[Sunhelp] RE: Sun New Releases
Fuerst, Robert C. (Chris)
robert.fuerst at sylvania.com
Thu Sep 28 04:34:22 CDT 2000
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[Fuerst, Robert C. (Chris)] wow - anyone know what these will cost?
> ----- Sun Blade 1000 -----
>
> The Sun Blade 1000 Workstation is the first UltraSPARC III platform to
> be shipped to customers. It is a 2-way capable workstation with
> support for 600/750/900 MHz UltraSPARC III CPUs and any combination of
> CPU speeds e.g. 600 and 750, 750 and 900, 600 and 900. This allows
> great flexibility of upgrading by preserving the original investment
> of CPU modules.
>
> Sun Blade 1000 is targeted at the high-end workstation market. It has
> the large memory and disk capacity, CPU performance, and graphics
> capability to compete against SGI and Hewlett Packard in the MCAD,
> EDA, high-end oil and gas, and satellite image-processing industries.
>
> Here is a comparison with Ultra 60:
>
> Ultra 60 Sun Blade 1000 Benefit
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> # of CPUs : 1-2 1-2 upgrade flexibility.
>
> CPU MHz : 360/450 MHz 600/750/900 MHz speed for big jobs.
>
> L2 cache : 4 MB 8 MB (750/900 MHz) bigger data
> sets kept in fast
> 4 MB (600 MHz) RAM longer.
>
> Memory : up to 2 GB up to 8 GB maximum performance
> for large applications
> and data sets.
>
> Disk : up to 2x18 GB up to 2x36 GB more storage capacity
> for larger tasks.
>
> Disk I/O : UltraSCSI FC/AL twice the speed over
> UltraSCSI.
>
> Graphics : PGX32,Creator3D PGX32,Creator3D high end graphics for
> Elite3D,Expert3D Elite3D,Expert3D demanding tasks.
> Expert3D-lite Expert3D-lite
> 33 MHz PCI : 3 slots 3 slots I/O expansion
> flexibility.
>
> 66 MHz PCI : 1 slot 1 slot high-performance PCI
> slot.
>
> UPA : 2 slots 2 slots powerful graphics
> board
> support.
>
> IEEE 1394 : none 2 ports high-performance
> digital
> digital video port.
>
> USB : none 4 ports industry standard
> support
> for USB devices.
>
> internal
> UltraSCSI : yes peripherals FC/AL and UltraSCSI
> for
> bay only(DVD) power and legacy
> support.
>
> external
> UltraSCSI : yes yes supports legacy
> UltraSCSI disks
> investments.
>
> Serial : yes yes compatibility.
>
> Parallel : yes yes compatibility.
>
> CD ROM : optional no DVD ROMs also read CD
> ROMs.
>
> DVD ROM : no optional Higher capacity, video
> capable.
>
> floppy : optional optional for PC
> interoperability.
>
> smartcard : no yes for physical system
> security.
>
> First Order Date: September 28, 2000 (600 and 750 MHz only; 900 will ship
> in
> late December 2000.
>
> Revenue Release Date: September 28, 2000 (Sun Blade 1000 Model 1900 has a
> longer
> lead time for delivery. It is targeted for a late December 2000 release)
>
> General Availability Date: October 25, 2000
>
> Performance
>
>
> Model 1600 Model 1750 Model 1900
> ---------- ---------- ----------
> Processors 1 x 600-MHz 1 x 750-MHz 1 x 900-MHz
> Cache per processor 4-MB 8-MB 8-MB
>
> SPECint2000 313 395 467
> SPECfp2000 339 421 482
>
>
> All Sun Blade 1000 workstation models have the following features:
> - UPA bus running at 120-MHz
> - 8 memory DIMM slots supporting up to 8-GB of memory
> - two UPA slots for Creator3D or Elite3D graphics options
> - four PCI slots: one 66-MHz/64-bit slot; two 33-MHz/64-bit slots;
> one 33-MHz/32-bit slot
> - up to two of 36-GB 10K-RPM internal FC-AL drive
> - IEEE 1394 and USB ports
> - tower enclosure
>
>
> ----- Sun Fire 280R Server -----
>
> Workgroup Server announces the Sun Fire 280R server, a new
> UltraSPARC-III-based dual processor, rack optimized high performance
> server. The Sun Fire 280R server provides a full range of enterprise
> level features in a 4RU package. Features include hot pluggable disk
> drives and power supplies, Remote System Control (RSC) and Automatic
> System Recovery (ASR) along with full product line scalability, binary
> compatibility and Solaris reliability.
>
> The Sun Fire 280R server is the first server implementation of new
> UltraSPARC-III technology. Available with processor speeds of 750MHz
> and the new 150MHz Safari bus, the Sun Fire 280R server offers high
> performance in a compact, rack-optimized package. The Sun Fire 280R
> server provides extensive enterprise class features such as dual,
> hot-swappable power supplies with independent power cords, front
> accessible, hot-swappable FC-AL disk drives, Automatic System Recovery
> and Remote System Control for easy remote access to monitoring and
> administration tools.
