Introduction to N1 System Manager 1.3.1

This version of the N1 System Manager software supports the Sun Blade 8000 Modular System hardware.

The Sun Blade 8000 hardware is defined by N1 System Manager as follows:

Sun Blade 8000 Chassis

The support chassis, which can contain one or several Sun Blade X8400 Server Modules, to become a Sun Blade 8000 Modular System. The chassis also contains a system controller (SC) known as the Chassis Monitoring Module, (CMM). The CMM has a DB9 console connector and an Ethernet port for IP configuration.

Sun Blade X8400 Server Module

This module is a four-socket Sun Blade X8400 Server Module, which is inserted into the Sun Blade 8000 Chassis. Each Sun Blade X8400 Server Module has a service processor (SP), 2 USB ports, 1 VGA port, and 1 DB9 connector for console access.

The Sun Blade 8000 Modular System

This system is a Sun Blade 8000 Chassis, with one or several Sun Blade X8400 Server Modules installed. The server modules within a single chassis are known as blades, and are defined by the N1 System Manager software as being a distinct group of servers, identical to the N1 System Manager concept of a logical group, described in Creating Groups and Adding Managed Servers to Groups in Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Discovery and Administration Guide. A discovered group of Sun Blade X8400 Server Modules in a Sun Blade 8000 Modular System is also referred to as a chassis server group.