Sun Fire

A Sun Fire T2000

The Sun Fire server brand is a series of server computers introduced by Sun Microsystems in 2001. The Sun Fire branding coincided with the introduction of the UltraSPARC III processor, superseding the UltraSPARC II-based Sun Enterprise series. In 2003, Sun broadened the Sun Fire brand, introducing Sun Fire servers using the Intel Xeon processor. In 2004, these early Intel Xeon models were superseded by models powered by AMD Opteron processors. Also in 2004, Sun introduced Sun Fire servers powered by the UltraSPARC IV dual-core processor. In 2007, Sun again introduced Intel Xeon Sun Fire servers, while continuing to offer the AMD Opteron versions as well.

UltraSPARC-based Sun Fire models are licensed to run the Solaris Operating System, with various Linux versions also available from third parties. Intel Xeon and AMD Opteron based Sun Fire servers support Solaris, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003.

Later Sun Fire model numbers have prefixes indicating the type of system, thus:

• V: low-end and mid-range servers (UltraSPARC, IA-32 or AMD64)
• E: enterprise-class servers with high-availability features (UltraSPARC)
• B: blade servers (UltraSPARC or IA-32)
• X: rack-mount x64-based servers
• T: servers based on UltraSPARC T-series CoolThreads processors

When Sun offered Intel Xeon and AMD Opteron Sun Fire servers under the V-Series sub brand, Sun used an x suffix to denote Intel Xeon processor based systems and a z suffix for AMD Opteron processor based systems, but this convention was later dropped. The z suffix was also used previously to differentiate the V880z Visualization Server variant of the V880 server.

Sun's first-generation blade server platform, the Sun Fire B1600 chassis and associated blade servers, was branded under the Sun Fire server brand. Later Sun blade systems were sold under the Sun Blade brand .

In 2007, Sun, Fujitsu and Fujitsu Siemens introduced the common SPARC Enterprise brand for server products. The first SPARC Enterprise models were the Fujitsu-developed successors to the midrange and high-end Sun Fire E-series. In addition, the Sun Fire T1000 and T2000 servers were rebranded as the SPARC Enterprise T1000 and T2000 and sold under the Fujitsu brands, although Sun continues to offer these with their original names. Later T-series servers have also been badged SPARC Enterprise rather than Sun Fire.

All the system below not marked as EOL (End of Life) are still in production. Sun may have two versions of the same server product, the original version and later RoHS version. Since a general maintenance/upgrade guideline is that RoHS components and spares may be installed into the original non-RoHS versions of that server, the EOL date of a server is deemed the EOL date of the RoHS version of that server in this listing.

UltraSPARC models

Current Models

Model	Codename	RU	Max processors	Processor frequency	Max memory	Max disk capacity	GA Date	EOL Date
T1000	Erie	1	1× UltraSPARC T1	1.0 GHz	32 GB	One 3.5" SATA or Two 2.5" SAS	March 2006
T2000	Ontario	2	1× UltraSPARC T1	1.0, 1.2, 1.4 GHz	64 GB	Up to four 2.5" SAS	December 2005
T5120	Huron 1U	1	1× UltraSPARC T2	1.2, 1.4 GHz	64 GB	Up to four 2.5" SAS	November 2007
T5140		1	2× UltraSPARC T2 Plus	1.2 GHz	64 GB	Up to eight 2.5" SAS	April 2008
T5220	Huron 2U	2	1× UltraSPARC T2	1.2, 1.4 GHz	64GB	Up to eight 2.5" SAS	November 2007
V490	Sebring	5	4× UltraSPARC IV/IV+	1.05, 1.3, 1.5, 1.8, 2.1 GHz	64 GB	2 FC-AL 3.5"	September 2004	January 8, 2009
V890	Silverstone	17	8× UltraSPARC IV/IV+	1.2, 1.35, 1.5, 1.8, 2.1 GHz	128 GB	12 FC-AL 3.5"	September 2004	January 8, 2009
E2900	Amazon 2	12	12× UltraSPARC III Cu, IV or IV+	0.9, 1.2 (III Cu), 1.05, 1.2, 1.35 (IV), 1.5, 1.8 GHz (IV+)	192 GB	2 Ultra320 SCSI 3.5"	May 2004	January 8, 2009
E4900	Amazon 4	17.5	12× UltraSPARC III Cu, IV or IV+	0.9, 1.05, 1.2 (III Cu), 1.05, 1.2, 1.35 (IV), 1.5, 1.8 GHz (IV+)	192 GB	None	March 2004	January 8, 2009
E6900	Amazon 6	28	24× UltraSPARC III Cu, IV or IV+	0.9, 1.05, 1.2 (III Cu), 1.05, 1.2, 1.35 (IV), 1.5, 1.8GHz (IV+)	384 GB	None	March 2004	January 8, 2009
E20K	Amazon 20	N/A	36× UltraSPARC III Cu, IV or IV+	0.9, 1.05, 1.2 (III Cu, 1.05, 1.2, 1.35 (IV), 1.5, 1.8GHz (IV+)	576 GB	None	June 2004	January 8, 2009
E25K	Amazon 25	N/A	72× UltraSPARC IV or IV+	0.9, 1.05, 1.2 (III Cu, 1.05, 1.2, 1.35 (IV), 1.5, 1.8 GHz (IV+)	1152 GB	None	June 2004	January 8, 2009

