Sun Blade X8450 Server Module

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Overview

The Sun Blade X8450 server module is the first Intel® Xeon® processor-based blade for the Sun Blade 8000 modular system. Compared to other blade servers in its class, it delivers up to twice the memory capacity, internal storage, and integrated networking connectivity, giving you more headroom to grow, virtualize, and save.

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Key Applications

Server consolidation and virtualization
Databases and enterprise-class applications
High Performance Computing
High-end x86 clusters and grids
Solaris, Linux, VMware or Windows

At A Glance

Intel® Xeon® Dual and Quad-Core processors
Four sockets, up to 16 cores per server module
32 DIMM memory slots, industry leading 2 DIMMs/core
Hardware-level virtualization, VMware and Xen support, cross-platform virtualization between Solaris 10 and Windows
Front-accessible, hot-swappable SAS and SATA hard drives
160Gbps I/O
Manage with ILOM 2.0

Sun and Intel Video

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