Sun Microsystems’ Servers Based on AMD Opteron™ Processors utilizes the latest generation of chips that are optimized for virtualization. Sun was an early proponent of AMD Opteron processor-based systems, recognizing that AMD Opteron processors with Direct Connect Architecture were a breakthrough design. The advancements represented by AMD Opteron processors with AMD-V enable Sun servers to offer high performance, implemented by the processor and memory improvements. Furthermore, by using AMD Opteron processors, Sun is able to offer exceptional energy efficiency because of the low power consumption characteristics of AMD Opteron processors. Sun provides an entire line of AMD Opteron processor-based systems beginning with dual processor machines and scaling.
Today’s Sun machines offer dual-core processors and Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors. The world of virtualization demands servers that offer much larger amounts of system resources. Sun has taken a leadership position in this arena with its Sun Fire™ x64 servers and Sun Blade Modular Systems. These servers are designed from the ground up to support virtualization. The most powerful Sun x64 rackmount server, the Sun Fire X4600 M2 Server, offers the following resource capabilities:
When delivered on Sun's high-performing AMD Opteron processor-based systems and Sun storage arrays, Web and application servers can achieve the performance, scalability and availability required for high-volume, business-critical applications.