Maintenance
134 Avaya CMS Sun Fire V880/V890 Installation, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting May 2006
Maintaining CPU/Memory boards
This section describes how to replace or add memory modules and CPU/Memory boards.
This section includes the following topics:
CPU and memory configurations on page 134
Checking the current memory and CPU configuration on page135
Shutting down the system on page 136
Removing a CPU/Memory board on page 137
Replacing memory on page 138
Installing a CPU/Memory board on page 140
Restarting the system on page 143
!WARNING:
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WARNING: You must wear an ESD wrist strap when installing or removing hardware
components to prevent electrical discharge that can damage the system.

CPU and memory configurations

The minimum memory configuration of the V880 is one CPU/Memory board that has two
processors and 4-GB of memory. The V880 computer can be upgraded to a total of four CPU/
Memory boards, with a maximum memory of 16-GB.
The minimum memory configuration of the V890 is one CPU/Memory board that has two
processors and 8-GB of memory. The V890 computer can be upgraded to a total of two CPU/
Memory boards, with a maximum memory of 16-GB.
!Important:
Important: The CPUs in all memory boards must match. You cannot, for example, mix a900
MHz CPU with a 1.2 GHz CPU, or an UltraSPARC III CPU with an UltraSPARC IV
CPU.