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Sun Blade X8450 Server Module

Overview

No Longer Orderable. It is superceded by the Blade next generation products.

The Sun Blade X8450 server module is the first Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor-based blade for the Sun Blade 8000 modular system. Compared to other blade servers in its class, it delivers up to twice the memory capacity, internal storage, and integrated networking connectivity, giving you more headroom to grow, virtualize, and save.

At a Glance

Intel® Xeon® Quad-Core processors
Four sockets, up to 16 cores per module
32 DIMM memory slots, industry leading 2 DIMMs/core
Operating system flexibility—runs the Solaris 10 Operating System, Linux, Windows, or VMware
Front-accessible SAS and SATA hard drives
160Gbps I/O
Manage with ILOM 2.0

Key Applications

Server consolidation and virtualization
Databases and enterprise-class applications
High Performance Computing
High-end x86 clusters and grids

Product Line

Chassis

Server Modules

I/O Modules

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Quad-Core Xeon® Processor Demos

Take the tour and learn more about Quad-Core Xeon® Processors.

Preview

Sun Blade X8450 Server Module Gallery

Sun and Intel Video

John Fowler, Executive Vice-President from Sun Microsystems, shares his excitement about Sun's unique system design with Intel's new quad core processor.