Sun Microsystems V20z Server User Manual


 
Chapter 1 Introduction to the Sun Fire™ V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers
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1.2.1 Applications
The Sun Fire V20z server is ideal for the following applications:
Web or application hosting
High-performance compute clusters
Offsite/remote server installations
Database workloads
Corporate data centers
1.2.2 Sun Fire V20z Features
TABLE 1-1
shows the main features of the Sun Fire V20z server.
Note –
Visit the product Web site for the most up-to-date information on the
product features:
http://www.sun.com/servers/entry/v20z.
TABLE 1-1
Sun Fire V20z Server Features
Component Description
CPU 2 AMD Opteron processors
64-bit x86 architecture
Memory 512 MB–16 GB ECC, registered DDR
(8 slots, 3.05 cm max. height)
Hard Drives 1 or 2 U320 SCSI (only in integrated mirroring configurations—see
“Integrated Mirroring” on page D-2)
SCSI Controller Embedded U320 controller with potential mirroring support
Network I/O Dual embedded Gigabit Ethernet
PCI I/O 2 PCI-X expansion slots:
1 full-length 66 MHz/64-bit or 133 MHz/64-bit
1 half-length 66 MHz/64-bit
Other I/O Internal CD-ROM (or DVD-ROM) and diskette drive
Embedded SVGA video, keyboard and mouse connectors
Management Service PowerPC running embedded server and SSL encryption for secure
management from anywhere and two dedicated 10/100 Ethernet
ports to the SP.