Rackmount Options and Requirements

Topics covered in this section include:

Supported Sun Racks and Cabinets

You can install the Sun Blade 8000 Series Chassis into the following Sun racks and cabinets:

  • Sun Rack 1000 (72 inches /184 cm tall). The Sun Rack 1000-38 is designed to hold one Sun Blade 8000 Chassis or two Sun Blade 8000 P Chassis. The Sun Rack 1000-42 is designed to hold:

    • Two customer-installed Sun Blade 8000 Chassis; or

    • Two customer-installed Sun Blade 8000 P Chassis; or

    • Three factory-installed Sun Blade 8000 P Chassis; or

    • Three geni lift installed Sun Blade 8000 P Chassis.

  • 19-inch EIA-compliant industry standard rack enclosure that meets the requirements listed in the table below.

Note

The (M5x20 and M6x20) screws supplied in the rackmounting kit may not fit EIA-compliant industry standard rack enclosures.

Rack Enclosure Feature

Requirements

Load Bearing capacity

The rack must firmly support the weight of a Sun Blade 8000 Modular System chassis (536 lbs) or a Sun Blade 8000 P Modular System chassis (420 lbs), plus the weight of the rackmounting hardware.

Vertical Space Requirements

The Sun Blade 8000 Chassis requires 19 rack units (19U) of vented rack space. The Sun Blade 8000 P Chassis requires 14 rack units (14U) of vented rack space. Additionally, during rack installation, one rack unit (1U) of vertical rack space must be available for the temporary support tray.

Air flow

The system requires a maximum inlet and outlet airflow of 1500 cfm at 35 degrees C.

The cabinet doors must be at least 63% perforated to allow for unrestricted airflow into the front and rear of the system chassis.

For proper ventilation, each system in the rack enclosure requires 28 square inches (181 square cm) of unrestricted airflow into the front of the system, and 23 square inches (148 square cm) of unrestricted exhaust port at the back of the system. Maintain a minimum of 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) clearance between the system and front door, and a minimum of 4 inches (10 cm) clearance between the system and rear door.

Vertical Mounting Rail Requirements

The rack must have two pairs of vertical mounting rails (one pair in front, one in back) that conform tot he EIA (RETMA) standard for mounting hole spacing.

Left-side-to-right-side rail spacing (mounting hole center to mounting hole center) for front and back rails must be 18.3 inches (46.5 cm), per EIA standard.

Front-to-back rail spacing must be at least 26.875 inches (68.26 cm) and not more than 34.875 (88.5 cm) from the outside face of the front rail to the outside face of the back rail.

Doors and Panels

If you are using a Sun Expansion Cabinet, you can remove the front door and the side panels to increase access to the system. Otherwise, see the instructions provided with the rack enclosure.

Anti-Tilt Protection

The rack must be bolted securely to the floor or equipped with a sturdy and extendable anti-tip leg. You must prevent the cabinet from tilting forward when one or more systems or devices are fully extended out the front of the rack.

Maximum Service Access

An area not less than 5 feet (1.7 meter) deep and 6 feet (2 meters) wide must be available in front of the rack for installation.

Fire Containment

The rack enclosure must meet Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. and TUV Rheinland of N.A. requirements for fire containment.

For each Sun Blade 8000 Series Chassis you want to rackmount, you will need a rackmounting kit. A rackmounting kit is enclosed in the Sun Blade 8000 Chassis packaging. This kit contains rackmounting rails, hardware, and an installation support tray.

Rack and Cabinet Safety

Racks or cabinets that contain the Sun Blade 8000 Series Chassis must be anchored to the floor or to adjacent frames, using the manufacturer's instructions.

Free-standing racks or cabinets with a footprint of less than 23.6in. x 23.6in. (600mm x 600mm) are likely to be unstable and should be treated with caution.

Caution

If the Sun Blade 8000 Series Modular System is installed in a closed or multi-rack assembly, the operating ambient temperature of the rack or cabinet environment might exceed the room ambient. Ensure that the rack environment ambient temperature at the front of the Sun Blade 8000 Series Modular System does not exceed 95 degrees F (35 degrees C).

Caution

Mounting the Sun Blade 8000 Series Chassis in a rack or cabinet should be such that a hazardous condition is not created due to uneven mechanical loading or weight distribution.

System Chassis Dimensions and Weight

The following table identifies the dimension and weight of the Sun Blade 8000 Series Chassis and its major sub-components:

Description

Sun Blade 8000 Chassis

Sun Blade 8000 P Chassis

Chassis Height

33.01 inches (838.49 mm); slightly less than 19 rack units

24.26 inches (616.21 mm); slightly less than 14 rack units

Chassis Depth

28.43 inches (722 mm)

28.43 inches (722 mm)

Chassis Depth in rack

27.56 inches (700 mm); distance from the front vertical mounting rail to rear of the chassis

27.56 inches (700 mm); distance from the front vertical mounting rail to rear of the chassis

Chassis Width

17.5 inches (444.5 mm); not including rack mounting ears

17.5 inches (444.5 mm); not including rackmounting handles

Chassis Weight

  • Fully configured Sun Blade 8000 Chassis: 536 lb (243.13 kg)

  • Chassis handles: 25 lbs (5.44kg)

  • Empty Sun Blade 8000 chassis: 94 lbs (42.64 kg)

  • I/O chassis with midplane: 26 lbs (11.79 kg)

  • Power supply: 12 lbs (5.44 kg)

  • Server Module: 23 lbs (10.43 kg)

  • Front fan module: 3 lbs (1.36 kg)

  • Chassis Monitoring Modules: 5 lbs (2.27 kg)

  • Rear fan module: 3 lbs (1.36 kg)

  • Network Express Module: 7 lbs (3.18 kg)

  • PCIe ExpressModule: 2lbs (0.91 kg)

  • Rack rail slides: 10 lbs (4.54 kg)

  • Fully configured Sun Blade 8000 P Chassis: 420 lbs (190.51 kg)

  • Empty Sun Blade 8000 P Chassis: 75 lbs (34.02 kg)

  • I/O chassis with midplane: 15 lbs (6.80 kg)

  • Power supply: 9.25 lbs (4.19 kg)

  • Server Module: 23 lbs (10.43 kg)

  • Rear fan module: 3 lbs (1.36 kg)

  • Chassis Monitoring Modules: 5 lbs (2.27 kg)

  • Network Express Module: 7 lbs (3.18 kg)

  • Rack rail slides: 10 lbs (4.54 kg)