Tier 1 Public Zone Sun Server Configuration Options
David Salbego
Original: Feb 04 2002
Last Modified: Feb 07 2002
Introduction
· All list prices obtained from Sun’s online store: http://store.sun.com
· Argonne discount is typically 20-40% on servers and 20% on components
· There are occasional deeper education-related discounts
· SunEDU promotions listed at: http://www.sunedu.net/promos/promos.html
· Price guides and information can be found at: http://www.sunedu.net/secure/documents/index.html
· Jim Wayner (mailto:) has provided quotes
Sun Fire 3800 Server price examples
· Small configuration includes (4) 750 MHz CPUs
· Medium configuration include (4) 900 MHz CPUs
· Price difference is roughly $20,000 (list)
· Comments
o Provides horsepower and large upgrade capability
o Provides redundancy and hot-swap capabilities
o Good choice if performance and uptime are critical
o Cost is high due to newness of product
Sun Fire V880 Server price example
· Up to (8) 750 MHz UltraSPARC III CPUs
· Integrated Fibre Channel disk subsystem with optional multipathing supports up to (12) 36 or 72 GB disks (437 GB or 874 GB max)
· Hot-swap PCI slots, disks, power supplies, and cooling fan trays
· Comments
o Could be a good substitute for the F3800 for price reasons
o Integrated FC-AL disk subsystem provides nice performance boost
o High expandability provides long-term usefulness
Sun Fire 280R Server price examples
· Small configuration includes (2) 750 MHz CPUs
· Large configuration includes (2) 900 MHz CPUs
· Price difference is roughly $5,000 (list)
· Comments
o Good horsepower, limited upgradeability
o Less redundancy, limited hot-swap capability
o Great choice for most of our applications
o May be overburdened by heavy-duty web sites or compute-intensive services
Service Needs Matrix
Services / CPU Needs / CPU Growth / Storage Needs / Storage Growth / ServerOption #1 / Server
Option #2
DNS / Average / Minimal / Average / Minimal / F280R (2) / F280R (2)
Email / High / Average / High / Average / V880 / V880
FTP / Average / Average / High / High / V880 / V880
WWW / Possibly High / Possibly High / High / High / V880 (2) / F3800
Future Considerations
SSH / Average / Minimal / Average / Minimal / F280R / F280R
Database / High / High / High / High / V880 / F3800
Sun Fire 3800 Server (“Medium” Configuration)
Quantity / Description / ListPrice / LineTotal / ShipsWithin1 / F3800-4049-RM
Sun Fire 3800 Server, 1 Processor/Memory Board with 4 900-MHz Processors w/4 Licenses and 4-GB Memory, 2 Power Supplies, 3 Fan Trays, 2 cPCI I/O, 1 System Controller / $161,000.00 / $161,000.00 / 2 days
1 / 1232A
10/100BaseT UltraSCSI Compact cPCI 3U Adapter / $1,195.00 / $1,195.00 / 2 days
1 / 4341A
Redundant Transfer Switch AC Module For Sun Fire Expansion Cabinet / $2,000.00 / $2,000.00 / 1 day
1 / 4347A
Sun Fire 3800 Cabinet Expander Kit / $600.00 / $600.00 / 2 days
1 / RK-F3800
Redundancy Kit. Includes 1 Power Supply, 1 Fan Tray and 1 System Controller / $18,000.00 / $18,000.00 / 1 day
1 / SF-CAB
Sun Fire Cabinet. Includes 2 Rack Fan Trays and 1 RTU with 1 Redundant Transfer Switch AC Module / $10,450.00 / $10,450.00 / 1 day
1 / SG-MT1-H2D1T1
D240 Media Tray, with 2 18-GB Hard Disks, 1 DVD-ROM, and 1 DDS-4 Tape / $5,800.00 / $5,800.00 / 2 days
1 / SOLZS-080B9AY9
Solaris 8 Standard Media Kit, English-Only / $100.00 / $100.00 / 1 day
2 / X3800A
Power Cord for System Cabinet, U.S. version / $0.00 / $0.00 / 2 days
Subtotal: $199,145.00 / 7 days
Quote: $120,647.00
Sun Fire 3800 Server (“Small” Configuration)
Quantity / Description / ListPrice / LineTotal / ShipsWithin1 / F3800-447-RM
F3800 Licensed Server for Factory Rack. Includes 1 CPU/Mem Board with 4 750-MHz CPUs w/4 Licenses and 4-GB Memory, 2 Power Supplies, 3 Fan Trays, 2 cPCI I/O, 1 System Controller / $133,000.00 / $133,000.00 / 2 days
