Sun Fire
| Company type | Product line |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer servers |
| Predecessor | Sun Enterprise |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Fate | Brand discontinued for new servers by Oracle in 2012 |
| Products | Servers (UltraSPARC, Intel Xeon, AMD Opteron based) |
| Owner | Sun Microsystems (2001–2010), Oracle Corporation (2010–2012) |
Sun Fire represents a lineup of servers introduced in 2001 by Sun Microsystems, which was acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2010. This series was launched concurrently with the UltraSPARC III processor, succeeding the Sun Enterprise systems that were based on the UltraSPARC II. By 2003, Sun Microsystems broadened the Sun Fire portfolio to incorporate servers powered by Intel Xeon processors. The expansion continued in 2004 with the addition of AMD Opteron-based units and dual-core UltraSPARC IV servers. In 2007, the company brought back Intel Xeon-based Sun Fire servers while still offering AMD Opteron variants.
Production of SPARC-based Sun Fire machines persisted until 2010, whereas x86-64 models remained on the market until mid-2012. Following this period, Oracle ceased launching new servers under the Sun Fire name.
Operating systems
Sun Fire servers utilizing UltraSPARC processors operate on Solaris versions 8, 9, and 10. While not officially supported, various third-party Linux distributions as well as OpenBSD and NetBSD are compatible with these systems.
For Sun Fire servers running Intel Xeon or AMD Opteron processors, supported operating systems include Solaris 9 and 10, OpenBSD, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (from versions 3 through 6), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (versions 10 and 11), along with Microsoft Windows Server editions ranging from 2000 to 2008 R2.
Model nomenclature
The naming convention for later Sun Fire models incorporates prefixes that denote the system category:
- V: entry-level to mid-tier rackmount or cabinet servers (covering UltraSPARC, IA-32, and AMD64 architectures)
- E: enterprise-class high-availability cabinet servers (UltraSPARC)
- B: blade server configurations (available with UltraSPARC or IA-32 processors)
- X: rackmount servers based on x86-64 architecture
- T: entry-level and mid-range rackmount units featuring CoolThreads processors from the UltraSPARC T-series
Previously, V-Series Intel Xeon servers appended an x suffix, while AMD Opteron variants carried a z suffix; this practice was later discontinued. The z suffix was also used to identify the V880z Visualization Server model.
The initial blade server system from Sun, known as the Sun Fire B1600 chassis and blades, was branded under Sun Fire; later blade products were marketed under the Sun Blade name.
In 2007, Sun collaborated with Fujitsu and Fujitsu Siemens to introduce the SPARC Enterprise brand for server offerings. Fujitsu took charge of developing successors to the midrange and high-end Sun Fire E-series within this branding. The Sun Fire T1000 and T2000 models were rebranded as SPARC Enterprise T1000 and T2000 units by Fujitsu but remained available under their original Sun names as well. Subsequent T-series releases also adopted the SPARC Enterprise designation.
Starting in late 2010, Oracle discontinued use of the Sun Fire brand for new SPARC T-series servers and phased out its application for new x86-64 X-series systems by mid-2012. Nonetheless, existing x86-64 models designed prior to Oracle’s acquisition continue production under the renamed Sun Server X-series label.
Sun Fire model range
Certain server models were manufactured in both original and later RoHS compliant versions. Since RoHS-compliant components can be retrofitted into original units, the listed EOL dates correspond to the RoHS-compliant variants.
