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General Micro Systems Unveils Super-rugged, High-Performance "Server Room in a Box" Family Based on Intel® Xeon® D ProcessorGeneral Micro Systems, Inc. (GMS (News - Alert)) announces a new product line of deployable, rugged, small form-factor server systems, based on the Intel® Xeon® D processor, that put data-center processing performance on the battlefield-without the rack. The GMS "Server Room in a Box (News - Alert)" Xeon D family is designed to provide the ultimate rugged-server, low-cost switch, and low-cost router computer system for defense and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) markets as well as mining and industrial applications. The first product in the family is the SB2002-SW "Blackhawk" rugged switch/router, which packs up to 16 CPU cores, 20 managed/Ethernet ports, 64GB RAM (News - Alert), removable storage, Embedded Services Router software from Cisco, and high-level security into a seven-pound box that operates as low as 75W. Future "Server Room in a Box" products will include multiprocessors, image processing, extended storage, and more.
Rugged Data-Center Processing in the Field-No Rack, No Compromises The considerably diverse customization options offered by Blackhawk also make it an ideal fit for industrial systems and applications such as energy exploration. For example, well-head control and real-time image processing can be enhanced with a local Blackhawk without requiring that data be captured and transported elsewhere for processing and analysis.
Server-Class Features at Embedded-Power and Price Points The Blackhawk server supports the Intel Xeon D processor with hyper-threading for a total of up to 16 logical cores (32 threads) in a single SoC device-12 cores in the extended- temperature version. Each core operates at up to 2.5GHz and can turbo boost up to 3.1GHz. The Xeon D processor boasts two-channel memory, up to 64GB total, 24 lanes of PCI (News - Alert) Express Gen 3, and six SATA3 controllers. Blackhawk uses these features for deployable, "server room" performance.
Modular Design Expertise and RuggedCoolSM
Technology GMS builds its multi-tier modular designs with a processor tier and an I/O tier, onto which additional processors and I/O modules can be added, and then incorporates storage, accessories, and legacy interfaces. This proven design yields rapid technology evolution and fast time-to-market. Consequently, GMS was able to quickly introduce the Xeon D-based family, which incorporates the company's RuggedCoolSM system yielding a conduction-cooled, sealed chassis capable of operating at extreme temperatures (-40°C to +85°C) at unthrottled CPU speed. Blackhawk is available in a variety of air- and conduction-cooled versions and multiple temperature-range options. "Ditch the Rack-Mount Server" "GMS is known for the industry's densest, most modular, and most rugged systems. Our servers and network switches completely outperform and outclass the competition-they just don't know how we do it," said GMS CEO Benjamin Sharfi. "The Blackhawk is a high performance server plus a low-cost router in a small, ultra-rugged enclosure. It delivers the highest possible performance per dollar and per watt in a fully sealed system. It's a real game-changer to find so much, in such a small, conduction-cooled box. Ditch the rack-mount server." In the Blackhawk, switch functions are controlled by a 416MHz MIPS co-processor with 128MB of DRAM that controls up to 16 Gbps Ethernet ports and four 10 Gbps Ethernet ports, two of which are connected directly to the host CPU. An optional routing engine adds a fully featured Cisco/Palo Alto Embedded Services Router. Additional I/O functions include USB 2.0, USB 3.0, and two add-in Special Application Modules™ I/O sites for custom I/O such as Wi-Fi/ Bluetooth, GPS, Quad Video Capture, CANbus, MIL-STD-1553, ARINC (News - Alert)-429, and more.
Servers Need Security, Too For more information regarding GMS products, please visit www.gms4sbc.com Additional press materials can be found at: http://www.gms4sbc.com/press/SB2002-SW/blackhawk.pdf
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