Huawei and SUSE Collaborate to Deliver a Mission Critical Server, Setting a New Standard for Reliability

Huawei and SUSE
Collaborate to Deliver a Mission Critical Server,

Setting a New Standard
for Reliability

Built on KunLun servers with SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server for SAP Applications, it will

lead the way as a Mission Critical
Server that supports memory module hot swap

Singapore
– Oct 4, 2017 – At
SUSECON 2017, Huawei and SUSE® today announced a broadening of their
partnership, as the companies will collaborate to build a more reliable
Mission Critical Server, setting a new standard for reliability. It will lead
the way as a Mission Critical Server that supports memory module hot swap,
helping customers slash unplanned maintenance time while keeping their
production systems up and running.

The
solution will run on Huawei’s 16-/32-socket (one socket means one
processor) KunLun Mission Critical Server and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for
SAP Applications. It strengthens both companies’ lineup of enterprise
mission-critical offerings and underscores their commitment to building highly
reliable, high-performing mission-critical solutions for global enterprise
customers.

As
a pioneer in the open source software industry, SUSE’s enterprise Linux
expertise delivers unrivaled RAS assurance for the x86 platform. SUSE
Linux Enterprise Server running on KunLun builds on the SUSE enterprise-class
Linux OS kernels and synergizes with the bottom-layer firmware provided by
KunLun. This combination enables efficient coordination between the Linux kernel
ACPI driver module, the memory hot swap module, and the kernel memory
management subsystem. In addition, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server works
seamlessly with the optimized KunLun BIOS process, together constituting a
highly automated, reliable hot swap solution secured from kernels all the way
through to user-mode tools.This will allow users of validated applications to
physically add or remove core components such as memory modules online without
shutting down the system, thereby keeping the mission-critical services up and
running all the time.

The
Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server is specifically engineered for critical
workloads such as enterprise database, decision support, and business
processing. Supporting 8, 16, or 32 Intel® processors with up to 32 TB
in-memory computing, the KunLun server is capable of effortlessly processing
massive amounts of data even in large-scale in-memory database systems. KunLun
adopts Huawei’s innovative reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS
2.0) technologies to achieve a 3,000 percent improvement in reliability. Such
technologies include kPar physical partitioning, memory module hot swap, and
Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA). In addition, Huawei’s partnership with other
partners has produced various solutions addressing disaster recovery (DR), high
availability (HA), and backup. These solutions ensure high reliability coupled
with intelligent fault detection and recovery in KunLun servers, minimizing
server downtime.

“Huawei
is teaming up with SUSE to jointly launch the in-memory computing hot swap
solution built on the Huawei 16-/32-socket KunLun Mission Critical Server and
the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server RAS enhanced feature package. This solution
will ensure continuous, stable running of enterprise business-critical
applications and reduce unplanned downtime. Supporting memory online
maintenance, it reduces unplanned system outage caused by memory faults to
almost zero, thereby boosting the reliability of enterprise critical
applications,” said Qiu Long, president of the Huawei IT Server Product Line.

“SUSE
values our joint innovation with Huawei,” said Ralf Flaxa, SUSE president of
Engineering. “Having support and coordination from the bottom-layer hardware
structural design and BIOS software sides is integral to SUSE’s innovations
around the OS RAS features. The appliance based on the SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server RAS enhanced feature package and the Huawei KunLun Mission Critical
Server embodies the results of our joint innovation, and it will deliver unparalleled
reliability to large enterprise customers.”

Current
solutions jointly developed by Huawei and SUSE have been recognized and trusted
by customers globally. SUSE Linux Enterprise running on Huawei servers are in
widespread use across various industries including retail, manufacturing,
energy, hi-tech, and finance.

About
SUSE

SUSE,
a pioneer in open source software, provides reliable, software-defined
infrastructure and application delivery solutions that give enterprises greater
control and flexibility. More than 20 years of engineering excellence,
exceptional service and an unrivaled partner ecosystem power the products and
support that help our customers manage complexity, reduce cost, and confidently
deliver mission-critical services. The lasting relationships we build
allow us to adapt and deliver the smarter innovation they need to succeed –
today andtomorrow. For more information, visit www.suse.com.

About
Huawei

Huawei
is a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solution
provider. Our aim is to enrich life and improve efficiency through a better
connected world, acting as a responsible corporate citizen, innovative enabler
for the information society, and collaborative contributor to the industry.
Driven by customer-centric innovation and open partnerships, Huawei has
established an end-to-end ICT solutions portfolio that gives customers
competitive advantages in telecom and enterprise networks, devices and cloud
computing. Huawei’s 180,000 employees worldwide are committed to creating
maximum value for telecom operators, enterprises and consumers by providing
competitive ICT solutions, products, and services. Our innovative ICT
solutions, products and services are used in more than 170 countries and
regions, serving over one-third of the world’s population. Founded in 1987,
Huawei is a private company fully owned by its employees. For more information,
please visit Huawei online at www.huawei.com.