UltraSPARC architecture
| Model | Codename | RU | Maximum processors | CPU speed | Maximum memory | Maximum storage capacity | End of Life (EOL) Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 280R | Littleneck | 4 | 2× UltraSPARC III/III Cu | 750, 900, 1015, 1200 MHz | 8 GB | Dual 3.5" FC-AL Drives | January 2005 |
| V100 | Flapjack-LiteCD500 | 1 | Single UltraSPARC IIe/IIi | 500 (IIe), 550 (IIi), 650 MHz (IIi) | 2 GB (expandable to 4 GB) | Dual 3.5" IDE Drives | June 2006 |
| V120 | Flapjack2 plus | 1 | Single UltraSPARC IIi processor | 550, 650 MHz | 4 GB | Two 3.5" SCSI Drives | June 2006 |
| V125 | 1 | Single UltraSPARC IIIi CPU | 1.0 GHz | 8 GB | Two 3.5" Ultra160 SCSI Drives | April 2008 | |
| V210 | Enchilada 1U | 1 | Dual UltraSPARC IIIi processors | 1.0, 1.33 GHz options | 16 GB | Two 3.5" Ultra320 SCSI Drives | September 2007 |
| V215 | Seattle 1U | 1 | Dual UltraSPARC IIIi CPUs | 1.5 GHz | 16 GB | Two 2.5" SAS Drives | April 2008 |
| V240 | Enchilada 2U | 2 | Dual UltraSPARC IIIi processors | Up to 1.5 GHz | 16 GB | Four 3.5" Ultra160 SCSI Drives | September 2007 |
| V245 | Seattle 2U | 2 | Dual UltraSPARC IIIi CPUs | 1.5 GHz | 16 GB | "Four"2.5" SAS Drives | "April"2008 |
| V250 | "Enchilada"2P Tower | "5 (90° tilted)" | "Dual UltraSPARC IIIi" | "1.06,1.28 GHz" | "8 GB" | "Eight"3.5" Ultra160 SCSI Drives | "September"2005 |
| V440 | "Chalupa" | "4" | "4× UltraSPARC IIIi" | "Up to1.593 GHz" | "32 GB" | "Four3.5" Ultra320 SCSI Drives" | "September2007" |
| V445 | "Boston" | "4" | "4× UltraSPARC IIIi" | "1.593 GHz" | "32 GB" | "Eight2.5"SAS Drives" | "April2008" |
| V480 | "Cherrystone" | "5" | "4× UltraSPARC III Cu" | "900,1050,1200 MHz" | "32 GB" | "Two3.5" FC-AL Drives" | "December2005" |
| V490 | "Sebring" | "5" | "4× UltraSPARC IV/IV+" | "Up to1.8 GHz" | "64 GB" | "Two FC-AL3.5\"" | "April2009" |
| V880 | "Daktari" | "17" | "8× UltraSPARC III" | "Up to1200 MHz" | "64 GB" | "Twelve3.5\" FC-AL Drives" | "October2005" |
| V880z | "Nandi" | "17" | "8× UltraSPARC III" | "Up to1200 MHz" | "64 GB" | "Twelve3.5\" FC-AL Drives" | "March2005" |
| V890 | "Silverstone" | "17" | "8× UltraSPARC IV/IV+" | "Up to2.1 GHz" | "128 GB" | "Twelve FC-AL3.5\"" | "April2009" |
| V1280 | "Lightweight8" | "12" | "12× UltraSPARC III Cu, IV, IV+" | "Up to1500 MHz (IV+)" | "192 GB" | "Two3.5\" UltraSCSI Drives" | "October2007" |
| 3800 | 'Serengeti8' | '8.5' | '8× UltraSPARC III Cu' | 'Up to1200 MHz' | '64 GB' | 'StorEdge D240 Media Tray' | 'August2003' |
| 4800 | 'Serengeti12' | '17.5' | '12× UltraSPARC III, III Cu, IV, IV+' | 'Up to1800 MHz (IV+)' | '192 GB' | 'StorEdge D240 Media Tray' | 'May2005' |
| 4810 | 'Serengeti12i' | '21' | '12× UltraSPARC III, III Cu, IV, IV+' | 'Up to1800 MHz (IV+)' | '192 GB' | 'StorEdge D240 Media Tray' | 'June2003' |
| 6800 | 'Serengeti24' | '28' | '24× UltraSPARC III, III Cu, IV, IV+' | 'Up to1800 MHz (IV+)' | '384 GB' | 'StorEdge D240 Media Tray' | 'May2005' |
| 12K | 'StarKitty' | 'N/A' | '52× UltraSPARC III Cu, IV' | 'Up to1350 MHz (IV)' | '288 GB' | 'Two SCSI Drives' | 'February2005' |
| 15K | 'StarCat' | 'N/A' | '106× UltraSPARC III Cu or72× UltraSPARC IV' | 'Up to1350 MHz (IV)' | '576 GB' | 'Two SCSI Drives' | 'February2005' |
| E2900 | 'Amazon2' | '12' | '12× UltraSPARC III Cu, IV or IV+' | 'Up to1.8 GHz (IV+)' | '192 GB' | 'Two Ultra320 SCSI3.5"' | 'January8,2009' |
| E4900 | 'Amazon4' | '17.5' | '12× UltraSPARC III Cu, IV or IV+' | 'Up to1.8 GHz (IV+)' | '192 GB' | 'None' | 'January8,2009' |
| E6900 | 'Amazon6' | '28' | '24× UltraSPARC III Cu, IV or IV+' | 'Up to1.8 GHz (IV+)' | '384 GB' | 'None' | 'January8,2009' |
