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HP switches to DC for telcos

Phone companies got one idea right regarding switching systems and other back office kit running complex applications: stick with DC power. Many of the tier one server makers have a tidy little side business selling carrier-grade servers with DC power that meet the Network Equipment Building System (NEBS) standards that were …

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Anonymous Coward
Pint

server design

I'm still waiting on these multi million dollar hardware companies to turn the racks around 90 degrees - wide side to the front - better cooling performance - and more room for front accessible hard drive arrays per U.

You heard it here first. Thank you and goodnight.

Anonymous Coward
Anonymous Coward

ACTA?

Don't you mean ATCA (Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture) or AdvancedTCA?

Anonymous Coward
Anonymous Coward

Sideways

Look at the IBM iDataFlex if you want to see something sideways.

However, going wider than 24" (or 600mm in metric environments) has downsides relative to floor tiles that use a 24" pitch. Not insurmountable, but a consideration.

Phil 7

Where's the Pr0n?

How about some saucy 48V hardware pics???

Dave 13

Depth

Sun (Oracle Real Soon Now) does a pretty good job with "twisting" their X64 and Sparc NEBS rack servers into a 20" depth formfactor. And the relaxed NEBS standards mainly apply to new construction, not existing installations so are somewhat limited in application.

These systems look much like commercial HP kit with new power supplies rushed through NEBS Cert. Looks like all the other HW vendors are licking their chops for Sun's telco market. I'd expected a more complete offering from HP though.

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