Are they still around??? Had a chance to play with one several years ago, 2007 I believe. Very nice system IMHO, especially if you pulled out a working blade. Fault tolerance was phenomonil. From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Hemant K Chitale Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 10:35 AM To: ORACLE-L Subject: EGenera for Oracle -- particular for DWHs I remember that eGenera was "somewhat popular" in 2007/2008. It was then launched as an Oracle RAC blade-farm. Does anyone have experience implementing recent eGenera solutions, particular for I/O intensive DataWarehouses ? I believe that there was a limit of 2 HBA ports on a 24-blade frame (effectively allowing, say, 14-16 blades to be usable) ? -- Hemant K Chitale http://hemantoracledba.blogspot.com