Superior power and flexibility
The Sun Ultra 40 M2 Workstation combines the fastest AMD Opteron processors, large
memory capacity, multiple 8 GB/sec. HyperTransport™ interconnects, multiple x16
PCI-Express graphics interfaces, and the latest graphics technology from NVIDIA for
optimal graphics performance. The Sun Ultra 40 M2 Workstation also includes a license for the
Sun N1™ Grid Engine software, in addition to preloaded developer tools and the Solaris™ 10 OS
— the industry’s first workstation to bundle all this additional software at no additional cost.
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The Sun Ultra 40 M2 Workstation is ideal for
the computing needs of industries focused
on visualizing data. Equipped with multiple
PCI Express graphics, the best I/O implementation
update in a decade — more than
doubling the bandwidth of AGP 8x — this
workstation features a choice of graphics
solutions, ranging from professional 2D to
ultra-high-performance 3D, and supports
NVIDIA SLI technology, enabling users to
visualize, analyze, and solve the most
complex data sets.
The Sun Ultra 40 M2 Workstation provides
new levels of high-density, reliable storage
and it supports up to 6 TB of storage via eight
750-GB SATA II drives or up to 2.4 TB of
storage via eight high-performance 300-GB
SAS drives. Utilizing onboard RAID, increased
performance and data protection are
achieved using RAID 0, 1, 0+1, or 5.1
With over 20 years of experience in workstations,
Sun Microsystems maintains key
partnerships with industry-leading ISVs to
certify the Sun Ultra 40 M2 Workstation for
compatibility. And with the Solaris 10 OS and
Sun development tools preinstalled, developers
can immediately start creating software
projects on the Sun Ultra 40 M2 Workstation