Managing Virtualization With Fujitsu ServerView Resource Coordinator VE
IDC OPINION
Enterprises are entering a phase of deep technological changes, as challenging macroeconomic conditions and shrinking IT budgets force a rethink of the way IT infrastructure works and the adoption of new strategies to optimize increasingly scarce resources. Initially deployed simply as a fix to consolidate sprawling physical servers and contain hardware CapEx, virtualization has found its place at the core of innovation in the datacenter, solving a range of issues spanning from energy waste and compatibility problems with legacy applications, to high availability and ease of management.
Server virtualization does not come without a few challenges. Top of the list is the ability of IT administrators to manage IT infrastructure resources in an integrated fashion across server, storage, networking, applications, and virtual machines. Recent IDC surveys highlighted key requirements for virtualization infrastructure, include solid, optimized hardware infrastructure, perhaps based on blade servers, adequate I/O settings, and above all the correct management tools.
Fujitsu addresses those needs with its dynamic infrastructure strategy. This offering materializes what IDC believes to be a key trend in datacenters: the convergence of servers (particularly blades), storage, networking, and virtualization. In this model, Fujitsu's system management suite, ServerView, plays a central role, in particular its ServerView Resource Coordinator VE (RCVE), the tool to harmonize the management of physical and virtual environments.
RCVE is designed to bring together the capabilities and information included in the pure virtualization management environments with those stemming from hardware monitoring and balancing tools. Through the RCVE console, administrators can remotely control x86 servers, visualize the physical and virtual infrastructure, gain direct access on virtual machines and execute basic live migrations, set up affordable high availability systems and execute automated physical server deployment.
Replacement Strategy for Out-of-Date Printers in BS2000/OSD
Out-of-date BS2000 printers
Mechanical printers
Numerous BS2000 customers are still using mechanical printers that have reached the MEK90 status.
LIP printers
The LP65 printers support the LIP data stream. This data stream is not developed any more, and no new printer is able to support it. The main LIP printer is the 3365. This protocol has also been supported by the PageStream printers PS55, PS75 and PS158. For the comparisons, we will consider a speed of 55 to 158 pages/minute.
HP printers
The most used printers are the “HP” (High Performance) laser printers from Océ. The HP data stream is a frozen technology. It is however still supported, up to now, by the SRA controller running on Océ Production printers, as an alternative to the modern AFP/IPDS data stream, but the printer must be re-booted to switch from a mode to the other one. The support of HP will how-ever be removed from the controller relatively soon.
Spool & Print products overview
Several printing products are (or have been) used on BS2000/OSD:
- Local Spool This usually concerns the devices locally attached to the host by CT2 or CTS (Escon). Such a connection provides a very high reliability. For local printing, the user does not specify the printer to be used, but rather the required features (data stream, resources ...). The device selection results from the scheduling parameters and algorithm. All 333x and 334x printers belong to the local Spool with a speed equivalent to 15 – 60 pages/min. The LIP and HP printers also belong to this category. The HP printers have a speed ranging from 50 to 1000 pages/min. Let us remark that neither the LIP, nor the HP printers can be considered as a candidate for replacing the mechanical printers; in contrary, they both belong to a frozen technology, and also need a replacement strategy. Last but not least the LAN printer 9045 (see RSO), connected to an SX server (or SR2000), with a speed equivalent to 15-50 pages/min, is also supported by local Spool, via Line Printer emulation in X2000 (resp. SINIX2000).
Managing Virtualization With Fujitsu ServerView Resource Coordinator VE
IDC OPINION
Enterprises are entering a phase of deep technological changes, as challenging macroeconomic conditions and shrinking IT budgets force a rethink of the way IT infrastructure works and the adoption of new strategies to optimize increasingly scarce resources. Initially deployed simply as a fix to consolidate sprawling physical servers and contain hardware CapEx, virtualization has found its place at the core of innovation in the datacenter, solving a range of issues spanning from energy waste and compatibility problems with legacy applications, to high availability and ease of management.
Server virtualization does not come without a few challenges. Top of the list is the ability of IT administrators to manage IT infrastructure resources in an integrated fashion across server, storage, networking, applications, and virtual machines. Recent IDC surveys highlighted key requirements for virtualization infrastructure, include solid, optimized hardware infrastructure, perhaps based on blade servers, adequate I/O settings, and above all the correct management tools.
Fujitsu addresses those needs with its dynamic infrastructure strategy. This offering materializes what IDC believes to be a key trend in datacenters: the convergence of servers (particularly blades), storage, networking, and virtualization. In this model, Fujitsu's system management suite, ServerView, plays a central role, in particular its ServerView Resource Coordinator VE (RCVE), the tool to harmonize the management of physical and virtual environments.
RCVE is designed to bring together the capabilities and information included in the pure virtualization management environments with those stemming from hardware monitoring and balancing tools. Through the RCVE console, administrators can remotely control x86 servers, visualize the physical and virtual infrastructure, gain direct access on virtual machines and execute basic live migrations, set up affordable high availability systems and execute automated physical server deployment.
