The Sun Fire E2900 Server is a high-performance, rack-optimized server ideal for a wide range of compute-intensive applications.

Scaling up to 12 UltraSPARC IV processors with chip multithreading technology executing 24 simultaneous computing threads, the E2900 also offers advanced features including Dynamic Reconfiguration for hot swapping processor/memory boards.

The E2900 server protects your investment with the ability to mix and manage UltraSPARC IV and UltraSPARC III processors- running at their rated speeds - in the same system.

• Processor: 4, 8, or 12 UltraSPARC IV and UltraSPARC III Cu processors


• Memory: Up to 96GB per system


• Disk: 2 x 73 GB Ultra3-SCSI internal disks


• 9.6-GB/sec Sun Fireplane interconnect; system bus with redundant data, address, and response crossbar interconnect.


• Up to three CPU/memory boards with four processors each and up to 32 GB per board; maximum 12 processors per server


• 2 integrated Gigabit ethernet ports, 2 integrated Gigabit ethernet ports


• open PCI slots (64 bit, one 66 MHz and five 33 MHz)


• Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR) of processor/memory boards, hot CPU upgrades, redundant Sun Fireplane interconnect, redundant network connections, hot-swap disks, smart fans, 2N redundant hot-swap power supplies


• Auto Diagnosis and Recovery, hardened operating system kernel, hardened I/O drivers, System Configuration Card, proactive self-diagnostics, end-to-end data integrity including ECC, CPU off-lining, memory page retirement, after-kernel hot patching, and cluster support.


• Solaris 8 (02/04), Solaris 9 (04/04) or later