CHAPTER 1

System Overview

This chapter provides an overview of features, specifications, and configurations of the SPARC® Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers.

■Product Overview

1.1Product Overview

SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers have been developed as UNIX servers using a symmetric multi-processing (SMP) architecture. Each of these systems merges mainframe technologies for high reliability, and the associated know-how accumulated over time, with the high-speed technologies of super computers and the openness of UNIX server development.

If a problem occurs during operation, the errors causing them can be corrected or isolated without stopping the system. This feature minimizes problems in many cases, thereby improving job continuity.

Each SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers contains one or more SPARC64 VI CPUs. They can operate as multiple servers that permit flexible use of resources, including more efficient execution of job operations.

Each server consists of a cabinet containing various mounted components, a front door, rear door, and side covers as parts of the server structure.

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