The HPE NonStopX system is a modern, x86-based, high-end HPE NonStop system with a discreet CPU architecture and a system interconnect with higher raw bandwidth aimed at workloads that cannot afford downtime. These systems provide virtually unlimited scalability with extreme performance for high volume OLTP, OLAP, and mission/business critical applications. They are designed from the ground up for environments that demand continuous application availability and 100% fault tolerance. HPE NonStop reduces the risk of downtime while meeting dynamic business needs. The HPE NonStop OS has been protecting customer workloads for over 40 years. From banking to cell phone communications, payment processing, and many everyday consumer digital interactions rely on always-on, always adapting HPE NonStop solutions.

Engineered for the Highest Availability Levels for Business HPE NonStopX systems are designed for high availability – Availability Level 4 (as defined by IDC), where business processes are not impacted by component failure, meaning no interruption of work and no degradation in performance. The HPE NonStop architecture remains the ideal choice for compute environments that has supported continuous business for more than four decades, providing extreme fault tolerance and reliability.

The HPE NonStopX system can scale out to match growing business demands, with the capacity to handle processing-intensive workloads. Starting with as few as two NonStop CPUs, a single HPE NonStop NS8 node can grow up to eight NonStop CPUs. The HPE NonStopX system offers 2-, 4-, or 6-core software licensing options. A single HPE NonStopX node can support up to 2 TB of main memory (RAM). With NonStop Expand-over-IP, the HPE NonStopX can be networked with up to 255 nodes. This represents an impressive scale out factor up to 2,040 CPUs and more than 12,000 cores – supported by up to ~510 TB of memory.

In addition to the CPU configurations and core-licensing choices, customers can customize the I/O attached to the HPE NonStopX system. While supporting up to 56 I/O controllers, customers can choose between the IP, Telco, and Storage CLIMs, depending on their specific requirements. After placing a customized order with the help of our HPE Solution Architects, your system is built and tested prior to leaving the manufacturing floor. The result is a fully fault tolerant, out-of-the-box platform ready for you on which to install your business and mission critical applications.

The HPE NonStopX system is offered with the L-series version of the NonStop Operating System. This NonStop software stack has been enhanced to fully leverage the x86 architecture and it uses InfiniBand technology to improve software performance throughout the system. Security and time synchronization software are included with the OS.