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Su n Fir e TM X4 60 0 /X 4 60 0 M 2 Se rv er Arc hi te ct ur e A Technical White Paper May 2007 SunWIN Token # 470898.
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Sun Mic rosys tems, Inc. Ta bl e of Co nt en ts Introduction .................................................................................................................. ..........................5 Su n Fir e x 40 00 S e rv er F ami ly O v ervi ew .
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Sun Mic rosys tems, Inc. In tro d uc ti on As t he fi rst of its kin d, t he S un Fire X4 60 0 se rve r is th e fast est , most scal ab le, a nd ene rgy- effi cie nt four -w ay to 16 -way x64 (x 86 64- bit) ser ver.
Sun Mic rosyste ms, Inc. Fig ure Int ro-1: Su n Fir e X 400 0 S erv er Fam ily Cust omer s se ekin g a busi ness e dg e ca n l ook to S un t o pr ovid e sm art opt ions for bu ildi ng a sim ple, secur e, a nd stan da rdi zed IT inf rast ruct ure.
Sun Mic rosys tems, Inc. Fig ure Int ro-2: The Su n Fi re X 460 0 Ser ver Th e hi ghl y scal able 4 - to 16 -way Su n F ire X 46 00 s erver allow s cust om ers to dr amat ica lly im prov e bu sin ess .
Sun Mic rosyste ms, Inc. Feat ures Sun Fire X410 0/X 4200 Sun Fir e X46 00 M2 HDD Nu mber Four HD Ds Opt ical Driv e CD/ DVD- ROM NIC Con trol ler Dua l Int el F W82 546G B NIC s Quad Giga bit Eth ernet por ts Gra phics Co ntro ller ATI Rage XL Expa nsion Sl ots Six PCI- E L ow P rof ile and Two PCI -X MD2 Fron t I/ O Two USB 2.
Sun Mic rosys tems, Inc. Sun Fire X4600 Target Markets and Applications Th e Su n F ire X 46 00 serve r prov ides m ission -cri tical ente rp rise dat a ce nte r sol utio ns a cross all in dust ries.
Sun Mic rosyste ms, Inc. Chapter 1 A rch it ec tu re O ver vi ew Su n Fir e X4 600 S erv er Th e Su n F ire X 46 00 serve r me asur es 4 ra ck-u nits (6. 9 inc hes/ 17 6 m m) h igh, 17. 5 inc hes (4 45 mm ) wid e, a nd 24 .75 inch es ( 62 9 m m) d ee p.
Sun Mic rosys tems, Inc. Fig ur e 1-2 : R ear View of the S un Fir e X4 60 0 S erv er 11 of 63.
Sun Mic rosyste ms, Inc. Fig ur e 1-3 : Int ern al V iew of th e S un Fire X46 00 Se rve r Th e Su n F ire X 46 00 /X4 600 M2 ser ver als o pr ovid es t he f ollow ing syst em arc hitect ure fe atur e.
Sun Mic rosys tems, Inc. • Em be dd ed m anag em ent an d le gacy I/O to of fer m aximum ope rati on al flexi bility w itho ut c ompr omisi ng PCI slot s for opt ion al feat ures Fig ure 1-4 : Su n .
Sun Mic rosyste ms, Inc. Chapter 2 C PU A rc hi te ct ur e Th e Su n F ire X 46 00 serve r sup por ts u p to e ig ht Si ngl e-C ore or Dual -Cor e AM D O pter on S eries 800 pr ocesso rs.
Sun Mic rosys tems, Inc. Fig ur e 2-1 : Su n Fire X4 60 0 CP U M od ule Syst ems co nfi gure d w ith f our or six proc esso rs re qu ire f iller mo du les. T he filler mo dul es m aint ain the Hyp erT rans port co nnect ivit y bet wee n al l CP Us a nd pro vid e a irflow re direct ion f or ef ficie nt co oli ng th ro ugh out the syst em.
