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This chapter describes hardware issues and notes related to the Sun Blade 6000 modular system. It includes the following issues:
This section describes items to note regarding hardware for the Sun Blade 6000 modular system.
For individually packaged spare power supplies (AC,A251A,H,12V,5740W) ordered under part number #300-2259 to be compliant with the South Korea KATS safety approval (K60950-1) labeling requirements, they must have Oracle manufacturing part number 7081582 or higher.
Before ordering or installing a server module for a specific modular system configuration, make sure to check the server module and chassis documentation to determine which server modules are supported with which chassis, as well as which other components are compatible with the server module.
If you want to connect USB 3.0 devices to the Sun Blade server modules and you have dongle cable 530-3936 (USB 2.0-only), you need to order dongle cable replacement part 7046680 (USB 2.0/3.0).
The enhanced USB dongle cable will support both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 connectivity; however, the devices will run in 2.0 mode.
There are now four models of Sun Blade 6000 modular system available. Refer to the Sun Blade 6000 Modular System Service Manual for instructions on how to identify the chassis models that you have.
Sun Blade 6000 chassis model 7105379 is now available for the Sun Blade 6000 modular system. The 7105379 chassis and associated components are functionally equivalent to A90-D and meet the requirements for EU Directive 2011/65/EU.
The 7105379 chassis contains the following updated components:
If you are replacing any of these components, make sure to use the component that is supported for the chassis that you are using. The Sun Blade 6000 Modular System Service Manual contains detailed instructions on how to identify the chassis replacement components.
Model A251A power supplies (PSUs) are now available for the A90-D and 7105379 model chassis. The A251A PSUs are functionally equivalent to A251 PSUs, and it can be used together with a A251 PSU in a chassis.
The following table shows the combination of power supplies and chassis that are compliant with current EU RoHS compliance and safety standards:
There are a number of server modules, storage modules, PCIe ExpressModules (PCIe EMs), and Network ExpressModules (NEMs) available for the Sun Blade 6000 modular system.
For information on server or storage modules that are available for the Sun Blade 6000 modular system, refer the links for each server or storage module at:
http://www.oracle.com/us/products/servers-storage/servers/blades/index.html
For information on PCIe EMs and NEMs that are available for the Sun Blade 6000 modular system, see:
https://community.oracle.com/docs/DOC-915297
You can also view documentation for these modules at:
The current version of the Sun Blade 6000 Rack Alignment Template, 263-2755-03, contains instructions for mounting systems in a square-hole rack. The original version of the template (263-2755-01) does not contain these instructions.
If you wish to mount your system in a square-hole rack and the 263-2755-03 version of the rack alignment template document was not included with your rail kit, you can view this document on the Sun Blade 6000 modular system documentation page located at:
http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=sb6000
If you have trouble mounting the system with the 371-2986-01 rail kit, please contact your Oracle service representative about updating your rack kit.
If you plan to ship your Sun Blade 6000 modular system installed in a rack, you will need to install the shipping support brackets that are included in the system rail kit.
Note - After the system has been shipped, remove the front shipping bracket support and reinstall the original screws into the rack before operating the system. |
For instructions on installing the shipping brackets, refer to the Installing Shipping Brackets on a Sun Blade 6000 Modular System, 820-2388, posted on the Sun Blade 6000 modular system documentation site at:
http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=sb6000
Do not operate the system with empty slots. Fillers are required for proper chassis airflow and cooling. Always insert a filler into an empty slot to reduce the possibility of module shut down.
This section describes hardware issues for the Sun Blade 6000 modular system.
Do the following procedure to enable hot plug for any server module running a Linux OS before removing the module from the chassis.
1. Disable acpiphp using one of the following methods:
# echo "install acpiphp /bin/true" >> /etc/modprobe.conf
# echo modprobe pciehp >> /etc/rc.modules
MODULES_LOADED_ON_BOOT="pciehp"
This could result in missing information in the ILOM CLI and web interface. The following readings will occur if the power supply current is less than 25 Amps:
You will get the following output when you type the show command in CLI:
You can determine the amount of current a PSU side is drawing by reading the /CH/PSx/Sy/I_12V; where x=0..1 (PSU) and y=0..1 (PSU side).
If using the CLI, you can determine the amount of current a PSU is drawing by typing:
Where x= 0..1 (PSU) and y = 0..1 (PSU side).
The following tables show LED behavior for 10/100/1000 MB Ethernet LEDs for Sun Blade 6000 network express modules (NEMs). The LED color can be different, depending on the server module that is using the Ethernet port.
The LED speeds shown in the table are defined below:
Note - See the chassis and NEM documentation for specifics on the Ethernet connections available for each NEM. |
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