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ClearPath Libra Model 680 Server
Specification Sheet
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Introduction
The
ClearPath
Plus
Libra
Model
680
server
is the
most
agile,
powerful
and
secure MCP
based
system
we’ve ever built.
This
server
delivers
not
only
all
of
the traditional
mainframe
attributes,
but
also many
new
business
capabilities
for evolving
to a
Real-Time
Enterprise.
A
Secure
Real-Time
Infrastructure
–
centered
on
Unisys
ClearPath
systems
–
offers
a
robust
combination
of
both mainframe
and
mainstream
capabilities
that
are
unique
to these
platforms.
Diverse
computing
workloads.
Flexible
buying
models.
Popular
software
standards.
Secure
Java
environments.
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Industry-standard
tools,
applications
and
skill sets.
Automated
processes
and
operations.
Policy-based
resource
management.
SOA-based
business
connectivity. |
And
3D-VE-based
business
responsiveness.
Simply
put,
superior
business
agility
and
secure
business operations.
The
ClearPath
Plus
Libra
Model
680
mainframe,
successor
to
the highly acclaimed Libra Model 585 server, delivers
extraordinary power and capacity with its high-performance
Unisys CMOS dual-core processor
technology and highly advanced IO subsystem. This high-end server offers the
latest in state-of the-art hardware and software
technologies.
Its
modular
design
supports
a
high
level of
infrastructure
flexibility,
including
a
variety
of
choices in
buying
models,
hardware
technologies,
operating environments,
applications,
integration
software
and
growth options.
The
overall
Libra
680
design
maximizes
the return on
your
current
ClearPath
investments, while giving you even greater agility to accommodate ever changing business opportunities.
Product
Highlights
Module-based
architecture
Independent,
self-contained,
mix-and-match
modules
High-performance,
dual-core
Unisys
CMOS
processors
Self-adjusting
performance
30%
improved,
single-image
performance
20%
improved,
high-performance
IO
subsystem
Up
to
32
CMOS-processor-based
native
partitions
16-processor-image
capability
Expanded
memory
capacity
Custom
defined
processor
set
Performance
redistribution
capabilities
Secure
Java
workloads
Policy-based,
resource-management
infrastructure
Capacity
on
demand
Ready
IO
Ready
Networking
Ready
Memory
Reserve
MCP
processors,
memory
and
IO
Cryptographic
co-processor
SCSI
tape
appliance
New
Levels
of
Agility
The
Libra
Model
680
server
gives
you
an
operating environment
that’s
versatile,
powerful
and
compatible with
your
existing
MCP-based
solutions.
Unisys
keeps
taking
its
mainframes
further
into
the mainstream
with many
revolutionary
advances.
Access
to
Java
applications and
developers.
Application
development
tools
to
rapidly
accommodate
marketplace
changes.
Flexible
buying
models that
let
you
pay
for
only
what
you
use.
Bottom
line?
Results
you
can measure
in terms
of real
economic
impact!
The
World’s
Most
Versatile
Servers
More
opportunities
for
growth.
The
scalable
16-way partition/image
capability
provides
major
improvements for
a
single
system
image
with
almost
twice
the performance,
twice the
IO connectivity
and capacity and twice
the memory
previously
available. The
result is
an improved
growth path
through both
horizontal and
vertical
scalability.
Multiple-operating-system
choices.
The
Libra
Model
680
platform
supports
up
to
32
independent
partitions concurrently
running
multiple
operating
environments: Unisys
MCP,
Virtual
Machine
for
ClearPath
MCP
(MCPvm), Microsoft®
Windows®
Server
2003,
Enterprise
Edition
and
Windows®
Server
2003,
Datacenter
Edition,
Novell SUSE
Linux
Enterprise
Server
9
(SLES
9)
and
Red
Hat Enterprise
Linux
4
(RHEL
4)
operating
systems.
This
makes
it
possible
to
choose
the application
environments that best meet
both
your
specific
business needs
and processing requirements.
You
can dedicate
Libra
partitions
to
production,
development,
testing, disaster recovery,
CRM and
ERP solutions,
the Enterprise
Application
Environment and many others.
More
consolidation
options.
The
wide
choice
of concurrently
running
operating
systems
enables
you
to consolidate
multiple
servers
on
a
single
platform:
NX Series,
A
Series,
Windows
and
Linux
environments. Consolidation
gives
you
centralized
control
of
multiple servers
with
potential
savings
in
both
your
system
and operational
costs.
Capacity
on
Demand
choices.
Capacity
on
Demand
options
help
you
better manage
your
changing
capacity requirements.
Designed to
revolutionize
the
way
you
buy ClearPath
processing power,
Capacity on
Demand delivers
new agility
for managing
your
dynamically
changing workloads,
including
unpredictable spikes in
demand and
emergency/disaster
recovery
situations.
Different
buying options,
licensed on
an annual
basis,
help
you
achieve
the most
flexibility
in
your
server
operations.
The ability
to enable reserve
capacity is
key
to supporting dedicated or shared
disaster recovery
systems
with remote
secondary systems
typically used
for development.
Three Capacity
on
Demand
options
are
available:
For
Disaster
Recovery,
you
pay
only
for
incremental
capacity
for
a
period
of
30
days
–
an
option
that enables
you
to
handle
major
unplanned
operational disruptions.
The
12-day
Emergency
Recovery
option
helps
you
address
less
serious
outages.
The
Temporary
Workload
option
allows
you
to
scale
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