Sun x86 server family ranges from 2-socket to 8-socket systems that run your choice of operating system: Oracle Solaris, Oracle Linux, Oracle VM, Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, Windows or VMware. These servers are designed to deliver peak performance with over 140 world record benchmarks published to date, reducing energy costs with leading performance per watt, and improving space efficiency with world class compute density.

Sun x86 Servers Renaming


 Oracle’s x86 Server Type

   Former Product Name

     New Product Name

 2 socket 1U Enterprise

     Sun Fire X4170 M3  
               server

      Sun Server X3-2
              system

 2 socket 2U Enterprise

     Sun Fire X4270 M3
               server

      Sun Server X3-2L
              system

 2 socket Blade Enterprise

     Sun Blade X6270
     M3 server module

      Sun Blade X3-2B
         server module

 4 socket 3U Enterprise

     Sun Fire X4470 M2
               server

      Sun Server X2-4
              system

 8 socket 5U Enterprise

     Sun Fire X4800 M2
               server

      Sun Server X2-8
              system

 

What's New


Oracle Introduces New Sun x86 Servers -- The Industry’s Best x86 Platform for Oracle Applications
Oracle Achieves World Record Two Processor Result with SPECjEnterprise2010 Benchmark
Oracle Unveils Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center 12c
Sun Server X3-2 system and Sun Server X3-2L system Architecture White Paper
Sun Blade 6000 I/O and Management Architecture
Oracle's Sun Blade 6000 Modular Systems
Sun Blade 6000 Server Module Architecture
Oracle Delivers World Record x86 Performance on Industry Standard Java Middleware and Transactional Database Benchmarks
Sun Server X2-8 system Sets World Record for x86 Systems on TPC-C Benchmark
Oracle Solaris 11 How to Articles
Announcing the Oracle Database Appliance

FAQs


Oracle Database Appliance FAQs
Sun Server X3-2L system FAQs
Sun Server X3-2 system FAQs
Sun Blade X3-2B server module FAQs
Sun Server X2-8 system FAQs
Sun Server X2-4 system FAQs

3D Demos


 
Oracle Database Appliance
3D Demo		  
 
Sun Blade X3-2B server
module 3D Demo		  
 
Sun Server X3-2 system
3D Demo		  
 
Sun Server X2-8 system
3D Demo		  
 
Sun Server X2-4 system
3D Demo		  
 
Sun Server X3-2L system
3D Demo		  
See All 3D Demos for Server and Storage Products

Benchmarks


140+ world record benchmarks published to date on Sun x86 servers
Sun Server X3-2 system and Oracle WebLogic 11g Post Two-Processor World Record on SPECjEnterprise2010 Benchmark
Sun Server X2-8 system Sets World Record for x86 Systems on TPC-C Benchmark
Oracle’s Sun Server X2-8 system Set New World Record on SAP Sales and Distribution Parallel Standard Application Benchmark
Sun Server X2-4 system is Fastest Four-Processor System on Enterprise Java Benchmark

Support


Get the latest info on which operating systems, firmware, options cards, and external storage options are supported on Sun x86 servers.
Oracle Premier Support for Systems
Oracle Premier Support for Operating Systems
Oracle Development Tools Support
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