| Processor |
| Number of
processors |
One to 30 |
| Architecture |
Superscalar
SPARCTM Version 9, UltraSPARCTM |
| Cache per
processor |
Primary:
16-KB instruction, and 16-KB data on chip
Secondary: 4 or 8 MB external cache |
| CPU interface |
One to 30,
128-bit UltraTM Port Architecture
(UPA) slots |
| System interconnect |
GigaplaneTM,
2.68 GB/sec (at 84 MHz) |
| System
Boards |
| Number of
boards |
Maximum of
sixteen boards per system; minimum configuration requires one
CPU/Memory board and one I/O board |
| CPU/Memory
board |
Holds up
to two processors and 16 memory DIMMs |
| SBus I/O
board |
Offers two
SBus channels, three SBus slots, SunFastEthernetTM,
Fast/Wide SCSI-2, two FC-AL sockets |
| Graphics
I/O board |
Offers one
SBus channel, two SBus slots, one UPA slot for Creator3D graphics,
SunFastEthernet, Fast/Wide SCSI-2, two FC-AL sockets |
| PCI I/O board |
Offers four
PCI channels, two (short) PCI slots, SunFastEthernet, Fast/Wide
SCSI-2 |
| Main
Memory |
| 1GB
to 60-GB* memory capacity per system. Memory expansion options:
1-GB and 2-GB memory expansion options (each a group of 8 DIMMs)
* Sun Enterprise
6500 systems running Solaris Operating Environment 2.5.1 limited
to 56-GB memory capacity.
|
| Standard
Interfaces |
| Serial |
Two RS-232/423
ports on clock board |
| SBus |
64-bit data
bus width, 25 MHz |
| PCI |
64-bit data
bus width, 66 MHz |
| Keyboard
and mouse port |
One each
per system |
| Ethernet |
10/100 MB/sec
twisted pair standard (10-BaseT and 100-BaseT) and/or MII transceiver
per I/O board |
| SCSI |
On-board
20-MB/sec Fast/Wide SCSI-2 (synchronous) per I/O board |
| Fibre channel |
Two on-board
sockets (100 MB/sec full duplex) per SBus and Graphics I/O boards |
| Internal
Mass Storage |
| Internal
disk |
Up to two
36.4-GB disk boards, each with two SCSI disk drives. More than
2-TB of storage can be rackmounted in the system cabinet. |
| Internal
tape |
DLT, 8mm
and 4mm tape options available |
| DVD-ROM |
DVD10 drive
standard (capable of reading CD-ROM media only) |
| External
Mass Storage |
| Supports
30-TB of storage |
| Console
Options |
| Monitor |
17- to 24-inch
color monitors |
| Frame buffer |
PGX32, Creator3D,
and Elite3D frame buffer |
| SBus
Options |
| SunFastEthernet,
SunATMTM 155 and 622, Sun Quad FastEthernetTM,
Differential Fast/Wide Intelligent SCSI-2 (DWIS/S), Single-Ended
Fast/Wide Intelligent SCSI-2 (SWIS/S), High-Speed Serial Interface
(HSI/S), Token Ring Interface (TRI/S), Single- and Dual-Attach
FDDI, Serial Parallel Controller (SPC/S), 100BaseT Fast/Wide
SCSI, ISDN, Fast Differential SCSI-2 Buffered Ethernet (DSBE/S),
Fast SCSI-2 Buffered Ethernet (FSBE/S), Sun Gigabit Ethernet,
FC-AL, Ultra Differential Fast/Wide Intelligent SCSI |
| PCI
Options |
| 10/100BaseT
Fast/Wide UltraSCSI, 10/100BaseT FastEthernet, Quad FastEthernet,
Single- and Dual-Attach FDDI, Token Ring, High Speed Serial
Interface, Serial Asynchronous Interface, Gigabit Ethernet Network,
SunATM 155 and 622, High Performance Interface Board (HIPPI/I) |
| Power
Supplies |
| One
184-watt Peripheral Power Supply standard. Up to eight hot swappable
300-watt Power Cooling Modules (PCM) with redundant, dual-speed
fans. One PCM required per two systems boards. Fully-redundant
power and cooling available on this system. |
| Available
Features |
Automatic
System Recovery
Dynamic Reconfiguration
Alternate Pathing
CPU Power Control
Redundant Power and Cooling
Hot-swap Power/Cooling Modules
Hot-swap disk drives
Hardware Failure Prediction
Remote Power Control
Modular components
and more... |
| Software |
| Operating
system |
SolarisTM
Operating Environment 2.5.1 or later |
| Languages |
C, C++, Pascal,
FORTRAN, JavaTM |
| Networking |
ONCTM,
NFS, TCP/IP, SunNetTM OSI, MHS, X.25,
DCE, Netware |
| Windowing
system |
CDE, OpenWindowsTM
Version 3 optional |
| System monitoring |
Sun Management
Center |
| System and
network management |
Solaris Resource
ManagerTM, Solaris Web StartTM,
Solstice AdminSuiteTM, Solstice Domain
ManagerTM, Solstice Enterprise ManagerTM,
Solstice DiskSuiteTM, Solstice BackupTM,
Veritas File System and more... |
