VMware vSphere 5.0 for ESXi* 5.0 - Intel® Server Board S2600GL/GZ

VMware vSphere* 5, update 1, delivers nearly 200 new and enhanced capabilities, provides efficiency from existing investments, an efficient and automated cloud infrastructure, and improves operational agility. VMware vSphere 5 supports virtual machines (VMs) that are up to four times more powerful than previous versions - VMs can now be configured with up to 1 terabyte of memory and 32 virtual CPUs. With enhanced High Availability, these gains in VM scalability and performance enable customers to virtualize any business-critical applications with confidence. VMware vSphere 5 also introduces three key new flagship features – Auto-Deploy, Profile-Driven Storage and Storage DRS –delivering intelligent policy management to support an automated "set it and forget it" approach to managing datacenter resources, including server deployment and storage management.

Take FULL advantage of the new Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 product family capabilities with the Intel® Server Board S2600GZ/GL product families. The Intel® Server Board S2600GZ family features an energy efficient spread core design and maximum (768 GB) memory capacity with up to 24 DIMMS. The S2600GZ and S2600GL boards are only available in rack-optimized server systems; these systems deliver unmatched performance, I/O capacity, and flexibility for the most demanding enterprise data center, cloud, or high performance computing (HPC) environments. The Intel® Server Board S2600GZ and S2600GL boards make use of several exclusive new Intel® Server Board Technology Innovations available only on Intel® Server Products. Intel® Advanced Management Technology helps simplify and optimize system management for higher capacity and more secure platform management; Intel® Quiet Thermal Technology provides thermal and acoustic management to reduce unnecessary noise and provide cooling flexibility while maximizing system efficiency; and Intel® Efficient Power Technology helps improve power efficiency and reliability.