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LABS GALLERY: Sun Fire x4170 Packs Plenty of Compute Power in 1U Server

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Cameron Sturdevant

Published: Aug 27, 2009

Updated: Feb 2, 2021

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LABS GALLERY: Sun Fire x4170 Packs Plenty of Compute Power in 1U Server

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by Cameron Sturdevant

Sun Fire x4170

The server has room for eight 2.5-inch SAS, SATA or solid-state drives. Here you see my test unit with four 146GB 10,000rpm SAS drives.

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The top cover is articulated to provide easy access to the hot-swappable fans without exposing the memory and processors to possible damage.

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With the top off, you see the fan bank, the dual quad-core Intel Xeon 5540 processors, the memory array and the power supplies to the right. At the left rear is space for additional PCIe cards.

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Cameron Sturdevant

Cameron Sturdevant is the executive editor of Enterprise Networking Planet. Prior to ENP, Cameron was technical analyst at PCWeek Labs, starting in 1997. Cameron finished up as the eWEEK Labs Technical Director in 2012. Before his extensive labs tenure Cameron paid his IT dues working in technical support and sales engineering at a software publishing firm . Cameron also spent two years with a database development firm, integrating applications with mainframe legacy programs. Cameron's areas of expertise include virtual and physical IT infrastructure, cloud computing, enterprise networking and mobility. In addition to reviews, Cameron has covered monolithic enterprise management systems throughout their lifecycles, providing the eWEEK reader with all-important history and context. Cameron takes special care in cultivating his IT manager contacts, to ensure that his analysis is grounded in real-world concern. Follow Cameron on Twitter at csturdevant, or reach him by email at cameron.sturdevant@quinstreet.com.

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LABS GALLERY: Sun Fire x4170 Packs Plenty of Compute Power in 1U Server

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