1.2Physical Specifications

This section outlines the SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Server components and lists their physical specifications.

1.2.1System Components

1.2.1.1Names and Corresponding Capacities and Functions

TABLE 1-2lists the names and the capacities and functions of the SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Server components.

TABLE 1-2Names and Quantities

Name

Capacity/function

Remarks

 

 

 

SPARC Enterprise

Accommodates up to four CMUs (up to 16 CPU

M8000 Server

modules: 32 cores) and up to four IOUs.

SPARC Enterprise

Accommodates up to eight CMUs (up to 32 CPU

M9000 Server (base

modules: 64 cores) and up to eight IOUs.

cabinet)

 

SPARC Enterprise

Accommodates up to eight CMUs (up to 32 CPU

M9000 Server

modules: 64 cores) and up to eight IOUs.

(expansion cabinet)

 

Rack-mountable

Provides power redundancy (with single-phase dual

Dual Power Feed

power feed) for a SPARC Enterprise M8000 Server

 

server. It is a rack-mount type.

Power Cabinet

There are two types of Power Cabinet:

 

• Device that provides three-phase dual power feed for

 

a SPARC Enterprise M8000 Server

 

• Device that provides single-phase dual power feed or

 

three-phase dual power feed for a SPARC Enterprise

 

M9000 Server

Can accommodate up to 16 CMUs (up to 64 CPU modules: 128 cores) and up to 16 IOUs when combined with an expansion cabinet.

Optional.

One power cabinet is required for each SPARC Enterprise M8000 Server.

One power cabinet is required for each SPARC Enterprise M9000 Server of the base or expansion cabinet type. (The device that provides single- phase dual power feed is an optional product for the SPARC Enterprise M9000 Server.)

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