Sun launches two new Xeon based Sun Fire servers | | 2008-08-22 | | | Sun has launched two new servers in its Xeon based Sun Fire series.Aimed at the High Performance Computing (HPC) market, the new models boast the fastest 1U server for HPC workloads and the most expandable 2U enterprise-class system based on Intel Xeon processors. The Sun Fire X2250 and Sun Fire X4250 servers, powered by one or two dual- or quad-core Intel Xeon processors 5200 or 5400 series, and run a variety of operating systems, including Solaris 10, Linux and Windows.The Sun Fire X2250 server is a 1U server suitable for HPC workloads such as MCAE, EDA, energy and financial services, giving customers a computer engine for dense, power-sensitive environments. When used in conjunction with the Lustre file system, customers running such applications can scale to tens of thousands of nodes, petabytes of data and billions of files. Additional features include: low power consumption, (each processor dissipates a maximum of 50W, or 12.5W per core); fast speeds; as well as record-breaking integer, floating point and integer throughput scores on the SPEC CPU2006 benchmark. Sun claims the X4250 server is the most expandable 2U enterprise-class system powered by Intel Xeon processors. It is suitable for customers running Web 2.0, back office and database applications who want the features of the Sun Fire X4150 server, but need more internal storage and PCI Express slots for expandability. The product features: 16 SAS disk drives; up to 16 memory slots delivering 64GB of fully buffered DDR2 memory; as well as support for six PCI Express slots. Shipping now, the Sun Fire X2250 server is priced at $1,495 and the X4250 at $3,195. | |
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