The Sun Fire V480 server is designed to deliver compute density and enterprise-class RAS features at an affordable price. Its space-efficient, rack-optimized 5RU, 24-inch-depth enclosure provides excellent value per rack unit and contains up to four UltraSPARC III Cu processors, each with 8 MB e-cache (L2), up to 32 GB of memory, integrated dual 10/100/1000-Mb/sec. Ethernet, and the Sun Fireplane Interconnect operating at 9.6 GB/sec. The Sun Fire V480 server features N+1 power supplies with separate power cords, so a fully configured system can run on one power supply; the second power supply is for redundancy purposes. In addition, hot-plug disks and hot-swap power supplies enable online maintenance and repair to further enhance system availability. Outstanding scalability, performance, and enterprise class RAS features make the Sun Fire V480 server an excellent Web, e-commerce, or EDA server. Remote System Control (RSC) reduces overall system management costs by providing monitoring and control from remote locations via Ethernet, serial, and modem connections.