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1-4 SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Site Planning Guide • September 2007
1.2 Physical Specifications
This section outlines the SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Server components and
lists their physical specifications.
1.2.1 System Components
1.2.1.1 Names and Corresponding Capacities and Functions
TABLE 1-2 lists the names and the capacities and functions of the SPARC Enterprise
M8000/M9000 Server components.
TABLE 1-2 Names and Quantities
Name Capacity/function Remarks
SPARC Enterprise
M8000 Server
Accommodates up to four CMUs (up to 16 CPU
modules: 32 cores) and up to four IOUs.
SPARC Enterprise
M9000 Server (base
cabinet)
Accommodates up to eight CMUs (up to 32 CPU
modules: 64 cores) and up to eight IOUs.
Can accommodate up to 16
CMUs (up to 64 CPU
modules: 128 cores) and up to
16 IOUs when combined with
an expansion cabinet.
SPARC Enterprise
M9000 Server
(expansion cabinet)
Accommodates up to eight CMUs (up to 32 CPU
modules: 64 cores) and up to eight IOUs.
Rack-mountable
Dual Power Feed
Provides power redundancy (with single-phase dual
power feed) for a SPARC Enterprise M8000 Server
server. It is a rack-mount type.
Optional.
Power Cabinet There are two types of Power Cabinet:
• Device that provides three-phase dual power feed for
a SPARC Enterprise M8000 Server
• Device that provides single-phase dual power feed or
three-phase dual power feed for a SPARC Enterprise
M9000 Server
One power cabinet is required
for each SPARC Enterprise
M8000 Server.
One power cabinet is required
for each SPARC Enterprise
M9000 Server of the base or
expansion cabinet type. (The
device that provides single-
phase dual power feed is an
optional product for the
SPARC Enterprise M9000
Server.)