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Server (computing)
In the context of client-server architecture, a server is a computer program running to serve the requests of other programs, the "clients". Thus, the "server" performs some computational task on behalf of "clients"...
computers introduced in 2001 by Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982...
(since 2010, part of Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems...
). The Sun Fire branding coincided with the introduction of the UltraSPARC
UltraSPARC
The UltraSPARC is a microprocessor developed by Sun Microsystems who is now a part of Oracle Corporation and fabricated by Texas Instruments that implements the SPARC V9 instruction set architecture . It was introduced in mid-1995. It was the first microprocessor from Sun Microsystems to implement...
III processor, superseding the UltraSPARC II-based Sun Enterprise
Sun Enterprise
Sun Enterprise is a range of UNIX server computers produced by Sun Microsystems from 1996 to 2001. The line was launched as the Sun Ultra Enterprise series; the Ultra prefix was dropped around 1998. These systems were based on the 64-bit UltraSPARC microprocessor architecture and related to the...
series. In 2003, Sun broadened the Sun Fire brand, introducing Sun Fire servers using the Intel Xeon
Xeon
The Xeon is a brand of multiprocessing- or multi-socket-capable x86 microprocessors from Intel Corporation targeted at the non-consumer server, workstation and embedded system markets.-Overview:...
processor. In 2004, these early Intel Xeon models were superseded by models powered by AMD Opteron
Opteron
Opteron is AMD's x86 server and workstation processor line, and was the first processor which supported the AMD64 instruction set architecture . It was released on April 22, 2003 with the SledgeHammer core and was intended to compete in the server and workstation markets, particularly in the same...
processors. Also in 2004, Sun introduced Sun Fire servers powered by the UltraSPARC IV dual-core processor. In 2007, Sun again introduced Intel Xeon Sun Fire servers, while continuing to offer the AMD Opteron versions as well.
Operating systems
UltraSPARC-based Sun Fire models are licensed to run the Solaris Operating SystemSolaris Operating System
Solaris is a Unix operating system originally developed by Sun Microsystems. It superseded their earlier SunOS in 1993. Oracle Solaris, as it is now known, has been owned by Oracle Corporation since Oracle's acquisition of Sun in January 2010....
, with various Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
versions also available from third parties. Intel Xeon and AMD Opteron based Sun Fire servers support Solaris, OpenBSD
OpenBSD
OpenBSD is a Unix-like computer operating system descended from Berkeley Software Distribution , a Unix derivative developed at the University of California, Berkeley. It was forked from NetBSD by project leader Theo de Raadt in late 1995...
, Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a Linux-based operating system developed by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is released in server versions for x86, x86-64, Itanium, PowerPC and IBM System z, and desktop versions for x86 and x86-64...
, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is a Linux distribution supplied by SUSE and targeted at the business market. It is targeted for servers, mainframes, and workstations but can be installed on desktop computers for testing as well. New major versions are released at an interval of 3-4 years, while...
, Windows 2000
Windows 2000
Windows 2000 is a line of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, business desktops, laptops, and servers. Windows 2000 was released to manufacturing on 15 December 1999 and launched to retail on 17 February 2000. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the...
or Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 is a server operating system produced by Microsoft, introduced on 24 April 2003. An updated version, Windows Server 2003 R2, was released to manufacturing on 6 December 2005...
.
Model nomenclature
Later Sun Fire model numbers have prefixes indicating the type of system, thus:- V: low-end and mid-range servers (UltraSPARC, IA-32 or AMD64)
- E: enterprise-class servers with high-availability features (UltraSPARC)
- B: blade serverBlade serverA blade server is a stripped down server computer with a modular design optimized to minimize the use of physical space and energy. Whereas a standard rack-mount server can function with a power cord and network cable, blade servers have many components removed to save space, minimize power...
s (UltraSPARC or IA-32) - X: rack-mount x64-based servers
- T: servers based on UltraSPARC T-seriesUltraSPARC T1|right|262px|UltraSPARC T1 processorSun Microsystems' UltraSPARC T1 microprocessor, known until its 14 November 2005 announcement by its development codename "Niagara", is a multithreading, multicore CPU...
CoolThreads processors
When Sun offered Intel Xeon and AMD Opteron Sun Fire servers under the V-Series sub brand, Sun used an x suffix to denote Intel Xeon processor based systems and a z suffix for AMD Opteron processor based systems, but this convention was later dropped. The z suffix was also used previously to differentiate the V880z Visualization Server variant of the V880 server.
