Friday, 24 October 2008

Sun, Fujitsu Launches Server for Midrange Segment

Fujitsu Limited and Sun Microsystems jointly announced the SPARC Enterprise T5440 server, the first server to deliver the scalability and reliability of traditional midrange systems with the performance and radical energy efficiency of the UltraSPARC T2 Plus architecture.

The SPARC Enterprise T5440 server, with up to 32 cores (256 threads) and 512 GB of memory, is one of the first systems to incorporate unique power management features including the ability to park idle threads. The server also features Intelligent Fan Control (IFC), which adjusts rotational fan speed according to changes in temperature thereby reducing power consumption.

The SPARC Enterprise T5440 server also features a redesigned power distribution subsystem with highly efficient digital regulators, which reduce wasted energy over previous analog designs.

The SPARC Enterprise T5440 server packs up to four processors into a four RU enclosure weighing 88 pounds (40kg) and typically consumes 1,575 watts of power. The SPARC Enterprise T5440 server also offers massive I/O performance and expandability with up to 10GB/s of raw I/O bandwidth. With the addition of the optional External I/O Expansion unit, the number of I/O slots available to SPARC Enterprise T5440 server can be expanded to support up to 28 PCI-E slots, yielding 2.5x more slots than the competing quad socket HP rx6600 server.

The SPARC Enterprise T5440 server is available, right away, directly from Sun and Fujitsu and their authorized resellers starting at USD 44,995. Sun and Fujitsu are also offering a number of promotions on the new SPARC Enterprise T5440 server.