Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275 Servers Overview
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This chapter provides an overview of the features of the servers.
The following information is included:
1.1 Product Description
The server is an enterprise-class two-socket rackmount x64 system powered by the Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor, packing high-performance and expansion capability into a compact 1-RU or 2-RU footprint.
The Sun Fire X4170 Server product features are listed in TABLE 1-1.
TABLE 1-1 Sun Fire X4170 Server System Features
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Feature
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Description
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Processor
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- Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5500 series
- Supports up to two processors (eight CPU cores) with two Intel processor sockets
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Memory
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18 slots for DDR3 DIMMs: Up to 144 GB of PC3-10600R 1333MHz ECC registered DDR3 memory
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Ethernet ports
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Four ports, 10/100/1000 Mbps, auto-negotiating through two separate controllers
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Internal storage drives
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Up to six 2.5-inch SATA disk drives or up to four solid-state drives (SSDs) with on-board SATA controller, or up to eight 2.5-inch SAS or SATA disk drives (or up to four SSDs) with optional HW RAID controller.
Note - When the on-board SATA controller is used, storage drives are not supported in the drive slots below the DVD drive
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Removable media
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One slimline DVD-R/W drive, supporting CD-R/W, CD+R/W, DVD-R/W, DVD+R/W formats
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USB ports
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Five USB 2.0 ports: Two in front, two in rear, and one internal
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Service ports
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- One RJ-45 serial management port (SER MGT)
(default connection to access service processor)
- One 10/100Mbps network management port (NET MGT)
(to access service processor)
- One HD-15 VGA video port
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Cooling
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Seven hot-swappable system fan modules (two fans per module)
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PCIe interfaces
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Three riser boards, each having one standard low profile PCIe slot (one x16 electrical/x16 mechanical, two x8 electrical/x8 mechanical)
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Power
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AC power: 100-120/200-240 V AC, 12/6 A, 50-60 Hz
Up to two hot-swappable 760W power supply units (PSUs) to provide N+N redundancy, with energy efficient design
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Remote management
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ILOM service processor providing:
- Command-line interface (CLI) over SSH
- Web-based browser interface (BUI) over HTTPS
- IPMI 2.0
- SNMP (v1, v2c, and v3)
- Remote graphical access (remote KVM) over Ethernet
- Remote storage over Ethernet
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Operating system
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Supports:
- Solaris 10 10/08 and subsequent releases
- OpenSolaris 2009.06 and subsequent releases
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7 (32-bit or 64-bit)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 (64-bit)
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 (64-bit)
- VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4
- VMware ESXi 3.5 Update 4
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (64-bit) Standard Edition/Enterprise Edition (R2 with SP2 or SP2) (32-bit or 64-bit)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (32-bit/64-bit) Standard Edition/Enterprise Edition (R2 with SP2 or SP2) (32-bit or 64-bit)
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Other software
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Java Enterprise System with a 90-day trial license
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The Sun Fire X4270 and X4275 Servers product features are listed in TABLE 1-2.
TABLE 1-2 Sun Fire X4270 and X4275 Servers System Features
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Feature
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Description
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Processor
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- Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5500 series
- Supports up to two processors (eight CPU cores) with two Intel processor sockets
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Memory
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18 slots for DDR3 DIMMs: Up to 144 GB of PC3-10600R 1333MHz ECC registered DDR3 memory
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Ethernet ports
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Four ports, 10/100/1000 Mbps, auto-negotiating through two separate controllers
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Internal storage drives
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Storage drives supported by the Sun Fire X4270 and X4275 Servers with the LSI 3081E SAS RAID controller (required):
- Up to sixteen 2.5-inch SAS/SATA HDDs (only supported on X4270 Server)
- Up to twelve 3.5-inch SAS/SATA HDDs (only supported on X4275 Server)
- CompactFlash slot (internally accessible)
Storage drives supported by the Sun Fire X4270 and X4275 Servers with Sun StorageTek SAS RAID controller (required):
- Up to eight 2.5-inch SAS/SATA SDDs (only supported on X4270 Server)
- Up to sixteen 2.5-inch SAS/SATA HDDs (only supported on X4270 Server)
- Up to eight 3.5-inch SAS/SATA SSDs (only supported on X4275 Server)
- Up to twelve 3.5-inch SAS/SATA HDDs (only supported on X4275 Server)
- CompactFlash slot (internally accessible)
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Removable media
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Sun Fire X4270 server only: One slimline DVD-R/W drive, supporting CD-R/W, CD+R/W, DVD-R/W, DVD+R/W formats
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USB ports
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- Sun Fire X4270 server: Five USB 2.0 ports: Two in front, two in rear, and one internal
- Sun Fire X4275 server: Three USB 2.0 ports: Two in rear and one internal
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Service ports
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- One RJ-45 serial management port (SER MGT)
(default connection to access service processor)
- One 10/1000 Mbps network management port (NET MGT)
(to access service processor)
- One HD-15 VGA video port
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Cooling
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- Six hot-swappable system fan modules (two fans per module)
- An air baffle, which facilitates processor/memory airflow
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PCI interfaces
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Three riser boards, each having two standard low profile PCIe slots. Total of six x8 slots, two with native x8 electrical/mechanical, and four with switched x8 electrical/mechanical.
