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.

Feature	Benefit
Oracle software and hardware are engineered, optimized and tested to work together	Best TCO, performance, and reliability with Oracle software and services
Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 product family	Delivers up to 80% in performance improvement over previous generation server
Up to 24 DIMM slots providing 384 GB of memory capacity	With support for 2 low voltage DDR3-1600 MHz DIMMs per channel, Oracle delivers both application performance acceleration and power savings. This low voltage DIMM support can translate to a power and cooling saving of up to 1,000 watts for four, fully loaded Sun Blade 6000 chassis in a 42U rack.
PCIe Express Modules	Enables each blade to have its own unique I/O configuration. Enables fast deployment and no-downtime I/O upgrade.
Leverages the power and cooling and I/O infrastructure of the Sun Blade 6000 chassis	Reduces power and cooling costs, conserves data center space, and ensures enterprise-class RAS for mission-critical environments
Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) and Oracle System Assistant (OSA)	Reduces system administration cost and complexity with comprehensive full-featured server management tools