| Sun Netra CP3250 Blade Server User’s Guide |    
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Overview |
This chapter provides an overview of the features, configurations, and system requirements of the Sun Netra CP3250 blade server.
This chapter contains the following sections:
The Sun Netra CP3250 blade server is a dual-socket quad-core Intel-based ATCA blade for high performance ATCA x86 applications in wireless infrastructure and central office consolidation.
This blade server complies with the AdvancedTCA specification and is a new addition to SUN's ATCA product family.
The ATCA standard comprises the PICMG 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3 versions of the standard. The Sun Netra CP3250 blade server complies with the following specifications:
The blade server’s primary features are as follows:
FIGURE 1-1 Netra CP3250 Blade Server (Front View)
FIGURE 1-2 Netra CP3250 Blade Server (Component Side View)
Sun Netra CP3250 blade servers can be installed into an ATCA shelf (chassis), as shown in FIGURE 1-3. The blade servers can be deployed in various electrical configurations to suit user requirements. For example, the blade server can be configured to boot from a network as a diskless client with either a front panel or ARTM network connection. The Sun Netra CP3250 blade server has an optional Compact Flash card and connectors for additional memory.
FIGURE 1-3 Netra CP3250 Blade Server in Shelf Enclosure
The Sun Netra CP3250 blade server has one AMC slot, with eight lanes of PCIe, to provide additional I/O to the front panels or to the rear of the enclosure when used with an ARTM.
The Sun Netra CP3250 blade server supports AMC mid-height, single wide cards, as defined by the AMC specification.
You can install one of the optional Netra CP32x0 advanced rear transition modules (ARTMs) into the rear of the ATCA shelf, opposite the Sun Netra CP3250 blade server.
For more information, refer to the following documentation: Sun Netra CP32x0 SAS Storage Advanced Rear Transition Module, Dual HD User’s Guide (820-3147) (ARTM-HD)
FIGURE 1-4 shows the physical relationship between the Sun Netra CP3250 blade server, the ARTM, and the backplane in a typical ATCA system.
FIGURE 1-4 Netra CP3250 Blade Server, Backplane, and Relationship to ARTM
| Note - When using the ARTM with the Sun Netra CP3250 blade server, use cables of less than 10 meters in length for serial I/O ports. |
You can order a Netra CP32x0 ARTM, build a custom module, or buy one from an IHV. You must set up a minimal set of I/O for a boot path for the host blade server and for a path for console I/O to deliver commands and read blade server and system status.
Possible boot and console configurations are described in TABLE 1-1. Sun Microsystems provides the Sun Netra CP3250 blade server and, optionally, a compatible Netra CP32x0 ARTM. The ARTM provides one 10/100/1000BASE-T per second Ethernet RJ-45 port from the host to the rear of the system. This port can be used to accomplish, optionally, a network boot as a diskless client. The other configurations require IHV hardware.
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The default boot path uses an Ethernet port; the blade server runs in a diskless client configuration |
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Available with the optional Netra CP32x0 ARTM-HD or through an AMC with SAS capabilities. When the optional ARTM is installed, connect to the drive(s) via SAS ports on the ARTM. |
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Serial port A on the front panel provides the path of the default console I/O. When an optional Netra CP32x0 ARTM is installed, the module’s serial port A will become the path of the default console I/O (FIGURE 1-4). |
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Sun Netra CP3250 blade server supports one, optional IDE Compact Flash drive, either 8-Gbyte or 16-Gbyte, installed in a Type II CF socket on the blade server. |
Hot-swap support for inserting and extracting blade servers is provided in accordance with the ATCA PICMG 3.0 and 3.1 standards.
Hot-swap of the CP3250, ARTM, and AMC is supported in the Netra CT 900 server.
This section contains the system-level hardware and software components, required and optional, for the Sun Netra CP3250 blade server.
The Sun Netra CP3250 blade server cannot be used as a stand-alone system. It is designed to be used in an ATCA chassis for 8U boards. The minimum hardware requirements needed to use the Sun Netra CP3250 blade server are:
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Caution - You can damage the Sun Netra CP3250 blade server components if you install the blade server in a chassis that does not provide sufficient cooling. For more information, see Section 2.2.1.1, Check Power, Thermal, Environmental, and Space Requirements. |
| Note - Use only serial cables that are less than 10 meters in length. |
Sun Microsystems provides the following items for customer order:
The ARTM is optional and must be ordered separately from the Sun Netra CP3250 blade server.
The optional ARTM enables rear system I/O access to the following:
The Sun Netra CP3240 switch is capable of operating at 10 GbE, but is set by default to operate at 1GbE. To use the switch at 10 GbE, perform a one-time configuration procedure, available in the Sun Netra CP3x40 Switch Product Notes (820-3260).
The following OSs are certified for use on Sun Netra CP3250 blade server:
Additional OSs are being tested and will be supported after they are certified.
Refer to the Netra CP3250 Blade Server Product Notes (820-5194) for more Solaris OS information, including a list of any required Netra software patches and support for subsequent versions of Solaris and other OSs. You can view and download the latest version of the product notes at the following web site:
http://docs.sun.com
Additionally, VMware is a software component certified to work with the Sun Netra CP3250 blade server. It is listed on VMware’s HCL at:
http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php?action=search&deviceCategory=server&productId=1&keyBasic=netra&maxDisplayRows=50&key=netra&release%5B%5D=-1&datePosted=-1&stepping=&nsockets=&ncores=&max_mem=
Should you have any technical questions or support issues that are not addressed in the Sun Netra CP3250 blade server documentation set or on the technical support web site, contact your local Sun Services representative. This hardware carries a one-year return-to-depot warranty.
For customers in the U.S. or Canada, call 1-800-USA-4SUN (1-800-872-4786).
For customers in the rest of the world, please find the World Wide Solution Center nearest you at the following web site:
http://www.sun.com/contact/services_solutions.jsp
When you call Sun Services, be sure to indicate if the Sun Netra CP3250 blade server was purchased separately, and is not associated with a system. Please have the blade server identification information ready. For proper identification of the blade server, be prepared to give the representative the blade server part number, and serial number.
The Sun Netra CP3250 blade server part number, serial number, revision number, and media access control (MAC) address are printed on stickers located on the Sun Netra CP3250 blade server (FIGURE 1-5).
The Sun barcode label provides the following information:
The part number/dash/revision/date code label provides the following information:
The MAC address label contains the base MAC address for the blade server in printed and barcode form. It is an orange label located on the Zone 1 connector.
FIGURE 1-5 Netra CP3250 Blade Server Barcode Labeling
The Sun Netra CP3250 blade server can be electronically identified through its IPMI FRU ID PROM, which is accessible through standard fru utilities.
The IPMI FRU ID PROM format follows the Intel Specification IPMI Platform Management FRU Information Storage Definition, v1.0 Document, Revision 1.1, September 27, 1999.
The IPMI FRU ID manufacturing records match Sun part number and serial number labels on the product. For more information about part number and serial number labels, see Section 1.7.1, Locating the Part Number and Serial Number Information.
The IPMI FRU ID contains six FRU ID areas, which are defined in TABLE 1-2.
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