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<P><B><I><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">[Fuerst, =
Robert C. (Chris)]</FONT></I></B><I></I> <FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> wow - anyone know what these will cost?</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">----- Sun Blade 1000 -----</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">The Sun Blade 1000 Workstation is the =
first UltraSPARC III platform to</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">be shipped to customers. It is =
a 2-way capable workstation with</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">support for 600/750/900 MHz =
UltraSPARC III CPUs and any combination of</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">CPU speeds e.g. 600 and 750, 750 and =
900, 600 and 900. This allows</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">great flexibility of upgrading by =
preserving the original investment</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">of CPU modules.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Sun Blade 1000 is targeted at the =
high-end workstation market. It has</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">the large memory and disk capacity, =
CPU performance, and graphics</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">capability to compete against SGI and =
Hewlett Packard in the MCAD,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">EDA, high-end oil and gas, and =
satellite image-processing industries.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Here is a comparison with Ultra =
60:</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> &nb=
sp; Ultra =
60 Sun Blade =
1000 =
Benefit</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">---------------------------------------------------------=
----------</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"># of CPUs : =
1-2 &nb=
sp; =
1-2 &nb=
sp; upgrade flexibility.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">CPU MHz : 360/450 =
MHz 600/750/900 MHz speed for =
big jobs.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">L2 cache : 4 =
MB &nbs=
p; 8 MB (750/900 MHz) bigger data </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; sets kept in fast</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; 4 MB (600 =
MHz) RAM longer.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Memory : up to =
2 GB up to 8 =
GB maximum performance</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; for large applications</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; and data sets.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Disk : up to 2x18 =
GB up to 2x36 GB more storage =
capacity</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; for larger tasks.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Disk I/O : =
UltraSCSI =
FC/AL twice =
the speed over</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; UltraSCSI.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Graphics : =
PGX32,Creator3D PGX32,Creator3D high end graphics =
for</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> &nb=
sp; Elite3D,Expert3D Elite3D,Expert3D demanding =
tasks.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> &nb=
sp; Expert3D-lite =
Expert3D-lite</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">33 MHz PCI : 3 =
slots =
3 slots I/O =
expansion</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">flexibility.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">66 MHz PCI : 1 =
slot &n=
bsp; 1 slot =
high-performance PCI</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; slot.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">UPA : 2 =
slots =
2 slots powerful =
graphics</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">board</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; support.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">IEEE 1394 : =
none &n=
bsp; 2 =
ports =
high-performance</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">digital</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; digital video port.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">USB : =
none &n=
bsp; 4 =
ports industry =
standard</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">support</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; for USB devices.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">internal</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">UltraSCSI : =
yes &nb=
sp; peripherals FC/AL and =
UltraSCSI</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">for</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; bay =
only(DVD) power and legacy</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">support.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">external</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">UltraSCSI : =
yes &nb=
sp; =
yes &nb=
sp; supports legacy</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; UltraSCSI disks</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">investments.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Serial : =
yes &nb=
sp; =
yes &nb=
sp; compatibility.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Parallel : =
yes &nb=
sp; =
yes &nb=
sp; compatibility.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">CD ROM : =
optional &nbs=
p; =
no &nbs=
p; DVD ROMs also read CD</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">ROMs.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">DVD ROM : =
no &nbs=
p; =
optional Higher capacity, =
video</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; &nb=
sp; capable.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">floppy : =
optional =
optional for PC</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">interoperability.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">smartcard : =
no &nbs=
p; =
yes &nb=
sp; for physical system</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">security.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">First Order Date: September 28, 2000 =
(600 and 750 MHz only; 900 will ship in </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">late December 2000. </FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Revenue Release Date: September 28, =
2000 (Sun Blade 1000 Model 1900 has a longer </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">lead time for delivery. It is =
targeted for a late December 2000 release) </FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">General Availability Date: October 25, =
2000</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Performance</FONT>
</P>
<BR>
<P> =
=
<FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Model 1600 Model =
1750 Model 1900</FONT>
<BR> =
=
<FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">---------- =
---------- ----------</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">Processors  =
; 1 x 600-MHz 1 x =
750-MHz 1 x 900-MHz</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Cache per processor =
4-MB =
8-MB =
8-MB</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">SPECint2000 &nbs=
p; =
313 &nb=
sp; =
395 467 </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">SPECfp2000  =
; =
339 &nb=
sp; =
421 482 =
</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> &nb=
sp; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> All Sun Blade =
1000 workstation models have the following features:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> - UPA bus =
running at 120-MHz</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> - 8 memory =
DIMM slots supporting up to 8-GB of memory</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> - two UPA =
slots for Creator3D or Elite3D graphics options</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> - four PCI =
slots: one 66-MHz/64-bit slot; two 33-MHz/64-bit slots;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> =
one 33-MHz/32-bit slot</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> - up to two =
of 36-GB 10K-RPM internal FC-AL drive</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> - IEEE 1394 =
and USB ports</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> - tower =
enclosure</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">----- Sun Fire 280R Server =
-----</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Workgroup Server announces the Sun =
Fire 280R server, a new</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">UltraSPARC-III-based dual processor, =
rack optimized high performance</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">server. The Sun Fire 280R =
server provides a full range of enterprise</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">level features in a 4RU =
package. Features include hot pluggable disk</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">drives and power supplies, Remote =
System Control (RSC) and Automatic</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">System Recovery (ASR) along with full =
product line scalability, binary</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">compatibility and Solaris =
reliability.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">The Sun Fire 280R server is the first =
server implementation of new</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">UltraSPARC-III technology. =
Available with processor speeds of 750MHz</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">and the new 150MHz Safari bus, the Sun=
Fire 280R server offers high</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">performance in a compact, =
rack-optimized package. The Sun Fire 280R</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">server provides extensive enterprise =
class features such as dual,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">hot-swappable power supplies with =
independent power cords, front</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">accessible, hot-swappable FC-AL disk =
drives, Automatic System Recovery</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">and Remote System Control for easy =
remote access to monitoring and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">administration tools. </FONT>
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