| E20K | Amazon20 | N/A | 36× UltraSPARC III Cu, IV or IV+' | Up to1.8 GHz (IV+) | 576 GB | None | January8,2009 |
| E25K | Amazon25 | N/A | 72× UltraSPARC IV or IV+ | Up to1.8 GHz (IV+) | 1152 GB | None | January8,2009 |
| T1000 | Erie | 1 | Single UltraSPARC T1 processor | 1.0 GHz | 32 GB | One3.5" SATA or Two2.5" SAS drives | January2010 |
| T2000 | Ontario | 2 | Single UltraSPARC T1 CPU | Up to1.4 GHz | 64 GB | Supports up to four2.5"SAS drives | January2010 |
| T5120 | Huron1U | 1 | Single UltraSPARC T2 processor | Up to1.6 GHz | 128 GB | Supports up to eight2.5"SAS drives | May2012 |
| T5140 | Maramba1U | 1 | Dual UltraSPARC T2 Plus processors | Up to1.4 GHz | 128 GB | Supports up to eight2.5"SAS drives | August2011 |
| T5220 | Huron2U | 2 | Single UltraSPARC T2 CPU | Up to1.6 GHz | 128 GB | Supports up to sixteen2.5"SAS drives | August2011 |
| T5240 | Maramba2U | 2 | Dual UltraSPARC T2 Plus CPUs | Up to1.4 GHz | 256 GB | Supports up to sixteen2.5"SAS drives | November2011 |
| T5440 | Batoka | 4 | Quad UltraSPARC T2 Plus processors | Up to1.4 GHz | 512 GB | Supports up to four2.5"SAS drives | August2012 |
x86/x64 Architecture
| Model | Codename | RU | Maximum Processors | Supported Processor Models | Maximum Memory | Maximum Storage Capacity | General Availability Date - End of Life Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V20z | Stinger | 1 | 2× AMD Opteron | 242, 244, 248, 250, 252, 270, 275 | 16 GB | 2× SCSI 3.5" Ultra320 | November 8, 2007 | |
| V40z | Stinger | 3 | 4× AMD Opteron | 844, 848, 850, 852, 854, 856, 870, 875, 880, 885 | 64 GB | 6× SCSI 3.5" Ultra320 | March 30, 2007 | |
| V60z / V60x | 1 | 2× Intel Xeon | 2.8 GHz, 3.06 GHz, 3.2 GHz | 6 GB | 3× SCSI 3.5" Ultra320 | January 2005 | ||
| V65z / V65x | 2 | 2× Intel Xeon | 2.8 GHz, 3.06 GHz, 3.2 GHz | 12 GB | 6× SCSI 3.5" Ultra320 | January 2005 | ||
| X2100 | Aquarius | 1 | Single AMD Opteron processor | Models:146,148,152,154,156,175,180 | Up to 8 GB RAM | Dual SATA drives (3.5") | April 2007 | |
| X2100 M2 | 1 | 1× AMD Opteron | 1218,1214,1210 | 8 GB | 2× SATA (3.5") | |||
| X2200 M2 | 1 | 2× AMD Opteron | 2218HE,2222,2218,2210,2220,2214 | 64 GB | 2× SATA (3.5") | |||
| X2250 | 1 | 2× Intel Xeon | X5482,E5472,X5472,E5462,X5272,X5460,E5405,L5420 | 32 GB | 2× SATA (3.5") | |||
| X2270 M2 | 1 | 2× Intel Xeon | '5600' series processors | 96 GB | 4× SATA (3.5") | 2010 | ||
| X4100 | 1 | 2× AMD Opteron | Models:248,252,254,256,275,280,285 | 16 GB | 4× SAS (2.5") | May 28, 2008 | ||
| X4100 M2 | 1 | 2× AMD Opteron | 2220,2222SE,2218HE and others | 32 GB | 4× SAS (2.5") | |||
| X4140 | Dorado | 1 | 2× AMD Opteron | 2218 HE and 2222 | 64 GB | 8× SAS (2.5") | ||
| X4150 | Possibly Dorado? | 1 | 2× Intel Xeon | 5160,L5310,L5320,E5345,E5355,E5335,E5410,E5440 | 64 GB | 8× SAS (2.5") | ||
| X4170 | 1 | 2× Intel Xeon | '5500' series processors | 144 GB | 8× SATA/SAS (2.5") | 2009 | ||
| X4170 M2 | 1 | 2× Intel Xeon | '5600' series processors | 144 GB | 8× SAS (2.5") | 2010 | ||
| X4200 | 2 | 2× AMD Opteron | 248,252,254,256,275,280,285 | 16 GB | 4× SAS (2.5") | May 28, 2008 | ||
| X4200 M2 | 2 | 2× AMD Opteron | 2210-2222 model variants | 32 GB | 4× SAS (2.5") | |||
| X4240 | 2 | 2× AMD Opteron | From model 2218 HE up to 2356 | 64 GB | Supports up to16 drives (SAS and SATA) | |||
| X4250 | Aries | 2 | 2× Intel Xeon | X5482,E5472,X5472,E5462,X5272,X5460,E5405,L5420 | 64 GB | 16× SAS (2.5") | ||
| X4270 | 2 | 2× Intel Xeon | '5500' series processors | 144 GB | 16× SATA/SAS (2.5") | 2009 | ||
| X4270 M2 | 2 | 2× Intel Xeon | '5600' series processors | 144 GB | 12-24 SATA/SAS drives (3.5"/2.5") | 2010 | ||
