Sun has introduced a new four-socket Sun Blade X6450 server module with Intel Xeon 7000 series (Tigerton) processors and up to 192 GB of memory (24 DIMM slots per server module for 50% more memory capacity than competing blade servers). As compute nodes for the Sun Constellation system, Sun Blade X6450 server modules push the limits of performance, providing up to 7.37TFLOPS of peak performance per fully populated Sun Blade 6048 chassis, offering 768 cores per rack for up to 71% more compute power than competing blade servers.

The Sun Blade X6450 is for the Sun Blade 6000 modular system, making it an ideal fit for virtualization and server consolidation, HPC, database and enterprise applications. Running the Solaris OS, Linux, Windows and VMware operating systems, the Sun Blade X6450 server modules allow customers to run existing 32-bit applications on the same hardware as they migrate to their choice of next generation 64-bit applications.

The Sun Blade X6450 comes standard with four PCI Express links, two onboard Gigabit Ethernet controllers and optional SAS interface. Consistent with all Sun Blade platforms, I/O is off server module, is hot pluggable and externally accessible for ease of serviceability, plus only Sun Blades offer unique I/O per blade for maximum configuration flexibility. The onboard 16GB compact flash option is ideal for embedded diagnostic tools, 'safe boot images', lower power, specific security measures (no external hot-plug drives allowed) and virtualization. The Sun Blade X6450 server module also comes equipped with an onboard Service Processor (SP) that enables each server module to be managed like an individual rackmount server, thus requiring no additional training.

The Sun Blade X6450 server modules are designed for deployment in a wide range of architectures that includes:

• Scale-out architectures: With large memory capacity, compact flash, high speed PCI Express expansion slots that enable high speed system interconnects such as gigabit and 10gigabit Ethernet, fibre channel and InfiniBand, these server modules are able to solve complex computing problems that require intense compute resources.

• Scale-up architectures: With up to 16 cores available and up to 96GB of memory today (192GB in the future with 8GB DIMMs), these server modules are well-suited for virtualization and memory cache services. Database services may be deployed using either SAN or NAS solutions.

• Scale-within: With their ability to run Solaris 10 Containers and VMware, Sun Blade X6450 server modules are ideal platforms for consolidating multiple applications onto a single platform.

In addition, Sun Blade X6450 server modules help customers scale their computing resources without additional complexity. When combined with Sun's rich portfolio of software, storage, and service offerings, Sun Blade X6450 server modules help reduce cost and complexity while accelerating time-to-revenue for data centers that run a broad range of applications including web, enterprise, database and grid applications.

Among the features of the Sun Blade X6450 Server Module are:

• Two or Four dual-core or quad-core Intel Xeon Processors
• Two 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces, one per NEM
• 16GB Compact Flash Option
• RAID Expansion Module (REM) option in the near future
• Coexists with Sun Blade X6250, X6220, T6300 and T6320 server modules within the same chassis
• Sun xVM Ops Center software, the industry's only complete solution for virtualizing and managing data center infrastructure for rapid and simplified discovery, OS provisioning and updates and management of multi-vendor Solaris and Linux OS-based x86 and SPARC systems. This optional software combines the benefits of N1 System manager with the administration of virtualized datacenter assets by merging with the Sun Connection.

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