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Server Consolidation with Compaq ProLiant Servers 4 Logical consolidation is many to few consoles, physical consolidation is many to few locations and rational consolidation is many to few servers Server Consolidation - Three Types The Gartner Group identifies three different styles of server consolidation: logical, physical and rational as tactical and workable consolidation solutions. Logical consolidation: adopting tools that provide a centralized mechanism for managing a set of applications. It provides operations consistency, improves application and infrastructure reliability, increases security and leverages precious IT talent as a business grows. Physical consolidation: reducing the number of server and storage locations to reduce operational costs. Also includes reducing the number of servers and storage devices required to accomplish an organization's computing needs. Additionally, physical consolidation includes standardizing on a storage environment, such as the Compaq StorageWorks Enterprise Network Storage Architecture, to simplify day-to-day storage management, improve economies of scale for storage purchases and easily accommodate changing business needs. Rational consolidation: the consolidation of applications onto fewer, more powerful servers. Rational consolidation reduces hardware and software expenses as well as operational overhead. Logical Consolidation Rational Consolidation Proliant Server Consolidation Solutions Physical Consolidation Figure 1: ProLiant server consolidation solutions address the various levels of consolidation to different degrees. ECGO30/0499