Blog Explains Sun Netra X4250 Server Benchmark Performance
The recent SPECpower_ssj2008 benchmark figures that reported outcomes of three identical Sun Netra X4250 Servers running the same software stacks but with different results are interpreted in a blog by Christopher Boire of Sun’s Strategic Applications Engineering group.
Can Double Storage Capacity, Provide Higher Performance
Some Netra servers have a few new options. The Netra T2000, X4200 M2, X4250, X4450, T5220 and T5440 servers now support the new 300GB 10Krpm 2.5″ SAS NEBS drive, offering customers double the storage capacity. Additionally, the Netra T5440 server has a new XATO selection for 1.4GHz, giving customers the option for higher performance with this server.
The Effect of Utilization Rate on Power Consumption
In “SPECpower_ssj2008 Sun Netra X4250 - SPECpower issues highlighted,” BM Seer writes that the Sun Netra X4250 8GB server (two 2.13 GHz Intel L5408 QC) obtained a peak overall ssj_ops/watt metric of 600 (with special BIOS tuning). A more typical 32GB configuration of the same system achieved results of 478 (with special BIOS tuning) and a lower 437 (with standard BIOS settings).
Short News Items of Interest for SysAdmins
Enabling Delivery of Higher Service Levels at Lower Costs and with Reduced Risk
Solaris Cluster 3.1 and 3.2 now support the Sun Netra CP3260 ATCA Blade Server - a second-generation telecom blade that meets Advanced TCA standards. Solaris Cluster is a multi-system, multi-site disaster recovery solution and it can enhance the value proposition for the Netra CP3260 servers by enabling delivery of higher service levels, at lower service level costs and reduced risk, Sun reports.
Runs on Netra T5220, Netra CP3260 and UltraSPARC T2 Reference Design Kit
Carrier grade Linux (CGL) has now been successfully ported to Sun’s chip multi-threaded (CMT) UltraSPARC T2 processor. The Wind River Linux 3.0 and Workbench development suite is now available on Sun’s open CMT processor platforms and on Sun Netra T5220 servers, Netra CP3260 ATCA Blade Servers and the UltraSPARC T2 Reference Design Kit.
