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Sun Workstation Configurations

Standard Configurations

Sun computers are available in a wide variety of combinations of speed, disk size, memory, monitor size, etc. On the Varian price list are a variety of standard configurations which we have selected to cover a wide range of price/performance, and to meet the varying needs of our users. Systems being used for walk-up "push-button" operation in 15-minute segments can satisfy their computer requirements with an inexpensive yet powerful Blade 150 with a 17" monitor. Users analyzing nD spectra of proteins for 8 hours a day probably will want a high-end (Blade 2500) system with a 22" monitor, for high field systems we do recommend Sun's LCD Digital Color Monitors.

The configurations below are stocked by Varian, so that we can provide the best possible delivery. Any workstation in any configuration found on the Sun price list can be purchased from Sun, but must be configured as laid out in section 3.10 of the Installation Planning manual.

Blade 150 Workstation, 17" Monitor	Varian P/N: 01-910815-03
650 MHz UltraSPARC IIi CPU 512 KB On-chip Level 2 Cache 512 MByte RAM On-board 24-bit PGX-64 Graphics Controller 80 GByte 7200 r.p.m. EIDE Hard Disk 16x DVD-ROM Drive 1.44 MByte Floppy Drive 17" Flat Screen Color CRT Monitor Screen Resolution 1024 x 768 Pixels USB Keyboard and Mouse 10/100BaseT Self-sensing Ethernet Port 4 USB Ports 2 IEEE-1394 (Firewire) Ports 1 Serial Port, 1 Parallel Port 3 32 bit/33 MHz PCI I/O Slots StarOffice 6.0 Office Suite pre-installed Solaris 8 & 9 Operating Systems pre-loaded
Blade 150 Workstation, 22" Monitor	Varian P/N: 01-910815-04
same as above, but 22" Flat Screen Color CRT Monitor, Usable Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024 Pixels
Blade 150 Workstation, 19" LCD Monitor	Varian P/N: 01-910815-05
same as above, but 19" LCD Digital Color Monitor, Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024 Pixels 48x CD-RW Drive (can only be installed in lieu of the DVD-ROM drive)
Blade 1500, 1060 MHz, 19" LCD Monitor	Varian P/N: 01-914039-00
1060 MHz UltraSPARC IIIi CPU, 1 MByte On-Chip Level 2 Cache 512 MByte RAM 19" LCD Digital Color Monitor, Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024 Pixels, 24-bit XVR-100 Graphics Controller 16x DVD-ROM Drive 48x CD-RW Drive (can only be installed in lieu of the DVD-ROM drive) 80 GByte 7200 r.p.m. Ultra ATA-100 Hard Disk 10/100/1000BaseT Self-sensing Ethernet Port 2 Serial Ports, 1 Parallel Port 3 USB 2.0, 4 USB 1.1/1.0 Ports 2 IEEE 1394 (6 pin, "Firewire") Connectors USB Keyboard and Mouse Two 32 bit/33 MHz, Two 64 bit/33 MHz PCI I/O Slots One 64 bit/66 MHz PCI I/O Slots StarOffice 6.0 Office Suite pre-installed Solaris 8 Operating Systems pre-loaded
Blade 2500, 1280 MHz, 19" LCD Monitor	Varian P/N: 01-913725-00
1280 MHz UltraSPARC IIIi CPU, 1 MByte On-Chip Level 2 Cache 1 GByte RAM 19" LCD Digital Color Monitor, Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024 Pixels, 24-bit XVR-100 Graphics Controller 16x DVD-ROM Drive 36 GByte 10,000 r.p.m. UltraSCSI Hard Disk 10/100/1000BaseT Self-sensing Ethernet Port External 40 MByte/sec Fast/wide UltraSCSI Port 2 Serial Ports, 1 Parallel Port 7 USB 1.1 / USB 2.0 Connectors 2 IEEE 1394 (6 pin, "Firewire") Connectors USB Keyboard and Mouse Three 64 bit/33 MHz PCI I/O Slots Three 64 bit/66 MHz PCI I/O Slots StarOffice 6.0 Office Suite pre-installed Solaris 8 Operating Systems pre-loaded
Blade 2500, 1280 MHz, 22" Color Monitor	Varian P/N: 01-913725-01
same as above, but 22" flat screen color monitor, Screen Resolution 1600 x 1200 Pixels
Premium Blade 2500, 2*1280 MHz, 19" LCD Monitor	Varian P/N: 01-913727-00
same as above, but Two 1280 MHz UltraSPARC-IIIi CPUs 1 MByte On-chip Level 2 Cache per CPU, 2 GByte RAM, 19" LCD Digital Color Monitor, Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024 Pixels, 24-bit XVR-600 Graphics Controller 48x CD-RW Drive (in addition to DVD-ROM)
Premium Blade 2500, 2*1280 MHz, 24" LCD Monitor	Varian P/N: 01-913727-01
same as above, but Two 1280 MHz UltraSPARC-IIIi CPUs, 1 MByte On-chip Level 2 Cache per CPU, 2 GByte RAM, 24" Digital LCD Flat Panel Monitor, Screen Resolution 1920 x 1200 Pixels, 24-bit XVR-600 Graphics Controller 48x CD-RW drive (in addition to DVD-ROM)

(The pictures shown may not represent any of the configurations that we offer.)

Required Accessories for Spectrometer Hosts

The Varian NMR System, UNITY INOVA, MERCURY, MERCURY-Vx, MERCURYplus, and GEMINI 2000 use an Ethernet link for the communication between the host computer and the console (acquisition computer). For stand-alone spectrometers this can be done via the built-in Ethernet port.

If the system also is to be connected to a local network, a second Ethernet interface (PCI card) or a router is required. Varian supports and sells one Ethernet router and two SUN PCI cards, one with SCSI ports and one without:

• Linksys EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with 8 Ports (Varian P/N 01-914040-00),
• Sun's X1150A (GigaSwift 10/100/1000BaseT Ethernet) PCI expansion board (Varian P/N 01-911649-00), or alternatively
• Sun's X2222A (dual 10/100BaseT + dual fast/wide UltraSCSI) PCI expansion board (Varian P/N 01-911648-00), if external SCSI devices (such as disks or tape drives) are to be connected.

Retrofits

HAL board based systems (UNITYplus, UNITY, VXR-S) cannot be retrofitted with Sun Blade computers. Check with Sun Microsystems for a used or re-manufactured Ultra 5, Ultra 10, Ultra 30, Ultra 60 or Ultra 80 workstation - all these models have been discontinued. If your system is a VXR-S or UNITY, your console may need to be retrofitted with a newer HAL board with DMA capability; please check with Varian before attempting to just swap in a new computer! With the exception of the Ultra 30, Ultra 60 and Ultra 80 workstations you will need to use an extra SCSI board (such as Sun's X2222A PCI card) to interface to the console. Note that all of Sun's computers are now PCI based; S-Bus cards will not work on recent Sun workstations.

Accessories

For the computers listed above a number of accessories (memory, disks, tape and floppy drives) have been incorporated into our price lists. Information on these accessories is found on separate pages:

Go to the Sun Microsystems Website for more information