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Exhibit 10.41
 ***Text Omitted and Filed Separately
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Confidential Treatment Requested
Under 17 C.F.R. Sections 200.80(b)(4)
and 240.24b-2.
 Agreement No. AR-
 PRODUCT SUPPLEMENT/AWARD LETTER (SCSI U320)
  1
    
    SCOPE: Neither this Award Letter nor the Agreement constitutes a commitment by Sun to
purchase Products unless Sun, in its sole discretion, issues one or more P.O.s in the manner
described in the Agreement. The terms and conditions of the Agreement are incorporated herein
by reference as if set forth in full.2
    
    PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS AND PRICING/[***]: Product descriptions and pricing are set forth in
Exhibit A to this Award Letter.3
    
    MINIMUM PURCHASE RIGHTS PERIOD: Pursuant to the terms of Section 2.1 of the Agreement, the
Minimum Purchase Rights Period (as defined therein) is [***].4
    
    UPSIDE SUPPORT: Sun may request all or any part of Upside quantity at anytime during the
applicable quarter [***]. Supplier shall sell, manufacture and ship such Upside quantities to
Sun on a first-in, first-out basis within [***] after Suns written request.[***][***]Supplier shall [***] to accommodate any request from Sun to accelerate delivery of Upside
quantities of Products within the timeframes indicated above. With respect to any request
for quantities in excess of Upside Support described above, the parties shall negotiate in
good faith acceptable delivery dates.5
    
    SUN-UNIQUE COMPONENTS: The initial List of Sun-unique Components is set forth as Exhibit B.6
    
    STATEMENT OF WORK: The Statement of Work is set forth as Exhibit C.7
    
    SPECIFICATION: The Product Specification is set forth as Exhibit D.8
    
    SUN CONTRACTORS: The list of Sun Contractors, if any, is in Exhibit E.9
    
    EXTERNAL MANUFACTURERS: The list of External Manufacturers, if any, is in Exhibit F.10
    
    BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN: Suppliers business continuity plan for the Product is in Exhibit G.11
    
    DEMAND REPLENISHMENT and/or CFIT Programs: The Demand Replenishment and or CFIT Programs
for the Product is in Exhibit H.12
    
    SEEDSTOCK: For the 3320 Product, Supplier will provide Sun with [***] units of
initial seed stock of FRUs for such Products for use by Suns service organization at [***]
each. Additional units required as seed stock to be used solely by Sun [***].
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    CERTIFICATION REGARDING ROHS COMPLIANCE: For the parts listed on Exhibit J to this
Award Letter that are included in Products covered under this Award Letter to be delivered by
Dot Hill to Sun for intended delivery by Sun to third parties for use within the European
Community, Dot Hill certifies to its knowledge as of the execution by Dot Hill and Sun of this
Award Letter that such parts will, at Suns request, be designed by Dot Hill to be compliant
to with European Union Directive 2002/95/EC using the lead-in-solder exemption as stated in
Article 4(1) paragraph 7 therein. Suns sole and exclusive remedy for a breach of this
provision shall be for Dot Hill to repair or replace, at Dot Hills election, the affected
materials in the non-compliant Products or the non-compliant Products themselves, subject to
delivery by Sun to Dot Hill of such non-compliant Products during their applicable warranty
period using the agreed RMA process established in the Agreement for such non-compliant
Products.14
    
    LEADTIME AND PRICING FOR [***] CONFIGURATIONS: Dot Hill will supply to Sun under this Award
Letter both [***] configured 3320 systems. [***] configured 3320 systems shall have same
leadtimes and costs as their [***] configured 3320 counterparts that are manufactured at the
same manufacturing location and delivered by Dot Hill to the same Sun delivery location.15
    
    AWARD LETTER COMPONENTS: The parties agree to be bound by these terms and conditions which
consists of the Award Letter and the Exhibits indicated below:
 x
    
    Exhibit A (Product Descriptions and Pricing)x
    
    Exhibit B (Sun-unique Components)Exhibit C (Statement of Work)x
    
    Exhibit D (Specification)x
    
    Exhibit E (Sun Contractors)x
    
    Exhibit F (External Manufacturers)x
    
    Exhibit G (Business Continuity Plan)x
    
    Exhibit H (Demand Replenishment Program and/or CFIT Program)Exhibit I (Licensed Software)x
    
    Exhibit J (List of RoHS Compliant Parts)
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Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    
    
    
    Dot Hill Systems CorporationBy
    
    /s/ Tom Calderwood
    
    
    
    By
    
    /s/ Preston RommName
    
    Tom Calderwood
    
    
    
    Name
    
    Preston RommTitle
    
    Director, DMG Supplier Mgmt
    
    
    
    Title
    
    CFODate
    
    10/13/05
    
    
    
    Date
    
    10/12/05Sun Microsystems International B.V.
    
    
    
    Dot Hill Systems BVBy
    
    [Illegible]
    
    
    
    By
    
    /s/ Preston RommName
    
    [Illegible]
    
    
    
    Name
    
    Preston RommTitle
    
    Director
    
    
    
    Title
    
    CFODate
    
    10/20/05
    
    
    
    Date
    
    10/12/05
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