Sun Fire X4170 Servers

Sun Fire X4170 Servers

If you have an enterprise data center without a ton of extra space, then the Sun Fire X4170 M2 server is a great option for you due to its compact, 1U form factor. Not only does it offer space-efficiency, Sun X4170 M2 servers also offer amazing versatility since they work so well for such a vast array of applications. Whether you need to run applications such as systems administration, network management, WebLogic, identity management, middleware workloads, software application development or any other number of things, the Sun Fire X4170 M2 will perform these tasks commendably – you may even feel tempted to award it with a little gold star for its efforts. Another way that Sun X4170 M2 servers showcase their versatility is through support for multiple operating systems (OS) including Red Hat, Microsoft and Oracle, as well as support for various virtualization technologies including the pre-installed Oracle VM and VMware.

But when talking about the Sun Fire X4170 M2 server, the major highlight/selling point/what you NEED to know about it is the fact that it features 2 flash options, which are 2 Oracle Sun Flash accelerator F20 PCIe cards. These PCIe cards are such a big deal because they server to expand upon and accelerate (go figure) the memory capacity, I/O capabilities and computer power of the Sun X4170 M2’s. This allows X4170 M2 rack servers to offer a level of performance that is unmatched in other 1U rack servers in its class. Furthermore, these PCIe cards also enable the Sun X4170 M2 to operate with 80% less power consumption. Less news-worthy, yet still advantageous, features of Sun X4170 servers include 5 2.0 Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports – 2 in the front, 2 in the rear and 1 internally – as well as 4 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet ports, 18 Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) slots and support for multiple RAID levels.