Multi-core operating system upgrade for Jinx Transport & Logistics Company

Operating System Design

Null hypothesis:

HO: Upgrading to the multi-core Operating system, multi- processor will assist the Jinx Transport & Logistics Company to do multi-tasking applications such as digital signal processing (DSP), network, graphics, and other general-purpose applications.

Alternative hypothesis:

HA: Upgrading to the multi-core Operating system, multi- processor will not assist the Jinx Transport & Logistics Company to do multi-tasking applications such as digital signal processing (DSP), network, graphics, and other general purpose applications.

This study will test the above stated hypotheses.

Company Background

Jinx Transport & Logistics Company (JT & LC) was established in the 90s by two brothers commonly known as Jinx Brothers and the company deal in ferry parcel business. The branding Jinx Brothers is specifically chosen to assist with the growth of ferry parcel business within the New York City and its metropolitan area. The increase in the demand for the company's services makes the management to open other divisions within New York metropolitans.

Employee Access

The company has the total number of 200 employees, mostly loaders, drivers and logistic experts stationed at five main divisions within the city. More importantly, each divisional office has three workers positioned at each office and the drivers are dispatched from the head office to assist the business operations. However, the company mainly implements customer's requisition through phone calls and commercial e-mail services.

Data center description (servers, OS)

Jinx Transport & Logistic Company is currently using LAN (Local Area Network) at every office in the New York. Typically, the LANs installed in each office are independent from one another. However, the head office has a server that supports all the ten workstations and the server acts as the company central database storage. The workstations within the company are running on an Ms Windows platform and the database is hosted on a Windows NT Server.

Client machines

The company is using client machine Pentium IV desktop running on the Microsoft Windows, and the company only sends data to the head office via emails. Moreover, the data back up is being done manually and the company employees use the commercial emails as means of communication.

2. OS Processor and Core

Jinx Transport & Logistics Company will require multi-core processor and multi-core configuration to do multiple tasks. The multi-core will be 64-bit Intel Xeon processor 7000. The hardware will be Processor Core VRMs/VRD's, while the software will be Firmware/BIOS.

A multi-core processor is a computing unit having multiple central processing units. Multi-core processor could be widely used for many applications, which include digital signal processing (DSP), network, graphics, and general-purpose application. The company will derive several benefits from upgrading to multi-core processing.

Benefits from Upgrading to Operating System Utilizing a Multi-Processor

Jinx Transport & Logistics Company will derive several benefits from upgrading to a multi-processor and multi-core configuration that is supporting a virtual or a distributed environment.

First, the company will be able to do multiple tasks by using operating system that utilizes a Multi-Processor. With multiple processors, the company will be able to perform operations such as digital signal processing (DSP), network, graphics, and other general-purpose applications. Moreover, the new system will assist the company to effectively and efficiently maximizing the utilization of its CPU (Central Processing Unit) cores, which will assist the company to achieve the best performances from its new information systems. Typically, the company OS will be having lesser stress when the CPU is executing programs. More importantly, by upgrading the OS, the company will be able to achieve the best optimization of the multi-core processing, and multi-processor power. The system will be able to cope with multiple core instructions and requests during different phases of execution. The strategy will assist the company to enjoy maximum support from the multi-processor and multi-core processing during the execution process.

Steps to Upgrade the Processor and Core

The following steps should be followed to upgrade processor and core:

First, there is a need to verify the compatibility of the hardware to ensure that it can support the processors.

Moreover, there is a need to upgrade processor core VRMs (Voltage Regulator Modules).

The third step is to upgrade the system BMC and BIOS firmware.

The next step is to upgrade the operating system in order to add support for the multi-core processing.

Last step is to install the new processors. (Intel, 2006).

Requirements Supporting the Upgrade

The company will need to implement a compatible test to ensure that the new operating system support the new processor. Processor core VRDs (Voltage Regulator Down) must support the core processor electrical and are not replaceable. The VRMs plug-in processor core must come in two flavors. The hardware must also support the upgrade, and the company will need to upgrade some components such as BIOS, VRMs, and the BMC firmware to balance the upgrading process.

Conclusion

The study supports the null hypothesis and rejects the alternative hypothesis because the multi-processors have the ability to implement multi-tasking applications that will assist the company to enjoy improvement in its business operations.

Reference

Intel (2006).Upgrading Intel Server Board Set SE8500HW4 to Support Intel Xeon Processors 7000 Sequence. Intel Corporation.