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The Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 is the next generation of Sun Cobalt's
Server Appliance product family which first launched in 1999. The
Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 Server Appliance integrates the hardware,
software, database and development tools needed to deploy
applications extremely quickly even without any prior server
experience. The Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance product line
offers both a front panel LCD, simple network configuration via the
keypad, and remote browser-based management. All of these integrated
functions translate into a server appliance platform that is easy to
deploy, use, and manage, all for a total cost of ownership well
below conventional servers.
The Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance is Sun Cobalt's newest
and highest performing 1U server appliance. The Sun Cobalt RaQ 550
server appliance extends beyond the current server appliance product
line, with a series of new performance, expandability and
reliability features. These include a new modular software
architecture, updated Linux kernel, enhanced security and system
monitoring features, in addition to greater processing power,
increased internal data storage capacity, and a new mechanical
design which provides ease of access and greater reliability.
The Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance is ideal for vertical
markets such as retail and education that are seeking to appliantize
their business solutions at the edge of the network, in addition to
small to medium size businesses who are bringing their web hosting
infrastructure in-house. Whether used for shared, dedicated or
co-location services, the Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance offers
a true plug and play web hosting platform for Internet Service
Providers. Tens of thousands of Sun Cobalt RaQ server appliances are
now used by thousands of service providers worldwide. Over one
million web sites are hosted on Sun Cobalt RaQs. Furthermore, with
an enhanced modular software architecture and a full suit of
development tools, the Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance offers
the perfect environment for the developer community to customize and
rapidly deploy their applications.
The Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance is part of the larger Sun
Cobalt™ product line that includes the Sun Cobalt RaQ 4, RaQ XTR,
Control Station, Qube 3, and CacheRaQ 4 server appliances. |
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Vertical Markets
Sun Cobalt RaQ Server Appliances are
used by businesses such as retail, and educational institutions for
deploying their specific applications. Many of these applications
are database driven, so the Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance
offering includes the necessary tools built into the server. These
tools include Sun ONE Active Server Pages (ASP), PHP, and SQL
enabled databases.
Horizontal Markets
Any small to medium sized
enterprises seeking rapidly deployable server appliances within a
high-density, rack-mountable environment. The Sun Cobalt RaQ 550
server appliance is an ideal platform for deployment at the edge of
the corporate network. Businesses can now easily and affordably
bring their web-hosting infrastructure in-house with the Sun Cobalt
RaQ 550 server appliance. The Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance
can be utilized as a departmental FTP server, dedicated DNS,
corporate Internet / intranet server, and content delivery server.
Internet Service Providers
Thousands of Internet
service providers currently use Sun Cobalt RaQ server appliances.
Over one-million websites are hosted on Sun Cobalt platforms.
Hosting providers are familiar with Sun Cobalt and the Sun Cobalt
RaQ 550 server appliance is something that they have been asking
for. Bottom line is that they are looking for a solution that offers
the following traits: reliability, economics, simplicity, and
flexibility. From a toolset perspective, they now have an easy
migration for those existing customers running on the Windows NT
platform. They also have the ability to offer their customers
virtually any website development tool to go to market with. SPs now
will have the ability to offer customers the ability to leverage
their existing tool knowledge and deploy of a cost effective,
reliable Sun Cobalt platform.
Developer Community
There is a large and growing
developer community for the Sun Cobalt Server Appliance product
line. These developers are focused on getting their applications
deployed to the market, and Sun Cobalt has support for the tools and
technologies that they are using. Because Sun Cobalt provides
support for all of the major Web development tool environments, the
Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance is an ideal development
platform.
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The Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance is now available from
select Sun resellers. For more information, please contact Sun
Cobalt at 800-786-0404 or visit the Sun Web site at http://store.sun.com/. |
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No. You will find that the cost of building your own box is very
comparable to Sun Cobalt RaQ server appliances. Also, the Sun Cobalt
RaQ 550 server appliance comes pre-configured with all the Internet
service software wrapped in a very easy-to-use Web-based interface
that takes the hassles out of adding and configuring the software.