Sun Mic rosyste ms, Inc. Fro nt of Ser ver Rear of Serv er Fig ur e 2-2 : C PU M od ule Plac eme nt Note : Th e Su n Fi re X4600 serv er suppo rts four and eigh t C PU config urat ions . T wo, four, six, a nd eight CP U co nfig urat ions are suppo rte d in the Sun Fire X46 00 M 2.
Sun Mic rosys tems, Inc. In S un Fir e X4 60 0 M 2 syst ems, ea ch p roc esso r co nta ins an i nteg rat ed m emor y co ntro lle r that sup por ts a 128 - bit- wid e pat h to m em ory a nd thre e 1 6x1 6- bit Hy per Tra nsp ort links.
Sun Mic rosyste ms, Inc. Fig ure 2-4 : Si ngl e-C ore AM D O pter on Proc essor Arc hitectur e Th e Su n F ire X 46 00 serve r sup por ts b oth Sin gle- Co re a nd Du al-C ore AM D O pter on 800 Se ries pr ocesso rs. Th e Su n F ire X 46 00 M2 serv er s up port s Du al-C or e A MD O pt eron 80 00 Se ries proc essor s.
Sun Mic rosys tems, Inc. Fig ur e 2-5 : D ual -Co re AM D Opt er on P roc essor Arc hitect ure Note : Su n Fi re X 4600 serv ers supp ort 95 W and 12 0 W 90 nm tech nolog y p ackage inf rastr uct ure AMD Opt ero n Re v E and Rev F pr ocesso rs only.
Sun Mic rosyste ms, Inc. Processor VRM Ea ch p ro cessor recei ves cor e vol ta ge in put from an in divi du al vo ltag e re gu lator mo du le (V RM). T he VRM s re gul ate t he syst em cu rre nt a nd vo ltage acc ord ing to th e VI D co de out put b y the C PU p acka ge.
Sun Mic rosys tems, Inc. po pu late d in pa irs in me mor y slot s from the t op of the boa rd tow ard the proc ess or heat sink at b otto m o f the bo ard. Mem ory sl ots sh ould be po pulat ed wit h D 7 an d D 6 first , the n D 5 an d D 4, th en D 3 a nd D2, a nd fina lly D 1 an d D 0 ne xt to t he p roc esso r heat sink.
Sun Mic rosyste ms, Inc. • 51 2 M B to 2 G B low prof ile ( 1.2 i nch/ 3.05 c m) D IMM sup por t • Up to 3 2 G B p er C PU in w ith 4 GB DIM Ms i n 8 D IMM slot s pe r CP U • Si ngl e su pp ly (2.
Sun Mic rosys tems, Inc. • Pr ovi de d igit al co nte nt cr eat ion c apa biliti es such as c omp uter -aide d d esi gn ( CAD ), c omp uter -ai de d ma nuf act urin g (C AM ), an d c om pute r-a ide.
Sun Mic rosyste ms, Inc. to 8 GB /sec. agg re gat e ba ndw idth p er link, en abli ng a pe ak b an dw idth of 2 4 GB /sec. pe r pr oc esso r. Th e A MD Op ter on p rocess or with Hyp er Tra nspo rt T ech nol ogy pr ovid es a scal ab le d irect co nnect ion bet ween pr ocesso rs, I/O s ubsyst ems, and oth er c hips ets.
Sun Mic rosys tems, Inc. Fig ur e 2-7 : Int el vs. Opt ero n A rch itect ures I/O Expansion Capability to High- Speed Industry Buses Th e tra dit ional Nor th brid ge/ Sout hbri dge arc hitect ure is no t inte nd ed t o su ppor t mo re tha n two cor e-l og ic ele me nts.
Sun Mic rosyste ms, Inc. Fig ure 2-7 : Sa m ple H ype rTr ansp ort Tec hno logy Arc hitect ure B lock Dia gr am 26 of 63.
Sun Mic rosys tems, Inc. Chapter 3 I/ O Su b sy ste m Su n Fir e X4 600 I /O S ubsys tem Ov erv iew Th e Su n F ire X 46 00 I/O s ubsyst em is con nect ed to the C PU c om plex thr oug h a Hyp erT ransp ort li nk fr om pr ocesso rs A and H.
