Server Features

Feature	Description
Chassis compatibility	Sun Blade 6000 modular system with PCIe 2.0 midplane (standard with models A90–B and A90–D). The minimum Oracle ILOM CMM firmware for each chassis is as follows: A90-B: CMM ILOM 3.0.12.11b (software release 3.3.3) A90-D: CMM ILOM 3.1 (software release 4.2)
Chassis midplane and internal I/O	Two x8 PCIe 2.0 bus connections to a chassis PCIe EM slot One x8 PCIe 2.0 bus connection to REM slot Two x8 PCIe bus connections to FEM slots. PCIe port speeds vary by FEM Two 10/100/1000 BASE-T Ethernet ports for NEMs from the FEM
CPU	The Sun Blade X3-2B supports two CPUs. Refer to the Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Product Notes for detailed information about supported CPUs.
Rear panel I/O	Dual internal USB drive ports with rear panel access. Most server modules will have Oracle System Assistant installed on USB drive in port 0. See Setting Up Software and Firmware for information about setting up your server using Oracle System Assistant.
Front panel I/O	A universal connector port (UCP) is available for use with the multiport (dongle) cable. The multiport cable provides the following interface connections: VGA graphics port (2D embedded graphics controller, resolutions up to 1,280 x 1,024 x 16 bits @60 Hz and 1,024 x 768 when viewed remotely via ILOM RKVMS) RJ-45 serial management port Dual USB ports (keyboard, mouse, USB drive) The front panel also has two front and two internal USB 2.0 ports.
Memory	Twenty-four registered DDR3 DIMMs with ECC memory slots total (12 slots per CPU). Refer to the Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Product Notes for details on supported memory.
Network express module (NEM) compatibility	Both 10 GbE and 1 GbE NEM interfaces are supported. Refer to the Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Product Notes for details on the supported NEMs.
Operating systems	Oracle Solaris can be optionally preinstalled on the server module. Operating systems such as Oracle Solaris, Linux, and Windows are supported. For a complete list of supported OS versions for your server, refer to the Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Product Notes.
Virtualization software	Oracle VM software is supported and can optionally be preinstalled on the server. VMware ESXi is also supported for the server module. For information about specific versions supported, see Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Product Notes.
SP	The server module includes an AST2300 SP. The SP provides IPMI 2.0-compliant remote management capabilities. The SP features: Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM version 3.1) Local Oracle ILOM command-line access using a serial connection 10/100 management Ethernet port to midplane Remote keyboard, video, mouse, and storage (KVMS) over IP
Storage	Four SAS–2 2.5-inch disk bays. Refer to the Sun Blade X3-2B (formerly Sun Blade X6270 M3) Product Notes for details on supported hard drives. Two internal USB 2.0 ports. Two front panel USB 2.0 ports. Two optional LSI REM host bus adapters are supported: Sun Storage 6Gb/s SAS REM HBA (SGX-SAS6-REM-Z) Sun Storage RAID 6Gb/s SAS RAID REM HBA, (SGX-SAS6-R-REM-Z) For more information, see Preparing the Storage Drives to Install an Operating System.
Video	A maximum resolution of 1280x1024 is supported with 8 MB of video memory.

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