End of Life Models

Model	Codename	RU	Max processors	Processor frequency	Max memory	Max disk capacity	EOL Date
280R	Littleneck	4	2× UltraSPARC III/III Cu	750, 900, 1015, 1200 MHz	8 GB	Two 3.5" FC-AL Disks	January 2005
V100	Flapjack-LiteCD500	1	1× UltraSPARC IIe/IIi	500 (IIe), 550 (IIi), 650MHz (IIi)	2 GB	Two 3.5" IDE Disks	March 2006
V120	Flapjack2 plus	1	1× UltraSPARC IIi	550, 650 MHz	4 GB	Two 3.5" SCSI Disks	March 2006
V210	Enchilada 1U	1	2× UltraSPARC IIIi	1.0, 1.33 GHz	16 GB	Two 3.5" Ultra320 SCSI Disks	June 2006
V240	Enchilada 2U	2	2× UltraSPARC IIIi	1.0, 1.28, 1.33, 1.5 GHz	16 GB	Four 3.5" Ultra160 SCSI Disks	September 2006
V245		-	2× UltraSPARC IIIi	1.5 GHz	16 GB	-	April 2008
V250	Enchilada 2P Tower	N/A	2× UltraSPARC IIIi	1.06, 1.28 GHz	8 GB	Eight 3.5" Ultra160 SCSI Disks	September 2005
V440	Chalupa	4	4× UltraSPARC IIIi	1.062, 1.28, 1.593 GHz	32 GB	Four 3.5" Ultra320 SCSI Disks	September 2007
V480	Cherrystone	5	4× UltraSPARC III Cu	0.9, 1.05, 1.2 GHz	32 GB	Two 3.5" FC-AL Disks	December 2005
V880	Daktari	17	8× UltraSPARC III	750, 900, 1050, 1200 MHz	64 GB	Twelve 3.5" FC-AL Disks	October 2005
V880z	Nandi	17	8× UltraSPARC III	750, 900, 1050, 1200 MHz	64 GB	Twelve 3.5" FC-AL Disks	March 2005
V1280	Lightweight 8	12	12× UltraSPARC III Cu, IV, IV+	900, 1050, 1200 (III Cu), 1050, 1200, 1350 (IV), 1500 MHz (IV+)	192 GB	Two 3.5" UltraSCSI Disks	April 2008
3800	Serengeti 8	8.5	8× UltraSPARC III Cu	750, 900, 1050, 1200 MHz	64 GB	StorEdge D240 Media Tray	August 2003
4800	Serengeti 12	17.5	12× UltraSPARC III, III Cu, IV, IV+	750 (III), 900, 1050, 1200 (III Cu), 1050, 1200, 1350 (IV), 1500, 1800 MHz (IV+)	192 GB	StorEdge D240 Media Tray	May 2005
4810	Serengeti 12i	21	12× UltraSPARC III, III Cu, IV, IV+	750 (III), 900, 1050, 1200 (III Cu), 1050, 1200, 1350 (IV), 1500, 1800 MHz (IV+)	192 GB	StorEdge D240 Media Tray	June 2003
6800	Serengeti 24	28	24× UltraSPARC III, III Cu, IV, IV+	750 (III), 900, 1050, 1200 (III Cu), 1050, 1200, 1350 (IV), 1500, 1800 MHz (IV+)	384 GB	StorEdge D240 Media Tray	May 2005
12K	Starkitty	N/A	52× UltraSPARC III Cu, IV	900, 1050, 1200 (III Cu), 1050, 1200, 1350 (IV) MHz	288 GB	Two SCSI Disks	February 2005
15K	StarCat	N/A	106× UltraSPARC III Cu or 72× UltraSPARC IV	900, 1050, 1200 (III Cu), 1050, 1200, 1350 (IV) MHz	576 GB	Two SCSI Disks	February 2005

