Sun's new mainframe-killing 64-bit UltraSPARC servers

摘要

Sun Microsystems' Ultra Enterprise 4000 Ultra-SPARC server is reviewed. It is part of Sun's Ultra Enterprise server line, which includes the Ultra Enterprise 3000, the Ultra Enterprise 5000, and the Ultra Enterprise 6000. The 4 high-end machines are Sun's direction-setters for the future of RISC-based UNIX hardware - more, faster processors with radically increases I/O speed and bandwidth. The Ultra Enterprise 4000 is a 64-bit, enterprise-class server designed with scalability, throughput, and serviceability in mind. It can use between one and fourteen 167MHz UltraSPARC CPUs. The Enterprise 4000 is extremely modular - 8 board slots can contain a wide range of combinations of CPUs and I/O controllers. The Ultra Enterprise series uses Solaris 2.5.1, which is adapted for multiprocessor support. This system has both the design and the performance to deliver as an enterprise-class server under many circumstances and well into the future.