Sun X4100 0915ALEB30-HD User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Introduction

  4
  • Building A Smarter, More Powerful Infrastructure

    4
• Flexible, High Speed x64 Architecture

  6
  • A Universal Computing Platform

    6
  • Breaking Away with the AMD Direct Connect Architecture

    7
    • HyperTransport Technology

      7
    • Memory Interface

      7
    • I/O Expansion Capability to High Speed Industry Buses

      8
• Sun Fire X4100 M2 and Sun Fire X4200 M2 Architecture Overview

  9
  • Sun Fire X4100 M2 Server

    9
  • Sun Fire X4200 M2 Server

    10
• CPU Architecture

  12
  • Next Generation AMD Opteron Processor

    12
    • Processor VRM

      14
  • Memory Architecture

    14
  • x64 Architecture

    15
  • AMD Direct Connect Architecture

    16
    • HyperTransportTM Technology

      16
    • Memory Interface

      17
    • Chip-to-Chip Interconnect

      17
    • I/O Expansion Capability to High-Speed Industry Buses

      18
• I/O Subsystem

  20
  • Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 I/O Subsystem Overview

    20
    • Architecture Overview

      20
  • NVIDIA nForce Professional 2000 Series Chipset

    20
    • NVIDIA nForce Professional 2200 MCP (CK8-04)

      21
    • NVIDIA nForce Professional 2050 I/O companion chip (IO-04)

      21
  • AMD 8000 Series Chipset

    21
    • AMD-8132 HyperTransport PCI-X Tunnel

      21
  • LSI SAS1064 SAS Controller

    21
  • Intel 82546EB Dual Port Gigabit Ethernet Controllers

    22
  • ATI RageTM XL Video

    23
  • SMSC LPC47B272 Super I/O Controller

    23
  • PCI Expansion Slots

    24
    • Sun Fire X4100 M2 Server PCI Expansion Slots

      24
    • Sun Fire X4200 M2 Server PCI Expansion Slots

      24
• Cooling and Power

  25
  • Cooling

    25
    • Fans

      26
  • Power Supplies

    27
• ILOM: Integrated Lights Out Management

  28
  • ILOM Architecture

    28
  • ILOM Software

    30
  • In-Band Server Management Interfaces

    30
  • Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)

    30
  • Out-of-Band Server Management Interfaces

    30
  • Command Line Interface (CLI)

    30
  • Web Interface

    31
  • Remote Keyboard, Video, Mouse, and Storage (RKVMS)

    31
  • Lights Out Management (LOM)

    33
    • Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)

      33
    • IPMItool

      34
    • SNMP

      34
  • Sun N1 System Manager

    34
• Software Operating Environment

  36
  • Factory Pre-Installed image

    36
  • Solaris Operating System Features

    36
    • Key Productivity Features

      37
    • Interoperability

      38
    • Availability

      38
    • Advanced Networking

      38
  • Bundled Software

    38
    • Sun Studio (90-Day Trial Version)

      38
    • Solaris Flash Software

      39
    • Solaris LIVE! Upgrade Software

      39
    • Real-Time Video Creation and Broadcast Support

      39
  • Solaris 10 OS Bundled Desktop Environments

    39
    • Common Desktop Environment (CDE) Enhancements

      39
    • GNOME 2.0 Desktop Environment

      40
  • Solaris OS Licensing and Usage

    40
• Additional Software Included

  41
  • Sun Installation Assistant

    41
• Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 Rack Mounting Specifications

  42
• Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 Server Dimensions

  43
• Environmental and Regulatory Compliance

  44