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Maximize System Uptime - Stratus Continuum

Delivering 99.999% Server Uptime for Your Critical Applications

The Continuum 600 and 1200 systems support the Stratus VOS multiprocessing operating system designed for critical online computing.

Stratus servers deliver five nines (99.999%) and greater uptime--we call it Continuous Availability.TM From an end users perspective, the Stratus approach to availability is automatic and transparent because every aspect of the Continuum Server system has been engineered from the ground up to safeguard uptime. Just plug in the system and load the application to get all of the advantages of Stratus Continuous Processing features, including lockstep technology, failsafe software, and ActiveServiceTM architecture.  

The Power to Meet Your Organization's Most Critical Needs

The Stratus® Continuum® 600 and 1200 Series are the most powerful systems that Stratus has ever offered for supporting your largest critical online applications. Continuum servers give you unprecedented power and robust open systems.

The Continuum family combines RISC-based (Reduced Instruction Set Computing), symmetric multiprocessing technology with Stratus' proven continuously available architecture to give you the power to meet your organization's most critical needs.

Because Stratus has designed continuous availability right into the Continuum architecture, you get the highest possible uptime with little or no additional configuration, administration, or special programming. Online service and system administration let both you and Stratus monitor every aspect of your system and application. In the event of a component failure, Stratus' architecture ensures that your system continues to function uninterrupted at peak performance, while our worldwide network of Customer Assistance Centers is automatically alerted to ship you a user-installable replacement part.

Continuum Model
 Application
616, 616S, 651, 652,
610,* 620,* 625,*
618,* 628*		 Mid-range, high-performance systems that provide open,
continuously available computing in distributed and
departmental environments.
1251, 1252, 1210,*
1215,*1220,* 1225,*
1218,* 1228*		 High-end, offering the growth path and expandability
users demand for large online transaction processing
(OLTP) applications.
*Previous-generation models are subject to availability.
View all previous-generation Continuum models.

  1. KEY FEATURES
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  • Hardware redundancy
  • Automatic fault detection and isolation
  • Hot-swappable component
  • A choice of three processor speeds and as many as four processors
  • Greater than five nines availability
  • Integrated remote service
  • VOS OS  - battle hardened, 22 years of customer deployment and optimized for availability
  • Eliminates transient hardware errors
  • Industry-standard protocols supported
  • Online hardware upgrades while your applications run uninterrupted
  • Fully source-code compatible with previous Stratus systems, ensuring that existing applications and solutions migrate with a minimum of effort

Investment Value
With low cost of ownership and protection against downtime, Continuum systems give you the best possible return on your hardware investment. In addition to protecting you from downtime and outages, the Continuum family makes it easy to expand your environment. A choice of three processor speeds and as many as four processors lets you choose the system that meets your needs today, with the assurance that it can grow to support you tomorrow. Most upgrades can be performed online while your applications run uninterrupted. Continuum systems are fully source-code compatible with previous Stratus systems, ensuring that existing applications and solutions migrate with a minimum of effort.

Assured Availability
Because Stratus has designed continuous availability right into the Continuum architecture, you get the highest possible uptime with little or no additional configuration, administration, or special programming. Online service and system administration let both you and Stratus monitor every aspect of your system and application. In the event of a component failure, Stratus' architecture ensures that your system continues to function uninterrupted at peak performance, while our worldwide network of Customer Assistance Centers is automatically alerted to ship you a user-installable replacement part. Continuum servers' robust architecture allows us to offer the strongest availability guarantee in the industry. We guarantee 100% uptime on hardware and system software; full details, customer responsibilities, and limited exceptions are listed in a separate publication.

Hardened Operating System
VOS, Stratus' proprietary operating system, is designed specifically to support demanding OLTP applications with robust fault-tolerant performance.

Critical Solutions
The Continuum product family is the ideal platform for critical applications that directly affect the well-being of your company and customers. A wide choice of solutions supplied by Stratus and our partners supports applications in telecommunications, retail, banking, securities, financial services, travel/transportation, medical/healthcare, gaming, and government.

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Continuum Licensing and Warranty Information >
Stratus Continuum Series 600/1200 for VOS Read the brochure (PDF)