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1. 17 5 inches 445 mm wide and 25 2 inches 640 mm deep It is a rack optimized x64 based system with a symmetric multiprocessor Cooling is accomplished with internal fans that direct airflow from the front to the back of the chassis I O ports are located on the rear panel with an additional USB on the front panel Access to the power connections is at the rear of the server Hard drives and optical storage are accessible from the front of the server The Sun Fire X4100 M2 server also provides the following system architecture features Two AMD Opteron 2200 Series processors with integrated dual channel DDR2 memory controllers on each CPU to provide maximum memory capacity and bandwidth scaling delivering up to 32 GB of capacity and 21 4 GB sec of aggregated bandwidth with 2 CPUs populated and four 4 GB DIMMs AMD Direct Connect Architecture that directly connects CPU to CPU with 2 HyperTransport links one of which is cache coherent and CPU to 1 0 with non Coherent HyperTransport links delivering 8 GB sec aggregate bandwidth per link CPU to memory using the integrated DDR2 controller and CPU cores to each other on the same die in dual core processors Two 8 lane PCI E slots to deliver high performance I O with up to 8 GB sec of aggregated 1 0 plug in bandwidth Embedded quad Gigabit Ethernet and a SAS disk controller to leave the two PCI E slots available for expansion needs Embedded management and legacy 1 0 to offer maximum operat
2. In a single processor con figuration a HT Bridge must be inserted in CPU1 socket in order to ensure HyperTransport continuity between CPUO and the rest of the 10 Each processor contains an integrated memory controller supporting a 128 bit wide path to memory and three 16x16 bit HyperTrans port links Each HyperTransport link runs at speeds up to 1 GHz and is clocked on both edges of the clock pulse allowing for a maxi mum of 4 GB sec 2 gigatransfers sec 2 bytes wide throughput in each direction 8 GB sec aggregate data rate bidirectionally Memory support is for registered DDR2 667 SDRAM DIMMs four DIMM slots per CPU accessed in pairs with an available memory bandwidth up to 10 7 GB sec with PC2 5300 per processor Memory capacity scales with the number of processors Therefore memory attached to an unpopulated processor socket is unaddressable As a result a single processor machine can support a maxi mum of four DIMMs A dual CPU server supports a maximum of eight DIMMS or 32 GB 8 x 4 GB of memory Next Generation AMD Opteron Processor Features of the AMD Opteron processor in the Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 servers include 1or2 Dual Core AMD Opteron 2200 Series processors e x64 architecture 64 bit extensions with AMD Direct Connect Architecture using HyperTransport Technology e Native support for 32 bit x86 ISA SSE SSE2 MMX and 3DNow Three HyperTransport links supporting up to 8 GB sec of direct inter processo
3. rvlew E 20 Architecture OVEMICW i eerste aa a a a a aa ia ea a Da 20 NVIDIA nForce Professional 2000 Series Chipeet ENEE 21 NVIDIA nForce Professional 2200 MCP ICKS Ou E 21 NVIDIA nForce Professional 2050 I O companion chip UO oa 21 ME TE Ee le EE 21 AMD 8132 HyperTransport PCI X Tunnel 21 ESAS A eene EN E Ree 22 Intel 82546EB Dual Port Gigabit Ethernet Controllers EN 23 A EEN d BE DEE 23 SMSC EPC47B272 Superl O Controller iaa ai data ii 24 PONEXDPANSION Mot A A A a ege AA e 24 Sun Fire X4100 M2 Server PCI Expansion Slots EE 24 Sun Fire X4200 M2 Server PCI Expansion Slots EEN 24 COOLING ANG POWEN E 25 COOL EE 25 SIE 26 POWER lei EE 27 ILOM Integrated Lights Out Management ccccccsssssssccssccessssssscccccccessssscscccececeesssssccceceseceesscsscceesseeesseees 28 ME age 28 MA TT 30 In Band Server Management Interface 30 Baseboard Management Controller BMC 30 Out of Band Server Management Intertaces EE 30 Command Line Interface Clics a a a ege een d See 30 CA 31 Remote Keyboard Video Mouse and Storage IRKVMS ENEE 31 Lights Out Management LOM sicciciessisvcivedsaccodsvesaconcssebeateseacceecdeed deg EENS cette veseacdveudeeacvewssvasnusstaesdes 33 Intelligent Platform Management Interface DM 33 Sun Microsystems Inc PINE OE at a e a AR EA A SN ea AAIE 34 SIN E E A E A cobeasssevateds cue tidecevenes ves eteanduadeviaas wees olesanie artes 34 Sun NT System MANA Le EE 34 Software Op