Moreover, Sun provides ongoing support and continuous product
enhancements. |
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The Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance comes pre-configured with
the latest versions of the Apache Web server, ProFTPd FTP server,
Sendmail Email services, Bind DNS server,JavaServer PagesT (JSPT
1.1) framework, Java™ Servlet 2.2, Sun ONE Active Server Pages
(ASP), InterBase 6 SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, PHP, Perl, Python, FP2002
server extensions, Legato NetWorker and Knox Arkeia backup clients,
SSHv2 server, 128-bit SSL, Telnet server, SNMP agent, and Sun Cobalt
Bandwidth Management service. |
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The Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance comes pre-configured with
a Multilingual Web-based administration interface, multiple
administrator accounts for management delegation, Sun Cobalt Active
Monitor monitoring agents, Sun Cobalt ActiveAssist real-time
context-sensitive help, Sun Cobalt BlueLinQ Application Service
delivery system, Web-based Setup Wizard, Auto-configuration and Sun
Cobalt Control Station support. |
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It only takes minutes to setup the server. All it takes is to
configure the IP address, netmask, and default gateway address from
the LCD console (buttons and LCD screen located on the front panel).
Once this information is entered, you work with the Sun Cobalt
Server Desktop to complete the configuration process. A simple HTML
setup wizard screen completes the setup of the Sun Cobalt RaQ 550
server appliance. No Unix knowledge is required to deploy a Sun
Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance. |
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Visit Sun Cobalt's demo web site at http://www.sun.com/hardware/serverappliances/demo/index.html,
and check for the Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance. The Demo
button will lead you to a complete, fully interactive demo of the
Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance's Server Desktop Web-based
interface that will demonstrate the ease of use and functionality of
the product. |
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It is as simple as connecting the power and the Ethernet Port,
configuring the IP address from the LCD screen, going through a
simple Web-based setup wizard. |
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The Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance comes with the Sun Cobalt
BlueLinQ Technology, an innovative mechanism that automatically
notifies the administrator when new product updates or software
packages are available for the Sun Cobalt appliance. These updates
or services can come directly from Sun or, in the future, from
software developers and service providers. |
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The Sun Cobalt Migration Utility is a tool for transporting
Virtual sites from a Sun Cobalt RaQ server appliance to another. It
can be used to migrate Virtual Sites from a Sun Cobalt RaQ 2, RaQ 3,
RaQ 4, or RaQ XTR server appliance to a Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server
appliance. This tool is the ideal utility for enabling you to
smoothly upgrade to a new Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance.
Warning: The Sun Cobalt Migration Utility is designed for advanced
Linux power users who are comfortable with using the telnet prompt.
The Migration Utility is designed to migrate Virtual Sites from one
system to another (including Web site content, Users and mailboxes,
Mailing-lists, Logs, SSL certificates...) and not the advanced
service or system parameters (does not migrate DNS configuration,
Sun ONE Active Server Pages (ASP), bandwidth Management, Advanced
Mail Server parameters...), which are specific to each system.
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Yes. The Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance can import and
export user lists using TSV (Tab Separated Value) files. |
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The Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance can be locally or
remotely managed using the Sun Cobalt Server Desktop Web-based
interface. The Sun Cobalt Server Desktop takes the hassles out of
configuring and managing the system and software. It is designed to
easily integrate third-party applications and to be localized.
Individual customers can also customize the Server Desktop to
reflect their own individual preferences (such as color, layout,
language, logo, etc.). |
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The main services on the Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance are
protected against buffer overflow in order to protect the system
against "stack-smashing" attacks. The Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server
appliance automatically detects, logs and blocks port scans. An
SSHv2 server and 128-bit SSL are pre-installed to ensure data
confidentiality and allow secure remote management. The Sun Cobalt
BlueLinQ software delivery service helps the system administrator
keep the server appliance up-to-date with the latest Sun Cobalt
security patches installed. |
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Yes, Sun Cobalt ActiveAssist provides real-time context-sensitive
help on the Sun Cobalt Server Desktop. When you move the mouse
pointer over a context-sensitive area of the screen, a description
of the item appears at the bottom of the browser page. |
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The Sun Cobalt Server Desktop supports two languages
simultaneously: English and Japanese. The Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server
appliance automatically detects the preferred language configured in
the user's Web browser and allows several users to simultaneously
browse the Sun Cobalt Desktop interface using a different language.