Sun Mic rosyste ms, Inc. • AM D- 813 2 TM Hyp erT rans port P CI-X Tu nn el • NV IDIA nF orc e4 P rofessi on al 2 20 0 • NV IDIA nF orc e4 P rofessi on al 2 05 0 AMD-8132 TM HyperTransport PCI- X Tunnel Th e AM D- 813 2 H ype rTr ansp ort PC I-X 2.
Sun Mic rosys tems, Inc. NVIDIA nForce Professional Th e Su n F ire X 46 00 also us es th e fol low ing NV IDIA nFor ce Pr ofessi ona l chi pset s: • NV IDIA nF orce 22 00 • NV IDIA nF orce 20 50 .
Sun Mic rosyste ms, Inc. Fig ur e 3-4 : LS I SA S10 64 A rchitect ur e Bl ock Dia gram Alth ou gh the LSI SAS 10 64 cont ro ller is ca pab le of su pp ortin g b oth SAS and SA TA d riv e typ es, th e Su n F ire X4 60 0 se rver wi ll onl y su pp ort th e S AS har d d isk d rives, whi ch provi de h igh er p erf orm ance and be tter r elia bil- ity.
Sun Mic rosys tems, Inc. Po rt Gi ga bit E the rnet co ntrol ler inc lude: • 80 2.3 ab PH Y com plia nce a nd com pati bility (CA T-5 use) • 80 2.3 ab aut o-n egot iation • 80 2.
Sun Mic rosyste ms, Inc. • 10 24 x7 68 T MD S Fig ur e 3-7 : AT I Ra ge XL A rchi tect ure B lock D iagr am SM SC LP C4 7B27 2 Su per I/ O C ont roller Th e Su pe r I/O devi ce of fers m ultipl e I/ O fu nctio ns r eq uire d to pr ovid e le gacy I/O dev ic es to t he o pe rati ng en viro nm ent.
Sun Mic rosys tems, Inc. PC I-X and PC I-E E xpan sion Sl ots Th e PC I slot s on the Sun Fire X 4600 ser ver use a 3. 3 V olt s ign alin g bu s. T her efo re, th ey s upp ort only 3. 3 Vo lt keye d exp ansi on ca rds. Th e us e of 5 Vo lt keye d ex pa nsio n car ds is u nsu pp orte d a nd will r esu lt in da ma ge t o the mot her bo ard.
Sun Mic rosyste ms, Inc. Fig ure 3-9 : PC I Ex pansi on S lot L oc atio ns Th e two PC I-X sl ots ha ve a maxi mum ope rat ion al sp eed o f 10 0 M Hz.
Sun Mic rosys tems, Inc. Chapter 4 M ot he rb oa rd Al l cont rol and dat ap ath f unct ion alit y, wit h the exce ption of th e d isk co nn ect ors a nd CPU mo dul e b oa rds, r esi de on the mot her bo ard.
Sun Mic rosyste ms, Inc. Fig ure 4-1 : Su n F ire X46 00 Mot her bo ard Bl ock Di ag ram 36 of 63.
Sun Mic rosys tems, Inc. Chapter 5 C oo lin g a nd P o we r Typi ca l he at di ssip atio n a nd p ow er cons um ptio n met rics for a S un Fire X4 60 0 ser ver eq uip pe d w ith ei ght Du al-c ore AM .
Sun Mic rosyste ms, Inc. Be caus e hea t is s o d estr uctive to e lect ro nic com pon ent s, low ering op erat in g tem pe ratur e will i ncr ease relia bil - ity. S un's co olin g de sig n e nab les the CP Us to ope rat e ap pr oxim at ely 1 5% mo re e fficie ntly.
Sun Mic rosys tems, Inc. Ea ch r ow of fan trays is occ upi ed b y two fan mo du les f or a total of fo ur co olin g fans. In a Su n Fi re X 46 00 ser ver, the f an m odu les a re p op ulat ed by 1 72 x 16 0 x 5 1m m fa ns.