Sun's first-generation blade server
Blade server
A blade server is a stripped down server computer with a modular design optimized to minimize the use of physical space and energy. Whereas a standard rack-mount server can function with a power cord and network cable, blade servers have many components removed to save space, minimize power...
platform, the Sun Fire B1600 chassis and associated blade servers, was branded under the Sun Fire server brand. Later Sun blade systems were sold under the Sun Blade
Sun Blade
The Sun Blade series was a computer workstation line developed and sold by Sun Microsystems from 2000 to 2006. The Sun Blade architecture was based on the UltraSPARC microprocessor family. The range replaced the earlier Sun Ultra workstation series....
brand.
In 2007, Sun, Fujitsu
Fujitsu
is a Japanese multinational information technology equipment and services company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is the world's third-largest IT services provider measured by revenues....
and Fujitsu Siemens introduced the common SPARC Enterprise
SPARC Enterprise
The SPARC Enterprise series is a range of UNIX server computers co-developed by Sun Microsystems and Fujitsu introduced in 2007. They are marketed and sold by Sun Microsystems , Fujitsu, and Fujitsu Siemens Computers under the common brand of SPARC Enterprise, superseding Sun's Sun Fire and...
brand for server products. The first SPARC Enterprise models were the Fujitsu-developed successors to the midrange and high-end Sun Fire E-series. In addition, the Sun Fire T1000 and T2000 servers were rebranded as the SPARC Enterprise T1000 and T2000 and sold under the Fujitsu brands, although Sun continues to offer these with their original names. Later T-series servers have also been badged SPARC Enterprise rather than Sun Fire.
Sun Fire model range
Some servers were produced in two versions, the original version and a later RoHSRestriction of Hazardous Substances Directive
The Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment 2002/95/EC was adopted in February 2003 by the European Union. The RoHS directive took effect on 1 July 2006, and is required to be enforced and become law in each member state...
version. Since a general maintenance/upgrade guideline is that RoHS components and spares may be installed into the original non-RoHS versions of that server, the end-of-life (EOL) date of a server is deemed the EOL date of the RoHS version of that server in this listing.
Current
| Model | Codename | RU Rack unit A rack unit or U is a unit of measure used to describe the height of equipment intended for mounting in a 19-inch rack or a 23-inch rack... |
Max processors | Processor frequency | Max memory | Max disk capacity | GA Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T5120 | Huron 1U | 1 | 1× UltraSPARC T2 UltraSPARC T2 Sun Microsystems' UltraSPARC T2 microprocessor is a multithreading, multi-core CPU. It is a member of the SPARC family, and the successor to the UltraSPARC T1. The chip is sometimes referred to by its codename, Niagara 2... |
1.2, 1.4 GHz | 64 GB | Up to four 2.5" SAS | November 2007 |
| T5140 | Maramba 1U | 1 | 2× UltraSPARC T2 Plus | 1.2 GHz | 128 GB | Up to four 2.5" SAS | April 2008 |
| T5220 | Huron 2U | 2 | 1× UltraSPARC T2 | 1.2, 1.4 GHz | 64 GB | Up to eight 2.5" SAS | November 2007 |
| T5240 | Maramba 2U | 2 | 2× UltraSPARC T2 Plus | 1.2, 1.4, 1.6 GHz | 256 GB | Up to sixteen 2.5" SAS | April 2008 |
