像电子商业、数据仓库和群件文档管理这样的企业级大型应用程序已把当前4路Wintel服务器的处理能力逼到极限。为了缓解这种处理压力,ALR公司和Axil计算机公司正准备扩展超过4路配置的对称多处理(SMP)设计,为增长的应用处理程序提供充裕的硬件空间。据ALR官员说,该公司新近推出的6 CPU的Revolution 6×6服务器是以各装有3个200MHz Pentium Pro处理器的两块板为基础的。这两块CPU板插在ALR的64位Parity SMP总线中,它能保证每个处理器利用ALR的Dynamic Orchestration仲裁技术享有访问总线的均等机会。美国现代电子的全资子公司Axil一直在销售SPARC系统,3月份也将推出以其自适应存储器交叉结构为基础的基于Intel的8路Windows NT服务器。 ALR和Axil公司都计划销售他们各自的专利特许技术。Unisys和DataGeneral公司都打算推出基于ALR设计的系统。Axil的官员虽然没有宣布他们的伙伴,但期望今年秋季OEM厂商会发布有关的消息。这方面其它的一些结构,如集群技术和缓存相干非一致存储器存取(ccNUMA)都有很高的可用性和可伸缩 Enterprise-class applications like e-commerce, data warehousing and groupware document management have pushed the limits of the current 4-way Wintel server’s processing power. To alleviate this processing pressure, ALR and Axil Computer are preparing to extend the symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) design of more than four configurations to provide ample hardware space for increased application processing. According to ALR officials, the company’s recently announced 6-CPU Revolution 6x6 server is based on two boards each with three 200MHz Pentium Pro processors. These two CPU boards are plugged into the ALR’s 64-bit Parity SMP bus to ensure that each processor takes advantage of ALR’s Dynamic Orchestration arbitration technology to have equal access to the bus. Axil, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hyundai Electronics, has been marketing SPARC systems and in March will also introduce its Intel-based 8-way Windows NT server based on its adaptive memory cross architecture. Both ALR and Axil plan to sell their respective patent licensing technology. Both Unisys and DataGeneral are planning to introduce systems based on ALR designs. Although Axil’s officials did not announce their partnership, it expects OEMs to release the news this fall. Other architectures in this area, such as cluster technology and cached coherent inconsistent memory access (ccNUMA), are highly available and scalable