Sun Fire E6900/E4900 Systems Overview
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Sun Fire Product Overview
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This chapter discusses the features and capacity of the Sun Fire E6900 and Sun Fire E4900 systems.
This family of servers provides entry-level to high-end server functionality. The Sun Fire E6900 system has space for internal peripherals mounted within the 19-inch cabinet. You have the flexibility with the remaining system to install it in industry-standard 19-inch cabinets or have it preinstalled in a Sun Fire system cabinet. The Sun Fire system cabinet can hold one Sun Fire E4900 system.
1.1 Standard Features
The standard features of these systems include:
- Rackmountable in industry standard 19-inch rack (Sun Fire E4900)
- Support for up to 24 CPUs
- Support for up to 32 PCI/PCI+/PCI-X I/O slots
- Extensive redundancy
- System controllers
- Support for multiple domains
- Concurrent hardware maintenance
- Common components
- Redundant power and cooling
- 9.6-Gbyte bus bandwidth
FIGURE 1-1 Sun Fire Systems and Sun Fire Cabinet
The Sun Fire E6900 and E4900 systems share the following components:
- CPU/Memory board
- CPU processors
- Memory DIMMs
- PCI/PCI+/PCI-X I/O assembly
- PCI I/O cards
- System Controller board (version 2 with enhanced memory)
- Repeater board
1.2 Machine Configurations
Two machine configurations are available:
- Sun Fire E6900 system
- Sun Fire E4900 rackmountable system
1.2.1 Sun Fire E6900 System
The Sun Fire E6900 system has support for six CPU/Memory boards, four I/O assemblies, four Repeater boards, and two System Controller boards. Although there are four Repeater boards, they are logically two redundant repeaters (two boards together make up one logical repeater). FIGURE 1-2 shows front and rear views of the Sun Fire E6900 system cabinet. TABLE 1-1 lists the features of the Sun Fire E6900 system.
TABLE 1-1 Sun Fire E6900 System Features
Features
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Quantity or Description
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CPU/Memory boards
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6
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CPUs
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24
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Maximum memory
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192 DIMM sockets
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I/O assemblies
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4 (PCI/PCI+/PCI-X)
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System Controller boards (version 2)
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2
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Repeater boards
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4
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Domains
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4 maximum
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Power supplies
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6
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Power requirements
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200-240 VAC
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Redundant cooling
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Yes
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Redundant AC input
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Yes
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Internal peripherals
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None (However, space is available in the cabinet for peripherals options.)
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Packaging
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Sun Fire E6900 cabinet
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FIGURE 1-2 Sun Fire E6900 System Cabinet--Front and Rear Views
1.2.2 Sun Fire E4900 System
The Sun Fire E4900 system has support for three CPU/Memory boards, two I/O assemblies, two Repeater boards, and two System Controller boards. FIGURE 1-3 shows front and rear views of the Sun Fire E4900 system. TABLE 1-2 lists the features of the Sun Fire E4900 system.
TABLE 1-2 Sun Fire E4900 System Features
Features
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Quantity or Description
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CPU/Memory boards
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3
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CPUs
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12
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Maximum memory
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96 DIMM sockets
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I/O assemblies
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2 (PCI/PCI+/PCI-X)
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System Controller boards (version 2)
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2
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Repeater boards
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2
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Domains
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2 maximum
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Power supplies
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3
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Power requirements
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200-240 VAC
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Redundant cooling
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Yes
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Redundant AC input
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No
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Internal peripherals
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None
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Packaging
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Rackmountable, or mounted in a Sun Fire cabinet
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FIGURE 1-3 Sun Fire E4900 System--Front and Rear Views
Sun Fire E6900/E4900 Systems Overview
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