| T5440 | Batoka | 4 | 4× UltraSPARC T2 Plus | 1.2, 1.4, 1.6 GHz | 256 GB | Up to four 2.5" SAS | October 2008 |
Discontinued
| Model | Codename | RU Rack unit A rack unit or U is a unit of measure used to describe the height of equipment intended for mounting in a 19-inch rack or a 23-inch rack... |
Max processors | Processor frequency | Max memory | Max disk capacity | EOL Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 280R | Littleneck | 4 | 2× UltraSPARC III UltraSPARC III The UltraSPARC III, code-named "Cheetah", is a microprocessor that implements the SPARC V9 instruction set architecture developed by Sun Microsystems and fabricated by Texas Instruments. It was introduced in 2001 and operated at 600 to 900 MHz. It was succeeded by the UltraSPARC IV in 2004... /III Cu |
750, 900, 1015, 1200 MHz | 8 GB | Two 3.5" FC-AL Disks | January 2005 |
| V100 | Flapjack-LiteCD500 | 1 | 1× UltraSPARC IIe/IIi UltraSPARC II The UltraSPARC II, code-named "Blackbird", is a microprocessor implementation of the SPARC V9 instruction set architecture developed by Sun Microsystems. Marc Tremblay was the chief architect... |
500 (IIe), 550 (IIi), 650 MHz (IIi) | 2 GB | Two 3.5" IDE Disks | March 2006 |
| V120 | Flapjack2 plus | 1 | 1× UltraSPARC II UltraSPARC II The UltraSPARC II, code-named "Blackbird", is a microprocessor implementation of the SPARC V9 instruction set architecture developed by Sun Microsystems. Marc Tremblay was the chief architect... i |
550, 650 MHz | 4 GB | Two 3.5" SCSI Disks | March 2006 |
| V125 | 1 | 1× UltraSPARC IIIi | 1.0 GHz | 8 GB | Two 3.5" Ultra160 SCSI Disks | April 2008 | |
| V210 | Enchilada 1U | 1 | 2× UltraSPARC IIIi | 1.0, 1.33 GHz | 16 GB | Two 3.5" Ultra160 SCSI Disks | June 2006 |
| V215 | Seattle 1U | 1 | 2× UltraSPARC IIIi | 1.5 GHz | 16 GB | Two 2.5" SAS Disks | July 2008 |
| V240 | Enchilada 2U | 2 | 2× UltraSPARC IIIi | 1.0, 1.28, 1.33, 1.5 GHz | 16 GB | Four 3.5" Ultra160 SCSI Disks | September 2006 |
| V245 | Seattle 2U | 2 | 2× UltraSPARC IIIi | 1.5 GHz | 16 GB | Four 2.5" SAS Disks | April 2008 |
| V250 | Enchilada 2P Tower | N/A | 2× UltraSPARC IIIi | 1.06, 1.28 GHz | 8 GB | Eight 3.5" Ultra160 SCSI Disks | September 2005 |
| V440 | Chalupa | 4 | 4× UltraSPARC IIIi | 1.062, 1.28, 1.593 GHz | 32 GB | Four 3.5" Ultra320 SCSI Disks | September 2007 |
| V445 | Boston | 4 | 4× UltraSPARC IIIi | 1.593 GHz | 32 GB | Eight 2.5" SAS Disks | April 2008 |
| V480 | Cherrystone | 5 | 4× UltraSPARC III Cu | 0.9, 1.05, 1.2 GHz | 32 GB | Two 3.5" FC-AL Disks | December 2005 |
| V490 | Sebring | 5 | 4× UltraSPARC IV/IV+ | 1.05, 1.3, 1.5, 1.8, 2.1 GHz | 64 GB | Two FC-AL 3.5" | January 8, 2009 |
| V880 | Daktari | 17 | 8× UltraSPARC III | 750, 900, 1050, 1200 MHz | 64 GB | Twelve 3.5" FC-AL Disks | October 2005 |
| V880z | Nandi | 17 | 8× UltraSPARC III | 750, 900, 1050, 1200 MHz | 64 GB | Twelve 3.5" FC-AL Disks | March 2005 |
| V890 | Silverstone | 17 | 8× UltraSPARC IV/IV+ | 1.2, 1.35, 1.5, 1.8, 2.1 GHz | 128 GB | Twelve FC-AL 3.5" | January 8, 2009 |
| V1280 | Lightweight 8 | 12 | 12× UltraSPARC III Cu, IV, IV+ | 900, 1050, 1200 (III Cu), 1050, 1200, 1350 (IV), 1500 MHz (IV+) | 192 GB | Two 3.5" UltraSCSI Disks | April 2008 |
| 3800 | Serengeti 8 | 8.5 | 8× UltraSPARC III Cu | 750, 900, 1050, 1200 MHz | 64 GB | StorEdge D240 Media Tray | August 2003 |
| 4800 | Serengeti 12 | 17.5 | 12× UltraSPARC III, III Cu, IV, IV+ | 750 (III), 900, 1050, 1200 (III Cu), 1050, 1200, 1350 (IV), 1500, 1800 MHz (IV+) | 192 GB | StorEdge D240 Media Tray | May 2005 |
