Sun Fire 12K StarKitty

The newest member of the Sun Fire server family, the Sun Fire 12K server, is a high-end data center server that lets customers reduce acquisition and ongoing operating costs through more precise hardware selection. Supporting up to 52 UltraSPARC III Cu 900-MHz processors and 288 GB of memory, the Sun Fire 12K server is a strong choice for customers needing more power than is provided by the Sun Fire 6800 server but not requiring the massive system capacity of the Sun Fire 15K server. An ideal platform for server consolidation, mainframe rehosting, high-end technical computing, and data-intensive applications, the Sun Fire 12K server enables customers to deliver large-scale, mission-critical services at lower costs than competing solutions. To support future growth, the Sun Fire 12K server also provides a smooth upgrade path to the Sun Fire 15K server without disrupting service.

Processor

• Number of Processors : Up to 52

• Architecture : UltraSPARC III Cu Superscalar SPARC V9, ECC protected

• Cache per Processor : Level 1: Parity-protected 32 KB instruction and 64 KB data on chip Level 2: ECC-protected 8 MB external cache

• System Interconnect : 150-MHz Sun Fireplane interconnect Redundant 18x18 data, address, and response crossbars, used in 9x9 mode

Performance

• Overall System Bandwidth : Up to 86.4 GBps peak aggregate, up to 57.6 GBps peak, and up to 21.6 GBps sustained

• Overall I/O Bandwidth : Up to 10.8 GBps sustained

Availability

Hot CPU upgrades
Online upgrades
Journaling file system
Redundant network connections
Redundant storage connections
Hardened operating system kernel
Hardened I/O drivers

Security

• Domain Management : Dedicated network connections (System Controller to 9 domains) inside the Sun Fireplane interconnect

• Resource Management : Suns fifth-generation Dynamic System Domains, Solaris Resource Manager software, and Solaris Bandwidth Manager software

Software

• Operating System : Solaris 8 Operating Environment (10/01 or later)

• Languages : C, C++, Pascal, FORTRAN, Java[tm] technology

• Networking : ONC/NFS, TCP/IP, SunNet OSI, X.25 Start, DCE, Novell NetWare

• System Management : Sun Management Center 3.0 software, System Management Services 1.1 software (or later)

• Network Management : VERITAS Volume Manager 3.1.1, VERITAS File System 3.4, Sun Cluster 3.0 software

Mass Storage
Support for 120+ TB of direct connect storage using Fibre Channel and UltraSCSI Supports Sun StorEdge 9900, Sun StorEdge 6900, and Sun StorEdge 3900 series; Sun StorEdge T3, Sun StorEdge A5200, Sun StorEdge S1, and Sun StorEdge D1000 arrays; and Sun StorEdge tape systems

Upgrades
Trade-in allowances are available for Sun Enterprise[tm] 4x00, 5x00, 6x00, and 10000 systems, along with the Sun Fire 6800 server. A Sun Fire 12K server can be upgraded to a Sun Fire 15K server. Older Sun servers are eligible under Suns Server Consolidation Program, and trade-in programs for other vendors servers are also available.

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