8-way server Last modified: Tuesday, December 14, 2004
An 8-way server provides fast performance and scalability by supporting multiple CPUs. In this case it would support eight processors. The multiple CPUs available to complete individual processes simultaneously. The computer architecture used in 8-way servers is called SMP (Symmetric Multiprocessing). See also SMP (Symmetric Multiprocessing).
HP Fills out Integrity, ProLiant Server Lines [Small Business Computing Article] HP filled holes in its new Integrity and ProLiant Itanium 2 server lines Monday, adding 8-way and 16-way midrange servers and a 4-way high density machine to the former line and new small-and medium-sized business (SMB) servers to the latter.

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