by SYSTEM NEWS FOR SUN USERS
Vol 64 Issue 2 2003-06-09 Article 9858 from section "Servers"
Technical Details
The Sun Fire[TM] V60x server and Sun Fire[TM] V65x server are Sun's
next-generation, x86-based, entry-level servers. These second-generation
servers contain 1 or 2, 2.8 GHz or 3.06 GHz Intel Xeon processors (note:
the 3.06 GHz processor is available only for the Sun Fire V65x server),
and support up to 6 hard disks and 12 GB of memory (Sun Fire V65x
server) or 3 hard disks and 6 GB of memory (Sun Fire V60x server). There
is a version of the standard Linux kernels known as "bigmem kernels"
that have been tested by Sun that can utilize the 6 or 12 GB.
These servers support the Solaris[TM] 9 Operating System (Solaris OS),
update 4 (x86 Platform Edition). The servers are designed for Tier 0, 1
and 2 applications. They have undergone additional testing by Sun.
The Sun Fire V60x server and Sun Fire V65x server are available through
the Sun[SM] Customer Ready Systems (CRS) program.
Sun provides a media kit (CDs and driver floppy) that enables Linux
users to install and deploy Standard Linux Distributions using drivers
and updates specific to the Sun Fire V60x server and Sun Fire V65x
server.
Details at http://sun.systemnews.com/64/2/server/index.shtml#9858
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