1. Sun Intel European
Business Technology
Tour
Marco Quaranta
x86 Product Account Manager
Systems Group
Sun Microsystems
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2. Sun and Intel
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• Best-in-class OS • Highest volume computing platform
• Innovative system design • Cutting edge manufacturing process
• Outstanding roadmap
• Full solution delivery
Collaboration of Two Market Leaders
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3. Le 5 Scelte Architetturali dei Server
Sun-Intel Questioni
energetiche
Consolidation
&
Virtualization
Questioni
di spazio
Gestione
L'innovazione Avanzata
è importante
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4. Sun’s New X64 Enterprise Servers
World’s Smallest, 4-Socket, x64, Quad-Core Server
• Metà dello spazio di ogni
altro server 4-socket!
Sun Fire x4450
• Piu' di 1TB di internal
storage
• 6x PCIe slots
• 4 x Gigabit Ethernet on
board
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6. Faster Xeon, faster MySQL
• Does a second Xeon 5500 CPU scale with MySQL?
• Does Xeon 5500 Hyperthreading scale with MySQL?
http://blogs.sun.com/realneel/entry/mysql_scalability_on_nehalem_systems
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7. Advantages of Solaris on • Increased Performance
Nehalem-based Systems > Solaris has an
outstanding threading
model for Nehalem-
based systems
> Solaris utilizes Intel
Turbo Boost Technology
• Optimized Power
Efficiency
> Solaris takes advantage
of Nehalem power
management capabilities
• Improved Reliability
> Nehalem features are
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incorporated into the
Solaris Fault
Management
Architecture (FMA)
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8. Sun - Intel Linea Prodotti x86
NEW!
NEW!
SSD SSD
SUN
2 Socket 4 Socket
SF X4275 SF X4450 Blade
Servers
Enterprise Level
SSD
NEW!
SSD
SSD
2 Socket 2 Socket SB 6000 & 6048
SF X4270
SF X4170
Entry Level SSD
SF X2270
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9. Sun Blade Modular System Products with
Intel Xeon Processor 5500 Series
Capacity, Perfomance and Efficiency
Sun Blade X6275
Sun Blade X6270
NEW! NEW!
2X 2S performance density
Large memory footprint ●
●
Integrated QDR HCA
● High I/O bandwidth
●
● Petascale Scalability
● SSDs/Solaris ZFS
● Flash Modules
Hydra
Glacier
QNEM - 6048
NEW!
NEW!
NEW!
2 x 10 GE (shared)
●
Dual 36-port QDR IB switch
●10 x 1 GE pass-thru (dedicated) ●
2X 2S performance density
●
●3:1 cable reduction
●4 x 4 SAS mini-ports (shared)
● Integrated QDR HCA
● Petascale Sun Constellation System
●Scalability
●Pumped refrigerant door
● Solaris/Nehalem
●Chilled water door
Optimization
●
● Flash DIMMs
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10. x2270 Compute
The Next Generation 2 Intel Nehalem-EP Processors
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Price/Performance Leader 12x DDR3 Memory Slots
●
I/O
1x PCI-E 2.0 slot (x16 lanes)
●
2x Gigabit Ethernet ports
●
SP Board
4x LFF HDD or SSD (3.5”)
●
(Option)
Motherboard Non-volatile boot media (USB)
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Single 600W PSU
2x Flash DIMMs
●
Availability
3 Blowers
1x 600W High Efficiency PSU
●
Disk Backplane
3x Fan Blowers
●
Disk Cage
Management
Sun ILOM Service Processor
●
Solaris, Linux, Windows
Take Away – High quality, energy efficient compute server ●
optimize to drive your HPC and Web 2.0 environment
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11. x4170 Compute
The Next Generation Enterprise 2 Intel Nehalem-EP Processors
●
Workhorse 18x DDR3 Memory Slots
●
I/O
Locator LED/button
Service Required LEDDVD±RW 2 USB Ports 3x PCI-E slots (2 x8 & 1 x16)
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4x Gigabit Ethernet ports
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8x SFF HDD or SSD (2.5”)
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Non-volatile boot media
●
Fault LEDs
Label w/ (CompactFlash and USB)
Label w/ Disk #'s
Power/OK LED
Serial # Power Button
DVD
●
Availability
Dual-socket General Purpose
Hot-swap disk drives
Enterprise Compute Platform ●
Hardware RAID 0,1, [5,6]
Maximum Performance Density ●
Maximum Reliability Hot Plug N+N PSUs
●
Ease of Deployment and Manageability
Hot Plug redundant fans
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Take Away – Enterprise server featuring the best all around
Management
performance for critical back office applications.
