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

LABS GALLERY: Sun Fire x4170 Packs Plenty of Compute Power in 1U Server
Aug 27, 2009
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by Cameron Sturdevant


Sun Fire x4170

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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.


Easy Field Service

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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.


The Best-Laid Plans

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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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