A P P E N D I X A |
DIMM and PCI Card Guidelines |
This appendix describes DIMM and PCI configuration guidelines for the Sun Fire V215 and V245 Servers.
The following topics are covered:
Memory is shipped in matched pairs. Use the DIMM guidelines, FIGURE A-1, and TABLE A-1 to plan the memory configuration of your server.
DIMM pairs that have identical attributes, but different manufacturers, might cause OpenBoot PROM to issue the following warning message to the console:
ERROR: /memory: CPU1 Bank 0 DIMMs are from diff vendors
This condition will disable autoboot. However, the DIMMs will still be used. If you encounter this error message, you can boot the server manually.
Note - DIMM names in messages are displayed with the full name such as /MB/P0/B0/D0/. |
The PCI expansion system is configured using a variety of riser cards. With the release of new optional riser cards in October 2007, the guidelines have been updated.
The following guidelines now apply for the Sun Fire V215 server:
Full height, half length[1] |
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PCI-E (slot 1[2]) |
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Low profile, half length[3] |
The following guidelines now apply for the Sun Fire V245 server:
Full height, full length[4] |
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2UEEL[5] (left side) |
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2UEER[6] (right side) |
You can add only one riser card to the server. If you add the XVR-2500 graphics adapter, you must use the PCI-E riser card assembly that converts all of the PCI-X I/O slots to PCI-E slots. After installation, the I/O subsystem will be entirely PCI-E based (that is, no PCI-X slots will be available). The XVR-2500 graphics adapter and any PCI-X adapter, including the serial, asynchronous adapter (SAI/P), are mutually exclusive within the same system.
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