announcement</tt></b></center> <tt></tt> <p><br><tt></tt> <p><tt><b>Contact:</b> Christine Laikind, <i>Director of Marketing</i></tt> <br><tt><b>E-mail:</b> <u>claikind@rave.com</u></tt> <br><tt><b>Voice: </b> 1-800-966-7283</tt><tt></tt> <center> <p><b><tt>Rave Systems 2U UltraAXi with Dual Power Supply</tt></b> <br><i><tt>Rave Systems Reliability and Redundancy</tt></i></center> <tt></tt> <p><tt>(<i>January 24, 2001- Sterling Heights, Michigan</i>) Rave Computer Association, Inc., a leading North American system integrator, introduces a new product improvement to its Rave systems-2UAXi-C rackmount server.</tt><tt></tt> <p><tt>The <b><u>Rave Systems 2UAXi-C</u></b> (RM-2UAXI-C) now features a dual 300-Watt power supply with independent power cords. The new dual power supply will also meet European PFC standards. The Rave Systems RackMount-2UAXi-C server has the Sun Microsystems’ UltraAXi motherboard integrated in the 2U form factor rackmount chassis. The SPARCengine UltraAXi allows for upgradable singular UltraSPARC-IIi processor (now shipping at 440MHz with 2MB cache) with integrated dual-channel Ultra Wide SCSI, three (3) PCI slots, and supports up to 1GB of memory. The 2U rackmount chassis features four (4) front removable 3.5 inch low profile drive bays, one (1) 3.5 inch and one (1) 5.25 inch drive bay for removable media. The system is designed for Ultra160 compatibility.</tt><tt></tt> <p><tt>The standard features available on the Rave Systems RackMount-2UAXi-C server offered by Rave Computer Association, Inc. are listed below:</tt><tt></tt> <p><tt>* Three 33MHz/32-bit PCI slot</tt> <br><tt>* Four front accessible disk drives</tt> <br><tt>* 1GB maximum memory</tt> <br><tt>* Integrated Dual-Channel Ultra Wide SCSI</tt> <br><tt>* Integrated 10/100MB Fast Ethernet</tt> <br><tt>* Creator series (FFB2) graphics support</tt> <br><tt>* Dual 300-Watt power supply (optional –48DC is available)</tt> <br><tt>* A reliable operating environment such as Solaris or Linux</tt><tt></tt> <p><tt>Rave Systems RackMount-2UAXi-C has been developed to provide a powerful and flexible robust solution in a small form factor with additional storage capacity for a wide range of compute-intensive applications including medical imaging, industrial workstations, and telecommunication servers.</tt><tt></tt> <p><b><tt><u>Price and Availability</u></tt></b> <br><tt>The Rave Systems RackMount-2UAXi-C shipping with 440MHz UltraSPARC-IIi, 128MB of memory, 40x Ultra Wide SCSI CD-ROM, one 72K RPM 18.2GB SCSI disk drive, and with Solaris 8 pre-installed, the suggested price is $4,190.00 (Product is to be ready for shipment in early February, 2001)</tt><tt></tt> <p><b><tt><u>About Rave Computer Association, Inc.</u></tt></b> <br><tt>Rave Computer Association, Inc., a leading North American Sun Microsystems Master Value-Added Integrator, provides commercial off-the-shelf Rave Systems that can be custom specified to end users and resellers looking for powerful UltraSPARC solutions. All of Rave Systems come with a standard two-year warranty and are manufactured at Rave Computer’s headquarters. Rave Computer Association, Inc., is an ISO-9002 registered company based in Michigan, located at 36960 Metro Court, Sterling Heights, MI 48312. More information about Rave Computer Association, Inc., and Rave Systems can be found on their web site at <u>www.rave.net</u> or by calling 1-800-966-7283.</tt></html> --------------4B96FB4D9815D3E6EB3D4494--