Sun Microsystems has recently introduced three 64-bit Sun Fire servers that are based on AMD’s Opteron microprocessor.

According to Sun, the Sun Fire X2100, X4100 and X4200 servers are equipped with a host of new technologies that will debut in the company’s entire product line including its Sparc line of servers. Few of the technologies include hot-swappable capabilities, which allows customers to replace components such as hard drives while the server is powered on. The company further suggested that the aforementioned models also have a thermally efficient chassis for heat dissipation and a well-integrated remote systems management.

Although Sun executives did not reveal many details on its strategies or how it plans to take advantage of the new technologies, the company’s President and COO Jonathan Schwartz assured that its other product lines would utilize Galaxy’s technologies.

Asked whether the new servers would have a negative impact on the company’s Sparc business, Schwartz commented that he doesn’t believe that Sparc will suffer due to Sun Fire.

Sun Microsystems pointed out that it rigorously plans to compete in the blade servers market, which is currently dictated by IBM and HP. Sun said it had the privilege of starting clean, which allowed it to work on newer technologies to grab a hold of the blade market. The company said Sun servers’ power efficiency, one-and-a-half times the performance of HP and IBM blade servers and a quarter of the overall physical size are a few of the vivid features that differentiate its servers from its competition.

The company said customers have started ordering its new servers, but the specific number is unknown. However, Sun is expecting to mass-produce these servers, confirmed John Fowler, Executive Vice President, Network Systems Group, Sun Microsystems. Since Sun relies so heavily on AMD and its Opteron chips for the Sun Fire products, Schwartz hopes that AMD can keep up.