Sun Ultra 40 M2 Workstation

Sun Ultra 40 M2 Workstation

Specifications


Key Specifications

  • Up to two 2000 series AMD Opteron processors
  • Up to 32GB DDR2-667 registered ECC memory
  • Choice of multiple NVIDIA Quadro graphics solutions
  • Runs Solaris 10 Operating System, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server and Desktop, and Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003
Processor
Processor Options Up to two dual-core AMD Opteron 2000 series processors with one MB Level 2 cache per core and three AMD HyperTransport links per CPU

Secondary cache (Level 2) 1 MB per CPU
Memory
Memory options 32 GB maximum, up to eight DDR2-667 registered ECC DIMMs (4 per CPU)
Standard Interfaces
Network Two 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet port (rear panel)

I/O Eight USB 2.0 ports (two front, six rear)
FireWire
Two IEEE 1394a ports (two front)

Audio I/O Integrated High Definition Audio 1.0 (two front, eight rear) 7.1 channel audio with support for S/PDIF optical and coaxial ports

Expansion bus
  • Two PCI Express x16 slots
  • Two PCI Express x8 slots (mechanically x16)
  • One conventional 32-bit PCI slot operating at 33 MHz
Mass Storage
Internal storage Up to eight SATA drives, 6TB maximum: 250, 500, 750 GB (7,200-rpm).
Up to eight SAS drives, 2.4TB maximum: 146, 300GB 15,000-rpm

Optical drive DVD Dual (DVD-RW and CD-RW combo)
DVD-ROM
Graphics
Professional 2-D NVIDIA Quadro NVS 285 (128MB DDR2, x16 PCI-E)

Entry 3-D NVIDIA Quadro FX 560

Midrange 3-D NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500

High-end 3-D NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500

Ultra High-end 3-D
  • NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600
  • NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500
  • NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600

Note The Ultra 40 M2 Workstation supports four graphics cards and eight displays/monitors (except FX 5500, FX 5600, FX 4600)
Software
Operating System
  • Solaris 10 6/06 (x86) or later, Pre-installed
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, U8 AS/ES/WS Edition (32/64-bit) or Later
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, U4 AS/ES/WS Edition (32/64-bit) or Later
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, AS/ES/WS Edition (32/64-bit) or Later
  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 (64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows Vista (32/64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional with SP2 or later (32-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (32/64-bit)

Free Software

Preloaded Development Tools

Includes fully-licensed versions of the following:

Grid Software

Sun N1 Grid Engine 6 software license
Display Options
Sun 24.1-inch wide-screen TFT color flat-panel LCD
  • 0.27-mm pixel pitch
  • Up to 1920 x 1200 at 60 Hz (16:10 aspect ratio)

Sun 22-inch wide-screen flat-panel LCD
  • 282-mm pixel pitch
  • 1680x1050 at 60Hz

Sun 19-inch Sun TFT flat-panel LCD
  • 0.26-mm pixel pitch
  • 1280 x 1024 at 60 Hz

Sun 17-inch Sun flat-panel LCD
  • 0.26-mm pixel pitch
  • 1280 x 1024 at 60Hz
Environment
Acoustics
  • Operating Noise: 4.9 Bels
  • Idle Noise: 4.7 Bels

Power supply 1000 Watts

Operating temperature
  • 2° C to 35° C (41° F to 95° F);
  • 7-93 percent relative humidity, noncondensing

Nonoperating temperature
  • -40° C to 68° C (-40° F to 158° F);
  • 93 percent relative humidity, noncondensing
Regulations
Safety UL/CSA-60950-1, EN 60950-1, IEC 60950-1 CB

Ergonomics EK1-1TB-2000

RFI/EMC EN 55022/CISPR22 Class B, FCC CFR47 Part 15 Class B, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3

Immunity EN 55024

Regulatory markings UL/cUL, TUV-GS, CE, FCC, ICES-003, C-Tick, VCCI, GOST-R, BSMI, CCC, S-Mark, Korean (MIC) Mark, WEEE
Dimensions and Weight
Height 445 mm (17.5 in.)

Width 205 mm (8.1 in.)

Depth 569 mm (22.4 in.)

Weight 26.31 kg (58 lbs) fully configured

Spotlight

"Running both the Solaris 10 OS and Linux on the Sun Ultra 40 Workstation has vastly improved our performance and analysis times, which enables us to do more in less time and has resulted in more robust designs with shorter design cycles"