Which Sun Servers Are Available in Refurbished Condition?

In 2009 the Oracle Corporation officially announced that it would be acquiring Sun Microsystems. Oracle hoped that it could capitalize on the company's successful line of units in order to offer the only integrated system on the market, one which combined industry leading software and critical computing systems. Following the acquisition, Oracle restructured and determined which Sun servers would continue to be developed and manufactured and which product lines to discontinue. Many servers, like the Sun SPARC systems, the Sun Blade systems, and the Sun x86 systems would continue to be produced. However, other Sun servers like the Sun Fire were discontinued.

Businesses that wish to add Sun Fire servers to their information technology (IT) environment must purchase these machines as previously owned, but even those brands that are still being produced can be purchased as pre-owned. The used server price for brands like Sun SPARC, Sun Blade, and Sun x86 is less than half the price of a new machine. This makes it advantageous for businesses to purchase new machines, as the cost savings can be invested back into the machine to improve its performance. In addition to the low used server price, another thing that makes used servers a good investment is the fact that they can be configured to the buyer's needs. Many vendors offer to pre-install the necessary software after the device is professionally cleaned. This makes it easier to integrate a newly purchased machine into the company's IT environment.

Once a company has determined that it wants to purchased used servers, it must determine which product best fits organizational needs. Here are a few Sun servers that can be purchased as previously owned:

Sun Blade

These computer systems were introduced in 2006 to serve as Sun's blade server product. The first product in this line was the Sun Blade 8000 Chassis, which was capable of holding up to 10 blades. The next year, Sun released the Sun Blade 6000 Chassis, which enabled owners to integrate both SunSPARC and Sun x64 architecture blades.

SPARC Enterprise

Introduced in 2007, this line of Sun servers is a range of UNIX computers that are based on the SPARC9 architecture. What sets these units apart from other models is that they can be electronically partitioned by using dynamic reconfiguration and domains. Previously owned SPARC enterprise devices have a low used server price, which makes it easy for companies with minimal resources to acquire partitioned models.

Sun Fire

These models were originally introduced in 2001 and they were produced until 2003 with the UltraSPARC III processor. These Sun servers were later released with Intel Xeon, AMD Opteron, or UltraSPARC IV dual-core processors, but in 2012 the line was officially discontinued. In essence, the used server price for a Sun Fire device is the only price.

While a previously purchased unit is inexpensive and reliable with the right warranty, customers will find that a refurbished model is more reliable. A refurbished Sun Blade, SPARC Enterprise server, or Sun Fire server that has been properly evaluated, and repaired is better protected from future problems thanks to the presence of a warranty.

Organizations that offer Sun servers in a refurbished condition will still offer these devices at a lower used server price.

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