Sun Blade X3-2B Server Module

Best Blade for Building Virtualized Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure

Oracle's Sun Blade X3-2B server module (formerly the Sun Blade X6270 M3 server module) is the best two-socket blade for building enterprise cloud infrastructures. This perfectly balanced blade leverages the uniquely flexible I/O architecture of the Sun Blade 6000 chassis, making it easy to deploy, manage, and provision.

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Processor:	Intel Xeon processor 5600 series Max Processors: Two Cores: Up to 12 Compute Threads: Up to 24	Intel Xeon processor 5600 series Max Processors: Two per node, four total Cores: 12 per node, 24 total Compute Threads: 24 per node, 48 total	Intel Xeon Processor E5-2600 Product Family Max Processors: Two Cores: Up to 16 Compute Threads: Up to 32
Built-In Security:	Intel Advanced Encryption Standard Technology, on-board Trusted Platform Module; Oracle Solaris Trusted Extensions, Digital Signatures, Users and Process Rights Management, IP Filter Firewall Software, and other Security Features Built into the Oracle Solaris Operating System	Intel Advanced Encryption Standard Technology; Oracle Solaris Trusted Extensions, Digital Signatures, Users and Process Rights Management, IP Filter Firewall Software, and other security features built into the Oracle Solaris Operating System	Intel Advanced Encryption Standard Technology, on-board Trusted Platform Module; Oracle Solaris Trusted Extensions, Digital Signatures, Users and Process Rights Management, IP Filter Firewall Software, and other Security Features Built into the Oracle Solaris Operating System
Memory:	18 DIMM slots	12 DIMM slots per node, 24 total	24 DIMM slots
Reliability, Availability & Serviceability (RAS):	Hot-swappable blade, DIMMs have ECC, up to four externally accessible hot-swap drives, hot-swappable PCIe ExpressModules, redundant hot-swappable power supplies and fans in the Sun Blade 6000 chassis	Hot-swappable blade, DIMMs have ECC, flash module has ECC and advanced wear-leveling, hot-swappable PCIe ExpressModules, redundant hot-swappable power supply and fan modules in the Sun Blade 6000 chassis	Hot-swappable blade, DIMMs have ECC, up to four externally accessible hot-swap drives, hot-swappable PCIe ExpressModules, redundant hot-swappable power supplies and fans in the Sun Blade 6000 chassis
Mass Storage:	Up to four 2.5-inch SAS or SATA disks, or four solid state drives, supports the intra-chassis Sun Blade 6000 Storage Module M2 and external storage	Up to one Sun Flash Module per node, two total, optional intra-chassis Sun Storage Module M2 and external storage subsystems	Up to four 2.5-inch SAS disk drives, four solid state drives, supports the intra-chassis Sun Blade Storage Module M2 and external storage
Network & I/O Options:	Two 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet, one (Management Network) 10/100 Base-T Ethernet, two links to PCIe ExpressModule slots, two links to Network Express Module slots	Two 10 Gigabit Ethernet or two 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet, each model has two links to PCIe ExpressModule slots and two links to Network Express Module slots, EMs and NEMs support a wide range of networking protocol including 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, InfiniBand, others	Two 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet, one (Management Network) 10/100 Base-T Ethernet, two links to PCIe ExpressModule slots, two links to Network Express Module slots
Virtualization:	Oracle VM, Oracle Solaris Containers, VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V, Intel Virtualization Technology	Oracle VM, Oracle Solaris Containers, VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V, Intel Virtualization Technology	Oracle VM, Oracle Solaris Containers, VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V, Intel Virtualization Technology
Power/ Cooling:	Two power supply modules with integrated fans, six rear fan modules in the Sun Blade 6000 chassis, front-to-back cooling	Two power supply modules with integrated fans, six rear fan modules in the Sun Blade 6000 chassis, front-to-back cooling	Two power supply modules with integrated fans, six rear fan modules in the Sun Blade 6000 chassis, front-to-back cooling
Physical Specifications:	Sun Blade 6000 Chassis: Any combination up to 10 SPARC, x86 or Storage Blades in 10U	Sun Blade 6000 Chassis: Any combination up to 10 SPARC, x86 or Storage Blades in 10U	Sun Blade 6000 Chassis: Any combination up to 10 SPARC, x86 or Storage Blades in 10U
Operating System/ Software:	Supports Oracle Solaris, Oracle Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Windows Server 2008	Supports Oracle Solaris, Oracle Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Windows Server 2008	Supports Oracle Solaris, Oracle Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Windows Server 2008 R2
Warranty:	One year	One year	One year