This product has reached end-of-life and is no longer orderable. It is superceded by the next generation Sun Fire X4540 Server.
By integrating state of the art server and storage technologies, the Sun Fire X4500 Server delivers the remarkable performance of a four-way x64 server and the highest storage density available, with up to 48 TB in 4U of rack space. This system also delivers incredibly high data throughput for about half the cost of traditional solutions.
At a Glance
Fast, energy efficient dual core AMD Opteron processors
Highest storage density: 12 TB to 48 TB in 4U
Achieved up to 1 Gbps from disks to network and up to 2 GBps from disk to memory1
Jaw dropping prices almost half the cost of traditional solutions
Unprecedented data integrity and dramatically simplified
administration with Solaris OS and ZFS
Enterprise server RAS features; redundant, hot swappable components
Protect your systems at the point of sale with extended and upgraded warranty coverage from day 1 with SunSpectrum Support Services
Runs virtually any operating system including Solaris OS, Linux,
and Windows - all supported by Sun
Installation services that help you fully utilize the industry's most open platform, built on open source technologies and open standards
Key Applications
HPTC/grid
Business intelligence/data analytics
Digital media streaming
Digital video surveillance
Nearline storage
x64 Video
John Fowler, Executive Vice-President from Sun Microsystems shares his views on the newest Sun Fire x64 servers.
