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A Sun Fire T2000
A Sun Fire T2000

The Sun Fire server brand is a series of server computers introduced by Sun Microsystems in 2001. The Sun Fire brand was introduced with the UltraSPARC III processor, superseding the UltraSPARC II-based Sun Enterprise series. In 2003, Sun broadened the Sun Fire brand, introducing Sun Fire servers using the Intel Xeon processor. In 2004, the Intel Xeon models were superseded by models powered by AMD Opteron processors.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.

UltraSPARC-based Sun Fire models are licensed to run the Solaris Operating System, with various Linux versions also available from third parties. Intel Xeon and AMD Opteron based Sun Fire servers support Solaris, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003.[1]

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 servers (UltraSPARC or IA-32)
  • X: rack-mount x64-based servers
  • T: servers based on UltraSPARC T-series 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 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 brand .

In 2007, Sun introduced the successor to the midrange and high-end Sun Fire server E-Series, the SPARC Enterprise Server brand. These servers, co-developed with Fujitsu, are not branded under the Sun Fire brand. As part of the Sun-Fujitsu agreement, The Sun Fire T1000 and T2000 were rebranded as SPARC Enterprise T1000 and SPARC Enterprise T2000, although Sun continues to offer the Sun Fire branded UltraSPARC T1 servers.

All the system below not marked as EOL (End of Life) are still in production.

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[edit] UltraSPARC models

[edit] Current Models

Model RU CPU Family CPU Models Memory Disk GA Date
T1000 1 1x UltraSPARC T1 1.0Ghz 32GB One 3.5" SATA or Two 2.5" SAS March 2006
T2000 2 1x UltraSPARC T1 1.0, 1.2, 1.4Ghz 64GB Up to four 2.5" SAS December 2005
V490 5 4x UltraSPARC IV/IV+ 1.05, 1.3, 1.5, 1.8, 2.1Ghz 64GB 2 FC-AL 3.5" September 2004
V890 17 8x UltraSPARC IV/IV+ 1.2, 1.35, 1.5, 1.8, 2.1Ghz 128GB 12 FC-AL 3.5" September 2004
E2900 12 12x UltraSPARC III Cu, IV or IV+ 0.9, 1.2 (III Cu), 1.05, 1.2, 1.35 (IV), 1.5, 1.8Ghz (IV+) 192GB 2 Ultra320 SCSI 3.5" May 2004
E4900 17.5 12x UltraSPARC III Cu, IV or IV+ 0.9, 1.05, 1.2 (III Cu), 1.05, 1.2, 1.35 (IV), 1.5, 1.8Ghz (IV+) 192GB None March 2004
E6900 28 24x UltraSPARC III Cu, IV or IV+ 0.9, 1.05, 1.2 (III Cu), 1.05, 1.2, 1.35 (IV), 1.5, 1.8Ghz (IV+) 384GB None March 2004
E20K N/A 36x UltraSPARC III Cu, IV or IV+ 0.9, 1.05, 1.2 (III Cu, 1.05, 1.2, 1.35 (IV), 1.5, 1.8Ghz (IV+) 576GB None June 2004
E25K N/A 72x UltraSPARC IV or IV+ 0.9, 1.05, 1.2 (III Cu, 1.05, 1.2, 1.35 (IV), 1.5, 1.8Ghz (IV+) 1152GB None June 2004

