Overview
The Sun Fire V40z server offers excellent performance and affordable pricing for a four-processor server based on AMD's Opteron processor. Using the HyperTransport architecture, the Sun Fire V40z server provides near-linear scalability and extremely fast throughput for x86 applications. This server is highly versatile: It can run 32-bit operating systems and applications, protecting investments in existing IT infrastructures, and 64-bit software, enabling customers to solve more complex problems requiring more than 4 GB of memory. The Sun Fire V40z server is suitable for technical applications, such as high-performance electronic design, oil exploration, bioscience, scientific research, financial risk management, as well as enterprise software, including business processing Web services, Java application server, and database management.

Sun provides complete system support for the Solaris x86, Red Hat, and SuSE Linux operating systems on the Sun Fire V40z server. The server is also certified to run Microsoft Windows 2000 and 2003. Housed in a 3U rackmount form factor, the Sun Fire V40z server offers high rack density. Redundant power and cooling help ensure continued server operation. Multiple Sun Fire V40z servers can be managed remotely using a built-in Lights Out Management feature. The Sun Fire V40z server comes with a standard three-year warranty and has an extremely low total cost of ownership.

High Performance
The Sun Fire V40z server supports up to four AMD Opteron Processors 800 Series (844, 848, 850). The system delivers high-performance computing in an x86 architecture that protects investment in applications and IT skills and supports migration from 32-bit to 64-bit computing.

The Sun Fire V40z server delivers processor scalability and I/O performance via high-speed interconnect technology. HyperTransport provides a high-speed, low-latency connection between processors and core logic. The integrated memory controller reduces latency by pooling memory resources onto a single coherent space, lowering bandwidth constraints on CPU and memory resources. Initially, the system will support up to 32 GB of DDR memory. Large memory capacity is suitable for running memory-intensive applications. The ECC and ChipKill technologies enable a system to continue running even in the event of a memory failure.

An Ultra320 SCSI interface supports up to six hard drives, providing a fast, scalable performance for 32- and 64-bit enterprise applications. This feature enables efficient disk utilization for I/O-bound applications and redundancy for mission-critical data. A built-in RAID-1 mirroring controller enables high data availability.

Versatility
The Sun Fire V40z server architecture can support a variety of UNIX operating systems running in 32-bit or 64-bit mode, including 64-bit Red Hat and SUSE Linux, 32-bit Red Hat Linux, and 32-bit Solaris Operating System, x86 Platform Edition. This system is also certified to run Microsoft Windows operating system. A choice of operating systems means your IT staff can work with familiar tools and interfaces and can select from a wide variety of applications running in 32-bit or 64-bit mode.

The Sun Fire V40z server comes standard with seven 64-bit PCI-X slots, enabling connectivity to additional network, storage, or graphics devices while supporting full CPU path bandwidth. Connectivity options provide flexibility to meet evolving business and application requirements and enable horizontal scaling of Sun Fire V40z servers, so you can cost-effectively create high-performance supercomputers.

The Sun Fire V40z server is a cluster-ready configuration. It features dual integrated Gigabit Ethernet for setting up failover configurations for network I/O, increasing network efficiency, flexibility, and availability. The system will be able to use high-bandwidth, low-latency system interconnects, such as Myrinet or InfiniBand, to build horizontally-scaled, high-performance clusters for high performance technical computing (HPTC) applications.

Management
The Sun Fire V40z server comes with an integrated service processor with two dedicated 10/100 Ethernet ports, so you can administer the system through a variety of management interfaces, including command-line (SSH), IPMI v1.5, or SNMP. A second Ethernet port enables daisy-chaining of multiple Sun Fire 40z servers via management Ethernet cables in a single rack, simplifying deployment of a set of rackmounted systems and helping lower system support costs.

Lights Out Management (LOM) provides remote administration, including monitoring and reporting of system and component status, via a command-line interface (CLI) remote console or SNMP or IPMI v1.5 protocols using the out-of-band management Ethernet, or using in-band communication thru the running main system operating systems. With out-of-band management, the system administrator can remotely power on/off the system, monitor system FRU status, and load operating system software and system firmware. With in-band management, the system administrator can monitor system status and control system power down.

The service processor provides the following functions:

• Extensive control and reporting over environmentals, power, hardware, and BIOS/OS features
• Remote flash upgrades of system BIOS and service processor software
• Full suite of remote diagnostics that can allow rapid diagnosis and correction
• User configurable serial console accessible via a physical port or re-directed through management network
• Front and back LEDs clearly show server status, including power, fault, and so on, for easier physical management of many Sun
• Fire V40z servers in a large server cluster

Availability
The Sun Fire V40z server comes standard with redundant, hot-swap power supplies and cooling fans. The internal disks can be mirrored, using a built-in RAID-1 mirroring controller, to assure data redundancy. Memory is ECC protected. Along with support for high availability software such as Sun Cluster 3.x, the Sun Fire V40z server offers built-in redundancy and software redundancy to ensure application availability to run customers' mission-critical applications.

