Date: 26-Nov-2009 URL: www.sun.com/servers/x64/x4250/features.xml

Sun Fire X4250 Server

Features and Benefits

Now you can take advantage of a highly expandable dual-socket server designed for Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processors in a 2RU size. The Sun Fire X4250 server provides twice as many disk drives as other servers in its class allowing for more local storage. It's ideal for web infrastructure and technical computing applications, as well as large single-app implementations and multi-app consolidations.

Key Benefits

Up to two Quad-Core Intel Xeon processors in a 2-socket, 2RU server
Maximized drive capacity for fast, local storage
Broad memory and storage expandability for longevity

Built for Speed

Designed for your most demanding workloads

Max out this server with 16 processing cores, 16 slots of fully buffered DDR2 memory, and 16 SAS disk drives for an extremely powerful machine. Its large onboard storage lets you deliver data quickly, or protect your data through redundancy. Its SAS drives are best for consolidation projects.

Open your operating system choices

The Sun Fire X4250 server is certified to be compatible with more operating systems than any server in its class. It supports Solaris 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Microsoft Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 Server operating systems – all available and fully supported by Sun.

Simplified system management

The Sun Fire X4250 server incorporates a service processor that enables robust lights-out management. This built-in functionality lets you monitor and manage systems remotely and take corrective action as necessary to minimize unplanned downtime.