Sun Mic rosyste ms, Inc. Fig ure 5-4 : Su n F ire X46 00 Po wer Su ppl y Uni ts Po we r sup pli es a re m on itor ed a nd ma na ged by ILO M. How ever , PS U fa ns a re N OT ind ivid ual ly ma na ge d by ILO M. I nstea d, they are co nsid er ed p art of th e PS U u nit.
Sun Mic rosys tems, Inc. Chapter 6 IL OM : In teg ra te d L ig hts Ou t M an ag em en t Inte gr ated Lig hts O ut Man ag em ent (ILO M) is the Se rvice P rocessor use d in S un Fi re X4 60 0 s erv ers. IL OM en ab les m ult iple in-b an d a nd out -of-b an d m an age me nt sol uti ons.
Sun Mic rosyste ms, Inc. • Thr ee USB co nn ecti ons to the NV IDIA nFo rce Prof essi on al 2 20 0 to pro vid e rem ote key boa rd, m ous e, an d stor age f unct ion alit y. • LP C co nn ectio n to the NVI DIA nFo rce Prof essi on al 2 20 0 vi a FP GA.
Sun Mic rosys tems, Inc. In-B an d Serv er Ma nageme nt In terfa ces Se rver ma na ge me nt thr oug h th e p latfor m o pe rati ng system in a S un Fire X4 600 serv er is p ossi bl e us ing eith er IPM I with a K ey boar d C ont roll er S tyle (KC S) intef ace an d a n IP MI ke rnel dr iver or b y usi ng SN MP OS -resi dent ag en ts.
Sun Mic rosyste ms, Inc. Th e co re o f the mo del for th e D MTF SM AS H CL P is a hi er arch ical ob ject s nam espac e in w hic h an ob ject in th e na mesp ace i s a tar get to a com man d.
Sun Mic rosys tems, Inc. Th e re mot e sto rag e ca n b e e ithe r phys ical st ora ge devi ces o r bo otab le med ia im age f iles on the h ard dri ve. T he fol low ing ty pes of r em ote st ora ge a re sup po rted by the IL OM Rem ote C ons ole: • CD /DVD -ROM • Flo ppy • CD /DVD -ROM im age (.
Sun Mic rosyste ms, Inc. impl eme nted in h ar dwar e an d fir mwar e. The key diff erent iator o f Intel lig ent Plat for m Ma na ge me nt is t hat th ese funct ions a re ind ep end ent of th e ma in C PU, BIO S, an d O S.
Sun Mic rosys tems, Inc. de vices an d m an age conf ig urat ions, stat istics col lect ion, p erf orm anc e, a nd secu rity on a net wo rk. SN MP is a ne twor k m ana gem ent p rotoc ol us ed al most exclus ivel y in TCP /IP n etw orks.
Sun Mic rosyste ms, Inc. ma na ge a gro up in the sa me m an ner as m an ag ing a sin gle syst em. • So ftw are Pro visi onin g – pro visi ons So lari s, Lin ux, and Wi nd ows OS, as w ell as firm ware an d sof twar e up da tes, fr om a sin gle We b co ns ole.
Sun Mic rosys tems, Inc. Chapter 7 S oft wa r e O pe ra tin g E nv iro nm en t Th e Su n F ire X 46 00 serve r sup por ts m ultipl e 3 2-b it a nd 64- bit o per atin g syst ems, i nclu din g S ola ris, Li nux, and Win dow s.
Sun Mic rosyste ms, Inc. • New too ls fo r low -leve l syst em d eb ug gin g • Syst em ha rd war e test ing and an alysi s • Fin e-g rai ned pr oject acco unti ng • En ha nce d pa tch an alysi.
Sun Mic rosys tems, Inc. the re asons for su bo ptim al syst em an d a pp licat ion per for ma nce. Sola ris Dyn am ic Tr acin g ( DTrace ) tec hn ology makes it po ssi ble t o de lve de epl y into tod ay’ s com plex syst ems to tro ub lesh oot pro blem s in r eal time an d qu ickly elim inat e bott lenecks.
