Configuration Concepts of Sun’s M-Series Servers
Learn basic and advanced configuration concepts for the Sun SPARC Enterprise M-series server line in the Sun Blueprints article “Sun SPARC Enterprise M-Series Servers Configuration Concepts” by James Hsieh, who provides several sample configurations for Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000, M5000, M8000, and M9000 servers.
The article is designed to help readers avoid common pitfalls in configuring these mid-to-high end servers. Hsieh, a staff engineer with Sun’s Systems Group, describes the major components including the extended system board, which is the key building block of the system. Basic configuration examples are used to illustrate most typical installations. He does, however, cover advanced configuration topics as well, such as Quad-XSBs, Dynamic System Domains, and memory mirroring.
Topics covered include:
- Basic Configuration Concepts
- Types of Systems
- Overview of Configurable Components
- CPUs and System Boards
- Memory and Memory Modules
- I/O Units
- Important Concepts
- Physical System Boards (PSBs)
- The eXtended System Board (XSB)
- Understanding Connectivity Between Components
- Basic Configuration Examples
- Adding Components to the Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000 and M5000 Servers
- Adding Components to the Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000 and M9000 Servers
- Advanced Configuration Concepts
- Quad-XSB Configurations
- Quad-XSB Mode and IOUs
- Dynamic System Domain Configuration Examples
- Domain Configurations and RAS Concerns
- Advanced Memory Configuration
- Memory Configuration Rules
- Adding DIMMs with Different Capacities
- Memory Mirroring Configurations
- I/O Performance Considerations
- PCIe Slot Utilization
- PCIe Relaxed Ordering
- Quad-XSB Configurations
- Software Notes
- XSCF Units
- XSCFU Functionality
- Email Alerts
- XCP Software Versions
- Solaris OS Compatibility
- Required Solaris Packages
- XSCF Units
Tags: SPARC