Rock-solid availability and high-throughput capability for the data center.

Sun Fire™ E20K Server

Delivering on Sun’s Throughput Computing Vision, the Sun Fire™ E20K server is a large-scale

shared memory system with Chip Multithreading (CMT) UltraSPARC IV processor technology

offering over 2x the performance of Sun’s previous generation servers in the same footprint.

The Sun Fire E20K server delivers sophisticated availability, scalability and manageability features

that meet the highest levels of mission-critical computing.

An ideal platform for mainframe migration and technical computing, the Sun Fire E20K

server is a 36-p rocessor (up to 72 threads) datacenter system optimized for high-v o lume dat a b a s e s

as well as customer management, decision support, High-performance Technical Computing

(HPTC) and other consolidated and mission-critical applications. The Sun Fire E20K server is

designed to deliver the highest levels of reliability and availability through full hardware redun-

dancy, Dynamic Reconfiguration and Predictive Seal-Healing. With up to nine fault-isolated

Dynamic System Domains and thousands of Solaris Containers, the Sun Fire E20K server provides

unprecedented security, resource optimization and investment protection. The Sun Fire E20K

server utilizes Solaris OS capabilities to support high reliability and data integrity and Dynamic

Tracing to optimize application performance.

The Sun Fire E20K server helps protect IT invest-

ments with its ability to mix and match UltraSPARC

IV and UltraSPARC III processors in the same system,

at their rated speeds, without disrupting end-user

applications. The Sun Fire E20K server delivers a

balanced compatibility, CPU/memory Uniboards

which are hot-swappable across the E4900–E25K

line, and an industry-standard PCI subsystem inte-

grated into the chassis for excellent I/O bandwidth.

High-end features such as Memory Placement

Optimization combine with Sun’s proven multi-

threaded Solaris™ Operating System, UltraSPARC IV,

the Sun Fireplane interconnect, and the hsPCI plus

I/O assemblies for high levels of value and perfor-

mance. Built-in hardware redundancy; intelligent

system monitoring, diagnosis, and recovery; and

SRS Net Connect all contribute to uptime of the

mission-critical Sun Fire E20K server.

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Key feature highlights• 64-bit Chip Multithreading (CMT)

UltraSPARC® IV technology, with over 2xthe throughput of previous generations

• Scales up to 36 UltraSPARC IV processors,each with 16 MB of Level 2 cache, andexecuting 72 simultaneous computingthreads

• I nvestment protection with hot-swa p p a b leUniboard processor/memory boards,common across the entire Sun Fire™E4900–E25K server family, with applica-tion binary compatibility guarantees

• Solaris™ 8, Solaris 9, and Solaris 10Operating System

• Maximizes uptime with up to nine Dynamic System Domains—reconfig-urable while applications are running

• Robust capabilities in the Solaris OS suchas Predictive Self-Healing to increasereliability, Solaris Containers for increasedutilization, and dTrace to optimize appli-cation performance

• High availability via full hardware redun-dancy, fault-isolated Dynamic SystemDomains, Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR),and online maintenance and upgrades

• Dependability enhancements that includea new level of intelligent system monitor-ing, diagnosis, and recovery

• Respond flexibly to changing businessrequirements with Capacity on Demand2.0 for “pay as you grow” computingoptions

• Mixed CPU support enables growth ofi n f ra s t r u c t u re without costly interruptions

Processor

Number Up to 36

Architecture UltraSPARC IV and UltraSPARC III Cu,superscalar SPARC V9, ECC protected

Cache per processor Level 1: Parity-protected 32-KB instruction and 64-KB data on chip(single-bit errors are corrected)

Level 2: ECC-protected 16-MB external cache on UltraSPARC IV

System interconnect 150-MHz Sun Fireplane redundant data, address, andresponse crossbar interconnect

System

Processor/ Up to nine Uniboardmemory boards C P U / M e m o r y Boards, with four

processors each, and up to32 GB per board; max i m u m288 GB per domain

I/O Up to 36 hot-swappable PCI+ I/O slots;27 slots are 66 MHz, 9 slots are 33MHz; supports 10/100 BaseT Ethernet,Gigabit Ethernet, UltraSCSI (LVD&HVD), ATM, FC-AL, and HiPPI

Storage

Standard 120+ TB direct connect storage—FibreChannel (1 GB and 2 GB) and Ultra S C S I ;Sun StorEdge™ 9900, S1, D240, SunSto r Edge 6x00, and Sun Sto r Edge 3x00.Direct attach to Sun StorEdge tapelibraries and disk arrays, including:Sun StorEdge 3000, 6000, and 9900,providing excellent linear scalability

