The server's balanced system design, built around Sun's high-performance Gigaplane^TM technology, delivers tremendous throughput for both compute- and I/O-intensive database, decision support and business applications. The Sun Enterprise 5500 server maximizes system availability with its resilient design, Dynamic Reconfiguration and Alternate Pathing, System Recovery, and proactive hardware failure prediction. System management is simplified by Sun Management Center software's easy-to-use interface and management controls.

Source: Sun Microsystems

Key Features

• Advanced availability features maximize application uptime, with the ability to reconfigure and repair system components while the server remains on-line
• A flexible, highly-available server with more than 1/2 TB of high-performance storage in a single data center cabinet
• Up to 14 high-performance processors deliver leading application performance
• Common, modular components across the Sun Enterprise server family protect your hardware investment and simplify upgrades, all the way to the 30-processor Sun Enterprise 6500 system
• Dependable service offerings provide mission-critical support that fits your budget