| X4275 | 2 | 2× Intel Xeon | '5500' series processors | 144 GB | 12× SATA/SAS (3.5") | > August 2009 | ||
| X4440 | 4 | 4× AMD Opteron | _Models:_8218-8224 | _Over_128 GB memory capacity | _Up to_8 SAS or_6 SATA drives | |||
| X4450 | _Argo_ | _ _ | _ _ | _4 × Intel Xeon_ | _E7220-L7345-X7350_ | _128GB_ | _8 × SAS or_6 × SATA_ | _ _ |
| Sun Fire X4500 | _Thumper_ | _4_ | _ _ | _ _ | _16GB_ | _48 × SATA (3.5")_ | _ _ | |
| X4540 | _Thor_ | _4_ | _ _ | _ _ | _128GB_ | _48 × SATA (3.5")_ | _ _ | |
| X4470 | _ _ | _3_ | _4 × Intel Xeon_ | _7500 series_ | _512GB_ | _6 × SATA/SAS_ | _2010_ | |
| X4470 M2 | _ _ | _3 | _4 × Intel Xeon | _E7-4800 series | _1024GB | _6 × SATA/SAS | _2011 | |
| X4600 | _ _ | _4 | _8 × AMD Opteron | _856-885 | _256GB | _4 × SAS | _August 8,2007 | |
| X4600 M2 | _ _ | _4 | _8 × AMD Opteron | _8218-8360SE | _512GB | _4 × SAS | ||
| X4800 | ||||||||
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Sun Server / Oracle Server
By 2012, the x86 server portfolio was marketed under the "Sun Server" or "Oracle Server" names, featuring a variety of models distinguished by different processor counts, memory sizes, and storage configurations.
| Model | RU | Maximum processors | Processor family | Maximum memory | Maximum disk capacity | General availability date | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| X2-4 / X4470 M2 | 3 | 4× Intel Xeon | E7-4800 series | 1 TB | 6× SAS 600 GB | July 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| X2-8 / X4800 M2 | 5 | 8× Intel Xeon | E7-8800 series | 4 TB | 8× SAS 600 GB | July 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| X3-2 / X4170 M3 | 1 | 2× Intel Xeon | E5-2600 series | 512 GB | 8× SAS 600 GB | April 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| X3-2L / X4270 M3 | 2 | 2× Intel Xeon | E5-2600 series | 512 GB | 24× SAS 600 GB | April 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| X4-2 | 1 | 2× Intel Xeon | E5-2600 v2 series | 512 GB | 8× SAS-2 600 GB | September 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| X4-2L | 2 | 2× Intel Xeon | E5-2600 v2 series | 512 GB | 24× SAS-2 600 GB | September 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| X4-4 | 3 | 4× Intel Xeon | E7-8895 v2 | 3 TB | 6× SAS-2 1.2 TB | April 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| X4-8 | 5 | 8× Intel Xeon | E7-8895 v2 | 6 TB | 8× SAS-2 1.2 TB | June 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| X5-2 | 1 | 2× Intel Xeon | E5-2600 v3 series | 768 GB | 8× SAS-2 1.2 TB | December 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| X5-2L | 2 | 2× Intel Xeon | E5-2600 v3 series | 768 GB | 24× SAS-2 1.2 TB | December 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| X5-4 | 3 | 4× Intel Xeon | E7-8895 v3 | 3 TB | 6× SAS-2 1.2 TB | June 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| X5-8 | 5 | 8× Intel Xeon | E7-8895 v3 | 6 TB | 8× SAS-2 1.2 TB | July 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| X6-2 | 1 | 2× Intel Xeon | E5-2600 v4 series | 768 GB | 8× SAS-2 1.2 TB | April 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| X6-2L | 2 | 2× Intel Xeon | E5-2600 v4 series | 768 GB | 24× SAS-2 1.2 TB | April | - | X7-2 | 1 | 2× Intel Xeon | Xeon Platinum 8160 | 1.5 TB | 8× SAS-3 | October 2017 | - | X7-2L | 2 | 2× Intel Xeon | Xeon Platinum 8168 | 1.5 TB | 12× SAS-3 | October 2017 | - | X7-8 | 5 | 8× Intel Xeon | Xeon Platinum 8168 | 6 TB | 8× SAS-3 | October 2017 | - | X8-2 | 1 | 2× Intel Xeon | Xeon Platinum 8260 | 1.5 TB | 8× SAS-3 | April 2019 | - | X8-2L | 12 |
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