Performance

Overall system Up to 86.4-GB/sec. aggregate,bandwidth up to 57.6-GB/sec. peak; up to

21.6-GB/sec. sustained

Overall I/O Up to 12.6-GB/sec. sustainedbandwidth

Availability

Standard Hot-swap CPU, memory, I/O, power,fans, online upgrades, journaling filesystem, redundant network connec-tions, redundant storage connections,hardened operating system kernel,hardened I/O drivers

Security

Domain Dedicated network connections management (SC to nine domains) inside Sun

Fireplane interconnect

Resource Management

Standard Sun’s fifth-generation DynamicSystem Domains, Solaris ResourceManager, and Bandwidth Manager

Software

Operating system Solaris 8 (02/04), Solaris 9 (04/04),(minimum version) Solaris 10

Languages C, C++, Pascal, FORTRAN, Java™

Networking ONC™/NFS™, TCP/IP, SunNet™ OSI, X.25Start, DCE, Netware

System Sun MC 3.5 Ve rsion 4; SMS 1.4.1 m a n a g e m e n t (or later)

Network/file system Sun QFS, Sun ZFS (future Solaris 10management release), VERITAS Volume Manager,

VERITAS File System

Environmental

AC power 200-240 single-phase VAC, 47-63 Hz.Two N+1 power grids, each using six30-Amp circuits. Second power gridprovided for redundancy

Optimum 22˚ C (72˚ F) at 45% noncondensinghumidity

Range 10˚ C to 35˚ C (50˚ F to 90˚ F) at20% to 80% noncondensing humidity

Altitude Up to 3048 m (10000 ft.)

Regulations (meets or exceeds the following requirements)

Safety UL 60950, USACAN/CSA-C22.2 No 60950, CanadaEN 60950, EuropeGOST-R, RussiaCB Scheme with national differences

Additional Power S Mark, ArgentinaSupply Safety CCC, China

Emissions EN55022, EuropeEN61000-3-2 & 3-3, EuropeFCC Class A, USAICES-003 Class A, CanadaVCCI Class A, JapanCNS-13438 (BSMI), TaiwanAS/NZ 3548 (C-tick), AustraliaGost-R, RussiaMIC, Korea

Immunity All European requirementsEN55024EN61000-4-2, -4-3, -4-5,-4-5, -4-6, -4-8, -4-11,EN300-386

Regulatory markings FCC, ICES-003, CE, C-tick, VCCI, GOST-RBSMI, UL/cUL, TUV-GS, MIC

Key RAS Features

Full hardware redundancy, fault-isolated Dynamic SystemDomains, Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR), auto diagnosis andrecovery, proactive self diagnostics, online upgrades, concurrentmaintenance, end-to-end data integrity including ECC, redundantnetwork connections, redundant storage connections, kernel hot patching, hardened operating system kernel, live operatingsystem upgrades, journaling file system, hardened I/O drivers,CPU off-lining, memory page retirement, after-kernel hotpatching, and cluster support

Upgrades

The Sun Upgrade Advantage Pro g ram (UAP) offe rs t ra d e-i nva lue for qualified Sun and competitive servers towa rd thep u rchase of replacement Sun Fi re E20K server(s). W h e t h e ru p g rading one system or consolidating many systems to one,Sun UAP offers the flexibility to t rade in and receive credit towa rdthe new Sun system p u rchased. Upgrades are also ava i l a b le fo rSun Fi re server system components, including processor/mem-ory boards and I/O

Dimensions and Weight

Height 191 cm (74.75 in.)

Width 85 cm (33.25 in.)

Depth 166 cm (65.0 in.)

Weight 987 kg (2141 lb.) fully configure d

Remote Services

SRS Net Connect

Services

Sun provides a worldwide services portfolio that helps enablecustomers to develop a Sun Fire E20K solution designed forreliability, availability, serviceability, and growth. Sun can assistyou to build an architecture plan, assess your current IT infra-structure, improve staff skills and efficiencies, and properlyinstall your Sun Fire E20K system in your environment. Serviceshighlights include: Sun Preventive Services, EnterpriseInstallation Services, Learning Services, Architecture Services,Migration/Consolidation Services, Sun Managed Services, andthe Accredited Installation Provider program. For more informa-tion on Sun Services, please visit www.sun.com/service.

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