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HP ProLiant DL980 Universal DB Solution

 Deliver database flexibility and choice through a common foundation

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Deliver database flexibility with a common platform and higher performance at a lower cost


Have you discovered that the ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach looks good on paper but leads to high cost, vendor lock-in and requires extensive tuning? As a result, you may be looking for better performance and the lower cost of an ‘appliance-like’ solution that provides a common foundation yet offers flexibility with choice of OS and database. These features can be found with the HP ProLiant DL980 Universal DB Solution.

Databases are at the heart of a number of trends in IT


Trends:
  • Demand for large SMP-type scale-up in a Linux or Windows environment.
  • Organizations migrating complex solutions from high-cost proprietary systems to lower-cost Linux or Windows-based systems.
  • Increasingly outdated, rigid, and costly OLTP systems being replaced with cost-effective, flexible platforms that can handle complex workloads that demand better response time and deliver increased IOs per second (IOPS) to address the growing volume, variety, and velocity of data.

The Universal DB Solution delivers a pre-configured, tested solution with choice of storage, OS, and database that is optimized for the HP ProLiant DL980 server


Utilize:
  • Common foundation—An HP scale-up, resilient, x86 server based on the PREMA Architecture and designed to take full advantage of the latest 10-core Intel Xeon processor E7-4800/2800 product families with all major Linux operating systems and Windows supported.
  • Appliance-like’ ease of purchase and installation, but without ‘appliance only-usage’ lock-in—The system can be redeployed without costly licensing or configuration changes.
  • Complete flexibility —For small or entry-level databases, HP PCIe IO Accelerator can host an entire database (maximum 6TB) internal to a single server.
  • Performance and growth—The HP VMA3200 series is the most scalable and highest performing flash memory array.
  • Archive/backup or mixed workloads—HP Storage delivers SAN-based solutions shared by multiple servers.
  • Performance engineering— Services to help tune application, database, and system to ensure they deliver what the business requires.


Uncompromised choice of OS and DB

For your Linux distribution of choice— Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®, Novell® SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server, or Oracle Linux—the Universal DB Solution offers an optimal Oracle RDBMS environment and alternatives such as EnterpriseDB Postgres Plus Advanced Server or Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise.

For a Windows environment, the Universal DB Solution is an enterprise-class architecture optimized for Microsoft® SQL Server 2012 and alternatives from EnterpriseDB, Sybase, or Oracle.

No matter what your choice, the Universal DB Solution provides faster time to production, lower TCO, and reduced risk.

Universal DB for Oracle



Universal DB for SQL Server



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