C H A P T E R 1

Introduction

This chapter provides an overview of the Netra CT 820 server's basic hardware components. The Netra CT 820 server is a CompactPCI (cPCI) packet switching backplane-based, NEBS level 3-certified, ETSI-compliant, rack-mountable server.

Note - Reliability, Availability and Serviceability metrics for the Netra CT 820 server are available through the Sun Sales office under a Non-Disclosure Agreement.

The Netra CT 820 server complies to the following specifications:

PICMG 2.16 R1.0 CompactPCI specifications

PICMG 2.1 R2.0 CompactPCI Hot-Swap specifications

PICMG 2.9 R1.0 CompactPCI IPMI specifications

PICMG 2.0 R3.0 CompactPCI Mechanical and Power specifications

The hardware components for the Netra CT 820 server can be broken down into four sections:

The chassis--Chapter 2

The distributed management card--Chapter 3

The switching fabric board--Chapter 4

The Netra CP2300 card--Chapter 5

FIGURE 1-1 shows the components in a Netra CT 820 server from the front. FIGURE 1-2 shows the components in a Netra CT 820 server from the rear.

FIGURE 1-1 Netra CT 820 Server Components (Front)

Figure showing the location of the front-accessible components.

FIGURE 1-2 Netra CT 820 Server Components (Rear)

Figure showing the rear-accessible components.