Used and Refurbished Sun Fire E2900 Servers
Each refurbished Sun Fire E2900 server goes through World Data Products' rigorous Total Quality Process, comes with a 30-day warranty and qualifies for manufacturer's maintenance. World Data Products also has Sun server repair on-site, so you can extend the lifecycle of your current Sun Fire E2900 servers. Get the best value for your money at World Data Products when purchasing used Sun Fire E2900 servers and upgrades.
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Processor Options |
Processor | Combine up to twelve 1.95 GHz UltraSPARC IV+ processors and/or 1.8 GHz UltraSPARC IV+ and/or 1.5 GHz UltraSPARC IV+ processors and/or 1.35 GHz UltraSPARC IV processors |
| Architecture | Superscalar SPARC V9, ECC protected | |
| Cache per UltraSPARC IV+ processor | Level 1: 64 KB data and 64 KB instruction per pipeline | |
| Level 2: 2 MB on-chip | ||
| Level 3: 32 MB external | ||
System |
Processor/memory boards | Up to three CPU/memory boards*, with four processors each, and up to 64 GB per board; maximum 12 processors per server |
| *The Sun Fire E2900 server CPU/memory board is common, and therefore interchangeable, with the Sun Fire V1280 server. However, these boards are not identical to and thus not inter-changeable with the Sun Fire E4900-E25K server Uniboard technology. | ||
| Main Memory | Up to 192 GB per system | |
| PCI-X | Six short PCI-X slots (64-bit 100 MHz,3.3V) | |
| One integrated Ultra-320 SCSI (one internal and one external port) | ||
| Two Gigabit Ethernet ports with another two on a separate grid | ||
| System interconnect | 9.6-GB/sec. Sun Fireplane interconnect. System bus with redundant data, address and response crossbar interconnect | |
| System bandwidth | 9.6-GB/sec. sustained bandwidth, 31.2-GB/sec. aggregate bandwidth | |
Storage |
Internal | Two 146-GB 15K rpm Ultra3-SCSI internal disks |
| DVD-ROM internal drive | ||
| Tape drive (optional) | ||
| External compatibility | Direct attach to Sun StorageTek tape libraries and disk arrays, including: Sun StorageTek 3000, 6000, and 9000 families, providing excellent linear scalability x | |
Resource Management |
Standard | Solaris Resource Manager, Solaris Bandwidth Manager |
Software |
Operating System (minimum version) | The minimum OS version for 1.95 GHz, 1.5 GHz and 1.8 GHz UltraSPARC IV+ processors is Solaris 9 9/05 or Solaris 10 3/05 HW1 |
| The minimum OS version for UltraSPARC IV processors is Solaris 8 2/04, Solaris 9 4/04, or Solaris 10 3/05 | ||
| Enterprise software | Sun Java Enterprise System | |
| Languages | C | |
| C++ | ||
| Pascal | ||
| FORTRAN | ||
| Java | ||
| Networking | ONC/NFS | |
| TCP/IP | ||
| SunLink | ||
| OSI | ||
| X.25 | ||
| DCE | ||
| Netware | ||
| System Management and Enterprise Computing | Sun Management Center | |
| Sun Cluster | ||
| Sun HPC ClusterTools | ||
Environmental |
AC power | 200-240V single phase AC, 47-63 Hz, with two 11/13 Amp circuits redundant with another two on a separate grid |
| Optimum | 22° C (72° F) at 45% non condensing humidity | |
| Range | 5° C to 35° C (41° F to 95° F) at 10% to 80% non condensing humidity | |
| Altitude | Up to 3,048 m (10,000 ft.) | |
| Up to 2,134 m (7,000 ft.) for 1.8GHz and 1.95 GHz UltraSPARC IV+ | ||
Dimensions and Weight |
Height | 52.7 cm (20.75 in.)12RU |
| Width | 44.5 cm (17.5 in.) | |
| Depth | 55.8 cm (22.0 in.) excluding cable arm | |
| Weight | 110-132 kg (240-290 lb.) | |
| Rackmount enclosure | All Sun racks and most third-party 24-in. (600 mm) and deeper racks, two per 4-post rack, one per 2-post rack | |
Regulations |
Regulations | Meets or exceeds the following requirements: |
| Safety | UL 60950, third-edition USA CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-00, Canada EN 60950, third-edition, Europe S Mark, Argentina Gost-R, Russia CB Scheme with all national deviations | |
| Emissions | EN55022 Class A, Europe EN6100-3-2 / 3-3, Europe FCC Class A, USA ICES-003 Class A, Canada VCCI Class A, Japan CNS-13438, (BSMI-Taiwan) AS/NZ 3548 (C-tick), Australia Gost-R, Russia | |
| Immunity | All European requirements EN55024, EN61000-4-2, EN61000-4-3, EN61000-4-4, EN61000-4-5, EN61000- 4-6, EN61000-4-8, EN61000-4-11, and EN300-386 | |
| Regulatory markings | CE, FCC, ICES-003, C-tick, VCCI, Gost-R, BSMI, UL/cUL/S Mark, TUV-GS, MIC, RoHS | |
Key RAS Features |
Key RAS Features | 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 & Recovery, hardened operating system kernel, hardened I/O drivers, Systems 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. |
Buy, sell and upgrade used and refurbished Sun Fire E2900 servers, along with the rest of the Sun server family, at World Data Products.



























