The Global Workload Manager automates resource allocation among multiple physical servers to optimize utilization and ensure that service levels are met. The Integrity Virtual Machine optimizes server utilization by allowing multiple instances of the HP-UX 11i and Linux operating systems to share a single CPU as well as input/output resources. HP will also extend its server utility-pricing model to its Integrity customers, allowing them to pay based on usage. Already available for HP-UX 11i, it will be available for Windows based systems as well.
Illuminata analyst Jonathon Eunice says the HPWorld announcements are aimed at bringing "parity" to support for Integrity with the support for the traditional HP9000 systems based on PA-RISC.
"One of the things that has been challenging for Itanium in general, and HP in specific, has been getting the right kind of software packages and support for Itanium systems," Eunice says.
Support has been an impediment to adoption of Integrity because even if there's 60% of the support in place that's available to the older systems, many customers will continue to wait until the support is bolstered to near equity, he says.
The company is also unveiling a faster version of HP-UX 11i that will run on both HP9000 and Integrity systems. It includes new features allowing it to run high-performance data centers and clustered environments.
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