SPARC T3-4 Server
Frequently Asked Questions
Overview
As companies grow in size and business needs increase
incrementally, more computing power is needed to fulfill those
needs. The SPARC T3-4 server provides the optimal mission
critical virtualization and consolidation platform to reduce the
number of hardware systems being needed, which in turn
reduces cost for power, administration, data center footprint
and as a result significantly lowers data center operation cost.
The SPARC T3-4 server, featuring two or four SPARC T3
processors, is the most powerful server in the T-Series product
family. Delivering the world's first 16-core server processor with
unsurpassed throughput, the SPARC T3-4 server boasts
speed, security, and unmatched availability to data in a modular
and compact 5 RU design. With up to 64 DDR3 DIMM slots in
the system, a total of 512 GB of memory can be utilized to drive
application software with highest performance. As a result of a
carefully balanced compute and I/O design, the system also
offers up to 16 PCIe Gen 2 express module slots for I/O
expansion to customer’s storage and data networks
The newest addition to Oracle's Chip Multithreading
technology, the SPARC T3-4 server is the platform of choice for
midsize enterprise applications involving CRM, ERP databases
and for consolidation of mid-large web and application tier
infrastructures.
Customer Benefits
The SPARC T3-4 server provides the following key customer
benefits.
Accelerated Application Performance and Scalability
Oracle's SPARC T3-4 server boasts the industry's first 16-core
SPARC T3 server processor, offering world-class performance
with a 2x throughput improvement to tackle the most
demanding workloads. With up to 512 computing threads
packed in a compact, 5 rack mount unit (RU) design, a single
system can now run more applications and reduce the number
of required servers, adding up to very significant savings in
data center operations.
In addition to processor scaling, the flexible design of the
SPARC T3-4 offers unprecedented levels of memory and 4x
the IO bandwidth of previous generation system, to easily meet
increased business demands.
Enterprise Class Virtualization to Capture Business Value
The SPARC T3-4 server offers built-in, no cost virtualization
technologies that enable organizations to extract maximum
value from IT assets while creating an infrastructure capable of
rapidly adapting to today’s dynamic business environment.
Oracle VM Server for SPARC provides highly efficient,
enterprise-class virtualization capabilities by creating partitions
called logical (or virtual) domains. Each logical domain can run
an independent operating system. While customers may
achieve their optimal results with 64 logical domains, the
SPARC T3-4 server supports up to128 logical domains,
allowing organizations to consolidate workloads and maximize
their use of compute platforms, simplifying their IT infrastructure
and bringing new levels of efficiency, manageability, and agility
to the data center.
Outstanding Security to Protect Your Assets
Web applications continue to present one of the greatest risks
to any organization, since the business value they deliver
attracts hackers and cyber criminals, threatening a company’s
existence. The advanced SPARC T3 processor supports
industry standard security ciphers available via on-chip,
integrated cryptographic accelerators. These accelerators
provide wire speed encryption capabilities for secure data
center operation and allow customers to encrypt large amounts
of data without sacrificing performance. And best of all, they
come standard at no extra cost with SPARC T3-4 servers.
In addition to the cryptographic features of the SPARC T3
processor and built on more than 20 years of experience,