| 4810 | Serengeti 12i | 21 | 12× UltraSPARC III, III Cu, IV, IV+ | 750 (III), 900, 1050, 1200 (III Cu), 1050, 1200, 1350 (IV), 1500, 1800 MHz (IV+) | 192 GB | StorEdge D240 Media Tray | June 2003 |
| 6800 | Serengeti 24 | 28 | 24× UltraSPARC III, III Cu, IV, IV+ | 750 (III), 900, 1050, 1200 (III Cu), 1050, 1200, 1350 (IV), 1500, 1800 MHz (IV+) | 384 GB | StorEdge D240 Media Tray | May 2005 |
| 12K | StarKitty | N/A | 52× UltraSPARC III Cu, IV | 900, 1050, 1200 (III Cu), 1050, 1200, 1350 (IV) MHz | 288 GB | Two SCSI Disks | February 2005 |
| 15K Sun Fire 15K The Sun Fire 15K was an enterprise-class server computer from Sun Microsystems. It was announced on September 25, 2001 in New York City. General availability was in January 2002; the last to be shipped was in May 2005... |
StarCat | N/A | 106× UltraSPARC III Cu or 72× UltraSPARC IV | 900, 1050, 1200 (III Cu), 1050, 1200, 1350 (IV) MHz | 576 GB | Two SCSI Disks | February 2005 |
| E2900 | Amazon 2 | 12 | 12× UltraSPARC III Cu, IV or IV+ | 0.9, 1.2 (III Cu), 1.05, 1.2, 1.35 (IV), 1.5, 1.8 GHz (IV+) | 192 GB | Two Ultra320 SCSI 3.5" | January 8, 2009 |
| E4900 | Amazon 4 | 17.5 | 12× UltraSPARC III Cu, IV or IV+ | 0.9, 1.05, 1.2 (III Cu), 1.05, 1.2, 1.35 (IV), 1.5, 1.8 GHz (IV+) | 192 GB | None | January 8, 2009 |
| E6900 | Amazon 6 | 28 | 24× UltraSPARC III Cu, IV or IV+ | 0.9, 1.05, 1.2 (III Cu), 1.05, 1.2, 1.35 (IV), 1.5, 1.8 GHz (IV+) | 384 GB | None | January 8, 2009 |
| E20K | Amazon 20 | N/A | 36× UltraSPARC III Cu, IV or IV+ | 0.9, 1.05, 1.2 (III Cu, 1.05, 1.2, 1.35 (IV), 1.5, 1.8 GHz (IV+) | 576 GB | None | January 8, 2009 |
| E25K Sun Fire E25K The Sun Fire E25K is an enterprise-class server computer from Sun Microsystems. Announced in February 2004, the machine could be described as an upgraded Sun Fire 15K as the base cabinets are identical with the only difference between them being the processor boards installed... |
Amazon 25 | N/A | 72× UltraSPARC IV or IV+ | 0.9, 1.05, 1.2 (III Cu, 1.05, 1.2, 1.35 (IV), 1.5, 1.8 GHz (IV+) | 1152 GB | None | January 8, 2009 |
| T1000 | Erie | 1 | 1× UltraSPARC T1 UltraSPARC T1 |right|262px|UltraSPARC T1 processorSun Microsystems' UltraSPARC T1 microprocessor, known until its 14 November 2005 announcement by its development codename "Niagara", is a multithreading, multicore CPU... |
1.0 GHz | 32 GB | One 3.5" SATA Serial ATA Serial ATA is a computer bus interface for connecting host bus adapters to mass storage devices such as hard disk drives and optical drives... or Two 2.5" SAS Serial Attached SCSI Serial Attached SCSI is a computer bus used to move data to and from computer storage devices such as hard drives and tape drives. SAS depends on a point-to-point serial protocol that replaces the parallel SCSI bus technology that first appeared in the mid 1980s in data centers and workstations,... |
2009 (Nov?) |
| T2000 Sun Fire T2000 The Sun Fire T2000 server is a system engineered by Sun Microsystems for applications including Web 2.0 and databasing. Part of the Sun Fire line, the T2000 was among the first servers to leverage Sun's CoolThreads processing technology, which improves the energy-efficiency of systems.Introduced... |
Ontario | 2 | 1× UltraSPARC T1 | 1.0, 1.2, 1.4 GHz | 64 GB | Up to four 2.5" SAS | 2009 (Nov?) |
Current
| Model | RU Rack unit A rack unit or U is a unit of measure used to describe the height of equipment intended for mounting in a 19-inch rack or a 23-inch rack... |
