The data center is an exclusive environment, reserved for the best servers to occupy its precious, limited rack space. The Sun SPARC Enterprise M5000 server earns its place. With up to eight dual-core 2.1 GHz SPARC64 VI processors, and mainframe-class features, this 10RU system is also available in new entry level configuration and has redefined the midrange.
At A Glance
Applications requiring high single-thread performance? Get 4x the performance of UltraSPARC IIIi-powered systems, and consolidate four servers into one for nearly 1/3 the price.
Optimized for 24x7 mission critical computing and large shared memory applications
Features up to 8 high performance dual core SPARC64 VI processors and up to 256GB memory
Mainframe RAS capabilities
Ideal consolidation platform with up to 4 dynamic domains and each system supports thousands of Solaris Containers
New 10RU rack optimized enclosure with PCI-X and PCIe I/O and up to 50 PCIe or PCI-X slots
Includes Solaris 10 preinstalled
Available as a Sun System Pack, which combines the Sun SPARC Enterprise M5000 with the right services as one offering
100% binary compatibility with UltraSPARC processors
Installation services that help you fully utilize the industry's most open platform, built on open source technologies and open standards
New Sun SPARC Enterprise systems are the fastest SPARC/Solaris OS servers, bringing mainframe-class availability and partitioning to the open systems market. They're an ideal choice for consolidating and virtualizing web tier environments, smaller databases and large-scale enterprise applications alike.
Unique, mainframe-class virtualization capabilities enable you to run up to 24 hardware partitions on a single server, with more granularity than ever before, for complete isolation and control. Add to that the highly reliable and scalable software partitioning features of Solaris 10 Containers, and you're talking about some of the highest levels of utilization and efficiency your data center has ever seen.
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SPARC Enterprise Servers
Sun and Fujitsu bring you the next generation Sun SPARC Enterprise servers where scalable, mainframe reliability meets Solaris 10, the world's most advanced OS.
"Swisscom IT Services has successfully beta tested the new Sun SPARC Enterprise M5000 system and we are convinced that it delivers
outstanding performance and reliability for our mission-critical infrastructure. We're confident in Sun's ability to provide scalability and
binary compatibility running the Solaris 10 Operating System. Swisscom
IT Services has high performance requirements for its shared core
banking and telecommunication applications, and we believe the SPARC
Enterprise M5000 is an ideal virtualization and consolidation platform." Men Beglinger, Solution Architect, Swisscom IT
Services
IT Space
"With the Sun SPARC Enterprise M9000 server, we enjoy unparalleled
response times, the highest ratios of security, performance and
flexibility, and costs that are nearly 50 percent less than former
platforms."
Carlos Lafitte Advisor, IT Space (technology subsidiary of Grupo Villar Mir)
DBAG/Clearstream
"The tests DBAG/Clearstream conducted with the SPARC Enterprise beta platform demonstrated the scalability and SPARC 64 VI performance improvement that we required.
DBAG/Clearstream will consider the SPARC Enterprise platform for further system consolidations," Willy Schockert Director, Head of UNIX and ICSD Infrastructure, DBAG/Clearstream Services S.A.
Sun and Fujitsu bring you the next generation Sun SPARC Enterprise servers where scalable, mainframe reliability meets Solaris 10, the world's most advanced OS.
What's New - Solaris 8 Containers and Solaris 9 Containers Software
The Solaris 8 Containers or Solaris 9 Containers software and services
accelerate the migration of application environments currently using
Solaris 8 or Solaris 9 to new systems running Solaris 10. These new
tools allow you to capture the entire environment of the Solaris 8 or
Solaris 9 source system and then transfer this environment to the
target Solaris 10 system without application modification or emulation.
Solaris 8 and Solaris 9 Containers software is available as free download.
Upgrade to Sun SPARC Enterprise Systems and Save Up to 15%
The Sun Upgrade Advantage Program offers ongoing investment protection
through comprehensive upgrade programs to reduce the cost of migration
to the latest Sun technology. Trade-in and upgrade qualified legacy Sun
and competitive systems, upgrade to Sun SPARC Enterprise systems, and
receive upfront trade-in discounts of up to 15%.
