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After unveiling their GFX servers based on Marvell ARM Cortex A9 SoC at Computex 2012, Mitac announced their new 7-Star server at Computex 2013. This new server is based on Applied Micro X-Gene SoChttp://www.cnx-software.com/2012/04/28/appliedmicro-unveils-armv8-64-bit-apache-2-implementation-for-x-gene-soc/featuring ARM Cortex A57 cores, and is one of the first, if not the first, 64-Bit ARM server ever.
[image: Mitac 7-Star ARMv8 Server]http://www.cnx-software.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Mitac_7-Star_ARMv8_Server.jpgThe key features of Mitac Server are as follows:
- 18x Front-loaded Computing Blades in 4U (176mm x 440mm x 650mm) - Server Blade Spec - SSI uModule v1.0 complaint - (1) ARMv8 compliant 64-bit SoC /blade - (2) DDR3 DIMM slots, and (2) 2.5” SATA 3.0 HDD support - (1) 10G SFP+ and (1) GbE port - IPMI V2.0 compliant - Pass-through Ethernet Module - Chassis Management - Hot-swap FAN and (2+1) RPSU support
It will be available by the end of the year. That’s about all I know for now, but more information should eventually come up on Mitac 7-Star pagehttp://www.mitac.com/Business/7-Star.html .
Via PC Perspectivehttp://www.pcper.com/news/General-Tech/Computex-2013-MiTAC-Announces-High-Density-7-Star-ARMv8-Powered-Server .
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