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Power
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AC power: 100-120/200-240 V AC, 12/6 A, 50-60 Hz
Up to two hot-swappable 1050W power supply units (PSUs) to provide N+N redundancy, with energy efficient design
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Remote management
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ILOM service processor providing:
- Command-line interface (CLI) over SSH
- Web-based browser interface (BUI) over HTTPS
- IPMI 2.0
- SNMP (v1, v2c, and v3)
- Remote graphical access (remote KVM) over Ethernet
- Remote storage over Ethernet
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Operating system
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Supports:
- Solaris 10 10/08 and subsequent releases
- OpenSolaris 2009.06 and subsequent releases
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7 and 4.8 (32-bit or 64-bit)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 (64-bit)
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 (64-bit)
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (64-bit)
- VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4
- VMware ESXi 3.5 Update 4
- VMware ESX 4.0 and ESXi 4.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (64-bit) Standard Edition/Enterprise Edition (R2 with SP2 or SP2) (32-bit or 64-bit)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (32-bit/64-bit) Standard Edition/Enterprise Edition (R2 with SP2 or SP2) (32-bit or 64-bit)
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Other software
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Java Enterprise System with a 90-day trial license
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See the Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275 Servers Product Notes for additional information.
1.2 Server Chassis Overview
The following sections provide an overview of the server chassis.
1.2.1 Infrastructure Boards
The server boards are listed in TABLE 1-3.
TABLE 1-3 Infrastructure Boards
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Board
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Description
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Reference
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Motherboard
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The motherboard includes CPU modules, slots for 18 DIMMs, memory control subsystems, and the ILOM service processor.
The ILOM service processor (SP) controls the host power and monitors host system events (power and environmental). The ILOM SP draws 3.3V standby power from the power supply when AC power is applied (without the host being powered on) even when the system is turned off.
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Servicing the Motherboard Assembly
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Power distribution board
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The power supplies connect directly to the power distribution board.
This board distributes main 12V power from the power supplies to the rest of the system. It is directly connected to the paddle card, and to the motherboard via a bus bar and ribbon cable. The power distribution board also has a connector for connecting the top-cover interlock (“kill”) switch.
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Paddle card
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This board serves as the interconnect between the power distribution board and the fan power boards, storage drive backplane, and I/O board. It also contains the top-cover interlock (“kill”) switch.
Note - This card is only used on the Sun Fire X4170 and X4270 Servers.
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Servicing the Paddle Card
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Connector Break Out Board
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This board serves as the interconnect between the power distribution board and the fan power boards, storage drive backplane, and I/O board. It also contains the top-cover interlock (“kill”) switch.
Note - This board is only used on the Sun Fire X4275 Server.
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Servicing the Connector Break Out Board
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Fan power boards
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The power boards carry power to the system fan modules. In addition, the boards contain fan module status LEDs, and transfer I2C data for the fan modules.
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Storage drive backplane
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This board includes the connectors for the storage drives, as well as the interconnect for the I/O board, Power and Locator buttons, and system/component status LEDs. The Sun Fire X4170 Server has an eight-disk backplane. The Sun Fire X4270 Server has a sixteen-disk backplane. The Sun Fire X4275 Server has a twelve-disk backplane. Each storage drive has an LED for Power/Activity, Fault, and Ok-to-Remove.
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Front I/O board
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This board connects directly to the storage drive backplane. It is packaged with the DVD drive as a single unit.
Note - This board is only used on the Sun Fire X4170 and X4270 Servers.
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Servicing the DVD/USB Module
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PCIe risers
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There are three risers per system, each attached to the rear of the motherboard.
- In the Sun Fire X4170 Server, each riser supports one PCIe card.
- In the Sun Fire X4270 and X4275 Servers, each riser supports two PCIe cards. There is one passive riser with two x8 slots and two active risers (switched PCIe), each with two x8 slots.
