Date: 25-Nov-2009 URL: www.sun.com/servers/entry/v40z/index.xml

Sun Fire V40z Server

This product has reached end-of-life and is no longer orderable. See next generation Sun Fire X4440 Server.

The Sun Fire V40z server delivers the next leap in return on enterprise IT investment with extreme performance, reliability, serviceability, and flexibility. With up to four dual-core or single-core AMD Opteron CPUs, this x64 server delivers exceptional versatility in a small footprint.

At a Glance

Offers eight-way performance in a four-socket system with same operating costs as other 4-way servers
Scales horizontally in grid or HA cluster, with high speed Gigabit or InfiniBand interconnect
Runs the Solaris Operating System, 64-bit and 32-bit Red Hat Linux, 64-bit SUSE Linux, Microsoft Windows Server 2000 and 2003, and VMware certified
Addresses 64 GB of DDR1 physical memory and up to 1.8 TB of internal disk storage
Comes standard with redundant power, cooling, and remote lights-out management
Provision, monitor, and manage with the recommended Sun N1 System Manager software

Key Applications

Enterprise infrastructure, business intelligence, ERP/CRM
Compute farm for modeling and simulation
BIDW, OLTP, IT infrastructure, collaboration

Sun Fire V40z Server Gallery

The Sun-AMD Advantage

John Fowler, executive vice president, Network Systems Group, Sun Microsystems.

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Featuring the AMD Opteron Processor

The Sun Fire V40z server is powered by four dual-core or single-core AMD Opteron processors. Find out more about this technology and Sun's alliance with AMD.

Why choose AMD?