A new white paper explains in detail the architecture of the recently announced Sun SPARCR Enterprise servers. The servers provide built-in virtualization capabilities and associated tools, technologies and processes that work to optimize sever utilization. They provide the benefits of traditional mainframes but not the cost and complexity.

These servers run the SolarisTM Operating System (Solaris OS) and offer Dynamic System Domains, eXtended system boards, Dynamic Reconfiguration and SolarisTM Containers technology.

The white paper provides an overview of the entire family of Sun SPARC Enterprise servers and a comparison table of features. The servers in the family are the:

• Sun SPARCR Enterprise M4000 Server
• Sun SPARCR Enterprise M5000 Server
• Sun SPARCR Enterprise M8000 Server
• Sun SPARCR Enterprise M9000-32 Server
• Sun SPARCR Enterprise M9000-64 Server

The components of the architecture explained in the paper include the Jupiter system interconnect, which provides performance scalability and reliability; the Fujitsu SPARC64 VI processor; the memory and its mirroring architecture; the system clock; PCI-Express and PCI eXtended technology and more.

The guide includes illustrations of the individual servers, pointing out the power supply units, the disk drive, CPU location and other features.

The systems in the Sun SPARC Enterprise server family include redundant and hot-swap system components, diagnostic and error recovery features throughout the design, and built-in remote management features.

The Sun SPARC Enterprise system design, combined with a powerful eXtended System Control Facility (XSCF), XSCF Control Package, and Sun N1TM software enables administrators to remotely execute and control nearly any task that does not involve physical access to hardware.These management tools and remote functions lower administrative burden, saving organizations time and reducing operational expenses.

Download this detailed white paper for more on these features. [...read more...]

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