New Sun-servers with old processors
Sun has renewed the instapmodels of the UltraSparc-serverfamilie. An upgrade in mineur, for of the expected new processor, the UltraSparc IIIi +, is no track to confess. More yet, Sun scrapes the further development of the processor.
In the place of that must the three new servers - Sun Fire V215, V245 and V245 - the putting with the three years ago introducede UltraSparc IIIi-processors. That are produced yet according to the relative old 130-nanometer production process and must the putting with 1 MB cachememory.
The initial assumed new UltraSparc IIIi + based self on the 90-nm production process and promised a cachememory of 4 MB. The development of the UltraSparc IIIi +, code name “Serrano”, walked however the necessary delay on, in that extent even that Sun decided has round the development of it stop to set. The business want to focus self on the further development of the UltraSparc Niagara 2.
Delay is not unusually by Sun, that with years delay launched the UltraSparc III-processor. The business appeared based launched to break with that 'tradition' then it in December last year before then assumed servers on the UltraSparc T1 'Niagara' -processor.
The new Sun Fire-servers have been rested with PCI Deliberately, instead of the antiquated PCI-architecture from the sidetracked V210-, V240- and V440-models.
, CNet News. com.