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Yes. The Sun Cobalt Server Desktop interface can be configured to
automatically detect the Web browser's language settings or to
always use a specific language on a per-user basis. |
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Yes. The main administrator can delegate the system
administration to other users by creating additional administrator
accounts. When logging in using an administrative account, the user
will see the menu items under the Administration tab in to the Sun
Cobalt Server Desktop interface. |
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Yes. The administrator can delegate virtual site administration
to other users by granting the "site administrator" privilege.
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The Sun Cobalt Bandwidth Management technology allows to apply
maximum data transfer rate limitations for a given IP address. Each
limit affects all sites associated with the IP address that is
limited. |
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The Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance supports JavaServer Pages
(JSP 1.1) framework and Servlet 2.2 specifications. |
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The Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance supports Active Server
Pages using Sun ONE Active Server Pages (ASP) technology. |
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Not difficult at all. Simply go to the Web-based ASP
Administration Server in the Server Desktop and use the wizard to
connect to the database of choice (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SequeLink,
dBase, Oracle 8, Microsoft SQL server, Sybase, Informix, DB2 or
InterBase) |
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A user account configured as catch-all will receive all the
incoming mail sent to non-existing email addresses in the same
domain. This prevents the server appliance from bouncing email back
with the "user unknown" error message. |
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When enabled, automatic DNS configuration automatically updates
the DNS server configuration when Virtual sites are created or
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No, there is no additional software license required to run or
use the Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance. |
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Sun provides updates and patches to the software and system.
Notifications are automatically sent to the Sun Cobalt RaQ 550
server appliance owner through the Sun Cobalt BlueLinQ application
service delivery. |
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The Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance provides the option to
remotely backup the server by using either Legato NetWorker or Knox
Arkeia backup software. The Legato and Arkeia client software are
pre-installed on the Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance and require
a separate network based Legato or Arkeia backup server. |
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The Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance provides interactive
Status information by regularly monitoring the main system
components. Using the Web-based interface, the administrator can
easily select the services that will be monitored and enter the
email addresses that will receive the notification and alert
messages. A Service indicator LED on the front face of the server
appliance turns on when a problem is detected. |
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Yes. The Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance uses the XFS
Journaling File System to ensure data integrity and to reduce
startup time by avoiding FSCK delays after unexpected interruptions.
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Yes. The Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance can have an
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) connected to its serial port and
be configured to send Wake On LAN magic packets to slaves when it is
powered up. It can also be configured as a slave; the server
appliance will then communicate with a master for information on the
UPS. |
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The Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance comes with one or two
40GB or 80GB internal hard drives. |
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Yes. The dual disk configuration of the Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server
appliance comes standard with RAID 1 software technology, allowing
for data redundancy over two disks. |
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The Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance memory is expandable to
2GB of SDRAM using 2 DIMM sockets. Each one of the two memory slots
supports 32MB to 1GB memory modules. |
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The memory type is PC-133, 168-pin, Registered ECC SDRAM DIMM.
The DIMM modules have to be less than 1.6 inches (40.6 millimeters)
high. |
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Error Correction Code (ECC) memory modules use multiple bits per
byte (an advanced form of Parity detection) to detect double-bit
errors. The Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance automatically
corrects single-bit errors. ECC memory protects and ensures data
integrity on systems running mission-critical applications. |
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Yes, one half-length (6.875 inches / 174.63 mm) 64-bit/33 Mhz PCI
slot is available for expansion. The PCI slot supports 3V or 5V
cards compliant with either 32-bit or 64-bit specifications. |
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The Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance's power consumption is 40
Watts idle, 85 Watts typical and 150 Watts max. |
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16.83 in. x 1.75 in. x 14.0 in. (42.75 cm x 4.45cm x 35.56 cm )
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Sun Cobalt RaQ 550 server appliance weights from 11.8 lbs (5.37
kg) for a 1 HDD system to 13.0 lbs (5.90 kg) for a 2 HDDs system.
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As a supplement to the online tools, individualized support is
available for $95 per incident. For more information, please call
Sun Cobalt Technical Support 800 526-0484. |
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