Date: 26-Nov-2009 URL: www.sun.com/servers/netra/t5440/features.xml

Sun Netra T5440 Server

Features and Benefits

Is this the most innovative carrier-grade server yet? You decide: two UltraSPARC T2 Plus processors delivering 128 compute threads of throughput, and the industry's best performance per watt rating, in just a 4RU, 20-inch-deep package.

Key Benefits

Sun Netra ruggedized packaging for high reliability in extreme environments
Compute density: Up to 160 cores (1280 threads) per rack
Free and open virtualization with Solaris 10
Simple, powerful embedded Lights Out Manager included free

Built for Longevity

The third generation of the most advanced server processor

The UltraSPARC T2 Plus processor is the current evolution of Sun's Chip MultiThreading Technology (CMT). This series of processors scales with increases in multithreading, rather than the traditional scaling through increased clock cycles. This improves power efficiency while providing a roadmap for significant performance increases.

Two sockets, no waiting

Each of the two UltraSPARC T2 Plus processors in the Sun Netra T5440 server supports eight cores and 64 concurrent processor threads. Together, they drive throughput-per-watt to all-new levels, beating all others, and doubling the throughput of the previous-generation Sun Netra T5220 server.

A more intelligent processor

Beyond its eight processing cores and 64 threads, each UltraSPARC T2 Plus processor is a full "System on a Chip" with eight Floating Point Units, cache coherency logic, cryptographic acceleration, and PCIe I/O onboard. All of this saves money on the cost of equipping the server.

A cost-saving, eco-responsible design

The system's new, high-efficiency power supplies reduce power consumption and heat generation, and its innovative chassis design optimizes air flow to further minimize cooling needs.

Sun Netra = higher reliability

The Netra line of servers is built to the demanding specifications of Telcordia Network Equipment Building Standard (NEBS) Level 3 certification and ETSI compliance. Their ruggedized chassis design and packaging ensures extremely high system reliability even under extreme environmental conditions.