X86/X64 models

Current Models

Model	RU	Max processors	Processor models	Max memory	Max disk capacity	GA Date
X2100M2	1	1× AMD Opteron	1218, 1214, 1210	8 GB	Two 3.5" SATA	September 2006
X2200M2	1	2× AMD Opteron	2218HE, 2222, 2218, 2210, 2220, 2214	64 GB	Two 3.5" SATA	September 2006
X2250	1	2× Intel Xeon	X5482, E5472, X5472, E5462, X5272, X5460, E5405, L5420	32 GB	Two 3.5" SATA	August 2008
X4100M2	1	2× AMD Opteron	2220, 2222SE, 2218HE, 2222, 2210, 2218, 2220SE, 2216	32 GB	Four 2.5" SAS	October 2006
X4140	1	2× AMD Opteron	2218 HE, 2222	64 GB	Eight 2.5" SAS	April 2008
X4150	1	2× Intel Xeon	5160, L5310, L5320, E5345, E5355, E5335, E5410, E5440	64 GB	Eight 2.5" SAS	October 2007
X4200M2	2	2× AMD Opteron	2210, 2216, 2218, 2220SE, 2222SE, 2220, 2222, 2218HE	32 GB	Four 2.5" SAS	October 2006
X4240	2	2× AMD Opteron	2218 HE, 2222, 2224 SE, 2347 HE, 2356	64 GB	Eight 2.5" SAS and Eight 2.5" SATA (up to 16 disks in total)	April 2008
X4250	2	2× Intel Xeon	X5482, E5472, X5472, E5462, X5272, X5460, E5405, L5420	64 GB	Sixteen 2.5" SAS	August 2008
X4440	2	4× AMD Opteron	8218, 8222, 8224	128 GB	Eight 2.5" SAS or Six 2.5" SATA	April 2008
X4450	2	4× Intel Xeon	E7220, L7345, E7320, E7340, X7350	128 GB	Eight 2.5" SAS or Six 2.5" SATA	December 2007
X4500	4	2× AMD Opteron	285, 290	16 GB	48× 3.5" SATA	October 2006
X4540	4	2× AMD Opteron	2536	64 GB	48× 3.5" SATA	July 2008
X4600M2	4	8× AMD Opteron	8218, 8220SE, 8220, 8216, 8360SE	256 GB	4× 2.5" SAS	December 2006

End of Life Models

Model	RU	Max processors	Processor models	Max memory	Max disk capacity	EOL Date
V20z	1	2× AMD Opteron	246, 244, 248, 250, 252	16 GB	Two 3.5" Ultra320 SCSI	November 08, 2007
V40z	3	4× AMD Opteron	844, 848, 850, 848, 850, 852, 854, 856, 870, 875, 880, 885	64 GB	Six 3.5" Ultra320 SCSI	March 30, 2007
V60z	1	2× Intel Xeon	2.8, 3.06, 3.2 GHz	6 GB	Three 3.5" Ultra320 SCSI	January 2005
V65z	2	2× Intel Xeon	2.8, 3.06, 3.2 GHz	12 GB	Six 3.5" Ultra320 SCSI	January 2005
X2100	1	1× AMD Opteron	146, 148, 152, 154, 156, 175, 180	8 GB	Two 3.2" SATA	April 2007
X4100	1	2× AMD Opteron	248, 252, 254, 256, 275, 280, 285	16 GB	Four 2.5" SAS	May 28, 2008
X4200	2	2× AMD Opteron	248, 252, 254, 256, 275, 280, 285	16GB	Four 2.5" SAS	May 28, 2008
X4600	4	8× AMD Opteron	856, 885	64 GB	Four 2.5" SAS	August 8, 2007

References

• Sun System Handbook, Version 2.1.8, April 2005

External links

• Sun Servers, Sun Microsystems