The Sun BladeTM 8000 P Modular System is the second platform to be introduced in Sun's blade server family. Like its relative, the Sun BladeTM 8000 System, it shares a similar modular architecture featuring separate hot-pluggable modules for processing, I/O, networking, system management, and infrastructure (PSUs, fans). The System's 10 maximum hot-pluggable Sun BladeTM X8400 Server Modules -- each featuring four dual-core Opteron processors with up to 64 GB (PC3200) memory, 64 Gbps of I/O throughput and two optional SAS or SATA hot-swappable HDDs -- delivers incredible scalability.

With the new Sun Blade 8000 P Modular System, customers can install more compute power in their data center, achieve high levels of availability and deploy a very low risk solution. The Sun Blade 8000 P delivers high RAS capabilities by aggregating ten Sun Blade X8400 Server Modules into a common chassis with hot-pluggable and redundant modules that share I/O, Power and Cooling. Eliminating forklift upgrades, the Sun Blade 8000 P delivers superior investment protection by providing power, cooling, I/O and headroom designed to support new server and I/O modules for up to five years from now.

The modular nature of the Sun Blade 8000 P Modular System's architecture delivers 50 percent improved density over the Sun Blade 8000, accommodating up to three times the density of comparable rackmount servers while providing higher serviceability, efficiency and reliability.

The Sun Blade X8400 Server Modules are manageable like discrete rackmount servers. The Sun Blade X8400 Server Modules feature state-of-the-art remote management capabilities with fault identification and management features provided by Sun ILOM that reside on the Sun Blade X8400 Server Module's dedicated service processor. By utilizing ILOM features and the optional Sun N1TM System Manager software, customers can take advantage of state-of-the-art remote automation that integrates at the data center level.

Zero-touch capabilities managed through a variety of interface options combined with full binary compatibility with other family members simplify the installation, deployment, and maintenance of x64 systems. The optional redundant Chassis Monitoring Modules (CMMs) provide system management capabilities at the chassis and server processor level with CMM ILOM (Integrated Lights Out Manager).

Because all server modules are independent and share the same chassis infrastructure, as well as providing adequate power, it will be possible to mix future server modules with existing server modules.

In addition, the tiered management architecture allows easy integration of the Sun Blade 8000 P Modular System into a customer's existing management environments.

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