1 / 1232A
10/100BaseT UltraSCSI Compact cPCI 3U Adapter / $1,195.00 / $1,195.00 / 2 days
1 / 4341A
Redundant Transfer Switch AC Module For Sun Fire Expansion Cabinet / $2,000.00 / $2,000.00 / 1 day
1 / 4347A
Sun Fire 3800 Cabinet Expander Kit / $600.00 / $600.00 / 2 days
1 / RK-F3800
Redundancy Kit. Includes 1 Power Supply, 1 Fan Tray and 1 System Controller / $18,000.00 / $18,000.00 / 1 day
1 / SF-CAB
Sun Fire Cabinet. Includes 2 Rack Fan Trays and 1 RTU with 1 Redundant Transfer Switch AC Module / $10,450.00 / $10,450.00 / 1 day
1 / SG-MT1-H2D1T1
D240 Media Tray, with 2 18-GB Hard Disks, 1 DVD-ROM, and 1 DDS-4 Tape / $5,800.00 / $5,800.00 / 2 days
1 / SOLZS-080B9AY9
Solaris 8 Standard Media Kit, English-Only / $100.00 / $100.00 / 1 day
2 / X3800A
Power Cord for System Cabinet, U.S. version / $0.00 / $0.00 / 2 days
Subtotal: $171,145.00 / 7 days
Quote: $103, 847.00
Sun Fire V880 Server (“Medium” Configuration)
Quantity / Description / ListPrice / LineTotal / ShipsWithin1 / A30-WRF4-08GQF
Sun Fire V880 Server, 4 750-MHz UltraSPARC III Processors with 8-MB External Cache Each, 8-GB Memory, 6 36-GB 10000 RPM FC-AL Disk Drives, DVD-ROM, 3 Power Supplies & Redundant Cooling Fan Trays / $49,995.00 / $49,995.00 / Constrained
1 / SOLZS-080B9AY9
Solaris 8 Standard Media Kit, English-Only / $100.00 / $100.00 / 1 day
1 / X1034A
Sun Quad FastEthernet 10/100BaseT Ethernet PCI Adapter / $1,795.00 / $1,795.00 / 6 days
3 / X311L
Localized Power Cord Kit - North American, Asian / $0.00 / $0.00 / 1 day
1 / X3538A
UNIX Style Keyboard with USB Connector / $45.00 / $45.00 / 1 day
1 / X3768A
Sun PGX64 Graphics Accelerator / $295.00 / $295.00 / 4 days
1 / X7143A
17-inch Color Monitor / $325.00 / $325.00 / 2 days
Subtotal: $52,555.00 / Constrained
Quote: $41,605.00
Sun Promo on Sun Fire 280R:
(2) 750MHz UltraSPARC-III processors, 8MB E-cache, 4GB memory (4 x 1GB DIMMs), two 36GB 10,000 rpm 1-inch internal FC-AL disk drives, DVD. Two power supplies. Standard ConfigurationEducation Market ONLY: $14,995.00
Sun Fire 280R Server (“Medium” Configuration)
Quantity / Description / ListPrice / LineTotal / ShipsWithin1 / A35-WRF22-2GQB1
Sun Fire 280R Server, 2 750-MHz/8-MB External Cache UltraSPARC III Processors, 2-GB Memory, 2 36-GB FC-AL Disk Drive, 1 DVD-ROM, 2 560-Watt Power Supplies / $12,995.00 / $12,995.00 / Constrained
1 / SLS9S-120-W9YM
Solaris PC NetLink 1.2, For Sun Enterprise Servers, Unlimited Client Access / $0.00 / $0.00 / 1 day
1 / SOLZS-080B9AY9
Solaris 8 Standard Media Kit, English-Only / $100.00 / $100.00 / 1 day
1 / X1034A
Sun Quad FastEthernet 10/100BaseT Ethernet PCI Adapter / $1,795.00 / $1,795.00 / 6 days
1 / X3538A
UNIX Style Keyboard with USB Connector / $45.00 / $45.00 / 1 day
1 / X3768A
Sun PGX64 Graphics Accelerator / $295.00 / $295.00 / 4 days
1 / X7143A
17-inch Color Monitor / $325.00 / $325.00 / 2 days
Subtotal: $15,555.00 / Constrained
Quote: See promo
Sun Fire 280R (“Large” Configuration)
Quantity / Description / ListPrice / LineTotal / ShipsWithin1 / A35-WSPF2-2GQB1
Sun Fire 280R Server, 2 900-MHz/8-MB External Cache UltraSPARC III Processors, 2-GB Memory, 2 36-GB FC-AL Disk Drive, 1 DVD-ROM, 2 560-Watt Power Supplies / $17,995.00 / $17,995.00 / Constrained
1 / SLS9S-120-W9YM
Solaris PC NetLink 1.2, For Sun Enterprise Servers, Unlimited Client Access / $0.00 / $0.00 / 1 day
1 / SOLZS-080B9AY9
Solaris 8 Standard Media Kit, English-Only / $100.00 / $100.00 / 1 day
1 / X1034A
Sun Quad FastEthernet 10/100BaseT Ethernet PCI Adapter / $1,795.00 / $1,795.00 / 6 days
1 / X3538A
UNIX Style Keyboard with USB Connector / $45.00 / $45.00 / 1 day
1 / X3768A
Sun PGX64 Graphics Accelerator / $295.00 / $295.00 / 4 days
1 / X7143A
17-inch Color Monitor / $325.00 / $325.00 / 2 days
Subtotal: $20,555.00 / Constrained
Quote: See promo