Rich, Those features are still around with a new name.. Now its known as Cisco UCS :) -Gopal On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 7:49 AM, Goulet, Richard <Richard.Goulet@xxxxxxxxxxx > wrote: > Are they still around??? Had a chance to play with one several years ago, > 2007 I believe. Very nice system IMHO, especially if you pulled out a > working blade. Fault tolerance was phenomonil. > > > > *From:* oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: > oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Hemant K Chitale > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 17, 2011 10:35 AM > *To:* ORACLE-L > *Subject:* EGenera for Oracle -- particular for DWHs > > > > > > I remember that eGenera was "somewhat popular" in 2007/2008. It was then > launched as an Oracle RAC blade-farm. > > > > Does anyone have experience implementing recent eGenera solutions, > particular for I/O intensive DataWarehouses ? > > I believe that there was a limit of 2 HBA ports on a 24-blade frame > (effectively allowing, say, 14-16 blades to be usable) ? > > -- > > Hemant K Chitale > http://hemantoracledba.blogspot.com >