AMD has announced that its Quad-Core Opteron processors will be the only ones to power up the world’s first blade server developed specifically to overcome performance bottlenecks for virtual server hosting, the innovative HP ProLiant BL495c blade. The launch of the HP server raises the number of systems based on Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors that are shipped from global OEMs to a total of 35. A broad range of blades and high-performance multi-processor platforms powered by Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors are now available for businesses that need more flexibility, in order to support a larger number of virtual machines per server. 

 

“Businesses continue to face memory and I/O constraints as they implement virtualization solutions across more mission-critical workloads,” said Patrick Patla, general manager, Server and Workstation Business, AMD. “The Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor has once again proved to be the processor of choice in helping alleviate these demands. With Direct Connect Architecture and AMD-Virtualization technology (AMD-V), the Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor is shaping the direction of virtualization by empowering IT managers with more virtual machines and leading x86 virtualization performance.”

 

“Customers can lower data center costs with the BL495c by packing more virtual servers into each blade, which extends the useful life cycle of the data center by saving floor space, power and cooling,” said Mark Potter, vice president and general manager, BladeSystem, HP. “Through its balanced architecture of memory, I/O and storage innovations, and by matching the exceptional scalability and efficiency of Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors, the BL495c redefines server blades for virtualization.”

 

The AMD-V technology with Rapid Virtualization Indexing is available on the Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor-based servers offered by HP. The Rapid Virtualization Indexing is the sole x86 virtualization technology to include hardware support for a second level of address translation, thus allowing a direct management of memory from the virtual machine, reducing latency and dramatically improving performance across a larger number of virtualized applications.