Pizza Box versus Blade configurations

Yes today I met with the database guys again and again they were using foreign words. Oh and we meet every week so again I may have more questions.

I gather a pizza box means that the machine is stand alone physically like a PC? and a blade is just something in a big computer?

Are Blade's easier to add more processors and hard drive space to? Because when they talk about blades they talk about trays too.

Am I right?

If this is the wrong place to ask such questions or there is a better resource let me know.

I just hate not knowing what people are talking about and you guys can use little words for my simple mind.

Thanks

Beaker/Pharm

And Stitch don't go all wonky on me because I am combining food and computers.

A "Pizza Box" server is a machine enclosed in a box roughly the size of a pizza box. These boxes are generally mounted in a rack that looks something like a phone booth. Just stack 'em up in there. Typically horizontally stored.

"Pizza Box"

A blade is a card that plugs into a special rack. Each blade can function as a server on it's own (disk being a seperate unit.) Usually snapped in vertically.

Blade.

Dont feel bad Pharm I had no idea what you were talking about, altho it did make me hungry.

Me too!

They gotta stop having these meetings from 11 to 12 or I'm going to have to bring snacks while they talk about pizza!

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Originally Posted by [AK?]Beaker

And Stitch don't go all wonky on me because I am combining food and computers.

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Hmmmmm a 1U pizza! Does it come with sliced SAS and extra RAID??? *licks lips*

I prefer the 2U with extra cheese, but hard to eat with out silverware.

That reminds me of a guy I used to work with, who used to leave his lunch on the rackmount satellite receivers to keep his food warm, they were always hot, not uncommon for 1 or 2 a year to catch fire....ah the good old days!!!

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Originally Posted by Mydrial

I prefer the 2U with extra cheese, but hard to eat with out silverware.

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There is a deep dish person in every group..... ;)