| HP is committed to HP 9000 server customers. With the recent introduction of the PA-8900 processor, HP completes the successful line of PA-RISC
processors and provides an enhanced springboard for HP 9000 to HP Integrity evolution.
We plan to sell HP-UX 11i on HP 9000 entry-class, mid-range and Superdome systems until at least December 2008, with support until at least December 2013.
Features
- Up to 16% performance improvements over PA-8800 processors
- In-box upgrades from PA-8600, PA-8700, and PA-8800
- In-box upgrades to HP Integrity
- Same HP-UX 11iv1 and HP-UX 11iv2 support as previous HP 9000 and Integrity Servers
Benefits
- Enhanced scalability for growing workloads
- Lower TCO from better performance and performance density
- Superior Hardware and software investment protection
Path forward
HP 9000 customers will be able to take advantage of performance improvements with the PA-8900 processor (the ultimate PA-RISC generation) thru a simple in-box upgrade. In addition, at any point in
time customers will be able to evolve to the HP Integrity line of servers. This is also achieved through in-box upgrades.
The end result is:
- Customers have additional performance and scalability available to them within the HP 9000 servers
- Customers have the ability to pick the time that is right for them to move to HP Integrity Servers
- Simple evolution to PA-8900 and HP Integrity Servers (In-box upgrades)
- Tools, partners & services available to help customers evolve to HP Integrity Servers
All combined HP 9000 customers benefit from superior investment protection.
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