IBM eServer

This article is about the IBM family of computer servers. For the open access electronic text archive, see EServer.org.

IBM eServer

IBM xSeries 336 servers
Developer	IBM
Type	Desktop server or Rack-mounted server
Released	2000
Discontinued	2006

IBM eServer was a family of computer servers from IBM. Announced in 2000, it combined the various IBM server brands (AS/400, Netfinity, RS/6000, S/390) under one brand. ^[1] The various sub-brands were at the same time rebranded from:

• IBM RS/6000 to IBM eServer pSeries, p for POWER
• IBM AS/400 to IBM eServer iSeries, i for Integrated
• IBM Netfinity to IBM eServer xSeries, x for eXtended architecture (with respect to "commodity" Intel-based servers)
• IBM System/390 was replaced by the 64-bit IBM eServer zSeries, z for Zero downtime.

The RS/6000 SP supercomputer line was replaced by Blue Gene platform.

Discontinuation

In 2005, IBM announced a new brand, IBM System, as an umbrella for all IBM server and storage brands. The rebranding was completed in 2006 when the IBM xSeries became the IBM System x (later the Lenovo System x).

• IBM eServer zSeries became IBM System z
• IBM eServer pSeries became IBM System p
• IBM eServer iSeries became IBM System i
• IBM eServer xSeries became IBM System x (later Lenovo System x)
• IBM TotalStorage became IBM Storage
• IBM eServer BladeCenter became IBM BladeCenter
• IBM eServer 1350 became IBM System Cluster 1350

References

1. Vijayan, Jaikumar (October 4, 2000). "IBM launches new mainframe amid rebranding effort". Computerworld .

External links

• IBM servers

Preceded by IBM S/390	IBM System z 2000 - 2008 eServer zSeries 2000 System z9 2005 System z10 2008	Succeeded by IBM zEnterprise System
Preceded by IBM RS/6000	IBM System p 2000 - 2008 eServer pSeries 2000 eServer p5 2004 System p5 2005 System p 2007	Succeeded by IBM Power Systems
Preceded by IBM AS/400	IBM System i 2000 - 2008 eServer iSeries 2000 eServer i5 2004 System i5 2005 System i 2006
Preceded by IBM Netfinity	IBM System x 2000 - 2014 eServer xSeries 2000 System x 2007	Succeeded by Lenovo System x
Preceded by none	IBM BladeCenter 2000 - 2012 eServer - p Series: - JS/QS nodes 2004 PS nodes 2009 x Series: x86 HS/HX/JS/JX nodes 2000	Succeeded by IBM Flex System
		Succeeded by IBM iDataPlex