Make Way for the Newest Libra Systems

Our commitment to continually innovating and evolving the ClearPath Forward™ Libra family has for years resulted in systems that deliver the utmost in business-critical security, performance, availability, and scalability.

And now, we’ve done it again. Say hello to our newest, most innovative, most powerful ClearPath Forward Libra systems yet.

The Systems

The all-new ClearPath Forward Libra 6400 and 8400 systems represent a complete refresh of the existing Libra 6300 and 8300 families. With new Intel® components, more I/O connections, faster networking, and the flexibility to support a wide range of enterprise workloads, these new systems are tailor-made to help you succeed in today’s dynamic business world.

Built to run even the most demanding MCP workloads with ease, the premium high-end Libra 8480 and 8490 systems establish new levels of single-thread and single-image performance, delivering a maximum of 800 and 11,500 MIPS, respectively. With this impressive single-image performance, the Libra 8400 systems offer double the capacity of a fully configured Libra 800 system.

Delivering the high-end characteristics many large MCP installations demand, the Libra 6480 and 6490 systems offer single-thread performance of 600 MIPS and single-image performance of up to 4,800 MIPS – well beyond what’s provided by all current Libra 700 systems and even some smaller Libra 800 systems.

The Goodness Behind the Scenes

While the Libra 6400 and 8400 systems certainly deliver impressive performance, there’s much more packed into these new models than just raw power.

The systems boast expansive I/O capacities – a maximum of 180,000 I/Os per second for the Libra 6400 systems and 200,000 I/Os per second for the Libra 8400 systems – giving you the freedom to run larger and larger workloads without I/O constraints.

With optional Enterprise Partitionable Platforms (EPPs), you’ll be able to configure the Libra 6400 and 8400 systems with unique environments that can support Unisys designed, internally developed, and third-party Microsoft® Windows® or Linux® workloads. Each system can expand to a maximum of 12 EPPs, providing the flexibility to deploy and integrate workloads in a number of ways.

And with standard redundant components in all areas of the hardware, you’ll feel confident that you’re operating a system with the highest levels of resiliency, reliability, and availability. For example, the Libra 6400 and 8400 systems feature two I/O Service Modules (ISMs) and two Processor Memory Modules (PMMs) – one active and one deployed in a standby state. This way, in the rare event that either the active ISM or PMM fails, the system will quickly recover, resume operations, and continue functioning as expected – all without disrupting your production workloads.

If you’d like to learn more about the newest members of the ClearPath Forward Libra family, please check out the Libra homepage, or view the announcement webinar, for additional details about all the ways you can put the systems to use in your organization. And if you need help deploying your new Libra system, our Product Implementation Services – part of the ClearPath Forward Services portfolio – can help you put it in place and get up and running fast.

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