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Sun Ultra 27 Workstation Installation Guide

Appendix C Sun Ultra 27 Workstation System Specifications

System Components and Features

Table C–1 shows the system’s key components.

Table C–1 Sun Ultra 27 Workstation Components 

Component 

Description 

CPU 

  • One Intel Xeon processor (W3570, W3540, or W3520)

  • Processor frequencies: 3.2, 2.93, or 2.66 GHz

  • DDR3 memory controller

  • Level 2 Cache 8 MB

  • 130 W

Memory 

  • Six slots for DDR3 unbuffered DIMMs

  • Supported DIMMs: 1 GB 1066 MHz, 2 GB 1066 MHz, 2 GB 1333 MHz

Media storage  

DVD-Dual 

Hard drives 

Up to four: 

500 GB or 1 TB SATA 

or  

300 GB or 450 GB SAS 

Power supply 

530 W PSU  

Network I/O 

  • One GigabitEthernet port (back panel)

  • Intel Pro 1000 PT Desktop Adapter NIC

  • Sun PCIe x4 Dual GigabitEthernet NIC

  • Sun PCIe x4 Dual GigabitEthernet NIC (fiber)

Supported Video Cards 

  • NVIDIA Quadro FX5800 graphics accelerator card

  • NVIDIA Quadro FX3800 graphics accelerator card

  • NVIDIA Quadro FX1800 graphics accelerator card

  • NVIDIA Quadro FX380 graphics accelerator card

  • DVI-VGA adapter cable

Supported Storage HBA 

LSI 3041E 4–port internal (only) SAS adapter 

PCIe I/O and PCI I/O 

  • Two PCIe2 (5.0 GT/sec) x16 slots

  • One PCIe2 (5.0 GT/sec) x4 slot

  • One PCIe (2.5 GT/sec) x1 slot

  • One PCIe (2.5 GT/sec) x4 slot

  • One PCI 33 MHz 32–bit slot

Other I/O 

  • Eight USB 2.0 ports (two on front, four on back, and two internal)

  • Five audio ports (microphone and headphone on front, line-in, line-out, and microphone on back)

  • Two IEEE 1394 connectors on the front panel

PCIe and PCI Expansion Slots

Table C–2 lists the characteristics of the available PCIe and PCI expansion slots.

Table C–2 Sun Ultra 27 Workstation Expansion Slots 

Slot# 

Type 

Size 

Max. Width 

Max. Power Load 

Length 

Height 

Desc. 

Pos. 

— 

Cover plate, no slot 

n/a 

n/a 

n/a 

n/a 

n/a 

n/a 

n/a 

0 

PCIe2 (5.0 GT/sec)  

x16 

x16 

225 W (75 W + 150 W ext.) [Combined with slot PCIe2.]

3/4 

Full 

For supported graphics accelerator card (secondary) 

Top 

1 

PCIe2 (5.0 GT/sec)  

x8 

x4 

25 W [If slot not occupied by video card in slot PCIe0.]

3/4 

Full 

Not for graphics accelerators. For PCIe expansion cards such as NIC. 

Second 

2 

PCIe2 (5.0 GT/sec)  

(default graphics output) 

x16 

x16 

225 W (75 W + 150 W ext.) [Combined with slot PCIe0]

Full 

Full 

For supported graphics accelerator card (primary) 

Third 

3 

PCIe (2.5 GT/sec) 

x1 

x1 

25 W [If slot not occupied by video card in slot PCIe2.]

Full 

Full 

Not for graphics cards. For PCIe expansion cards such as NIC. 

Fourth 

4 

PCI 

 

32–bit 

25 W 

Full 

Full 

For 32-bit PCI cards 

Fifth 

5 

PCIe (2.5 GT/sec) 

x8 

x4 

25 W 

Full 

Full 

Not for graphics cards. For PCIe expansion cards such as NIC. 

Sixth 

Additional Ports

Table C–3 lists the additional workstation ports and the maximum power load for each.

Table C–3 Maximum Power Load of Additional Ports

Port 

Maximum Power Load 

USB 

2.5 W (each) 

1394 

18 W (each) 

Memory Rules and Supported Configurations

The Sun Ultra 27 workstation contains six DIMM slots divided into three channels (two slots per channel). The slots are colored coded—three blue and three black—and are numbered from DIMM 0 (closest to the CPU) to DIMM 5 (farthest from the CPU).

Memory Population Rules

Populate the slots according to the following rules:

Supported Memory Configurations

The following is a list of supported memory configurations for the Sun Ultra 27 Workstation. Only these configurations in combination the supported DIMMs are valid:

Physical Specifications

Table C–4 lists the physical specifications for the Sun Ultra 27 Workstation.

Table C–4 Sun Ultra 27 Workstation Workstation Physical Specifications

Specification 

British 

Metric 

Width 

7.9 in. 

200 mm 

Depth 

18.5 in. 

470 mm 

Height 

17.1 in. 

435 mm 

Weight (max with packaging) 

43.7 lb 

19.8 kg 

Power Specifications

The maximum continuous power for the Sun Ultra 27 Workstation is 530W.

Table C–5, Table C–6, and Table C–7 list additional power specifications for the system.

Table C–5 Input Voltage Range

Input Voltage 

Minimum 

Nominal 

Maximum 

Units 

Range 1 

90 

115 

132 

Vrms 

Range 2  

180 

230 

264 

Vrms 

Table C–6 Input Frequency Range

Input Frequency 

Minimum 

Nominal 

Maximum 

Units 

Range 1 

57 

60 

63 

Hz 

Range 2  

47 

50 

53 

Hz 

Table C–7 Input Current

Input Voltage  

Maximum Input Current 

Maximum Inrush Current 

Range  

8A 

200 Apeak 

Environmental Specifications

Table C–8 lists the environmental specifications for the Sun Ultra 27 Workstation.

Table C–8 Sun Ultra 27 Workstation Environmental Specifications  

Specification 

State 

British 

Metric 

Humidity 

Operating 

7%–93% RH noncondensing, 100.4° F max wet bulb 

7%–93% RH noncondensing, 38° C max wet bulb 
 

Nonoperating 

93% RH, noncondensing, 109.4° F max wet bulb 

93% RH, noncondensing, 43° C max wet bulb 

Vibration 

Operating 

0.25 G in all axes, 5–500 Hz sine 

 
 

Nonoperating 

1.2 G in all axes, 5–500 Hz sine 

 

Shock 

Operating 

4.5 G, 11 msec. half-sine 

 

Temperature 

Operating 

41° F to 95° F 

5° C to 35° C 
 

Nonoperating 

–40° F to 149° F 

–40° C to 65° C 

Maximum operating temperature rating 

 

–1.8° F for every 985 ft in altitude 

–1° C for every 300 m in altitude 

Altitude 

Operating 

max 9,843 ft 

max 3,000 m 
 

Nonoperating 

max 39,370 ft 

max 12,000 m