Max processors | Processor models | Max memory | Max disk capacity | GA Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X2270M2 | 1 | 2× Intel Xeon | 5600 series | 96 GB | 4× 3.5" SATA | 2010 |
| X4170M2 | 1 | 2× Intel Xeon | 5600 series | 144 GB | 8× 2.5" SAS | 2010 |
| X4270M2 | 2 | 2× Intel Xeon | 5600 series | 144 GB | 12× 3.5" SATA/SAS or 24× 2.5" SATA/SAS | 2010 |
| X4470 | 3 | 4× Intel Xeon | 7500 series | 512 GB | 6× 2.5" SATA/SAS | 2010 |
| X4470M2 | 3 | 4× Intel Xeon | E7-4800 series | 1024 GB | 6× 2.5" SATA/SAS | 2011 |
| X4800 | 5 | 8× Intel Xeon | 7500 series | 1 TB | 8× 2.5" SATA/SAS | 2010 |
| X4800M2 | 5 | 8× Intel Xeon | 8800 series | 2 TB | 8× 2.5" SATA/SAS | 2011 |
Discontinued
| Model | RU Rack unit A rack unit or U is a unit of measure used to describe the height of equipment intended for mounting in a 19-inch rack or a 23-inch rack... |
Max processors | Processor models | Max memory | Max disk capacity | EOL date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V20z | 1 | 2× AMD Opteron | 246, 244, 248, 250, 252 | 16 GB | Two 3.5" Ultra320 SCSI | November 8, 2007 |
| V40z | 3 | 4× AMD Opteron | 844, 848, 850, 848, 850, 852, 854, 856, 870, 875, 880, 885 | 64 GB | Six 3.5" Ultra320 SCSI | March 30, 2007 |
| V60z | 1 | 2× Intel Xeon | 2.8, 3.06, 3.2 GHz | 6 GB | Three 3.5" Ultra320 SCSI | January 2005 |
| V65z | 2 | 2× Intel Xeon | 2.8, 3.06, 3.2 GHz | 12 GB | Six 3.5" Ultra320 SCSI | January 2005 |
| X2100 | 1 | 1× AMD Opteron | 146, 148, 152, 154, 156, 175, 180 | 8 GB | Two 3.2" SATA | April 2007 |
| X2100M2 | 1 | 1× AMD Opteron | 1218, 1214, 1210 | 8 GB | Two 3.5" SATA | |
| X2200M2 | 1 | 2× AMD Opteron | 2218HE, 2222, 2218, 2210, 2220, 2214 | 64 GB | Two 3.5" SATA | |
| X2250 | 1 | 2× Intel Xeon | X5482, E5472, X5472, E5462, X5272, X5460, E5405, L5420 | 32 GB | Two 3.5" SATA | |
| X4100 | 1 | 2× AMD Opteron | 248, 252, 254, 256, 275, 280, 285 | 16 GB | Four 2.5" SAS | May 28, 2008 |
| X4100M2 | 1 | 2× AMD Opteron | 2220, 2222SE, 2218HE, 2222, 2210, 2218, 2220SE, 2216 | 32 GB | Four 2.5" SAS | |
| X4140 | 1 | 2× AMD Opteron | 2218 HE, 2222 | 64 GB | Eight 2.5" SAS | |
| X4150 | 1 | 2× Intel Xeon | 5160, L5310, L5320, E5345, E5355, E5335, E5410, E5440 | 64 GB | Eight 2.5" SAS | |
| X4200 | 2 | 2× AMD Opteron | 248, 252, 254, 256, 275, 280, 285 | 16GB | Four 2.5" SAS | May 28, 2008 |
| X4200M2 | 2 | 2× AMD Opteron | 2210, 2216, 2218, 2220SE, 2222SE, 2220, 2222, 2218HE | 32 GB | Four 2.5" SAS | |
| X4240 | 2 | 2× AMD Opteron | 2218 HE, 2222, 2224 SE, 2347 HE, 2356 | 64 GB | Eight 2.5" SAS and Eight 2.5" SATA (up to 16 disks in total) | |
| X4250 | 2 | 2× Intel Xeon | X5482, E5472, X5472, E5462, X5272, X5460, E5405, L5420 | 64 GB | Sixteen 2.5" SAS | |
| X4440 | 2 | 4× AMD Opteron | 8218, 8222, 8224 | 128 GB | Eight 2.5" SAS or Six 2.5" SATA | |
| X4450 | 2 | 4× Intel Xeon | E7220, L7345, E7320, E7340, X7350 | 128 GB | Eight 2.5" SAS or Six 2.5" SATA | |
| X4500 Sun Fire X4500 The Sun Fire X4500 data server integrates server and storage technologies. It was announced in July, 2006 and is part of the Sun Fire server line from Sun Microsystems.... |
4 | 2× AMD Opteron | 285, 290 | 16 GB | 48× 3.5" SATA | |
| X4600 | 4 | 8× AMD Opteron | 856, 885 | 256 GB; 32x8 GB | Four 2.5" SAS | August 8, 2007 |
| X4600M2 | 4 | 8× AMD Opteron | 8218, 8220SE, 8220, 8216, 8360SE | 512 GB; 64x8 GB | 4× 2.5" SAS |
External links
- Sun Servers, Sun Microsystems
- OpenBSD's Sunfire support