Sun Minicomputers

Most Sun minicomputers or midrange servers deliver high performance and exceptional value for the money. Most of the servers use an UltraSPARC IV+ processor. Here is a list of the most popular minicomputers (midrange servers) that Sun sells:

 

·        Sun Fire V490 Server: This minicomputer or server is good for application serving. It can support database design and construction, business processing including ERP, CRM, OLTP, and more. It comes with UltraSPARC IV+ servers. This type of server can hold up to four processors at one time. You can mix and match the processors at any time. You don’t have to recompile or recode applications. The system is designed to heal itself. It will check itself out and if it finds a problem somewhere in the system, it will correct the problem immediately. It also has six PCI slots for expandability. It contains 8GB of memory and two 146GB hard drives. It cost between $31,000 to $81,000.

·        Sun Fire V890 Server: This minicomputer or server is great for application serving. Like the above unit, it can support database design and construction, business processing including ERP, CRM, OLTP, and more. It comes with UltraSPARC IV+ servers. This type of server can hold up to eight processors at one time. You can mix and match the processors at any time. You don’t have to recompile or recode applications. The system is designed to heal itself. It will check itself out and if it finds a problem somewhere in the system, it will correct the problem immediately. And it has automatic system recovery in the event of a power outage or other problem. It also has nine PCI slots for expandability. It contains 8GB of memory and four 146GB hard drives. It cost between $35,000 to $163,000.

·        Sun Fire E2900 Server: This minicomputer or server is just like the other two. It can be used for application serving and it can support database design and construction, business processing including ERP, CRM, OLTP, and more. It comes with UltraSPARC IV+ servers. This type of server can hold up to 12 processors at one time. You can mix and match the processors at any time with no problems. The system is designed with a self-healing mechanism. So it will heal itself. It will check itself out and if it finds a problem, it will go into defense mode and take corrective action to correct the problem immediately. It also has automatic system recovery in the event of a power outage or hard drive crash. It contains 16GB of memory and two 146GB hard drives. It cost between $94,000 to $234,000.