| Q: | What is the Validated Server Program?
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| A: | The Validated Server Program is a collaboration between AMD and Celestica that combines AMD’s world-class silicon technologies with Celestica’s world-class electronic manufacturing services. The Validated Server Program design undergoes an AMD ‘validation’ that tests compatibility and reliability of the configuration. The program was designed to simplify a system builder's business by making it easy for them to provide AMD Opteron™ processor-based server platforms that are backed by world-class manufacturing and support. System builder partners purchase these systems (either barebones or fixed configuration), add additional hardware, software, or services, and re-sell them as system builder branded server—providing system builders with fast time to market and a competitive advantage and allowing them to provide their customers with AMD64 technology quickly and simply. |
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| Q: | What is meant by barebones vs. fixed-configuration server systems?
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| A: | Barebones systems include a chassis, motherboard with chipset, thermal solution, and power supply, allowing a system builder to add processors, memory, hard disk drives, and other components to meet the needs of their customers. The fixed-configuration is a complete server system that includes all of the components above plus the operating system. Fixed-configuration servers further reduce the amount of system integration required by the system builder and reduce the amount of support required of the system builder, since all of the components are covered by a limited warranty and rapid product replacement plan through Celestica. |
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| Q: | What are the benefits of the Validated Server Program to commercial customers?
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| A: | AMD Opteron processors are designed to simplify a customer’s business by providing reliability for today’s demanding enterprise applications, with simultaneous high-performance 32-bit computing and the ability to migrate to 64-bit computing as the customer requires. Celestica is a world-leading electronics manufacturing services provider excelling in the execution of integrated and seamless end-to-end support and customer service. Commercial customers can purchase servers knowing that they have been validated by AMD and are backed by Celestica’s world-class service and support. |
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| Q: | What markets are these servers targeted for?
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| A: | Solutions available through the Validated Server Program cover a range of end-user needs. The 1U/2P A2210 is targeted at Internet and network infrastructure workloads for customers who require high performance, scalability and availability in a dense 1U package. The 4U/4P A8440 is designed for compute-intensive enterprise workloads, such as databases, business processing, messaging and business intelligence applications. |
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| Q: | Will these be branded as AMD servers?
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| A: | No. AMD does not build servers. VSP solutions will be branded by the system builder partners involved in this program. |
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| Q: | Is AMD manufacturing servers?
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| A: | No. The servers will be manufactured by Celestica, a world leader in electronics manufacturing services and the delivery of end-to-end service and support. |
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| Q: | Are these validated servers available in all regions?
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| A: | The VSP is available now to North American and European system builder partners. AMD currently plans to expand VSP availability to other regions in the first half of 2004. |
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| Q: | What products will be offered through the Validated Server Program?
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| A: | The first platforms planned for availability from the VSP will be the A8440 and the A2210. The A8440 is a 4U/4P rack-mountable server based on the AMD Opteron processor 800 Series. The A2210 is a 1U/2P rack-mountable server based on the AMD Opteron processor 200 Series. |
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| Q: | What system builders are currently ordering systems from Celestica? When will their systems be available?
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| A: | System builders in North America currently offering VSP servers include APPRO, Aspen Systems and RackSaver. We expect other system builders to join the Validated Server Program over time. |
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