AnandTech Exclusive: Sun's sub-$1000 SunFire X2100 Server
by Kristopher Kubicki on September 12, 2005 1:29 AM EST- Posted in
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The Test
Using data from previous Linux and Solaris servers, we will attempt to analyze the performance of our X2100.
Our SunFire X2100 came with Seagate's 80GB 7200.7 SATA drive. We have a specific hard drive image that we use for the majority of our Linux testing, so we opted to swap the stock hard drive for a 7200.8.
We only had the opportunity to test our configuration with SLES 9 SP2 and RHEL 4 during the X2100's stay at the AnandTech labs. The server is fully supported under Solaris 10, with advanced optimizations for dual core processors in the upcoming Solaris 10 u1 (Solaris 9 has no dual core optimizations). Windows Server 2003 32 and 64 are both optimized for the SunFire X2100 as well. Solaris 10 came pre-installed on our Aquarius, but in order to save time, we swapped the drives with our standard Linux benchmark drive instead.
The majority of the other systems in our analysis today are other Sun workstations and servers that we have looked at in the past.
Using data from previous Linux and Solaris servers, we will attempt to analyze the performance of our X2100.
| Test Configurations | ||
| Machine: | SunFire X2100 "Aquarius" | |
| Processor: | (1) AMD Opteron 175 | |
| RAM: | 4 x 1024MB PC-3200 | |
| Hard Drives | 120GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 SATA | |
| Memory Timings: | Default | |
| Operating System(s): | SLES 9 SP2 RHEL 4 |
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| Compiler: | linux:~ # gcc -v Reading specs from /usr/local/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.2/specs Configured with: ./configure Thread model: posix gcc version 3.4.2 |
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Our SunFire X2100 came with Seagate's 80GB 7200.7 SATA drive. We have a specific hard drive image that we use for the majority of our Linux testing, so we opted to swap the stock hard drive for a 7200.8.
We only had the opportunity to test our configuration with SLES 9 SP2 and RHEL 4 during the X2100's stay at the AnandTech labs. The server is fully supported under Solaris 10, with advanced optimizations for dual core processors in the upcoming Solaris 10 u1 (Solaris 9 has no dual core optimizations). Windows Server 2003 32 and 64 are both optimized for the SunFire X2100 as well. Solaris 10 came pre-installed on our Aquarius, but in order to save time, we swapped the drives with our standard Linux benchmark drive instead.
The majority of the other systems in our analysis today are other Sun workstations and servers that we have looked at in the past.
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erikpurne - Monday, September 12, 2005 - link
"...seem too phased by this either;..."Brian23 - Monday, September 12, 2005 - link
Time to buy SUNW stock!TwistyKat - Monday, September 12, 2005 - link
I'd wait to see what happens after the Niagra launch. If that gains traction, the sky is the limit with SUNW.cHodAXUK - Monday, September 12, 2005 - link
Yep, Sun are starting to looking very interesting these days.