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Archived Sun Entry Level Servers Articles
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13 Mar 2006
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Sun Fire X4200 Server Almost Hits the Mark [16012]
InfoWorld Review Cites Few Faults, Overall Rates as a Solid Server
InfoWorld's Paul Venezia recently reviewed the Sun FireTM X4200 server, and according to his assessment of this next generation of x64 servers from Sun, the entry-level server is almost near perfect. "Although it’s not a bull’s-eye, it’s not far off the mark....," he deduces.
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13 Mar 2006
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Sun's Galaxy Line Expected to Expand This Year [16053]
Eight-socket Version and Blade Server to Add to Sun Fire Portfolio
Sun's line of Galaxy servers will be adding an eight-socket version as well as a new blade server, reports Darrell Dunn with InformationWeek, who quotes Sun Executive Vice President John Fowler of the company's Network Systems Group as saying this will address the server consolidation and database server market and re-enter Sun into the blade server market.
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13 Mar 2006
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Sun Fire Servers Win Supercomputing's Product of the Year Award [16080]
Nearly 25% of Voters Picked x64 and SPARC-based Sun Fire Servers
The annual Supercomputing Online Reader's Choice Award for Product of the Year is Sun's family of x64 (x86, 64-bit) and SPARCR-based Sun FireTM servers. Sun Fire servers received close to 25 percent of the 1,000 total votes among the 12 nominated high-performance computing (HPC) products, including those from HP and IBM.
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13 Mar 2006
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New Version and Configurations for Sun Fire V440 Servers [15852]
Announcing RoHS Compliance and Three New Configurations
Replacement models for the Sun FireTM V440 servers that are in compliance with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive of the European Union should be generally available March 20, 2006. Features of the Sun Fire V440 systems remain the same as the previous version other than these new systems are fully compliant with required standards of the RoHS.
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13 Feb 2006
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New World-record Benchmarks Set by Galaxy Servers [15930]
Sun Fire X4100, X4200 and X2100 Servers Outperform the Competition
The Sun FireTM X4100 and Sun FireTM X4200 servers have set three new x86 world records on SPECjbb2005 benchmark (bops/JVMTM) with the following operating systems: SolarisTM 10 Operating System (Solaris OS), Microsoft Windows 2003 Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. The Sun FireTM X2100 servers also helped set a world record on the EXA PowerFLOW benchmark.
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16 Jan 2006
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Virtualize Resources to Automatically Provision Linux Apps on Sun Servers [15735]
Virtual Iron to Support Sun's New x64-based Galaxy Servers
Sun's new x64-based Galaxy servers have new found support from Virtual Iron, which develops advanced data-center virtualization and management software for Linux. As a new member of Sun's Partner Advantage Program, Virtual Iron aims to provide its resellers and Sun VARs with better tools to support product porting, migration, technical assistance and joint marketing opportunities.
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16 Jan 2006
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New Sun Fire V210 and Sun Fire V240 Configurations [15756]
RoHS Compliance Reaches These UltraSPARC IIIi Systems
Sun plans on releasing new Sun FireTM V210 and Sun FireTM V240 configurations and options on January 30 that will be compliant with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive. These new models comply with the European Union's directive and consequently are environmentally preferable to earlier models.
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16 Jan 2006
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End of Life for Sun Fire V20z Standard Configurations and Options [15757]
Sun Fire X4100/X4200 Servers Recommended Replacement
Sun has deemed the end of life (EOL) for the Sun FireTM V20z servers in favor of the new Sun FireTM X4100 and Sun FireTM X4200 servers. The last order date is set for April 10, 2006, last ship date is June 30, 2006, and the end of service life is June 30, 2011.
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