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Introduction
Exceptional Processing Power in a Compact Footprint
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The Sun Fire
V480 server is the latest member of Sun's powerful line of servers for enterprise network computing based
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on the UltraSPARC
processor technology. This next-generation workgroup server brings multiprocessing power, Fibre
Channel disk drives, and the industry-standard Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) I/O bus to a highly modular, rack
optimized 5RU (rack unit) design. A standard 72" height Sun StorEdge rack contains 36 usable rack units and may
support up to seven(depending upon configuration) Sun Fire
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The Sun Fire
V480 server gives customers the flexibility to scale their processing needs without wasting precious space,
making it an ideal server for service providers, financial institutions, compute-intensive environments, or anyone who
needs strong processing power in a small footprint. Furthermore, Sun's commitment to high-performance computing
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means the Sun Fire
V480 server delivers increasing levels of outstanding performance that users expect from Sun
servers, while at the same time preserving 100 percent binary compatibility with application software.
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The Sun Fire
V480 Server may be configured with two or four processors running Solaris
MHz and must be added in pairs with 1 GB to 8 GB of local memory per processor. All memory is accessible by any
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processor. The Sun Fire
Channel hard drives, and six PCI slots connected to two high-performance PCI I/O busses. The Sun Fire
designed to satisfy any application or enterprise where compute density at an affordable price is a high priority.
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The Sun Fireplane
Interconnect is a 9.6 GB/s cross-bar switch which interconnects processors and local memory with the
I/O subsystem. This interconnect/bus was designed to minimize latency and provide maximum throughput, regardless
whether the workload is compute intensive, I/O intensive or a combination thereof.
The I/O subsystem throughput is based upon industry standard PCI buses and interface modules which provide up to 1.2
GB/s of I/O. On-board/integrated controllers include a Fibre Channel disk controller, two 10/100/1000 Mb/s Ethernet
interfaces, an internal IDE bus for the DVD, a RJ-45 serial port and two USB ports.
The Remote System Control module provides remote power cycling, monitoring and administration capabilities
independent of the Solaris operating environment. With the emphasis on availability and reliability through its feature set,
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the Sun Fire
V480 Server is a prudent choice for many mission critical applications.
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Sun Fire
V480 Server
Just the Facts
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Sun Fire
Figure 1: Sun Fire
V480 server supports up to 32 GB of main memory, two internal, 36-GB or 73-GB Fibre
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V480 Server Positioning
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V480 Server, front view
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V480 servers.
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