Sun x86 Servers

Sun x86 Servers

In order to get into the “in crowd,” also known as the Sun x86 server family, the key is to have the right kind of processors. In this situation, the right kind of processors can be either Intel Xeon processors or Opteron AMD processors – just not SPARC or any other processor types. And while this may make the Sun X86 server family (also known as the X series) sound like a bunch of snobs, that’s just the way the cookie crumbles. Other key factors that act as golden tickets into the Sun x86 server family include being optimized to run on Oracle Linux, Oracle Solaris or Oracle VM operating systems (OS), or third-party OS such as RHEL, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Windows Server and VMware. And while it doesn’t matter if you are a blade server or a rack server, to get into the Sun x86 sever crowd, you must feature built-in virtualization technology as well as high scalability – or you’re just not up to snuff.

Membership into the x86 server family is a pretty sweet gig, and the main perk is being in high demand. Sun servers built on x86 architecture offer a 51% lower total cost of operation (TCO) versus other, not-to-be-named brands (eh-hem, IBM, HP) and as a result, are often sought-out servers. Another way Sun x86 servers are unique is that they provide application to disk solutions, which is a much more comprehensive approach than your average IT hardware vendor. Additionally, Sun x86 servers provide their users with simpler management, through the integration of tools such as Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM), as well as innovative technology, through the integration of software such as Oracle’s Exadata V2. So that “in crowd” I was talking about earlier? That roughly translates to “world-class,” and that’s what being a x86 server is all about.