C H A P T E R 1

Physical and Network

Specifications

This chapter describes what the reader is expected to know, including physical and network connection specifications for the SPARC® Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers, before planning server installation.

This chapter contains the following sections:

■Section 1.1, “Before Setting Up the System” on page 1-1

■Section 1.2, “Physical Specifications” on page 1-4

1.1Before Setting Up the System

Before starting server installation, verify that the requirements listed in TABLE 1-1are satisfied.

TABLE 1-1 Checklist (1 of 3)

Requirements

Item

Check

System components

Have the server components been decided?

 

Has the total number of servers been decided?

System management

Have the system administrators and operators taken the required Sun

 

Microsystems or Fujitsu training courses?

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