PRIMEQUEST 1000 Series: High-Reliability, Mission-Critical Intel Architecture Server Supporting Social Infrastructure Systems

As we enter the age of Cloud computing, server platforms must provide not only high reliability and high availability but also virtualization as a base technology for achieving effective use and efficient operation of information and communications technology (ICT) resources. In 2005, Fujitsu applied its know-how and experience accumulated over many years of mainframe development to develop the MissionCritical Intel Architecture (IA) Server PRIMEQUEST series of servers based on open IA technology and Linux/Windows operating systems. This series is being used in a variety of social infrastructure systems that are helping to open up the market for open mission-critical systems. Now, with the aim of furthering the evolution of this series, Fujitsu has developed the PRIMEQUEST 1000 series of servers that enhances virtualization support, provides long-term support, and strengthens green ICT support while inheriting the features of the existing PRIMEQUEST series. It has been marketing this new series since March 2010. This paper describes the objectives and features of the PRIMEQUEST 1000 series and associated technologies.