System Configurations

Blade servers can be installed into an ATCA shelf (chassis), as shown in the following figure. 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 an ARTM network connection.

Figure 3 Blade Server and Components in Shelf Enclosure

Figure showing blade server in shelf enclosure.

Figure Legend

1 Remote server

2 ARTM (installed from rear)

3 Serial connector 10 meters or less

4 Terminal console

5 Ethernet connection

6 ATCA shelf

7 Blade server

Possible boot and console configurations are described in the following table. 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.

Table 1 I/O Configurations

I/O	Hardware Required	Description
Ethernet	Sun Netra CP32x0 ARTM, as an option for rear access	The default boot path uses an Ethernet port; the blade server runs in a diskless client configuration.
Zone 3	ARTM	Available with the optional Sun Netra CP32x0 ARTM.
Serial dataSerial data	Netra SPARC T3-1BA blade serverSun Netra CP32x0 ARTM	Serial port A on the front panel provides the path of the default console I/O.When an optional Sun Netra CP32x0 ARTM is installed, the blades’s serial port A in rear can be used as the console I/O. The front and rear serial ports cannot be used simultaneously.
Compact flash	Compact flash in a mezzanine card	The blade server supports one optional 32-Gbyte compact flash type II socket installed in a mezzanine card on the blade server.
USB flash	USB flash device

You can configure your blade server with the following optional components:

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