Sun N1 System Manager 1.2 Site Preparation Guide

Site Planning

This section provides guidelines for determining your management server and switch needs. The following topics are discussed:

Management Server Considerations

Hard drive capacity and the number of provisionable servers to be managed are the primary considerations for your management server.

The following table provides sizing guidelines for the management server.

Table 2–5 Management Server Hardware Sizing Guidelines

Small scale deployment: 1 to 128 provisionable servers

 

Total number of processors 

1 or more single-core AMD Opteron processors 

1 or more 1x1 Ghz Ultra SPARC IIIi minimum 

 

Total memory 

4 Gbytes minimum 

 

Total file system space 

73 Gbytes minimum 

 

Media 

1 DVD ROM drive 

 

Qualified Models 

Sun Fire V20z, V40z, X2100, X4100, X4200, V210, V240, V440, and T1000 

 

Sample Configuration 

Sun Fire V20z Single Processor (single-core) Opteron processor, 4 GB RAM, 1x73 GB HDD, DVD ROM Drive 

Medium scale deployment: 129 to 256 provisionable servers

 

Total number of processors 

2 or more single-core AMD Opteron processors, or 1 or more dual-core AMD Opteron processors 

2 or more 1x1 Ghz Ultra SPARC IIIi minimum 

 

Total memory 

8 Gbytes minimum 

 

Total file system space 

146 Gbytes minimum 

 

Media 

1 DVD ROM drive 

 

Qualified Models 

Sun Fire V20z, V40z, X4100, X4200, V210, V240, V280, V440, and T2000 

 

Sample Configuration 

Sun Fire V40z Dual Processor (dual-core), 8 GB RAM, 1x146 GB HDD, DVD ROM Drive 

Large scale deployment: 257 to 512 provisionable servers

 

Total number of processors 

4 single-core AMD Opteron processors, or 2 or more dual-core AMD Opteron processors 

4 1x1 Ghz Ultra SPARC IIIi minimum 

 

Total memory 

16 Gbytes minimum 

 

Total file system space 

300 Gbytes minimum 

 

Media 

1 DVD ROM drive 

 

Qualified Models 

Sun Fire V20z, V40z, X4100, X4200, V440, and T2000 

 

Sample Configuration 

Sun Fire V40z Dual Processor (dual-core), 16 GB RAM, 1x300 GB HDD, DVD ROM Drive 

Switch Considerations

Switch requirements are determined by the following factors:

The following worksheet can assist you in determining the total number of switch ports by type that you will need on your switch or switches.

Table 2–6 Switch Port Requirements Worksheet

Server Type 

10/100 Ports 

10/100/1000 Ports 

Management Server

   
 

10/100 Management port: 1  

If you have not installed a third 1–Gbit NIC in the management server, enter 1 in the 10/100/1000 port column. 

If you have installed a third 1–Gbit NIC, enter 2 in the 10/100/1000 column. 

Total: 1 

Total: __________ 

 

Provisionable Servers

   
 
  • Separate management, provisioning, and data networks:

    Total the number of provisionable servers and enter that number in the 10/100 column

    Double the number of provisionable servers and enter that number in the 10/100/1000 column.

  • Separate management network, and combined data and provisioning networks:

    Total the number of provisionable servers and enter that number in the 10/100 column and in the 10/100/1000 column.

  • Combined management, provisioning, and data networks:

    Total the number of provisionable servers and enter that number in the 10/100/1000 column.

Total: __________ 

Total: __________ 

       

10/100/100 connection for the corporate network: 

 

Total: 1 

       
 

Total the number of ports for each column: 

10/100 ports: 

10/100/1000 ports: 

 

Total: _________ 

Total: _________ 

Use the above totals to determine your switch requirements, and then connect the servers and switches according to your site plan.