Sun Mic rosyste ms, Inc. Sun Studio (90-Day Trial Version) Su n St ud io 1 0 sof twa re is Su n's l atest and best dev elop er to ol suite for C, C+ +, an d Fo rtra n ap pl icat ion d ev el- op me nt.
Sun Mic rosys tems, Inc. Real-Time Video Creation and Broadcast Support A J ava M edia Fram ewor k (JM F) tech nol ogy pl ayer pr ovi des a ccess to th e lat est in dust ry- stan dar d a ud io a nd vid eo f iles, incl udi ng M PEG 1/2, Qui ckT ime, VIV O, A VI, AI FF, G SM, WA V, R MF, AU, a nd MID I.
Sun Mic rosyste ms, Inc. GN OM E 2 .0 fo r th e So lar is O S is o pe n so urce, fr ee softw are with no up gra de or lic ensin g fe es. M ore infor mati on a bo ut G NOM E 2.
Sun Mic rosys tems, Inc. Chapter 8 A dd itio na l S oftw are I nc lu de d Su n Ins talla tion A ssi sta nt Th e Su n I nstal latio n A ssist ant softw are on CD -ROM is i ncl ude d in the sh ip-ki t with eve ry S un Fire X46 00 ser ver.
Sun Mic rosyste ms, Inc. Appendix A C on ne ct o r Pin out s USB Table A-1: USB Pinouts Pin # Pin Nam e Desc ripti on 1 +5V +5V suppl y 2 Data - Nega tive side of diff erent ial pair for dat a 3 Data .
Sun Mic rosys tems, Inc. 5 N C No Conne ct 6 RX- Nega tive Side of Rece ive Data 7 N C No Conne ct 8 N C No Conne ct Fi gure A- 3: 1 0/1 00 B as eT P inout s Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Table A-4: Seri.
Sun Mic rosyste ms, Inc. F igur e A-4: Se ria l Attac hed SC SI (S AS ) Pin out s 10/100/1000 BaseT Table A-5: 10/100/1000 BaseT Pinouts Pin # Pin Nam e De scripti on 1 TPO+ Posi tive Side of Data Pai.
Sun Mic rosys tems, Inc. 9 KEY No Pin 10 S_G ND Syn Retu rn ( Gro und) 11 IDO IDO (G roun d) 12 IDI IDI (N o Co nnec t) 13 HSY NC Hor izont al S ync 14 VSY NC Ver tical Sync 15 ID3/ SCL No Co nnect F .
Sun Mic rosyste ms, Inc. Appendix B S un Fi re X 46 00/ X4 60 0 M 2 Ra ck M oun tin g S pe cif ic at ion s Su n Fi re X 46 00/ X4 600 M2 serve r sho ul d fit in nea rly all 3 rd- pa rty ra cks t hat m.
Sun Mic rosys tems, Inc. Appendix C S un Fi re X 46 00/ X4 60 0 M 2 Se rv er D im en sio ns Th e Su n F ire X 46 00 /X4 600 M2 ser ver has the foll owi ng si ze a nd wei ght dim ensi ons. Table B-1: Sun Fire X4600/X4600 M2 Server Dimensions Sun Fir e X46 00 and X4600 M2 Wei ght 106 lbs.
Sun Mic rosyste ms, Inc. Appendix D E nv iro nm en ta l a nd R eg u la tor y C om plia nce Th e Su n F ire X 46 00 serve r me ets o r exc ee ds t he fol lowin g e nvir onm ent al a nd re gul ator y sp ecifi catio ns.
Sun Mic rosys tems, Inc. Su n M icrosyst ems, Inc. 4 15 0 N etwor k Circl e, S an ta Cl ara, CA 9 50 54 US A P ho ne 1 -6 50-9 60 -1 300 or 1-8 00- 55 5- 9S UN We b su n.
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