Designed for large organizations and demanding applications that require mission-critical, 24x7 performance, the high-end Sun™ SPARC® Enterprise™ M8000 server delivers the reliability, availability, and serviceability of traditional mainframes, but without the expense, complexity, and vendor lock-in. Built on the advanced SPARC64® VI processor and the Solaris 10™ Operating System, the Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000 server is optimized for enterpriseclass applications such as ERP, CRM, BIDW, large databases, HPC/scientific/engineering, and largescale OLTP applications.

Mainframe-RAS and scalability features
RAS features traditionally found on mainframeclass systems come standard in the Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000 server — features like automatic recovery with instruction retry, up to 512 GB of system memory error-correcting code (ECC) protection with extended ECC support, guaranteed data-path integrity, total SRAM and register protection, and configurable memory mirroring. Major system components, such as power supplies, I/O units, CPU memory boards, and service processors, are redundant and hot-swappable, providing the superior reliability and availability required by a 24x7 compute infrastructure.

Solaris 10: the world’s most advanced OS
The foundation of the Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000 server is the Solaris 10 OS, which comes preinstalled on every system. The Solaris 10 OS supports Dynamic Tracing (DTrace), the Solaris Zettabyte File System(ZFS), cryptographic infrastructures, IP filter, and User and Process Rights Management. Unique Solaris 10 features further enhance system reliability, including Predictive Self- Healing, which automatically identifies and isolates faults and provides specific guidance when action is required. And fault isolation is provided down to the ASIC level.

Advanced consolidation and virtualization
Industry-leading virtualization features make the Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000 server one of Sun’s most advanced consolidation systems. It supports up to 16 Dynamic Domains, enabling massive server consolidation and datacenter virtualization. Each physical domain can also be further optimized through the use of Solaris Containers, enabling each Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000 server to support thousands of software partitions.

Highlights:

• Scalable, mainframe-class computing for the open systems market
• Sun’s advanced virtualization technologies plus proven methodologies and services make Sun SPARC Enterprise servers the ultimate consolidation systems
• Maximum investment protection with the Solaris Application Guarantee
• Up to 16 dual-core SPARC64 VI processors
• Maximum performance, utilization, and speed to implementation through Sun’s High Availability, Solaris 10 Adoption, and Consolidation services, combined with a global support network
• Highly scalable product line — from a single-socket system to a 64-socket, 256-thread system