Sun Microsystems X4600, X4600 M2 - page 7

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Figure Intro-2: The Sun Fire X4600 Server

The highly scalable 4- to 16-way Sun Fire X4600 server allows customers to dramatically improve business

agility and growth without any data center disruption and no change to the operating system, software, rack,

network infrastructure, or storage connections. The Sun Fire X4600 server can be used to build 5-teraflop (or

larger) systems.

Table Intro-1 shows how the new Sun Fire X4600 server compares to the Sun Fire X4100 and X4200 servers.

Shaded cells indicate differences.

Table Intro-1: Sun Fire X4100, X4200 and X4600 Servers Features Comparison

Features Sun Fire X4100/X4200 Sun Fire X4600 M2

Form Factor 1/2 RU 4 RU

Processor Up to two AMD Opteron 800 Series Single-

or Dual-Core CPUs w/ 1 MB L2 Cache per

Core

Up to eight AMD Opteron 8000 Series

Dual-Core only CPUs w/ 1MB L2 Cache

per Core

BIOS AMI BIOS8 (Different revision) AMI BIOS8 (Different revision)

Memory DIMM Slots 4 DIMM slots per CPU 4 or 8 DIMM slots per CPU

Memory Type PC3200 400MHz Registered DIMMs with

ECC

PC6300 667 Mhz Registered DIMMs with

ECC

Memory Module Sizes 1 GB, and 2 GB DIMMs 1 GB, 2 GB , 4 GB DIMMs

Maximum Memory 64 GB w/2 GB DIMMs 256 GB w/4 GB DIMMs

HDD Controller LSI SAS1064 Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)

HDD Type 2.5-inch drives (SAS)

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Contents

Main Page Table of Contents Page Introduction Sun Fire x4000 Server Family Overview Sun Fire X4600 Overview Page Page Sun Fire X4600 Target Markets and Applications Chapter 1 Architecture Overview Sun Fire X4600 Server Page Page Page Chapter 2 CPU Architecture Page Page AMD Opteron Processor Page CPU Packaging Processor VRM Memory Architecture Memory is populated in pairs CPU and integrated Heatsink Order of installation x64 Architecture AMD Direct Connect Architecture HyperTransportTM Technology Memory Interface Chip-to-Chip Interconnect I/O Expansion Capability to High-Speed Industry Buses Page Chapter 3 I/O Subsystem Sun Fire X4600 I/O Subsystem Overview Chipsets AMD-8132TM HyperTransport PCI-X Tunnel NVIDIA nForce Professional LSI SAS1064 SAS Controller Intel 82546GB Dual Port Gigabit Ethernet Controllers ATI Rage XL Video SMSC LPC47B272 Super I/O Controller PCI-X and PCI-E Expansion Slots Sun Fire X4600 Server PCI Expansion Slots Page Chapter 4 Motherboard Page Chapter 5 Cooling and Power Cooling Fans Power Supplies Page Chapter 6 ILOM: Integrated Lights Out Management ILOM Architecture ILOM Software In-Band Server Management Interfaces Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Out-of-Band Server Management Interfaces Command Line Interface (CLI) Web Interface Remote Keyboard, Video, Mouse, and Storage (RKVMS) Lights Out Management (LOM) Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) IPMItool SNMP Sun N1 System Manager Page Chapter 7 Software Operating Environment Solaris Operating System Features Key Productivity Features Manageability Features Interoperability Availability Advanced Networking Bundled Software Sun Studio (90-Day Trial Version) Solaris Flash Software Solaris LIVE! Upgrade Software Real-Time Video Creation and Broadcast Support Solaris 10 OS Bundled Desktop Environments Common Desktop Environment (CDE) Enhancements GNOME 2.0 Desktop Environment Solaris OS Licensing and Usage Chapter 8 Additional Software Included Sun Installation Assistant Appendix A Connector Pinouts USB Serial 10/100 BaseT Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) 10/100/1000 BaseT Figure A-5: 10/100/1000 BaseT Pinouts VGA Page Appendix B Sun Fire X4600/X4600 M2 Rack Mounting Specifications Appendix C Sun Fire X4600/X4600 M2 Server Dimensions The Sun Fire X4600/X4600 M2 server has the following size and weight dimensions. Appendix D Environmental and Regulatory Compliance Sun Microsystems, Inc.