The HP Virtual Server Environment: Making the Adaptive Enterprise Vision a Reality in Your Datacenter

Chapter Overview

Let's not beat around the bush—if the server you are purchasing supports any of these solutions, get them. The benefits far outweigh the tradeoffs. That said, these solutions aren't perfect, and there are some tradeoffs that may be show-stoppers in some customer environments—but these should be rare. The vast majority of customers who purchase HP systems will pay less in the long run if they use one or more of these Utility Pricing Solutions.

We will describe in this chapter specifically why we make these statements. Each of the solutions available for HP 9000 and Integrity servers has its own benefits and tradeoffs, which we will describe. We will also identify the sweet spots—the places where you get the most bang for the buck ...