In article ,
Dave Littell wrote:
>Does anyone know of a ballpark number?

There's a conference call with analysts this afternoon. I vaguely
recall hearing total numbers of x86/x64 server systems shipped at
previous calls but not their breakdowns by model.

>Have sales slipped as a result of the Galaxy line? I'm curious
>because the Galaxy machines are totally inappropriate for my
>application, but the V40z fits very nicely.

Perhaps the upcoming Galaxy systems will fill your needs.

What are your needs? More internal disk or card expansion?

John
groenveld@acm.org

John D Groenveld wrote:
> In article ,
> Dave Littell wrote:
>
>>Does anyone know of a ballpark number?
>
>
> There's a conference call with analysts this afternoon. I vaguely
> recall hearing total numbers of x86/x64 server systems shipped at
> previous calls but not their breakdowns by model.
>
>
>>Have sales slipped as a result of the Galaxy line? I'm curious
>>because the Galaxy machines are totally inappropriate for my
>>application, but the V40z fits very nicely.
>
>
> Perhaps the upcoming Galaxy systems will fill your needs.
>

Did they figure out that PCI-E isn't the end-all be-all? ;-)

> What are your needs? More internal disk or card expansion?

Hi John,

Removable disks are a requirement, but support for multiple slots
with PCI/PCI-X is an absolute requirement. I have far too many
"special" hardware interfaces that can't/won't be migrated. Even
the V40z's requirement for 3.3 V PCI signaling created problems I
would have preferred to avoid.


Thanks,
Dave

In article ,
Dave Littell wrote:
>John D Groenveld wrote:
>> In article ,
>> Dave Littell wrote:

>Did they figure out that PCI-E isn't the end-all be-all? ;-)

The X4100/X4200 has PCI-X not PCI-E.

>> What are your needs? More internal disk or card expansion?
>
>Hi John,
>
>Removable disks are a requirement, but support for multiple slots
>with PCI/PCI-X is an absolute requirement. I have far too many

The X4200 has four removable hard drives.
For CPU expansion beyond two slots the V40z is still sold.

/Regards
Fredrik
--
Fredrik Lundholm
dol @ ce.chalmers.se

Fredrik Lundholm wrote:
> In article ,
> Dave Littell wrote:
>
>>John D Groenveld wrote:
>>
>>>In article ,
>>>Dave Littell wrote:
>
>
>>Did they figure out that PCI-E isn't the end-all be-all? ;-)
>
>
> The X4100/X4200 has PCI-X not PCI-E.
>

D'oh! Guess that'll teach me to read closer! (Probably not, but
that would be the hope ;-)


Thanks,
Dave

In article ,
Dave Littell wrote:
>D'oh! Guess that'll teach me to read closer! (Probably not, but
>that would be the hope ;-)

Somewhere in my office are notes from a NDA presentation on the
PCI roadmap for Sun's Galaxy and Niagara systems.

Talk to your salescritter.

John
groenveld@acm.org