-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPARCserver Product Announcements SunFLASH Vol 12 #8 December 1989 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In this e-mail you will find the following information: Announcement Details - SPARCserver 490 - SPARCserver 1 - IPI Pricing - 2.3 GB 8mm Tape Backup - Repricing of the SPARCserver 390 Announcement Details -------------------- Announcing Sun's Premier High-end Server -- The SPARCserver 490 =============================================================== Balanced Performance and Expandability for Demanding Server Applications ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Highest performance SPARCsystem * Fast CPU, I/O, and Networking Performance for a balanced system * Large expandability and high capacity backup * Excellent file, database, compute server, and multi-user system * Provides the I/O performance and capacity needed for large file servers. * Provides exceptional transaction performance (47 TP1's) for large database applications. * Excellent multi-user performance and twice the number of terminal connections. * Much better I/O performance and capacity than Solbourne, MIPS, and SGI. * Huge price/performance advantage over DEC, HP, Pyramid, and Sequent. Key Product Facts ----------------- Compute Performance 16.8 SPECmarks, 22 Dhrystone MIPS, 3.8 DP MFLOPS Database Performance 47 transactions/sec (TP1 Sybase) Processor 33 Mhz SPARC, TI8847 FPU High Speed I/O IPI disks, I/O Cache, 22 MB/sec VMEbus High Speed Memory 32-160 MB ECC, 120 MB/sec memory bus, 64 contexts in MMU Mass Storage Up to 32 GB IPI disk High Capacity Backup Front Load 1/2" Tape or 2.3 GB 8-mm Tape Backup Multiple Networks Up to 2 ethernet and 2 FDDI controllers Serial Ports Up to 130 with 8 ALM-2s Package 56" Data Center Cabinet Sample Pricing --------------- Description Order # US price Discount US Serv --------------------- --------------- ---------- -------- -------- 32 MB, 1 GB disk pkg. 4/490-S-32-P20 $ 99,900 A $670 32 MB, 2 GB disk pkg. 4/490-S-32-P21 $113,900 A $740 32 MB, 4 GB disk pkg. 4/490-S-32-P30 $140,900 A $880 Announcing Sun's Entry Level Server -- The SPARCserver 1 ======================================================== Price/performance Leader for Small Workgroup Server Applications ---------------------------------------------------------------- * Low cost entry into broad family of binary compatible SPARCservers * Offers the performance, capacity, and low price required by small workgroups * Excellent, cost effective file and database server * Industry's most cost effective file server for small workgroups * Provides exceptional transaction performance (25 TPS) * Excellent application server for PCs and can integrate PCs into SunNet environment * Beats DECstation 3100 server with 30% lower price and SBus expandability Key Product Facts ----------------- Compute Performance 8.3 SPECmarks, 12.5 Dhrystone MIPS Database Performance 25 transactions/sec (TP1 Sybase) Base System 8Mbytes Memory, 654Mbytes disk, Cartridge tape Sample Pricing --------------- Description Order # US price Discount US Serv --------------------- --------------- ---------- -------- -------- 8 MB, 2 x 327 Mb disk 4/60-S-8-P10 $ 18,900 A $175 150 MB 1/4" external tape Highlighted Features on SPARCserver 390 and SPARCserver 490 ------------------------------------------------------------ IPI DISK SUBSYSTEMS =================== * New aggressive pricing to encourage larger disk configured system sales * Up to 32GB of disk on both SPARCserver 390 & 490 systems * $14,500 per Gigabyte, or $14.50/Mbyte 2.3 GB 8mm Tape Backup ====================== * High capacity tape backup * 2.3 GBytes per tape * 246 KBytes per second * Ideal backup solution for highend servers, reduces operator intervention Announcing Repricing on the SPARCserver 390 ============================================= In line with our repricing of packages to allow customers to purchase larger disk configurations more economically, SPARCserver 390 system package prices are now: Description Order # US price Discount US Serv --------------------- --------------- ---------- -------- -------- 32 MB, 1 GB disk pkg. 4/390-S-32-P20 $ 78,900 A $520 32 MB, 2 GB disk pkg. 4/390-S-32-P21 $ 92,900 A $635 32 MB, 4 GB disk pkg. 4/390-S-32-P30 $119,900 A $910 For customers with systems in the backlog as of Dec. 6th, the billing amount for their package will be the lower of the two possible prices, old or new. For the P21 packages there is no change, for the P20 packages it will be the old price and for P30 packages it will be the new price. Upgrades -------- To protect customers' investment in Sun servers, we are announcing upgrade paths to the new, high-performance SPARCserver 490. The following are the highlights of the upgrades announcements. Details will follow in a separate email. o upgrade paths from both the Sun-3 and Sun-4 Data Center Servers: - SPARCserver 390 (32MB) to SPARCserver 490 (32MB) $28,000 - Sun 4/280 (32MB) to SPARCserver 490 (32MB) $42,000 - Sun 3/480 (32MB) to SPARCserver 490 (32MB) $42,000 - Sun 3/280 (32MB) to SPARCserver 490 (32MB) $50,200 o Promotional Upgrade Pricing (*no penalty) for all SPARCserver 390's booked between now and the end of Q3 FY90: - SPARCserver 390 (32MB) to SPARCserver 490 (32MB) $21,000 o Special Upgrade Pricing (*no penalty) for the SPARCserver 390 Installed Base until the end of Q3 FY90: - SPARCserver 390 (32MB) to SS490 (32MB) 1 Gb Packages $28,000 - SPARCserver 390 (32MB) to SS490 (32MB) 2 GB Packages $21,000 - SPARCserver 390 (32MB) to SS490 (32MB) 3 GB Packages $5,000 (*no penalty)....This means that the customer will pay the same amount for the combination of a new SS390 + Upgrade as they would pay for a new SS490. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sunflash is an electronic mail news service from Sun Microsystems, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Please address comments to John McLaughlin (sun!sunvice!johnj or johnmclaughlin@sun.COM). (305) 776-7770.