Documentation, Support, and Training
Evaluating Product Compatibility
Form-Factor Physical Characteristics
Warranty and Technical Support
System Requirements and Options
Installing Optional Components
Preparing to Install the Blade Server
Power and Thermal Distribution
Required Cooling and Blade Impedance Curve
Local Network IP Addresses and Host Names
Connect the External I/O Cables
Connect Cables to a System Console Running the Oracle Solaris OS
Connect Cables to a System Console Not Running Oracle Solaris OS
Insert and Latch the Blade Server
Software and Firmware Upgrades
Software and Firmware Upgrades
Firmware and Blade Server Management
Creating a Boot Disk Server and Adding Clients
Create a Boot Server for Diskless Clients
Compact Flash Formatting for the Oracle Solaris OS
Multiplex Configuration of Zones 2 and 3
Advanced Rear Transition Module Connectors (Zone 3)
Locate Base MAC Address on Blade Server
Configuring and Using Serial Over LAN
Shut Down OS and Deactivate the Blade Server
Power Off and Remove the Blade Server
The blade server supports installing an optional ARTM into the rear of the ATCA shelf, opposite the blade server.
An x8 PCIe channel is routed from the PCIe switch to the ARTM slot.
The XAUI interface from the CPU can be multiplexed to the ARTM.
Power for the ARTMs is provided through the Zone 3 power connector.
There is no support for drives mounted directly to the blade server, and the blade server itself does not contain any native support for SAS or SATA drives.
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.
An ARTM enables rear system I/O access to the network, to a boot device, or to a console terminal. The Netra CP32x0 ARTMs provide a variety of I/O and storage solutions and hot-swap capability. If present, the Sun Netra CP32x0 ARTM drives Port-2 signals. These support speeds up to 3 Gb per second. The Netra CP32x0 ARTMs are optional and must be ordered separately. Contact your Oracle representative for information on the Netra CP32x0 ARTMs and compatibility with the Netra boards and blade servers.
You can install a Sun Netra CP32x0 ARTM, a compatible third-party ARTM, or build a compatible custom module. 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.
The following figure shows the physical relationship between the blade server, the ARTM, and the midplane in a typical ATCA system.