Investment Protection
With support for 32-bit x86 operating systems and applications, the Sun Fire V40z server enables customers to run their existing applications and thus get higher return on their existing investment in their software purchases. In addition, the Sun Fire V40z server is supported by Sun Services, for one-stop support for system and software components from Sun and third-parties, with the exception of Microsoft Windows operating system. Sun Services can help customers resolve any system issues that may arise, raising the service level of your Sun Fire V40z server and lowering total cost of ownership. Take advantage of a special three-year subscription offer that includes a Solaris RTU, patches, updates, upgrade to Solaris 10 Operating System, and Sun Software Support Services (S4).

This system has a standard 3 RU form factor and fits most any industry-standard 19-inch racks.

Solution Choices
With the support for Solaris Operating System, x86 Platform Edition, customers can run reliable business processing applications such as Java Enterprise System, Oracle, Sybase, BEA, Websphere, and Veritas, with protection from Internet viruses.

The Sun Fire V40z server also supports 32-bit and 64-bit Red Hat and SuSE Linux operating systems, giving customers a large choice of technical applications in the EDA, MCAE, oil and gas, and other techical fields, along with access to a large collection of open source software. In addition, the Sun Fire V40z server is certified to run Windows Server 2000 and 2003, enabling customers to run existing workgroup applications such as file and print and e-mail.

Processor:

• Two to four AMD Opteron Processors 800 Series (844, 848, 850)

Cache:

• 1 MB Level 2, per processor

Memory:

• 1 GB to 32 GB

DIMM slots:

• System has 16 DIMM slots (four per processor); DDR1/333 ECC registered DIMMs (128 bit plus ECC databus).

Standard Interfaces
Network:

• Two 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet ports

Network management:

• One dedicated 10/100Base-T Ethernet port with integrated 2-port switch for daisy-chaining

Serial:

• One TIA/EIA-232-F asynchronous RJ-45 port

SCSI:

• Single Ultra320 SCSI interface, internal access only. Internal SCSI port only, with built-in RAID-1 mirroring controller

USB

• Two USB 1.1 ports, one in front, one in the back

Expansion bus:
Seven internal PCI-X slots:

• Four full-length at 64-bit/133-MHz
• One full-length at 64-bit/100-MHz
• One half-length at 64-bit/100-MHz
• One half-length at 64-bit/66-MHz

Mass Storage and Media
Internal disk:

• Up to six hot-swap Ultra320 SCSI disks

Internal DVD:

• One Slim-line DVD standard in sixth drive bay; required for XATO configurations

External storage:

• Sun StorEdge 3310 SCSI array
• Sun StorEdge 3510 array
• Sun StorEdge 3310 RAID/JBOD*
• Sun StorEdge 3510 RAID/JBOD FC-AL*
• Sun StorEdge L8 SCSI autoloader*
• Sun StorEdge L25/100 SCSI library LVD & FC-AL*
• Sun StorEdge Desktop tape drv SDLT320/600/LT*

*Planned for future

Software
Operating system:

• Solaris 9 HW 4/04 Operating System, x86 Platform Edition
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 for AMD Opteron (32-bit/64-bit)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for AMD Opteron (64-bit)
• SUSE Linux 9 Professional (64-bit) (Community Edition, customer-provided)
• Microsoft Windows 2000 (32-bit; customer-provided)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (32-bit; customer-provided)

Sun Java Enterprise System:

• Solaris 9 Operating System (x86 Platform Edition)
• Standard Linux distributions (available after April 2004)

Languages:

• C/C++, Fortran, Java, all other standard Sun-supported languages

Networking:

• ONC, ONC+, NFS, WebNFS, TCP/IP, SunLink, OSI, MHS, IPX/SPX, SMB technologies, XML

Management:

• Command-line over SSH and IPMI 1.5 (in-band and out-of-band); SNMP (out-of-band only)

Environment
AC power:

• 90-264 V AC (47-63 Hz); 760 W maximum AC output

Operating temperature:

• 5 deg C to 35 deg C (41 deg F to 95 deg F), 10% to 90% relative humidity, noncondensing, 27 deg C max wet bulb

Nonoperating temperature:

• -40 deg C to 65 deg C (-40 deg F to 149 deg F), up to 93% relative humidity, noncondensing, 38 deg C max wet bulb

Altitude (operating):

• Up to 3000 m; maximum ambient temperature is derated by 1 deg C per 500 m above 500 m

Altitude (nonoperating):

• Up to 12000 m

Acoustic noise:

• Less than 6.7B sound power in ambient temperature of up to 24 deg C

Regulations
Meets or exceeds the following requirements:

Safety:

• IEC60950, UL/CSA60950, EN60950

RFI/EMI:

• FCC Class A, Part 15 47 CFR, EN55022, CISPR 22

Immunity:

• EN55024

Certification:

Safety:

• cULus Mark, TUV GS Mark, CE Mark

EMC:

• CE Mark (93/68/EEC), FCC authorized Class A, VCCI, BSMI, CTICK

Dimensions and Weight
Height:

• 462 mm (18.2 inches)

Width:

• 200 mm (7.9 inches)

Depth:

• 557 mm (21.9 inches)

Weight:

• 24 kg (53 lb)