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ECG068/0798 WHITE PAPER (cont.) 2...5 a requirement for optional fault-tolerance. This may come in the form of redundant hardware such as power supplies, fans, or NICs, or in the form of redundant multiple server architectures. To minimize downtime "hot-pluggable" components such as disk drives, power supplies, and fans are also desirable. Rack-mount for Easy Access Large video server installations may require multiple servers along with multiple external storage options and networking equipment such as switching hubs. It is desirable to be able to rackmount this equipment to save space and to provide improved access for maintainability. To accommodate system growth, it should be possible to start out with a small tower configuration and grow to a rack-mount configuration using tower-to-rack conversion features. Attractive Cost per Stream Since video servers are typically sized by the number of concurrent streams they can deliver the "cost per stream" is often an important measure of video server efficiency. This parameter can be a misleading comparison, however, if it fails to take into account the above important hardware characteristics, which also have a cost impact. Nevertheless, the best cost per stream is more likely to come from the ranks of high volume industry-standard architectures. Example: Compaq ProLiant The Compaq ProLiant family of servers includes a number of models that make excellent video server platforms. A good example is the Compaq ProLiant 5500. This server features: q Multiple high performance processors. The Compaq ProLiant 5500 can accommodate up to 4 Intel Pentium Pro 200MHz processors. q Highly Parallel System Architecture for High I/O Performance. The Highly Parallel System Architecture featured in the Compaq ProLiant 5500 more than doubles the I/O bandwidth needed for demanding video streaming applications. CPU CPU Memory Controller Memory Controller PCI Bus Controller PCI Bus Controller Graphics Controller Disk Controller PCI Slots PCI Slots Disk

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a requirement for optional fault-tolerance.
This may come in the form of redundant hardware
such as power supplies, fans, or NICs, or in the form of redundant multiple server architectures.
To minimize downtime “hot-pluggable” components such as disk drives, power supplies, and fans
are also desirable.
Rack-mount for Easy Access
Large video server installations may require multiple servers along with multiple external storage
options and networking equipment such as switching hubs.
It is desirable to be able to rack-
mount this equipment to save space and to provide improved access for maintainability.
To
accommodate system growth, it should be possible to start out with a small tower configuration
and grow to a rack-mount configuration using tower-to-rack conversion features.
Attractive Cost per Stream
Since video servers are typically sized by the number of concurrent streams they can deliver the
“cost per stream” is often an important measure of video server efficiency.
This parameter can be
a misleading comparison, however, if it fails to take into account the above important hardware
characteristics, which also have a cost impact.
Nevertheless, the best cost per stream is more
likely to come from the ranks of high volume industry-standard architectures.
Example: Compaq ProLiant
The Compaq ProLiant family of servers includes a number of models that make excellent video
server platforms.
A good example is the Compaq ProLiant 5500.
This server features:
q
Multiple high performance processors.
The Compaq ProLiant 5500 can accommodate up
to 4 Intel Pentium Pro 200MHz processors.
q
Highly Parallel System Architecture for High I/O Performance.
The Highly Parallel
System Architecture featured in the Compaq ProLiant 5500 more than doubles the I/O
bandwidth needed for demanding video streaming applications.
CPU
CPU
Memory
Controller
PCI Bus
Controller
PCI Bus
Controller
Disk
Controller
Disk
Memory
Controller
Graphics
Controller
PCI Slots
PCI Slots