Sun releases new AMD-based servers

Posted by Bill Bradford on Sep 12, 2005

Sun has three new AMD Opteron-based servers today, the Sun Fire X2100, X4100, and X4200.

The 1U single-CPU X2100 is priced from $795 (diskless node configuration) to $2295 (dual-core CPU, 2G RAM), and features the Opteron 100-series processor.
The 1U dual-CPU-capable X4100 is priced from $2195 (single CPU, 1G RAM, diskless) to $7395 (Dual dual-core CPUs, 4G RAM, dual SAS disk) and features Opteron 200-series processors.
The 2U dual-CPU-capable X4200 is priced from $2595 (single CPU, 1G RAM, diskless) to $7795 (Dual dual-core CPUs, 4G RAM, dual SAS disk) and features Opteron 200-series processors.

All three models are capable of running Solaris, Linux, or Windows – supported by Sun.

The X4100 and X4200 feature Sun’s ILOM (Integrated Lights-Out Manager), allowing remote system management, including full KVM functionality with video and media redirection or access via CLI, IMPI, and SNMP. ILOM is an available option on the X2100.

2 responses to “Sun releases new AMD-based servers”

  1. Francois says:

    What’s the difference between the x4100 and the x4200 except that the second is 2U ?

  2. Me says:

    The x4200 has five PCI-X slots and holds four disks and a DVD drive.

    The x4100 has two PCI-X slots and holds two disks and a DVD drive (or four disks and no DVD).