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Introduction
Deregulation and privatization has created intense competition in the worldwide telecommunications
market over the past few years. The marketplace continues to evolve as voice and data solutions become
more integrated and next-generation wireless, video and messaging technologies emerge. Growing
demand for scalable and available services coupled with modern economic realities are re-shaping the
design of the telecommunications infrastructure. Now more than ever, availability of key services can
dictate success or failure, with stringent service-level agreements increasingly common. At the same
time, today's challenging economic climate means that successful organizations must consider issues
such as total cost of ownership (TCO) and investment protection to make sure their decisions make long-
term business sense.
The Netra X4200 M2 server delivers dramatic performance and flexibility along with space and power
efficiency to meet the increasing demands of the network infrastructure. The Netra
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X4200 M2 server is
Sun’s first Netra server to incorporate the Next-Generation Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Opteron
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all-dual core processors. Next-Generation AMD Opteron processors now support DDR2 memory and
come with hardware-assisted AMD Virtualization
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. In addition, the Next-Generation AMD Opteron
processors offer a seamless upgrade path to Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors with the same
consistent socket design.
The Netra
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X4200 M2 carrier-grade server offers flexibility and choice in a rack-optimized less than 20-
inch deep 2RU enclosure. It runs both 32-bit and 64-bit applications on multiple operating systems and
offers the choice of four internal hard drives maximizing storage capacity in a 2RU form factor . The
Netra X4200 M2 server also integrates four Gigabit Ethernet ports to provide connectivity for high-
speed, high-bandwidth networking. System uptime is enhanced by redundant hot-swappable AC/DC
power supplies and hot-pluggable hard disk drives. Additionally, the Netra X4200 M2 server comes with
Integrated Lights Out Management (ILOM) enabling simple remote monitoring and management from
anywhere on the network providing the kind of reliability and serviceability features that global
telecommunication companies demand.
As with other Netra servers, the Netra X4200 M2 is a ruggedized NEBS Level 3 certified and ETSI
compliant server making it ideal for the most demanding applications in the toughest environments. In
addition to supporting the Solaris
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Operating System, the Netra X4200 server also provides support for
Linux and Windows operating systems offering customers unmatched agility, efficiency, and investment
protection.
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Figure 1. Netra
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X4200 M2 server
