Sun Blade 8000 Family

Support Services

Sun support plans offer you flexibility and convenience. Choose the service level and contract length that best meets your needs and get coverage for your hardware, software and all your operating systems (not just Solaris!) on a single contract.

Sun System Pack

Get a discount on your Sun Blades 8000 Modular System when you purchase a support contract.

SunSpectrum Support

Take advantage of chassis-based pricing—one price regardless of the number of blades-- and multi-OS (Solaris, Windows, Linux and VMWare) support.

Implementation Services

You don't need to be concerned about adopting new technology or upgrading to a new IT infrastructure. Just stay focused on business and leave the installation, migration, configuration and documentation worries to us.

Enterprise Installation Service

Ensure your systems are running at optimal levels right from the start.

Enterprise Migration Service

Implement a successful technology adoption or upgrade without disrupting your business operations.

Application Readiness Service

Reduce risk and minimize downtime by ensuring servers are properly configured prior to deployment.

iRunBook

Help your IT staff resolve problems quickly by creating an online knowledgebase of standard processes, troubleshooting procedures and best practices.

Additional Services

Sun Services have helped hundreds of customers simplify their IT environments and reduce datacenter costs. Learn how Virtualization Services and Eco Services Suite can help you do more with fewer servers, less space, and for less money.

Virtualization Services

Maximize resources and conserve your budget by consolidating multiple operating environments onto fewer physical servers.

Eco Services Suite

Optimize datacenter environmental conditions to lower power and cooling costs, reduce space requirements and control maintenance expense.

Resources

Sun Blades Modular System Services datasheet

The Sun Blades Modular System Services datasheet informs how you can get the most out of your Sun Blades Modular System.

Datacenter Reference Guide

The Datacenter Reference Guide informs how Sun products and services can help you operate your datacenter more efficiently.

Calculate Your Savings

Try our power calculator to see how much you can save in power and cooling costs by upgrading to a Sun Blade 8000P Modular System

Sun System Handbook

The Sun System Handbook gives you the latest support information for Sun's system products, including part numbers and specifications.

Downloads

Download software, BIOS, firmware, utilities, and additional drivers.

Online Support Center

Access self-solve resources, forums, and technical information for the Sun SPARC Enterprise M9000 and other Sun products using Sun's Online Support Center

Success Stories

Eco Services

Australian Finance Group reduced power and cooling costs by over 50%

Consolidation

DBV-Winterthur Versicherungen increased server utilization from 30% to 70%

Virtualization

Las Vegas Water District saw 40-50% improvement in server performance for its VMware environment

Migration

State of Michigan migrated five server environments and 42 applications to one hosting facility and one disaster recovery site

Training

Organizations that invest at least 8% of their support budget in training tend to have 43% fewer service calls and experience 49% fewer critical downtime incidents. That's only one reason you should take advantage Sun's industry-recognized training and certification programs.

Videos

Future Proof The Datacenter

Learn how Sun increased storage capacity by 244%, increased computer power by 456% and cut energy costs by 60% through virtualization and consolidation.

SunSpectrum Enterprise Services

See how SunSpectrum Enterprise Services can help you maximize your IT investment

Sun Professional Services

Learn how Sun Professional Services can help you improve system performance and datacenter productivity

Contact Sun today

Contact Sun to learn how Sun Services can help you achieve your business goals.