1. Edition - March 2007
55.90 Euro
2007. 408 Pages, Hardcover
- Practical Approach Book -
ISBN-10: 0-471-78395-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-471-78395-4 - John Wiley & Sons






Sample Chapter

Short description
Blade servers are highly modular servers that offer as much as ten times the capacity of conventional servers, along with substantial improvements in operation and management cost for enterprise data centers. This book is currently the only comprehensive resource on this hot, emerging topic.

From the contents
Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

Part I Technology Evolution.

Chapter 1 Blades and Virtualization -- Building Blocks for Next-Generation Data Centers.

Chapter 2 Evolution of Computing Technology -- Setting the Stage.

Chapter 3 Evolution of Blade and Virtualization Technologies.

Part II A Closer Look.

Chapter 4 Blade Architecture.

Chapter 5 PC Blades.

Chapter 6 Networking and Related Technologies.

Chapter 7 Blades and Storage.

Chapter 8 Virtualization.

Chapter 9 Clustering and Blades.

Chapter 10 Managing Blade Systems.

Chapter 11 Industry Organizations and Related Standards.

Part III Hardware, Facilities, and Software Considerations.

Chapter 12 Assessing Your Needs -- Blade System Hardware Considerations.

Chapter 13 Power and Cooling.

Chapter 14 System Software Considerations.

Part IV Solutions.

Chapter 15 Differentiating and Selecting Products.

Chapter 16 Key Vendor and Product Analysis.

Chapter 17 Case Studies.

Chapter 18 A Look into the Future.

Appendix A Vendor and Product Information.

Appendix B Standards and Specifications.

Glossary.

Bibliography.

Index.