Date: 27-Nov-2009 URL: www.sun.com/desktop/workstation/sunblade2500/index.xml

Sun Blade 2500 Workstation

No Longer Orderable

Offering leading price/performance, the Sun Blade 2500 workstation is a robust and reliable 64-bit, dual processor-capable workstation, designed and built by Sun to visualize and solve complex technical problems. The latest Sun Blade 2500 workstation is equipped with a robust set of workstation-class features, including up to two 1.6-GHz UltraSPARC IIIi processors¹; up to 16 GB of DDR memory with ECC (2 CPUs required); high-bandwidth, low-latency memory controllers; expandable, high-performance storage options; multiple PCI buses; and visualization-class graphics.

The Sun Blade 2500 workstation provides outstanding performance for visually demanding graphics applications through support for the Sun XVR-1200², Sun XVR-600³, or Sun XVR-100⁴ graphics accelerators. Featuring six 64-bit PCI slots, built-in USB and IEEE 1394a (FireWire) ports, and on-board Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000Base-T), the Sun Blade 2500 workstation also enables high-throughput connectivity to a wide range of technology-leading peripherals.

At a Glance

Key Applications	Key Industries
	Education Energy Financial Services Global Government Healthcare Manufacturing

Key Features

Up to two 1.6-GHz UltraSPARC IIIi processors, each with 1 MB of Level 2 cache integrated on die. Four independent PCI bus segments. Up to 16 GB of DDR ECC memory (2 CPUs required). Up to two 146-GB, 10K RPM, Ultra SCSI internal hard drives. Six full-length, 64-bit PCI slots (three at 66 MHz, three at 33 MHz).

» See detailed Features and Benefits

Specifications

Processor : Up to two 1.6-GHz UltraSPARC IIIi processors
Main Memory :
- Up to 16 GB of DDR memory DDR-266 SDRAM capacity (8 x 2 GB DIMMs)
- 8 DIMM slots, memory DIMM installation required in pairs
- 2 CPUs required for maximum memory utilization, four slots per CPU
Network : 10/100/1000-Mbps Base-T Ethernet port
Expansion bus : Six full-length 64-bit PCI slots:
- three slots operating at 66MHz
- three slots operating at 33MHz
Internal storage : Up to two 146-GB, 10,000 RPM, Ultra 320 SCSI drives
Graphics and Imaging : The Sun Blade 2500 workstation supports an overall total of 3 graphics cards. It supports up to two Sun XVR-1200 graphics accelerators⁵, up to three Sun XVR-600 graphics accelerators⁶, or up to three Sun XVR-100⁷.
Operating System : Solaris 10 and 8 Operating Systems⁸ pre-installed
Sun Java Desktop System : Sun Java Desktop System⁹ pre-installed

Links Mentioned on This Page

This page is located at: http://www.sun.com/desktop/workstation/sunblade2500/index.xml

Additional links mentioned are:

UltraSPARC IIIi processors: http://www.sun.com/processors/UltraSPARC-IIIi/
Sun XVR-1200: http://www.sun.com/desktop/products/graphics/xvr1200/
Sun XVR-600: http://www.sun.com/desktop/products/graphics/xvr600/
Sun XVR-100: http://www.sun.com/desktop/products/graphics/xvr100/
Sun XVR-1200 graphics accelerators: http://www.sun.com/desktop/products/graphics/xvr1200/
Sun XVR-600 graphics accelerators: http://www.sun.com/desktop/products/graphics/xvr600/
Sun XVR-100: http://www.sun.com/desktop/products/graphics/xvr100/
Solaris 10 and 8 Operating Systems: http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/
Sun Java Desktop System: http://www.sun.com/software/javadesktopsystem/index.xml