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1-8 SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Overview Guide • December 2010
1.2 System Specifications
This section describes the specifications and the environmental conditions of both
high-end servers, shows names of server components, and provides an overview of
the operator panel.
Note – Contact your sales representative for tape drive unit options on
M8000/M9000 servers.
TABLE 1-1 Main Unit Specifications
Item M8000 Server
M9000 Server
Base Cabinet Only
Base Cabinet + Expansion
Cabinet
Type Floor-stand type
**
CPU Type SPARC64 VI: 2 cores/1 CPU modules
SPARC64 VI compatible mode
Number of
CPUs
32 cores (maximum 16
CPU modules)
64 cores (maximum 32
CPU modules)
128 cores (maximum 64
CPU modules)
Type SPARC64 VII/SPARC64 VII+: 4 cores/1 CPU modules
SPARC64 VI compatible mode/SPARC64 VII enhanced mode
Number of
CPUs
64 cores (maximum 16
CPU modules)
128 cores (maximum 32
CPU modules)
256 cores (maximum 64
CPU modules)
Main storage
(memory
module)
Maximum
memory size
1TB
††
2TB
††
4TB
††
Error
checking
function
Error Checking and Correction (ECC)
PCI slot built into servers
(PCI Express)
*
Maximum 32 slots Maximum 64 slots Maximum 128 slots
External I/O Expansion Unit
(maximum number of
connections)
8 units (16 boats) 16 units (32 boats) 16 units (32 boats)
Maximum number of slots,
with I/O boats mounted
112 slots 224 slots 288 slots
Hard disk drive
†
16 slots 32 slots 64 slots
CD-RW/DVD-RW drive unit 1 drive 2 drives