Updated Core Directory Server, Significant Improvements in Read/Write Performance
Sun OpenDS Standard Edition (SE) 2.2 provides improvement to the core directory server as well as a new proxy server capability to manage requests between LDAP client applications and remote LDAP servers (either Sun OpenDS SE 2.2 or Sun Directory Server Enterprise Edition (DSEE) 7.0). It also includes a web-based “Namefinder” lookup sample application to browse users in the Directory.
Adds Operating System Support, New BIOSconfig Utility
The free Sun Server Management Pack for Sun’s X64 servers has an updated release. Version 1.3 has added support for Windows Server 2003 and 2008 support, along with Solaris, Linux, VMware, and additional versions of Windows operating systems. The CLI component has new BIOSconfig utility that supports most of the supported operating systems. The Sun Server Hardware Management Agents and associated Sun Server Hardware SNMP Plugins provide flexible in-band management to monitor Sun x64 Server and Blade module’s hardware.
Get support for the latest version of selected Veritas Storage Foundation software components with Solaris Cluster. Veritas Volume Manager and File System, part of Veritas Storage Foundation 5.1, are now supported on SPARC and X64 platforms with Solaris Cluster 3.2 11/09 and 3.2 1/09. Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM) 5.1 Cluster Functionality (CVM) is supported on SPARC only.
Games to Rely on Wide Array of Hardware, Software, Consulting Services from Sun
Sun Microsystems of Canada will be responsible for managing the IT infrastructure supporting the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) in Vancouver, Canada. The assignment entails connecting 15 networked venues and three datacenters, running multiple business applications and an integration test lab, and keeping 10,000 media outlets up to date with over 100 TB of data. This technology infrastructure will handle daily operations as well as share real-time data with billions worldwide.
Find Out More About Sun’s Latest x64 Server in an Architecture-focused White Paper
Get scalable and manageable x64 computing in dense and serviceable rackmount enclosures with the Sun Fire X4640 server. Based on the latest six-core AMD Opteron processors, this server can help scale, virtualize, and consolidate datacenter infrastructure. Learn how in a 44-page Sun white paper that examines the server’s architecture, along with its key software components.
Veritas Storage Foundation by Symantec is a comprehensive solution for centralized heterogeneous online storage management from one screen. The latest version is 5.1 that offers several new features including zero reboot install and zero reboot upgrade, fully automated Solid State Drive (SSD) optimization, continued focus on enabling a full Thin Provisioning ecosystem, and support for Oracle 11g R2 RAC.
Compelling Compute Power, Memory Capacity, I/O Density, Energy Efficiency
Sun Fire X4640 servers with six-core AMD Opteron processors have proven to increase performance per watt by up to 34% over previous generation quad-core AMD Opteron Processors, Sun reports. Read more about what this Sun x64 server offers in terms of compute, I/O, availability, management, and performance.
A Skeptic Changes His Mind about the Viability of the Procedure
Sun’s Federal Services Chief Technologist Peter Colson has written a post entitled, “Introduction to iSCSI Booting for x86/x64 Platforms.” Initially a skeptic about iSCSI booting, Colson is now a convert, having realized that the technique offers better storage utilization, economy, and easier, less risky disaster recovery.
There is now a VirtualBox Appliance Image available for Solaris 10 10/09, or so Bruce Hill, Sr. Manager, SPARC Platform Software Release Engineering, reports in his blog “Solaris 10 10/09 VirtualBox Appliance Image.” Hill writes that the latest version of the Solaris 10 operating system - 10/09 also referred to as Update 8 - can be downloaded as an importable VirtualBox OVF appliance image, which will enable users to get started working with Solaris 10 in the VirtualBox 3.x environment on x86/X64 machines.
Systems Provide Universal Building Blocks to Deploy Virtualization, Mobile Environments
Ensuring that critical, decision-quality information flows seamlessly, securely and expediently in the most demanding field conditions, Tadpole Rack Mount Servers offer rapidly deployable, mobile-rugged computing systems to meet current systems needs as well as those planned for the future.
The expense and complexity of supporting existing infrastructure investments through a standard program life cycle has become increasingly challenging as rapidly evolving requirements are demanding support for multiple IT environments. Tadpole systems support SPARC and x64 environments as well as multiple OS options, providing a universal building block to extend the life of existing infrastructure while laying the groundwork to deploy next generation requirements.
Flexibility in the Tadpole Rack Mount Servers provides users with the capability to meet new demands and engage emerging trends like virtualization and cloud computing, along with a choice in operating systems and long-term support.
