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Upgrades
Sun Upgrade Allowance Program
The Sun Fire V480 server is the third and newest member of Sun's powerful generation of workgroup servers for
enterprise network computing based upon the UltraSPARC III microprocessor technology.
From branch office or data center, Sun provides upgrade solutions customers can count on to maximize their investment.
The Sun Upgrade Allowance program allows customers to receive a fair trade-in allowance towards the purchase of a 4
way Sun Fire V480 server.
Sun UAP simplifies the upgrades process by providing a trade-in value as a percentage allowance. This percentage
allowance is applied to the list price of a new 4 way Sun Fire V480 system configuration.
Upgrades to the Sun Fire V480 server are available as a full system swap. Customers can upgrade from an Ultra 5s, 10s,
Enterprise 2, Enterprise 250, Enterprise 220R, Enterprise 450, Enterprise 420R and Sun Fire 280R to the new Sun Fire
V480 server. However, components such as CPUs, memory and drives cannot migrate from UltraSPARC II systems. Sun
Fire V480 uses UltraSPARC III technology. Memory components such as the 1GB and 2 GB memory options can
migrate from UltraSPARC III systems like the Sun Fire 280R.
Systems being upgraded must be owned by, used by, and in the possession of the customer at least ninety (90) days prior
to upgrading. To qualify for the upgrade allowance, customers must return within 60 days, a bootable working system.
Key Messages
The Sun Fire V480 Server is available in standard (fixed) configurations.
The Sun Fire V480 Server provides a growth path for today's Enterprise 450, Enterprise 420R and Sun Fire 280R
customers who require more application scalability, higher performance, and built in availability and reliability
components.
Hot pluggable and hot swappable components such as disks and power supplies help maximize system availability by
allowing maintenance and upgrades to occur during normal operations.
Existing investments in non-Sun hardware can be preserved by upgrading to Sun through competitive full-system
upgrades.
Multiple Sun or non-Sun hardware can be upgraded to a new Sun server by way of the server consolidation program.
How To Order
An allowance code is used when upgrading to a Sun Fire V480 server. Workgroup server Sun UAP product matrices
containing standard upgrade allowance codes are included in the Sun Configuration guide. The Sun UAP matrices provide
instructions for using codes.
Allowance Code Numbering Scheme
Standard Allowance Code ALW-13-S-L-A37
To determine the upgrade allowance value, apply the allowance code percentage to the list price of a 4 way Sun Fire V480
server. This allowance is in addition to any contracted discounts that the customer may be eligible for.
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V480 Server
Just the Facts
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----->Product Family
-----> Residue Group
-----> Product Category (T= desktop, D= Disk, S= Server)
-----> Percentage Allowance
------> Every code will start with the letter ALW = Allowance
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