Ultra 24 Explained

The Ultra 24 is a family of computer workstations by Sun Microsystems based on the Intel Core 2 processor.

The Sun Ultra 24 launched in 2007, and shipped with Solaris 10 pre-installed. Other than Solaris, it is officially compatible with various flavours of Linux as well as Microsoft's Windows XP and Windows Vista.^[1]

Features

• CPU: one Intel Core 2 processor, 2.0 GHz or higher:
  • Intel Core 2 Duo processor
  • Intel Core 2 Quad processor
  • Intel Core 2 Extreme processor^[2]
• Memory—ECC unbuffered DDR2-667 DIMMs, 4 DIMM slots, 8 GB maximum. Three DIMM sizes, 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB
• Networking—Single Gigabit Ethernet integrated on motherboard, one RJ-45 port (rear)
• Hard Disk Drives—Up to four internal drives:
  • either up to four SATA drives, 3 TB maximum: 250 GB, 750 GB (7,200 rpm)
  • or, with optional PCIe SAS HBA: Up to four SAS drives, 1.2 TB maximum: 146 GB, 300 GB (15,000 rpm)
• Graphics: provided by a PCIe card
• PCI Express Slots:
  • Two full-length x16 Gen-2 slots
  • One full-length x8 slot (Electrically x4)
  • One full-length x1 slot

External links

• System Specifications on the Oracle documentation website
• Official Oracle Ultra 24 documentation

See also

• Sun Ultra series

various Sun workstations and servers using SPARC, AMD or Intel processors.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sun Ultra 24 Workstation. https://web.archive.org/web/20100217030305/http://www.oracle.com/ocom/groups/public/@ocompublic/documents/webcontent/036092.pdf. February 17, 2010.
2. Web site: HCL for Oracle Solaris OS (Solaris 10 1/13, Ultra 24). 11 Oct 2007. 2 September 2017.