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Stratus ftServer 6200 review

7.6

Editors' Rating

Typical price:£ 26015

Verdict

The ftServer 6200 VMware bundle makes an excellent platform for hosting virtual machines. As VMware servers cannot be clustered, the Stratus offering is about the only option for organisations requiring extreme high availability from their ESX Server environments... Read Full Review.

Pros

System keeps running during almost all types of hardware failure

Cons

Current VMware support has a few limitations, such as not supporting the use of internal hard disks

Key Specs

Processor manufacturer:	Intel
Processor model:	Quad-core Xeon
Clock speed:	2.66 GHz
Number of processors installed:	2
RAM installed:	8096 MB
Hard drive size:	73 GB
Case form factor:	2U rack
Dimensions (W x H x D):	44.5x17.8x76.2 cm
Weight:	56.2 kg
Operating system:	VMware Infrastructure 3, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (64 bit)

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