Sun servers - to the Galaxy and beyond
Sun servers - to the Galaxy and beyond
Sep 13, 2005: Sun Microsystems has released a whole new family of servers which it claims are faster, more reliable an energy-efficient than many other x64 servers, that enable standardisation across the entire IT infrastructure.
These Sun Fire X2100, Sun Fire X4100 and Sun Fire X4200, code named Galaxy, can run on virtually any operating system, including Solaris, Linux and Windows, and in the future, servers in this family are being designed to accommodate up to 8 multi-core processors to achieve 16-way mid-range system performance levels.
They are expected to save customers millions of dollars in operational expenses, in areas such as power and cooling when running web-based applications, and are also optimal for databases and server consolidation.
James Eagleton, the Australian and New Zealand product manager for Sun, said that these servers will increase reliability and availability for users.
"These systems will be able to increase performance through more powerful processing and will data to be managed more easily too. Management will be simplified and high reliability will be built-in with hot swap functionality, enabling customers to remove and replace system components while the systems are running."
Andy Bechtolsheim, the one of Sun's founders and legendary computer designers, said that the Sun Fire X4100 and Sun Fire X4200 are the first x64 servers based on design from the Sun team.
"The new Sun Fire X4100 and Sun Fire X4200 servers are designed to deliver the highest CPU performance in an enterprise-class 1U and 2U chassis, with complete remote management capabilities.
"These systems deliver a combination of performance, features and value to customers that is not available from any other server supplier today."
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