1.2-GHz UltraSPARC III processors, each with 8 MB of external cache.
UltraSPARC technology offers scalability, performance, and binary compatibility. Multiple processors allow for scaling of multithreaded visualization applications.
Helps to increase productivity and application performance.
32 - 48 GB of system memory.
High memory capacity allows storage of display lists and textures in system memory, instead of storage to disk. Also allows for deployment of a wide range of compute-intensive visualization applications.
Helps to increase productivity and system efficiency.
Master controller engine on the Sun XVR-4000 graphics accelerator that links to four pipelines:
MAJC-5200 processor chip (geometry and lighting calculations)
FBC3 ASIC rasterizer
32 MB RDRAM (program storage and cache of display lists)
256 MB SDRAM (texture storage)
The master controller engine is the interface to the Sun Fireplane interconnect on the server. It provides a single OpenGL interface to applications that allows system processors to concentrate on running applications.
Helps to increase system efficiency.
Sun Fireplane interconnect.
The Sun Fireplane interconnect provides 4.8 GB/sec. bandwidth and enables rapid data flow between the CPUs, memory, and the Sun XVR-4000 graphics accelerator.
Dedicated memory on the Sun XVR-4000 graphics accelerator:
144 MB of frame buffer memory
1 GB (4 x 256 MB) of texture memory
Large frame buffer memory provides support for higher resolutions with more samples/pixel. Large on-board texture memory enables interactive visualization of larger volume data (3-D textures), reducing the access from system memory.
Provides users with more insight into data and increases system efficiency.
On-board, anti-aliasing, convolve filter chips on the Sun XVR-4000 graphics accelerator.
Convolve chips improve visual quality and realism by reducing jaggedness on large screen displays and increasing the display resolution without increasing the number of projectors in a tiled display.
Helps to provide increased graphics quality.
Adjustable gamma or color correction to ensure a truer color representation.
Provides increased accuracy when color is used to represent data points or to increase image realism.
Helps to ensure more informed decision making.Helps to ensure more informed decision making.
Provides multiple ports and interfaces, including integrated controllers for Gigabit Ethernet, separate 10/100 Ethernet, FC-AL-based disks, 2 USB ports for keyboard and mouse, and serial port and internal SCSI interfaces for DVD and removable media devices.
Provides cost-effective network and storage connectivity.
Hot-swapping capability.
Disks, PCI slots, power supplies, and cooling fan trays are hot-swappable and can be replaced on the fly in the event of a failure.
Enhanced availability.
Remote management.
Remote System Control (RSC) software provides remote console access and sends system alerts to administrators via e-mail or pager.
Reduces system management costs and facilitates response to system events.
System recovery.
Automatic System Recovery (ASR) software identifies and removes failed components and then automatically attempts to return the system to operation, thereby increasing access to applications and data.
Helps to maximize system availability.
Multiple paths to internal and most external storage arrays and networks.
An alternate path to the internal FC-AL disk subsystem can be implemented via a PCI to FC disk controller. This feature requires VERITAS Volume Manager software version 3.1.1 or later (with dynamic multipathing) for transparent recovery from failures at the application level.
Maximum 3-D stereo resolution of 1280 x 1024 @ 112 Hz with 4 samples/pixel.
Provides users using stereo glasses with 3-D depth perception and allows users to have a more interactive experience with data.
Helps to increase productivity and visual quality.
Dynamically variable resolution (DVR).
Dynamically variable resolution of the rendered image in the display memory to the display output, allows the entire display screen to be dynamically resized to NTSC/PAL format for recording to a video recording device via the s-video output, or used in systems with real-time requirements.
Helps to conserve fill rate when under heavy fill rate requirements.
Framelock for synchronizing multiple displays and genlock for synchronizing to an external video source or synchronizing multiple frame buffers.
Allows a multi-display environment with edge-blended, virtually seamless, stereo displays. Genlock, used in conjunction with framelock, provides more precise synchronization and helps enables real-time image warps for curved screen and dome displays.
Helps to provide a better user experience.
Support for two asynchronous video streams with different resolutions.
With two Sun XVR-4000 graphics accelerators, a single Sun Fire V880z system can drive multiple displays.
Helps to reduce cost and complexity.
Multiple hardware color maps in each video stream.
Allows multiple windows with different color map requirements to be opened without color flashing.
Helps to provide greater flexibility and a better user experience.
