Sun Enterprise 3500 System Reference Manual

Chapter 1 Product Overview

Standard Features

The Sun Enterprise 3500 system enclosure contains a 5-slot chassis and two built-in disk banks that hold up to eight FC-AL (Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop) disk drives.

Figure 1-1 Sun Enterprise 3500 System

The minimum configuration for the server is:

Power/cooling modules (PCMs) or PCM filler panels
Fan tray
Clock+ board
CPU/Memory+ board
UltraSPARC(TM)II module
Main memory
I/O+ board
Board filler panels for any unpopulated board slots
Interface board (IB) or IB filler panel
Peripheral power supply w/AC power sequencer
Auxiliary peripheral power supply or thermal protection module
Media tray for removable media, including CD-ROM drive

Figure 1-2 Sun Enterprise 3500 Components

Note -

System components are identified in the Appendix F, Illustrated Parts Breakdown. See Figure F-1 and Figure F-2, and the Table F-2.

Internal Options

Table 1-1 Internal Options for the Sun Enterprise 3500 System


Option	Quantity	Comments
CPU/Memory+ boards, SBus+ I/O boards, Graphics+ I/O boards, PCI+ I/O boards	5 total per system	Each slot can accept four types of boards: CPU/Memory+ board, SBus+ I/O board, Graphics+ I/O board, and PCI+ I/O board. Combinations can vary. Since slot 1 connects to the onboard SCSI devices, however, this slot should be reserved for the first I/O+ board. One system board becomes the system master automatically. Jumper changes are not needed.
UltraSPARC II modules	8 per system	0-2 modules on each CPU/Memory+ board.
Memory modules	0, 8, or 16 SIMMs per CPU/Memory+ board	SIMM sizes are 8, 32, or 128 Mbyte DRAM. Do not mix sizes within the same bank. Add 8 SIMMs at a time. Install SIMMs in all bank 0 sockets first on each CPU/Memory+ board, from the lowest slot to the highest. Once bank 0 is full, install remaining SIMMs in bank 1 sockets in the same order.
SBus cards	12 per system	0-3 cards per SBus+ I/O board, 0-2 cards per Graphics+ I/O board.
Graphics (UPA) cards	4 per system	1 card per Graphics+ I/O board.
PCI cards	Dependent upon card type, consult your customer representative	0-2 cards per PCI+ I/O board.
Media tray	CD-ROM drive and optional tape drive	Media tray takes removable-media drives only. One SunCD 32 is standard equipment per system. One optional tape drive is supported in the media tray.
Interface board	1 per system	4 GBIC slots on the interface board (2 GBICs per I/O+ board).
Disk drives	8 internal disk bays	Top bank can hold 4 disk drives; bottom bank can hold 4 disk drives. Install disks in bottom bank first, from left to right, starting with bay 0 (the farthest bay to the left as you face the front of the system is bay 0. Note: Reserve bay 0 for boot disk). Also install disks in top bank from left to right.