HP enhances virtualization capabilities for HP Integrity servers

The new HP Virtual Server Environment (VSE) Reference Architecture for Oracle® Real Application Clusters for HP-UX 11i dynamically scales the Integrity server infrastructure when mission-critical Oracle database workloads fluctuate. For example, customers can use the capability to automatically allocate additional server capacity to financial applications during the month-end close.

For customers that are concerned about the availability of their mission-critical UNIX® environments when they consolidate using virtualization, HP has further integrated HP Serviceguard for HP-UX 11i with HP Integrity Virtual Machines.

Available now with the latest release of HP Serviceguard, this functionality helps guard against failure by automatically moving the virtual machines between servers in a VSE. HP Integrity Virtual Machines also now enables easy manual migration of virtual machines, accelerating application qualification and deployment.

"No other vendor can offer the level of virtualization capability for Oracle customers that HP now can," said Yasser Ragaei, Business Manager, Enterprise Servers, HP Middle East. "HP leads the way in mission-critical server virtualization with HP-UX 11i, now enabling customers to automatically flex, add and move server resources in support of constantly changing business demands."

Customer demand for virtualization is growing - HP had 70 percent shipment growth for key virtualization technologies in the past year,(1) reinforcing the IDC assessment that spending on virtualization will continue at significant growth rates and reach $15 billion by 2009.(2)

HP customers such as Allgemeine Bausparkasse, Croatian Post Inc., Grupa Kety, Harmon Pro Group, Healthways, Hubert Burda Media Group, Laziomatica, Mitel, Orient Overseas Container Line, Osem Investments Ltd., Royal London Group, Taifook Securities Ltd., Telefonica de Espana and University of Magdeburg have benefited from the flexible capacity and superior return on investment provided by the HP VSE.

Available since 2003, the HP VSE is a foundational element in HP's Adaptive Infrastructure framework, which enables customers to move toward an automated "lights-out" computing environment that can be remotely managed 24 hours a day. HP offers a broad portfolio of services for the HP Virtual Server Environment, from planning and assessment through design and implementation to mission-critical proactive and reactive support.