Escala PL3260R

AIX™ and Linux first-class system serving mission-critical environments

Record-breaking performance in the open systems environment Scalability like never before with its modular server architecture Proven reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS) features New generation capabilities at the service of your mission-critical business

High performance business solution

One of the most compact Escala servers so far, Escala PL3260R servers deliver exceptional performance, reliability, scalability and flexibility, enabling businesses to tackle workloads while providing more performance per system, more performance per footprint, and hence, more performance per watt.
Equipped with 64-bit POWER6™ processors in up to 32-way symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) configurations, the Escala PL3260R is built to provide the processing power for a full range of complex, mission-critical applications with demanding processing requirements.

The industry’s most powerful consolidation capabilities

New virtualisation features with micropartitioning capabilities allow businesses to increase system utilization, ensuring that applications get the resources they need. Each processor can be subdivided in up to 10 micro-partitions, with a maximum of 160 dynamic partitions for the system.
The shared processor pool allows for automatic non-disruptive balancing of processing power between partitions - resulting in increased throughput and utilisation. Live Partition Mobility from PowerVM Enterprise Edition, allows partitions to be moved from one machine to another with no interuption in service.

Cost saving functionalities

Virtual I/O, allow the sharing of expensive disk drives, communications adapters and Fibre Channel-attached disks, contributes to driving down system complexity and operating expenses.

Leading RAS keeps mission-critical applications running

The Escala PL3260R server provides new levels of proven, mainframe-inspired RAS for mission-critical applications. Error checking and correction routines examine data during ongoing operation and can correct errors in real time. First Failure Data Capture (FFDC) capabilities log both the source and root cause of problems to help prevent the recurrence of intermittent failures that diagnostics cannot reproduce.
Dynamic processor and PCI bus slot deallocation abilities reallocate resources when an impending failure is detected so applications continue to run unimpeded.
With ARF™ (Application Rollover Facility), Bull provides an innovative high availability clustering solution that can also be used for disaster recovery. ARF reduces costs and complexity through ease of use at a highly competitive price point.

Tuned for AIX computing

With Escala PL3260R, you can achieve outstanding, leading-edge performance, scalability, reliability and flexibility at an extremely attractive price. Using innovative POWER6™ processors in partitioned configurations, this server can consolidate dozens or even hundreds of distributed applications on a much smaller footprint. It can greatly simplify your IT infrastructure, share expensive resources automatically between partitions and reduce administration costs and complexity.