[edit] End of Life Models

Model RU CPU Family CPU Models Memory Disk EOL Date
280R 4 2 UltraSPARC III/III Cu 750, 900, 1015, 1200Mhz 8GB Two 3.5" FC-AL Disks January 2005
V100 1 1 UltraSPARC IIe/IIi 500 (IIe), 550 (IIi), 650Mhz (IIi) 2GB Two 3.5" IDE Disks March 2006
V120 1 1 UltraSPARC IIi 550, 650Mhz 4GB Two 3.5" SCSI Disks March 2006
V210 1 2 UltraSPARC IIIi 1.0, 1.33Ghz 16GB Two 3.5" Ultra320 SCSI Disks Unknown
V240 2 2 UltraSPARC IIIi 1.0, 1.28, 1.33, 1.5Ghz 16GB Four 3.5" Ultra160 SCSI Disks Unknown
V245 - 1-2 UltraSPARC IIIi 1.5 GHz 16GB - April 2008
V250 N/A 2 UltraSPARC IIIi 1.06, 1.28Ghz 8GB Eight 3.5" Ultra160 SCSI Disks September 2005
V440 4 4 UltraSPARC IIIi 1.062, 1.28, 1.593Ghz 32GB Four 3.5" Ultra320 SCSI Disks Unknown
V480 5 4 UltraSPARC III Cu 0.9, 1.05, 1.2Ghz 32GB Two 3.5" FC-AL Disks December 2005
V880 17 8 UltraSPARC III 750, 900, 1050, 1200Mhz 64GB Twelve 3.5" FC-AL Disks October 2005
V880z 17 8 UltraSPARC III 750, 900, 1050, 1200Mhz 64GB Twelve 3.5" FC-AL Disks March 2005
V1280 12 12 UltraSPARC III Cu, IV, IV+ 900, 1050, 1200 (III Cu), 1050, 1200, 1350 (IV), 1500Mhz (IV+) 192GB Two 3.5" UltraSCSI Disks Unknown
3800 8.5 8 UltraSPARC III Cu 750, 900, 1050, 1200Mhz 64GB StorEdge D240 Media Tray August 2003
4800 17.5 12 UltraSPARC III, III Cu, IV, IV+ 750 (III), 900, 1050, 1200 (III Cu), 1050, 1200, 1350 (IV), 1500, 1800Mhz (IV+) 192GB StorEdge D240 Media Tray Unknown
4810 21 12 UltraSPARC III, III Cu, IV, IV+ 750 (III), 900, 1050, 1200 (III Cu), 1050, 1200, 1350 (IV), 1500, 1800Mhz (IV+) 192GB StorEdge D240 Media Tray June 2003
6800 28 24 UltraSPARC III, III Cu, IV, IV+ 750 (III), 900, 1050, 1200 (III Cu), 1050, 1200, 1350 (IV), 1500, 1800Mhz (IV+) 384GB StorEdge D240 Media Tray Unknown
E12K N/A 52 UltraSPARC III Cu, IV 900, 1050, 1200 (III Cu), 1050, 1200, 1350 (IV) 288GB Two SCSI Disks February 2005
E15K N/A 106 UltraSPARC III Cu, IV 900, 1050, 1200 (III Cu), 1050, 1200, 1350 (IV) 576GB Two SCSI Disks February 2005

[edit] X86/X64 models

[edit] Current Models

Model RU CPU Family CPU Models Memory Disk GA Date
X2100M2 1 1 AMD Opteron 1218, 1214, 1210 8GB Two 3.5" SATA September 2006
X2200M2 1 2 AMD Opteron 2218HE, 2222, 2218, 2210, 2220, 2214 64GB Two 3.5" SATA September 2006
X4100M2 1 2 AMD Opteron 2220, 2222SE, 2218HE, 2222, 2210, 2218, 2220SE, 2216 32GB Four 2.5" SAS October 2006
X4140 1 2 AMD Opteron 2218 HE, 2222 64GB Eight 2.5" SAS April 2008
X4150 1 2 Intel Xeon 5160, L5310, L5320, E5345, E5355, E5335, E5410, E5440 64GB Eight 2.5" SAS October 2007
X4200M2 2 2 AMD Opteron 2210, 2216, 2218, 2220SE, 2222SE, 2220, 2222, 2218HE 32GB Four 2.5" SAS October 2006
X4240 2 2 AMD Opteron 2218 HE, 2222, 2224 SE, 2347 HE, 2356 64GB Eight 2.5" SAS and Eight 2.5" SATA (up to 16 disks in total) April 2008
X4440 2 4 AMD Opteron 8218, 8222, 8224 128GB Eight 2.5" SAS or Six 2.5" SATA April 2008
X4450 2 4 Intel Xeon E7220, L7345, E7320, E7340, X7350 128GB Eight 2.5" SAS or Six 2.5" SATA December 2007
X4500 4 2 AMD Opteron 285, 290 16GB 48 3.5" SATA October 2006
X4600M2 4 8 AMD Opteron 8218, 8220SE, 8220, 8216 256GB 4 2.5" SAS December 2006

[edit] End of Life Models

Model RU CPU Family CPU Models Memory Disk EOL Date
V20z 1 2 AMD Opteron 246, 244, 248, 250, 252 16GB Two 3.5" Ultra320 SCSI Unknown
V40z 3 4 AMD Opteron 844, 848, 850, 848, 850, 852, 854, 856, 870, 875, 880, 885 64GB Six 3.5" Ultra320 SCSI Unknown
V60z 1 2 Intel Xeon 2.8, 3.06, 3.2Ghz 6GB Three 3.5" Ultra320 SCSI January 2005
V65z 2 2 Intel Xeon 2.8, 3.06, 3.2Ghz 12GB Six 3.5" Ultra320 SCSI January 2005
X2100 1 1 AMD Opteron 146, 148, 152, 154, 156, 175, 180 8GB Two 3.2" SATA April 2007
X4100 1 2 AMD Opteron 248, 252, 254, 256, 275, 280, 285 16GB Four 3.5" SAS Unknown
X4200 2 2 AMD Opteron 248, 252, 254, 256, 275, 280, 285 16GB Four 3.5" SAS Unknown
X4600 4 8 AMD Opteron 856, 885 64GB Four 2.5" SAS Unknown

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sun and x64 Technology. Sun Microsystems. Retrieved on 2007-09-25.

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