Feb, 2003 : Sun Microsystems to Introduce High-End Server Upgrades
📅 - Sun Microsystems (sun.com) will introduce upgrades to its high-end servers next week, including faster 1.2GHz processors and the ability to switch out many components without shutting the computer down.
Sun will unveil a faster 1.2GHz chip for the top half of its Sun Fire line--the "midframe" models including the 12-processor 4800, 24-processor 6800, 36-processor 12K and 72-processor 15K.
For the 12K and 15K, Sun will introduce the second version of its capacity on demand (COD) program, that allows customers switch on and pay for previously unused processors when computing requirements demand it, rather than having them pay for idle processors.
By eliminating these fees, the new COD program will terminate the price premium required by the current program, which charges companies to switch on additional processors, a requirement that can cost more than if the processors are purchased active in the first place.
Sun also will improve the ability to reconfigure the systems without shutting them down, letting users upgrade processors, memory and input-output hardware as the machine continues to function. Input-output systems will boost the internal data transfer by about 50 per cent, while a single partition in the system will now be able to hold 512GB of memory.
Sun will unveil a faster 1.2GHz chip for the top half of its Sun Fire line--the "midframe" models including the 12-processor 4800, 24-processor 6800, 36-processor 12K and 72-processor 15K.
For the 12K and 15K, Sun will introduce the second version of its capacity on demand (COD) program, that allows customers switch on and pay for previously unused processors when computing requirements demand it, rather than having them pay for idle processors.
By eliminating these fees, the new COD program will terminate the price premium required by the current program, which charges companies to switch on additional processors, a requirement that can cost more than if the processors are purchased active in the first place.
Sun also will improve the ability to reconfigure the systems without shutting them down, letting users upgrade processors, memory and input-output hardware as the machine continues to function. Input-output systems will boost the internal data transfer by about 50 per cent, while a single partition in the system will now be able to hold 512GB of memory.
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