DVD-ROM Drive Unit/Tape Drive Unit

The DVD drive cannot be directly shared by multiple domains in a server. However, if the multiple domains are connected to one another through a LAN and a certain function of the Solaris Operating System is used, the DVD drive can be shared by the domains. Adequate consideration of security is necessary for LAN connections between domains.

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CPUMs can be added in units of two modules.

Dual inline memory module (DIMMs) can be added in units of 16 modules.

If you add an IOU, a CMU must be mounted for the slot with the same slot number.

IOU Onboard Device Card_A (IOUA) can be mounted in PCIe Slot #0, #2, #4, and #6 in the IOU.

External I/O Expansion Unit connection cards can be mounted in PCIe Slot #1, #3, #5, and #7 in the IOU.

1.5Optional Products

The following products are the main options available for the SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers.

■Power Supply Options

■External I/O Expansion Unit

■SPARC Enterprise M9000 Server (Expansion Cabinet) Option

For information about other optional products, visit our web site.

1.5.1Power Supply Options

The power cabinet and the rack-mountable dual power feed option for the SPARC Enterprise M8000 server are offered as power supply options.

The power cabinet enables dual power feed or three-phase power feed.

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