Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Table of ContentsIntroduction............................................................................................................................................5
Sun Fire x4000 Server Family Overview............................................................................................................5
Sun Fire X4600 Overview...................................................................................................................................6
Sun Fire X4600 Target Markets and Applications..........................................................................................9
Architecture Overview.........................................................................................................................10
Sun Fire X4600 Server.....................................................................................................................................10
CPU Architecture.................................................................................................................................14
AMD Opteron Processor...................................................................................................................................16
CPU Packaging...........................................................................................................................................17
Processor VRM...........................................................................................................................................18
Memory Architecture........................................................................................................................................18
x64 Architecture................................................................................................................................................19
AMD Direct Connect Architecture.....................................................................................................................20
HyperTransportTM Technology...................................................................................................................21
Memory Interface........................................................................................................................................21
Chip-to-Chip Interconnect............................................................................................................................21
I/O Expansion Capability to High-Speed Industry Buses.............................................................................22
I/O Subsystem.....................................................................................................................................24
Sun Fire X4600 I/O Subsystem Overview........................................................................................................24
Chipsets...........................................................................................................................................................24
AMD-8132TM HyperTransport PCI-X Tunnel..............................................................................................25
NVIDIA nForce Professional.......................................................................................................................26
LSI SAS1064 SAS Controller............................................................................................................................26
Intel 82546GB Dual Port Gigabit Ethernet Controllers......................................................................................27
ATI RageTM XL Video......................................................................................................................................28
SMSC LPC47B272 Super I/O Controller..........................................................................................................29
PCI-X and PCI-E Expansion Slots....................................................................................................................30
Sun Fire X4600 Server PCI Expansion Slots...............................................................................................30
Motherboard........................................................................................................................ ................32
Cooling and Power..............................................................................................................................33
Cooling.............................................................................................................................................................33
Fans............................................................................................................................................................34
Power Supplies.................................................................................................................................................35
ILOM: Integrated Lights Out Management..........................................................................................37
ILOM Architecture.............................................................................................................................................37
ILOM Software..................................................................................................................................................38
In-Band Server Management Interfaces...........................................................................................................39
Baseboard Management Controller (BMC).......................................................................................................39
Out-of-Band Server Management Interfaces....................................................................................................39
Command Line Interface (CLI).........................................................................................................................39
Web Interface...................................................................................................................................................40
Remote Keyboard, Video, Mouse, and Storage (RKVMS)................................................................................40
Lights Out Management (LOM)........................................................................................................................41
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI).......................................................................................41
IPMItool.......................................................................................................................................................42
SNMP .........................................................................................................................................................42
Sun N1 System Manager..................................................................................................................................43
Software Operating Environment........................................................................................................45
Solaris Operating System Features..................................................................................................................45
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