Sun ILOM Service Processor
●
Solaris, Linux, Windows, VMWare
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12. x4270/x4275 Compute
2 Intel Nehalem-EP Processors
●
The Next Generation
18x DDR3 Memory Slots
●
Virtualization/Storage Server
I/O
Locator LED/button 2 USB Ports
DVD-RW
Service Required LED
6x PCI-E gen 2 slots (6 x8)
●
4x Gigabit Ethernet ports
●
16x SFF HDD or SSD (2.5”)
●
12 x SFF HDD or SSD (3.5”)
●
DVD
Fault LEDs
Power/OK LED Power Button ●
Availability
Enterprise Platform with Enhanced
Hot-swap disk drives
●
IO and Storage
Hardware RAID 0,1, 5,6
●
Maximum IO and Storage Density
Hot Plug N+N PSUs
Maximum Reliability ●
Ease of Deployment and Manageability Hot Plug redundant fans
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Take Away – Enterprise server featuring enhanced I/O for compute Management
and storage for consolidation and virtualization applications
Sun ILOM Service Processor
●
Solaris, Linux, Windows,
●
VMWare
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13. Le Blades più versatili
Sun Blade 6000 6048
Value, Performance
Performance Density
Design Focus
Blades 10 48
Chassis Height 10 RU 42 RU
Chassis Per 42U Rack 4 1
Server Modules Per 42U Rack 40/80 48/96
Chassis Per 42U Rack 4 1
Core max 24 cores x 40 blade 24 core x 48 blade
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14. Workload optimized systems
SPARC CMT and X86 for Web/App Infrastructure
Blade
SPARC CMT X86 Servers
High
performance,
CoolThreads, Sun X86 rack
power/space
virtualization, servers,
efficiency,
web scale best cooling
capacity, I/O
performance efficiency
high density
Solaris on All of Them
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15. x6270 •Two Intel Nehalem 4-core CPUs
NEW >8 high-performance cores per server module
•Up to 144GB memory per Server Module
>18 DDR3 DIMM slots per server module
>Choice of 1066 or 1333 MHz
•4x PCI Express Gen2 x8 Interfaces
>2x EM, 2x NEM with 2x FEM slots
•RAID Expansion Module Option
•2x Gigabit Ethernet ports via NEM
•16GB Compact Flash option
•4x SAS Interface to NEM for External Storage
•4x Hot-Swappable HDDs or SSDs
•Full onboard ILOM service processor
>IPMI 2.0, Web UI, CLI management, remote
KVM over IP and remote media (DVD/Floppy)
>USB and video ports for direct KVM management
•Sun Blade 6000 and 6048 Chassis
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16. x6275
New •New, High Density, Dual Node Blade Server
•Each node contains:
>2-Socket Intel Nehalem EP CPUs (Supports 95W)
>12 DDR3 DIMM slots (up to 96GB)
>1 X Sun Flash Module (24GB Local SATA Storage)
>1 X PCIe2 ExpressModule x8 interface
>1 X Dual Port QDR IB HCA (optional*); interfaces with IB
QDR Switch NEM (6048 chassis only)
>1 X Gigabit Ethernet Port (via NEM)
>ILOM Service Processor
•IPMI 2.0, Web UI, CLI management, remote
KVM over IP and remote media (DVD/Floppy)
•USB and video ports for direct KVM management
•Supports Sun Blade 6000* and 6048 Chassis
*Q3 2009
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17. Virtualized Multi- Network Express Module
Fabric 10GbE NEM Network Cable Aggregation
•
SAS Storage Expansion (w/ optional Disk Blade)
•
NEW High Bandwidth Fabrics (10GbE & 3Gb SAS)
•
Support for Windows, Linux, Solaris & VMware
•
Sun Blade 6000 Chassis
•
I/O
2 X 10 Gigabit Enet Ports (shared)
•
Low Cost 10GB Connectivity 10 X 1 Gigabit Enet Pass-thrus (dedicated)
•
