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Sun Fire X4170 Server

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Compared to our previous generation of x86 servers, the new Sun X4170 server delivers up to 2x the number of compute threads (16 Intel® Hyper-Threads), more than 2x the memory, and more than 2x the memory speed at 1333 MHz. In addition, we've more than doubled the maximum memory bandwidth to 64GB/s and doubled the I/O bandwidth with PCI Express 2.0.

Key Specifications

One or two Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series with Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology
Max 144GB¹ of addressable memory through 18 available memory DIMM slots
Two independent Intel QPI links running up to 6.4 GT/s (Giga Transfers per second)
8 2.5-inch disk drive bays that can support SAS, SATA Hard Disks Drives or Solid State Drives (SSD)
Integrated Lights Out Management

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Processor Options
Processor	One or two Intel Xeon Processors: Intel Xeon X5570, 4C, 2.93 GHz, 8MB Cache, 6.4 GT/s QPI, Turbo Boost, Hyper Threading, 95W Intel Xeon X5560, 4C, 2.80 GHz, 8MB Cache, 6.4 GT/s QPI, Turbo Boost, Hyper Threading, 95W Intel Xeon E5540, 4C, 2.53 GHz, 8MB Cache, 5.86 GT/s QPI, Turbo Boost, Hyper Threading, 80W Intel Xeon L5520, 4C, 2.26 GHz, 8MB Cache, 5.86 GT/s QPI, Turbo Boost, Hyper Threading, 60W Intel Xeon E5520, 4C, 2.26 GHz, 8MB Cache, 5.86 GT/s QPI, Turbo Boost, Hyper Threading, 80W

Main Memory	18 DDR3 DIMM slots (nine DIMM slots per CPU socket): 2 GB, 4 GB at 1,066 MHz; 4 GB at 1,333 Mhz for a max memory of 144 GB²
Standard/Integrated Interfaces
Network	Four 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet ports

Network management	One dedicated 10/100Base-T Ethernet port

Serial	One RJ-45 port

SAS	Four channel SAS interface, internal access only

USB	Five 2.0 USB ports (two front, two rear, one internal)

Expansion bus	Three PCIe 2.0 slots — one x16 electrical/x16 mechanical, two x8 electrical/x8 mechanical One internal CompactFlash slot
Mass Storage and Media
Internal disk options	Eight 2.5 in. disk drive bays that can support SAS or SATA hard disk drives, or solid-state drives (SSDs) Optional RAID levels: 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, 50, 60

Removable media	One DVD+/-RW drive (SATA based)
Software
Operating environment	Solaris, OpenSolaris, Linux, VMware, Windows. View the latest list of supported operating systems.

Sun Java Enterprise System 5	Solaris 10 Operating System Standard Linux distributions

Networking Software	ONC™, ONC+(TM), NFS(TM), WebNFS(TM), TCP/IP, SunLink™, OSI, MHS, IPX™/SPX, SMB technologies, and XML

Management	Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) VGA 8 MB: 1,024x768 at 60 Hz Serial port: One RJ-45 port Management port: One 10/100 RJ-45 port Enables remote power control; remote keyboard, video, mouse (KVM) graphical access; and remote media (DVD, CD, floppy) Secure remote access using Web interface over SSL, or CLI over SSH In-band, out-of-band and side-band remote management Sun xVM Ops Center software support IPMI 2.0, SNMP v1, v2c, and v3
Power Supply
Maximum AC input current at 100VAC and 760W output	9A

Power Supply Wattage	760 W

Power Supply Efficiency	20% load: 85% 50% load: 89% 100% load: 87%

Climate Saver Compliance	Silver Rating
Environment
AC power	90–264 V AC (47–63 Hz)

Operating temperature/humidity (single, non-rack system)	5 ºC to 35 ºC (41 ºF to 95 ºF), 10% to 90% relative humidity, non-condensing

Nonoperating temperature/humidity (single, non-rack system)	-40 ºC to 70 ºC (-40 ºF to 158 ºF), up to 93% relative humidity, non-condensing

Altitude Operating	Up to 3,000m, max. ambient temperature is derated by 1° C per 300m above 900m

Altitude Nonoperating	Up to 12,000m

Acoustic Noise Emissions	Declared noise emissions in accordance with ISO 9296, A-weighted, operating and idling: Acoustic noise: 7.6 B operating, 7.6 B idling — 63.1 dBA operating, 60.5 dBA idling
Regulations
	Meets or exceeds the following requirements:

Safety	IEC 60950-1, UL/CSA 60950-1, EN 60950-1, CB Scheme with all country differences

EMC	FCC CFR 47 Part 15 Class A, EN 55022:2006 Class A, EN 61000-3-2:2000+A2:2005, EN 61000-3-3:1995 +A1:2001, EN55024:1998 +A1:2001 +A2:2003, EN300-386

Country Certifications Safety/EMC	UL/cUL, CE, S-Mark, CSA C22.2 No. 60950-03 EN 60950-01:2001, 1st Edition, IEC 60950-01:2001, 1st Edition, FCC, VCCI, ICES-003, C-Tick, KCC, GOST-R, BSMI Class A

Other	Complies with WEEE Directive (2002/96/EC)
Mounting Option
Mounting Option	Rackmounting slide rail kit (screw in) Toolless rackmounting slide rail kit Cable management arm
Dimensions and Weight
Height	43.43mm (1.71 in.)

Width	425.5mm (16.75 in.)

Depth	711.2 mm (28.0 in.)

Weight	16.36 kg (36 lbs.)