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Sun Fire V880 Server - EOLed Product

Sun Fire V880 Server
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Perfect for remote offices, departmental environments, and as a complementary system for data center environments, the Sun Fire V880 server excels in supporting an extensive array of applications, including Internet and database, e-commerce, and ERP software. This rack-mountable, deskside unit combines an advanced set of reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features and supports two-to-eight processors, an integrated Fibre Channel disk subsystem, and a maximum of 64 GB of main memory for exceptional performance. The Sun Fire V880 server is binary-compatible with the entire line of Sun desktop and server systems, as well as their applications.

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Key Features and Benefits

Key Applications:
This UltraSPARC processor-based server is suitable for Internet and database applications, including e-commerce and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, messaging servers, and compute-intensive applications.

Key Specifications:

Up to 8 UltraSPARC III Cu processors.
A maximum of 64 GB of main memory.
Integrated Fibre Channel disk subsystem with optional multipathing to all disks. Each base configuration has six 73 GB drives. Also, there is an optional expansion disk backplane with six disks; 6x73 GB or 6x146 GB. Maximum total disk storage is 1.3 TB.
Hot-swap PCI slots, disks, power supplies, and cooling fan trays.

Key Benefits:

Binary compatibility for applications running on previous UltraSPARC processor-based systems.
System Controller for Remote System Management.
Multipathing capability to storage subsystems and network interfaces.
Data center-class reliability, availability, and serviceability.
Extensive security features.
Sun Fireplane interconnect.

Service Portfolio

Specialized consulting, training and support services are available for the Sun Fire V880 server.

Requirements

The Sun Fire V880 server requires a minimum configuration of two processors and 4 GB of memory, and requires the Solaris 8 10/01 Operating Environment, or later. Although it is possible to boot from an external storage array via the network or locally connected storage, at least one FC-AL backup boot disk is highly recommended.