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Sun Netra CP3270 ATCA Blade Server User’s Guide |
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Documentation, Support, and Training
Evaluating Product Compatibility
System Requirements and Options
Preparing to Install the Blade Server
Installing Components and Blade Server
Installing Optional Components
Software and Firmware Upgrades
Software and Firmware Upgrades
Administering Parameters and Configurations
Administering User Accounts and Security
Blade servers can be installed into an ATCA shelf (chassis), as shown in
Blade Server and Components in Shelf Enclosure. 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.
You can configure your blade server with the following optional components:
Figure Legend
1 Remote server
2 ARTM
3 Serial connector 10 meters or less
4 Terminal console
5 Ethernet connection
6 ATCA shelf
7 Blade server
The 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 blade server supports AMC mid-height, single wide cards, as defined by the AMC specification.
You can install one of the optional Sun Netra CP32x0 ARTMs, or any other compatible ARTM, into the rear of the ATCA shelf, opposite the blade server.
The following figure shows the physical relationship between the blade server, the ARTM, and the backplane in a typical ATCA system.
Note - When using the ARTM with the blade server, use cables of less than 10 meters in length for serial I/O ports.
You can order a Sun Netra CP32x0, build a custom module, or purchase from an IHV. You must set up a minimal set of I/O for a boot path for the host blade server. Also, provide a path for console I/O to deliver commands and to read blade server and system status.
Possible boot and console configurations are described in the following table. Oracle provides the blade server and, optionally, a compatible Sun Netra CP32x0. The ARTM provides one 10/100/1000BASE-T per second Ethernet RJ-45 port from the host to the rear of the system. Optionally, this port can be used to accomplish a network boot as a diskless client. The other configurations require IHV hardware.
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