- All PCIe slots support PCIe Gen 2.
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Servicing PCIe Risers
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1.2.2 Dimensions
The chassis form factor dimensions are listed in TABLE 1-4.
TABLE 1-4 Servers Dimensions
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Parameter
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Sun Fire X4170 Server
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Sun Fire X4270 Server
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Sun Fire X4275 Server
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Height
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1.71 inches/43.43 mm
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3.34 inches/84.84 mm
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3.45 inches/87.6 mm
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Width
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16.75 inches/425.45 mm
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16.75 inches/425.45 mm
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17.2 inches/436.8 mm
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Depth
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28.0 inches/711.25 mm
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28.0 inches/711.25 mm
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30.13 inches/765.25 mm
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Weight
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36 lbs/16.36 kg
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49 lbs/22.27 kg
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65 lbs/29.54 kg
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1.2.3 Internal System Cables
The server internal cables are listed in TABLE 1-5.
TABLE 1-5 Server Cables
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Cable
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Connects...
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Top cover interlock
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To the power distribution board
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Ribbon cable
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Between the power distribution board and the motherboard
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Storage drive data cable(s)
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Between the motherboard HBA PCI-Express card and the storage drive backplane. The Sun Fire X4170 Server has two storage drive data cables and the Sun Fire X4270 and X4275 Servers have one storage drive data cable.
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1.3 Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275 Servers Front Panel Features
FIGURE 1-1, FIGURE 1-2, and FIGURE 1-3 shows front panel features on the Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275 Servers respectively.
FIGURE 1-1 Sun Fire X4170 Server Front Panel Features
Figure Legend
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1
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Power button
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5
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Fan Module Service Action Required LED
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2
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Power/OK LED
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6
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System Overtemperature LED
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3
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Service Action Required LED
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7
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Power Supply Service Action Required LED
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4
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Locator LED/Locator button
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FIGURE 1-2 Sun Fire X4270 Server Front Panel Features
Figure Legend
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1
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Power button
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5
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Fan Module Service Action Required LED
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2
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Locator LED/Locator button
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6
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System Overtemperature LED
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3
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Service Action Required LED
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7
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Power Supply Service Action Required LED
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4
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Power/OK LED
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FIGURE 1-3 Sun Fire X4275 Server Front Panel Features
Figure Legend
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1
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Power button
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5
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System Overtemperature LED
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2
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Locator LED/Locator button
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6
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Power Supply Service Action Required LED
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3
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Service Action Required LED
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7
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Fan Module Service Action Required LED
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4
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Power/OK LED
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1.4 Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275 Servers Back Panel Features
FIGURE 1-4 shows back panel features on the Sun Fire X4170 Server. For more detailed information about ports and their uses, see the Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275 Servers Installation Guide.
FIGURE 1-4 Sun Fire X4170 Server Rear Panel Features
Figure Legend
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1
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Power Supply Unit (PSU) 0
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7
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Serial Management Port
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2
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Power Supply Unit (PSU) 1
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8
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Network Management Port
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3
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PCIe 0
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9
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Gigabit-Ethernet Ports (0, 1, 2, 3)
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4
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PCIe 1
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10
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USB 2.0 Ports (0, 1)
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5
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PCIe 3
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11
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HD-15 Video Port
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6
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Rear Panel System Status LEDs
Locator LED/Locator button (white)
Service Action Required LED (amber)
Power/OK LED (green)
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FIGURE 1-5 shows rear panel features on the Sun Fire X4270 and X4275 Servers. For more detailed information about ports and their uses, see the Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275 Servers Installation Guide.
FIGURE 1-5 Sun Fire X4270 and X4275 Servers Back Panel Features
Figure Legend
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1
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Power Supply Unit (PSU) 1
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8
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PCIe Slot 5
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2
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Power Supply Unit (PSU) 0
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9
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Rear Panel System Status LEDs
Locator LED/Locator button (white)
Service Action Required LED (amber)
Power/OK LED (green)
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3
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PCIe Slot 0
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10
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Serial Management Port
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4
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PCIe Slot 3
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11
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Network Management Port
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5
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PCIe Slot 1
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12
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Gigabit-Ethernet Ports (0, 1, 2, 3)
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6
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PCIe Slot 4
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13
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USB Ports 2.0 (0, 1)
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7
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PCIe Slot 2
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14
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HD-15 Video Port
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For a detailed description of PCIe slots, see PCIe Card Configuration Guidelines.
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