IBM eServer
| Company type | Brand |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer servers |
| Predecessor | IBM RS/6000, IBM AS/400, IBM Netfinity, IBM System/390 |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Fate | Rebranded to IBM System brand (2005–2006) |
| Successor | IBM System z, IBM System p, IBM System i, IBM System x |
| Owner | IBM |
IBM eServer represented a line of computer servers introduced by IBM in 2000 with the objective of integrating IBM's diverse server product lines under a single brand. This initiative brought together the following series:
- The IBM RS/6000 was renamed as IBM eServer pSeries (based on POWER architecture)
- The IBM AS/400 was rebranded to IBM eServer iSeries (focused on integrated systems)
- The IBM Netfinity was transitioned to IBM eServer xSeries (Intel architecture commodity servers)
- The 64-bit IBM eServer zSeries succeeded the IBM System/390 line, emphasizing zero downtime operations
The RS/6000 SP supercomputing series was eventually superseded by the Blue Gene platform.
Discontinuation
By 2005, IBM launched the IBM System brand to unify its server and storage offerings, completing this transformation in 2006:
- eServer zSeries was renamed IBM System z
- eServer pSeries became IBM System p
- eServer iSeries transitioned to IBM System i
- eServer xSeries was rebranded as IBM System x (which was later acquired by Lenovo)
- TotalStorage products were consolidated under IBM Storage
- The eServer BladeCenter line continued as IBM BladeCenter
- eServer 1350 evolved into IBM System Cluster 1350
External links
| eServer zSeriesTemplate:Br2000 | System z9Template:Br2005 | System z10Template:Br2008 |
| eServer pSeriesTemplate:Br2000 | eServer p5Template:Br2004 | System p5Template:Br2005 | System pTemplate:Br2007 |
| eServer iSeriesTemplate:Br2000 | eServer i5Template:Br2004 | System i5Template:Br2005 | System iTemplate:Br2006 |
| eServer xSeriesTemplate:Br2000 | System xTemplate:Br2007 |
| eServer | - | ||
| p Series: | |||
| JS/QS nodesTemplate:Br2004 | PS nodesTemplate:Br2009 | ||
| x Series: | x86 HS/HX/JS/JX nodesTemplate:Br2000 | ||