Overview Tech Specs   Specifications Compared to the previous generation of two-socket x64 systems, the Sun Blade X6270 server module doubles the number of compute threads to 16, more than triples memory bandwidth to 64GB/s, doubles I/O bandwidth with PCI Express 2.0, and offers significantly larger storage capacity. Key Specifications One or two Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5500 series Up to 72GB of main memory using 4GB DIMMs; Up to 144GB of main memory in the future using 8GB DIMMs Eighteen memory slots supporting 1333 and 1066 MHz DDR3 DIMMs with 2GB or 4GB DIMMs Four PCI Express 2.0 (x8) interfaces per server module via passive midplane 16GB Compact Flash option Details Architecture Interfaces Software Dimensions and Weight Architecture Processors One or two 4 core Intel Xeon processors 5500 series: X5570: 2.93 GHz, 95W X5560: 2.80 GHz, 95W E5540: 2.53 GHz, 80W L5520: 2.26 GHz, 60W E5520: 2.26 GHz, 80W 32 KB instruction and 32 KB data L1 cache per core 256 KB of (data and instruction) L2 cache per core 8MB shared (inclusive) L3 cache per processor These processors provide Intel® Quick Path Interconnect (QPI), Turbo Boost Technology, and Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology Main Memory Support for 2GB and 4GB DDR3 DIMMs 1,066 MHz and 1,333 MHz Eighteen DIMM slots supporting up to 144GB1 of memory per server module Interfaces Storage Four SAS interfaces to the midplane, two to each NEM Four hot-swappable SFF SAS or SATA drive bays IDE Compact Flash (type I and II) interface Note: RAID Expansion Module (REM) required to enable SAS Graphics Embedded graphics using the AST2100 video controller with 128MB of shared memory Midplane I/O Four (x8) PCIe Gen 2 busses, two to the PCIe EM slots and two to the NEM slots Four 3 Gb/sec SAS/SATA interfaces, two to each NEM slot (REM required) Two 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet interfaces using the Intel 82575EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller, one interface to each NEM 10/100 Ethernet management port to the Chassis Monitoring Module (CMM) 10/100 Ethernet management port to the Chassis Monitoring Module (CMM) Front Panel I/O Available via Dongle Cable VGA graphics (DB-15 connector) ILOM serial console Dual USB ports for keyboard, mouse, or storage Four SFF Drive Bays Supporting SAS/SATA SFF disks and SSDs (REM required for SAS and HW RAID) Software Operating Systems Solaris 10 OS 10/08 OpenSolaris OS 2008.11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7 (32-bit/64-bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 (64-bit) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 (64-bit) VMware ESX 3.5 U4 VMware ESXi 3.5 U4 Windows Server 2003 (32-bit/64-bit) Windows Server 2008 (32-bit/64-bit) Networking ONC, ONC+, NFS, WebNFS, TCP/IP, SunLink, OSI, MHS, IPX/SPX, SMB Technologies, and XML Management Advanced onboard management and monitoring enabled by embedded ILOM service processor, providing: DMTF style CLI Support for SSH 2.0, HTTPS, RADIUS, LDAP, and Microsoft Active Directory Browser-based GUI for control of the system through a graphical interface IPMI 2.0; SNMP v1, v2c, and v3 Remote management with full keyboard, video, mouse, storage (KVMS) redirection and remote media capability (floppy, DVD, CD, and more.) Monitor and report system and component status on all FRUs Optional Sun xVM Ops Center—generation of profiles to ensure compliance and compliance reporting, discovery and registration of datacenter assets, job scheduling to perform network tasks, system provisioning, and updates to Linux and the Solaris OS Dimensions and Weight Height 327mm (12.87 in.) Width 44mm (1.7 in.) Depth 512mm (20.16 in.) Weight 7.9 kg (17.4 lbs.) with four disks, one FEM, one REM, and two processors [1] 8GB DIMMs available in the near future Back to top

Before You Buy Call Me Now Chat Now Enquire Online 1800-644-997 Finance Your Technology Solution Choose from a wide range of flexible, low rate financing and leasing plans. » Find out more Download the White Paper Web 2.0 holds the promise of new business opportunities - but how do you increase access to your enterprise, without compromising on security? » Get the FREE White Paper Download Sun Blade X6270 Server Module Datasheet Sun Fire x86 servers and Volume Storage portfolio Related Promotions How To Buy Full Product Details on Sun.com Documentation Download Centre See Also Support Services & Solutions Training & Certification