3-10 SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Site Planning Guide • April 2008
■The SPARC Enterprise M9000 server uses internal fans in the base cabinet and
expansion cabinet, and it generates a total airflow of 102 cubic meters per minute
(3600 cubic feet per minute [cfm]) under normal operating conditions.
■The Power Cabinet and Rack-mountable Dual Power Feed of the SPARC
Enterprise M8000 server uses built-in fans to generate air flow of 7 cubic meters
per minute (247 cubic feet per minute [cfm]) under standard operating conditions.
■The Power Cabinet of the SPARC Enterprise M9000 server uses a built-in fan to
produce air flow of 12 cubic meters per minute (424 cubic feet per minute [cfm])
under the standard operating conditions.
■The SPARC Enterprise M8000 server and Rack-mountable Dual Power Feed
system draws air from the bottom of the cabinet and exhausts it at the top and
rear.
FIGURE 3-1 Cooling Air and Exhaust Flows of SPARC Enterprise M8000 Server and Rack-
mountable Dual Power Feed
■The SPARC Enterprise M9000 server draws air from the bottom of the cabinet and
exhausts it at the top.