Dual pathed SAS links for each blade slot
•
10:1 Cable Reduction
Low Cost Pluggable Optics (SFP+)
•
Zero Management 20Gb Bi-directional B/W between Blades
•
Seamless Integration Availability
• Hot Pluggable, Rear Accessible
Integrated Storage Networking
• Single or Dual Configurations
• Passive Cooling for High Availability
Options
• Bandwidth or Connectivity Modes
• Centralized Monitoring via CLI or WebGUI
• LR/SR Optics available
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18. Sun Blade 6048 Modular System
Unibody Chassis/Rack Design
48 server modules per rack
•
Up to 1152 cores per rack based on 4S/6-core Intel Xeon
•
Up to 6144 threads per rack based on UltraSPARC T2+
•
Weighs ~500 lbs. less than conventional rack/chassis combo
•
2U chassis expansion module option
•
Modular Design
• 100 percent of active components hot-plug and redundant
(power, fans, I/O, management)
Power and Cooling
• Eight 8,400 W (N+N redundancy; may be configured to 5,600W)
• Common power and cooling
• New Glacier cooling door option
I/O
• Industry-standard PCI Express midplane update to support PCIe2
and SAS 2.0
• Four x8 PCIe links per server module
● Two PCIe EM per server module, eight NEM per rack
● Optional InfiniBand switch NEM streamlines connection to
Sun datacenter switches
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19. IB QNEM For Sun Blade 6048
New
Designed for Highly Resilient Fabrics
• Two onboard 36-Port QDR IB switches
• Increased resiliency allowing connectivity
• 3:1 Reduction in Cabling Simplifies
Cable Management
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20. Hi efficiency rack New
cooling
Passive Rear Door Heat Exchanger
Design
• No Additional Fans means greater
efficiency
•Pumped Refrigerant Door
• Datacenter safe R134A refrigerant
• Compatible with Liebert XD systems
• Highest Energy Efficiency and smallest
footprint
Chilled Water Door
• Economical for smaller installations
• Sun Blade 6048 chassis
• Sun Rack II
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21. Sun Ultra 27 Workstation Single Socket – Intel Architecture
One Intel Xeon Processor 3500 Series (“Nehalem-WS”)
Up to 12GB (DDR3 unbuffered)
I/O
2x PCI-Express 2.0 (“Gen 2”) 16-lane slots
2x PCI-Express 8-lane slots
8x USB 2.0 ports
High-def Audio ports
2x 1394a (Firewire) ports
Local Storage
4x SATA drives
SATA RAID 0 or 1, standard
DVD Burner
ISV-certified Graphics
NVIDIA Quadro FX5800, FX3800, FX1800 and FX380
Developer Tools
Sun Studio, Java Studio Enterprise, Java Studio Creator
and Netbeans, conveniently pre-installed
Operating Systems
Solaris, Linux, Windows (Vista or Server 2008)
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22. Key Takeaways
Sun is introducing a new line of x64 products based on Intel Xeon
1 Processor 5500 Series with leadership in performance and efficiency.
Sun will offer Open Solutions based on the new systems that address
2 key business problems leveraging unique features like
SSDs, Open Storage, Open Networking and Virtualization.
Engage customers to identify opportunities to improve application
3 performance and/or reduce operating costs with system upgrades.
Leverage programs such as Try & Buy and Smart Financing to engage
your customers.
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23. THANK YOU.
Marco Quaranta
marco.quaranta@sun.com
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