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Educational Institution

DKU's Korean-Hanja Character Search System and Mobile Student ID System, Powered by Arm Edge Server Nodes

Dankook Univ

Dankook University

A private comprehensive university located in Suji-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, and Dongnam-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do. It is the first four-year regular private university established after Korea's liberation. Founded in 1947 by independence activists Beomjeong Chang Hyeong and Haedang Cho Hui-jae, the university was built with the assistance of key figures from the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, including Baekbeom Kim Gu. It is the first university in Korea established entirely with native capital by independence activists, completely free from Japanese colonial influence, and its name was also inspired by Baekbeom Kim Gu.
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Industry
University

Size
2,700+ Employees

Purpose · Effect
Cost Reduction · Seamless Service

Key Features
XMAS™, BlueShift™

Devices Used
V-Raptor™ SQ(PEC)

“XSLAB's Arm servers have become a practical alternative to x86 servers, which have become increasingly cost-prohibitive.”


Background

With the cost of foreign x86 servers rising significantly, the introduction of new servers itself became a heavy burden. In the process, we discovered Arm servers that met our service requirements while offering excellent cost-performance, leading us to review and adopt them as a viable alternative.


Usage

Currently, the Korean-Chinese Character Search System and Mobile Student ID System are running on Arm servers.


Benefits

Power consumption has decreased compared to legacy servers, and a seamless service is maintained thanks to the many-core architecture.

“Thorough validation was possible prior to adoption.”

The first thing we verified before adoption was whether the solution architecture was open-source based. In this regard, we were able to conduct comprehensive testing free of charge within XSLAB's BlueShift™ environment, allowing us to proceed with a stable migration without any architectural issues.

“It operates stably even in production environments.”

Dankook University's Korean-Chinese Character Search System and Mobile Student ID System are delivering the expected performance on Arm servers. Looking at the monitoring results showing smooth operations without heavy loads, it truly feels like the many-core architecture provides a clear advantage in web service environments.

“The number of devices was reduced, while power efficiency was increased.”

Previously, we operated eight 2U R710 servers from Vendor D, with each consuming about 200-300W. After migrating these to four V-Raptor™ PEC units, the actual reduction in power consumption was confirmed by metrics. Furthermore, the cooling conditions have visibly improved.

“Controlling multiple servers with a single BMC was a highly convenient experience.”

The XMAS™ system allows multiple servers to be controlled via a single BMC, giving the feel of managing a private cloud like VMware® vCenter while operating physical hardware. It was incredibly convenient in terms of integrated management and helped reduce the operational burden on working-level staff.

“The technical support was on par with major manufacturers.”

Although XSLAB is not a massive manufacturer, the actual support process felt like a close-knit collaboration, as if the entire company was helping us. Above all, having personnel who directly participated in development provide support made a noticeable difference in technical depth.

“We are also considering the adoption of additional Arm servers.”

Dankook University is planning to introduce local GPUs in the future, and in that process, we are reviewing the adoption of XSLAB's AI Arm server, the V-Raptor™ Altra. Additionally, we are considering the deployment of 10 more V-Raptor™ PEC units through a banking sector project.

Arm Server
Envelope-Sized Server Node
Cost-Efficiency
Low Heat · Low Power
Cloud-Based Free PoC Support

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