IDC believes that RCVE is a compelling product that complements Fujitsu's existing datacenter offering by enabling IT departments to overcome the principal hurdles to virtualization deployments. In addition, it relieves IT managers from some of their mundane tasks through automation and resource balancing. IDC advises Fujitsu to execute targeted awareness campaigns to increase the ServerView visibility and foresees a good uptake of the product, starting from Fujitsu's own customer base, escalating in 2010 when the IT demand will rise again.
Business Solutions Magazine Names Fujitsu Scanners 2010 Best Channel Products
Sunnyvale, CA, August 3, 2010 — Fujitsu, the market leader in document imaging scanners and services, announced today that their scanners have been recognized by Business Solutions Magazine and value added resellers as Best Channel Products for 2010. Competing against multiple manufacturers, the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500, ScanSnap fi-6010N Network iScanner, fi-6130, fi-6140, fi-6670, fi-6800 and fi-5900C scanners earned high marks in the ECM Hardware category for richness of features and functionality, product reliability and durability, ease of integration and upgrade, and the VAR's ability to service.
"Fujitsu prides itself on listening to and collaborating with our partners, and we are honored to be recognized by the channel industry for having best-in-class products," said Scott Francis, vice president of marketing, Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. "Fujitsu’s approach to the channel – premium products at very competitive prices, delivered with the highest possible margins for our partners – makes for a winning combination. Hats off to all those who have contributed to this success and sincere thanks to the channel for its support and confidence in Fujitsu."
Fujitsu Launches Electronic Paper-based Outpatient Guidance Solution
Tokyo, July 12, 2010 — Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu General Limited today announced the launch of a new electronic paper-based outpatient guidance solution, commercially available today from Fujitsu, designed to be used during the check-in process at medical facilities such as hospitals and clinics.
Through a proprietary wireless communications system, the solution connects electronic card holders (made by Fujitsu General) utilizing electronic paper (e-paper) with both a patient navigation system, which guides patients to examination rooms or diagnostic testing rooms in medical facilities, and an electronic medical record system. This enables detailed guidance information to be delivered to the electronic card holder of an individual patient during their visit, from check-in and calling patients when the doctor is ready to see them, through to payment.
Through the electronic card holder, the solution shows outpatients their place in the queue when waiting for their consultation, and will notify them when they are called through visual displays and vibration. As long as they are within signal range, outpatients do not need to stay in the waiting room, allowing them to spend their time waiting however they find most comfortable and least stressful.
By reducing the time it takes for patients to make their way through, the medical facility can focus more on nursing care. As well, reducing the number of intake terminals and large information displays enables medical facilities to limit energy use and CO2 emissions.
Background
Clinics typically use electronic signage in waiting rooms to show visiting patients who will be called next, which requires all patients to stay near the waiting room. There is an increasing need, therefore, to find ways of relieving patients of the stress of waiting and enabling them to use their time more effectively. Furthermore, healthcare facilities are interested in finding ways to improve the services and amenities they provide to outpatients.
KODAK Service and Support Offers Advanced Service Package for Users of CANON, FUJITSU And PANASONIC Document Scanners
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 30—New KODAK Care Kits make it easier for customers with other manufacturers’ scanners to keep their document capture hardware up and running. Advanced maintenance options, including Advance Unit Repair (AUR) for select models of CANON, FUJITSU and PANASONIC Document Scanners, are now available from KODAK Service and Support through newly formulated two-year KODAK Care Kits.
“With digital workflows becoming the standard for many industries, including healthcare and government, document imaging technology hugely impacts the efficiency of sharing electronic information and applications,” said Karen Sherrill, Director, Worldwide Service, Document Imaging, Kodak’s Business Solutions and Services Group, and recent recipient of the 2009 Customer Service Executive of the Year, International Business Awards, STEVIE Awards. “With a KODAK Care Kit AUR, users can rely upon the expertise and capabilities of an ISO certified support team.”
Kodak’s AUR option for CANON, FUJITSU and PANASONIC Scanners provides users with next-day product replacement and unlimited phone support. For value added resellers (VARs) and value added distributors (VADs), this new capability enhances their ability to meet customer needs and ensure top service performance. Many VARs and VADs currently find that service represents a significant portion of customer revenue.
ABBYY Software and Fujitsu Canada Announce New Distribution Agreement
MILPITAS, CALIF., August 27, 2009 — ABBYY Software, a leading provider of document recognition, data capture and linguistic software, has signed an agreement with Fujitsu Canada to distribute a full range of ABBYY products alongside Fujitsu Canada's complete line of document scanners including ABBYY FineReader®, FlexiCapture®, FormReader®, PDF Transformer™ and Recognition Server™. Currently, ABBYY's TouchTo optical character recognition (OCR) technology is integrated into the Fujitsu fi-6010N iScanner.
"With the growing demand to convert paper into searchable format, the combination of our industry leading scanners and ABBYY's award winning OCR software provides the perfect solution," said Steve Oblin, senior marketing manager, Imaging Products at Fujitsu Canada. "Initial feedback from our resellers has been very positive and several have already become certified on ABBYY's products."
