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Sun Unveils Thumper Data Storage

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the named-by-the-sound-it-makes-when-hitting-the-ground dept.

zdzichu writes "At today's press conference, Sun Microsystems is showing off a few new systems. One of them is the Sun Fire x4500, known previously under the 'Thumper' codename. It's a compact dual Opteron rack server, 4U high, packed with 48 SATA-II drives. Yes, when standard for 4U server is four to eight hard disks, Thumper delivers forty-eight HDDs with 24 TB of raw storage. And it will double within the year, when 1TB drives will be sold. More information is also available at Jonathan Schwartz's blog."

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  1. Another unit is called Bambi because by Tandoori+Haggis · · Score: 0, Troll

    its deer.

    (er sorry folks..)

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  2. Re:I want one! by ScottLindner · · Score: 0, Troll

    You actually know something more about how this product works? I didn't do any research on it. But in general, I tend to have respect for Sun hardware. Sun software on the other hand (Solaris) I tend to have very little respect for. It works and works well, but is clunky and very outdated IMHO. Yah.. I'm a Linux guy.

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