Server terminology: workstation, blade server

What workstations (Workstation)

Today, the workstation is the connection to a computer network. In the past, workstations were high-performance engineering systems and computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) systems. As desktop PCs become more powerful, the term now generally refers to systems that are connected to the network. Similar to the terms "node" and "client", but the client assumes a client/server relationship where the client workstation is the front-end system that the user interacts with the back-end server. //This article from the application of computer hardware and software network www.45it.com

Desktop System Management Task Force (DMTF) is an organization composed of many companies, it is defined as a resource on the management and tracking of network workstations standard. This standard is called the Desktop System Management Interface (DMI). The DMTF organization includes Digital Equipment Corporation, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Microsoft, Sun Connect, SynOptics Communications, and others.

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blade server blade server is a HAHD (High Availability High Density, high availability high-density), low-cost server platform, is designed for special applications and high-density computer industry The environment is designed, in which each "blade" is actually a system motherboard, similar to a separate server. In this mode, each motherboard runs its own system, serving a different set of users, and is not related to each other. However, you can use system software to aggregate these boards into a single server cluster. In cluster mode, all motherboards can be connected to provide a high-speed network environment that can share resources and serve the same user base.