Sun Ultra 45 Workstation

Performance

PCI-Express Graphics

The Sun Ultra 45 Workstation features dual 16x PCI-Express graphics slots - the best input/output implementation update in the industry in a decade.

Fast, reliable, high-density storage

Leveraging Serial ATA for high density, performance and cost, the Sun Ultra 45 Workstation accommodates up to four internal 250-GB SATA drives or four 146-GB SAS drives.

Not everyone needs ultra high performance, but it's an option

• Support for single or dual Sun UltraSPARC IIIi processors
• Support for up to 16 GB of ECC-protected memory
• Visualization-class graphics accelerator
• High bandwidth memory subsystem with error correction
• Dual Gigabit Ethernet
• Three PCI Express expansion slots that enable high-speed system interconnect, such as external Ultra320 SCSI and two Gigabit Ethernet adapters
• Expandable, high-performance storage options
• 16-bit audio in/audio out on front and rear panels

Value

Preinstalled Solaris and development tools

Every Sun Ultra 45 Workstation ships with Solaris 10 Operating System and a full suite of development tools. Developers can save time with Sun Java Studio Creator, Sun Java Studio, Sun Java Studio Enterprise, and NetBeans tools. Retail licenses of these development tools are valued at nearly $5,000.

Free Grid Software license

Every Sun Ultra 45 Workstation ships with a Sun N1 Grid Engine software license. That means you can conveniently and quickly deploy these workstations in your grid environment to harness the power of unused compute cycles, process large jobs faster, and cut your time to market.

Cooler, smoother design, better reliability

The Sun Ultra 45 Workstation's cooling system includes powerful low-noise fans. Fan speed is controlled by monitoring multiple motherboard component temperatures to ensure an optimal trade-off between fan noise and thermal boundaries. Noise and vibration are minimized with an innovative rigid chassis design, which also works to minimize disk drive vibration.

Sun custom design

Sun's 20+ years of workstation design experience is evident in the Sun-designed, thermally optimized motherboard. Components are located on the board to allow for maximum airflow to keep temperatures low and enhance reliability and ruggedness.

Serviceability saves

The Sun Ultra 45 Workstation chassis provides easy access to upgradeable and serviceable components such as CPUs, memory, PCI cards, and disk drives via a side panel. Component inspection, installation, and replacement is intended to be simple, quick, and clearly documented, featuring innovative interior labeling with easy-to-understand pictures and text.

Competitive pricing

The Sun Ultra 45 Workstation is price-competitive with any RISC/UNIX workstation in its class and reflects Sun's long history of delivering cutting-edge innovation and driving cost down over time.

Software compatibility backed by certification

Sun's strategic partnership agreements with leading independent software vendors (ISVs) include strict compatibility certification. Every effort is made to see that key applications are tuned on the Sun Ultra 45 Workstation to deliver optimal price-performance compared to other 64-bit workstations in its class.

Investment protection

An expandable, high-performance, grid-ready system, the Sun Ultra 45 Workstation helps you protect and extend your investments in the SPARC platform and Solaris applications.

World-class workstations, world-class services

The Sun Ultra 45 Workstation is supported by the world-class Sun Services organization, which provides a wide range of services to help you reduce cost and complexity, accelerate network and grid deployment, and deliver mobility with security—all from a single source.

Flexibility

Flexible graphics options

The Sun Ultra 45 Workstation supports graphics accelerators from 3D Labs, a leader in professional-quality visual processing. A choice of 2-D or 3-D graphics accelerators ensures your applications get the features needed for maximum performance at the best possible price. Both cards support multiple display outputs and a wide variety of high-resolution video modes. Full stereo support with the 3-D graphics option delivers enhanced visual impact.

Innovation

Power-packed, compact design

The Sun Ultra 45 workstation's mini-tower form factor gives you six USB 2.0 ports, two built-in Gigabit Ethernet ports, two 100MHz PCI-X slots, and three PCI Express slots:

• 2 PCI Express x16
• 1 PCI Express x8
• 2 PCI-X 100-MHz full-length expansion slots

ECC onboard

The Sun Ultra 45 Workstation's in-chip ECC memory detects and corrects memory errors before they spread, helping ensure the integrity of the data stored in memory.