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Sun Fire E20K Server

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No Longer Orderable. It is superceded by the next generation Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000 Server

At a Glance

New UltraSPARC IV+: Over 5x the performance of UltraSPARC III servers and over double that of UltraSPARC IV servers
Hot swap and mix & match UltraSPARC IV+, IV, and III processors in the same system
Scales up to 36 processors with 72 threads and up to 576 GB memory for heavily threaded commercial applications
Easily upgraded up to 72 processors with 144 threads and 1 TB-memory
Solaris OS, with its application compatibility guarantee, delivers seamless processor migration
Provision up to nine Uniboards - the same boards used on Sun Fire E4900-E25K servers - on the fly
The Sun Fire Capacity on Demand program offers "pay as you grow" computing options
Industry-leading virtualization, plus fault isolated Dynamic System Domains, Solaris Containers, and Predictive Self-Healing deliver a scalable consolidation platform
Protect your systems at the point of sale with extended and upgraded warranty coverage from day 1 with SunSpectrum Support Services
Installation services that help you fully utilize the industry's most open platform, built on open source technologies and open standards

Key Applications

Business processing
Databases and data warehouses
IT Infrastructure

Benchmarks

Manugistics NetWORKS Fulfillment v7: The Sun Fire E20K server achieved a world record on the Manugistics Fulfillment benchmark on Oracle9i(R), demonstrating a 74 percent performance advantage and a 2.2x price/performance advantage over the IBM p5 590. 1

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[1] Manugistics Fulfillment v7 Sun Fire E20K+ 66,744,558 SKUs/hr, 36 1.5 GHz US-IV+, Oracle 9iR2. IBM p5-590, 38,419,200 SKUs/hr, 32 1.65GHz POWER5. $/Perf calculated using discounted list prices (IBM DDR2). More info www.manugistics.com.

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Experience the Savings

Sun Upgrade Advantage Program

Trade-up to UltraSPARC IV+ and Save: The Sun Upgrade Advantage Program (UAP) offers comprehensive trade-in programs for qualified Sun and competitive system upgrades to UltraSPARC IV+ servers with upfront trade-in discounts of up to 20%.

Take advantage of additional savings with the Free Sun Fire E6900 or E25K Chassis Upgrade promotion. There has never been a better time to upgrade and save!

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Ideal for Consolidation & Virtualization

The Sun Fire UltraSPARC IV+ systems are an ideal choice for consolidating and virtualizing web tier environments, smaller databases and large-scale enterprise applications alike. The highly reliable, scalable software partitioning features of Solaris 10 containers increase utilization and efficiency for your data center and the binary compatibility and Solaris Application Guarantee make it a reality.

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Featuring the UltraSPARC IV+ Processor

Meet Sun's new UltraSPARC IV+ 64-bit processor, the fifth generation in our UltraSPARC processor family. Find out more about this technology and how it can help you protect your technology investment today and tomorrow.

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UltraSPARC IV+ Servers For Performance and Virtualization Find out about the superior performance of the industry's most upgradeable servers.

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Sun Fire E20K Server Datasheet