IBM announced a new addition to its BladeCenter portfolio Monday designed to make its blade servers more open and easy to use. IBM’s BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager provides I/O virtualization that can help reduce the cost and complexity to enterprise users through its open architecture, the company said. Open Fabric Manager will begin shipping Dec. 21. It is priced at $1,499 per chassis. BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager Advanced Upgrade is priced at $1,999 per chassis.
IBM Serves Up Blade Management Tools
Posted by: Walaika Haskins November 20, 2007 08:19 AMIBM announced a new addition to its BladeCenter portfolio Monday designed to make its blade servers more open and easy to use. IBM’s BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager provides I/O virtualization that can help reduce the cost and complexity to enterprise users through its open architecture, the company said. Open Fabric Manager will begin shipping Dec. 21. It is priced at $1,499 per chassis. BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager Advanced Upgrade is priced at $1,999 per chassis.