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Hitachi Integrates AMI's Remote Management Card into Servers to Offer Customers Expanded Remote Hardware and Software Support

Posted on: Monday, 12 January 2004, 06:00 CST

Editorial Summary

-- AMI and Hitachi have formed a partnership in which Hitachi

will integrate and customize AMI's MegaRAC G2 card into its

servers

-- MegaRAC G2, a 100 percent out-of-band, 100 percent system

independent PCI card, is the ideal solution for a network

manager responsible for monitoring servers at the corporate

and remote office levels

-- Hitachi, which will first integrate the MegaRAC G2 into its

HA8000/20W server, chose the card to drastically expand its

customer support by offering a solution with remote software

and hardware support

American Megatrends Inc. (AMI), a leading provider of storage and computing innovations worldwide, today announced its MegaRAC(TM) G2 remote server management card was chosen and customized by Hitachi for integration into its HA8000/20W server for remote software and hardware support.

"The HA8000/20W provides Hitachi's advanced, high-performing work group server HA8000 series with enhanced scalability," said Kouichi Nakai, department manager of the server development department within the server development operation of Hitachi, Ltd., Ubiquitous Platform Systems. "Hitachi recognizes the importance of remote management and has integrated the MegaRAC G2 remote management PCI card from AMI to provide its customers with a cost-effective management solution. Available as part of the solution is the Remote Service Server Model that allows administrators to effectively maintain the server in a remote location and provide a reduction in manpower-management when the business expands."

The MegaRAC G2 is a system independent, 100 percent out-of-band management solution for mission-critical servers. It enables network administrators to perform a power cycle of the server from a remote location. Administrators may be able to reduce problems before the server crashes, like data loss and potentially expensive repairs.

"The MegaRAC G2, which Hitachi modified for and integrated into its servers, will give its customers the value add of reducing server problems before the servers crash and preventing data loss and potentially expensive repairs," said S. Shankar, AMI's president. "In today's economy companies are struggling to keep their revenue growing at a constant rate; they demand steady productivity from their employees and 24/7 accessibility from their computer systems. A great challenge to an IT department lies in keeping its employees and systems up and running continuously. Companies must be prepared. MegaRAC G2 helps administrators prevent data loss and recover from downtime from anywhere in the world."

MegaRAC G2 features:

-- Out-of-band connectivity

-- Half-size PCI form factor plugs into any PCI slot

-- Industry standard web browser-based

-- SSL v3 for 100 percent secure connection

-- Advanced video redirection, more than 700 percent faster than

any competitor

-- Administrator notification of critical events via email SNMP

trap and management station

-- Full text/graphics console redirection for complete remote

server control

-- Virtual CD support

-- Ethernet and modem

-- Remote power cycling with optional feature cable

-- Watchdog mechanism monitors the system's heartbeat and reports

failures

-- Auto Server Recovery (ASR) reduces server downtime

HA8000/20W features:

-- Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 processor, 120 GB high-capacity disk and

three device bays offers high performance and enhanced

scalabilities

-- Suitable for an entry-level server, provides data management

and file sharing for a small division in a business enterprise

-- "Remote Service Server Model" enables administrators to

perform various server operations, including maintenance in a

remote location via a Web browser from an administrative PC

-- Remote Console allows administrators to see a screen or

configure the BIOS setting from a remote location

-- Virtual Device gives the administrator access to use the

mouse, keyboard and CD-ROM of the administrative PC as if they

are physically connected to server. These features enable you

to install or update OS or applications from a remote location

and will greatly reduce the cost of server management

About AMI

Founded in 1985, American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) has dedicated its resources to providing OEMs, resellers and systems integrators with leading edge computer technologies. Privately held, AMI is best known for its BIOS, but also supplies state-of-the-art hardware, software and utilities to today's high-tech manufacturers. AMI offers high-density motherboards, disk subsystems and innovative storage solutions and is a voting member of the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA). Headquartered in Atlanta, AMI has locations in the U.S. and throughout the world including Chennai, Munich, Seoul, Taipei and Tokyo to better serve its customers. For more information on AMI, call 1-800-U-BUY-AMI or visit www.ami.com.

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