4. DDR2 667 PC2 5300 registered DDR SDRAM modules The Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 servers have 4 DDR2 DIMM slots per CPU that are color coded white and black to indicate popu lation order white 0 1 and black 2 3 white pair first LED fault indicators controlled by the ILOM Service Processor provide the ability to easily identify failed DIMM modules Memory capacity scales with the number of processors Therefore memory attached to an unpopulated processor slot is unaddressable As a result a single processor machine can support a maximum of four DIMMs or 16 GB 4 x 4 GB of memory A dual CPU server supports a maximum of eight DIMMS or 32 GB 8 x 4 GB of memory 14 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc Other features of the Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 servers memory architecture include Dedicated on die 128 bit wide DDR2 memory controller Memory bandwidth up to 10 7 GB sec DDR2 667 Under 80 ns latency e Registered ECC DDR2 667 PC2 5300 supported 1GB to 4 GB low profile 1 2 inch 3 05 cm DIMM support Up to 16 GB per CPU in with 4 GB DIMMs in 4 DIMM slots per CPU Single supply 2 50 VDC e Standard SPD VCC SPD 3 3V Note The 32 bit version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 0 is not capable of using more than 4 GB of physical memory even if more than 4 GB is installed This is a limitation of the default kernel not the hardware x64 Architecture The x64 architecture is an x86 compatible architecture that enables s
5. and the Sun Java Desktop System Includes 187 of the most popular free and open source software packages many of which are supported by Sun Provides integrated developer tools such as GNU utilities and Perl and Python programming languages NOTE All occurrences of Solaris 10 OS for the Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 servers refer specifically to Solaris 10 for x64 OS which is the minimum required Solaris release for the Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 servers Key Productivity Features The Solaris Operating System delivers several critical performance and reliability features such as Enhanced ease of use and PC interoperability features Integrated high performance Java technology and tools Robust software developer environment Advanced standards based networking Improved systems installation and management tools Enterprise class directory services Enhanced desktop tools I O standards and security Other key features include 100 binary compatibility Reliability availability and serviceability Java 2 SDK IPv6 IPsec Mobile IP LDAP directory services System management tools Desktop management and productivity tools Observability Internationalization Data management Real time application support Enhanced security features Manageability Features The Solaris 10 Operating System dramatically improves the way system administrators and developers can identify the reasons for suboptimal system and application perf
6. card that is longer that the MD1 definition but shorter that the MD2 definition is considered to be MD2 form factor The two card lengths enable system designers to support either all low profile PCI cards which includes MD1 and MD2 or limit their design to support only MD1 cards 24 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc Chapter 6 Cooling and Power Typical heat dissipation and power consumption metrics for a Sun Fire X4100 M2 or X4200 M2 server equipped with 2 AMD Opteron Series 2200 processors 4 GB RAM 4 x 1 GB on 73 GB SAS HDD and 2 Power Supplies are as follows e Max Power Consumption 351 W e Heat Dissipation 1198 BTU hr e Tons of Air Conditioning 0 1 Note Power consumption metrics can be calculated using the online Power Calculator for different configurations of the Sun Fire X4100 M2 http www sun com x4100M2 and Sun Fire X4200 M2 http www sun com x4200M27 Cooling The chassis of the Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 servers are segregated by an air divider into two distinct chambers the mother board PCI and fan chamber and the Power Supply Unit PSU and storage chamber Both areas are front to back air cooled The PSU and storage chamber is cooled by individual fans on the back of each power supply Air is drawn through the front of the server by these rear located fans The motherboard PCl and fan chamber is cooled by redundant rows of fans mounted in front of the server behind the bezel 1 fan per PSU pulls air
7. command verbs that operate on those objects Command verbs are simple and include create delete set show start and stop for example e Object properties An object may have one or more properties or parameters For example a user ID object has a password and roles properties e Options A command may have options that modify or clarify its operation The DMTF CLP lists several options that must be supported by all commands The syntax of an ILOM command is lt verb gt lt options gt lt target gt lt properties gt Not all commands require options a target or properties to be specified The core of the model for the DMTF CLP is a hierarchical objects namespace where an object in the namespace is a target to a com mand There are two namespaces that an SP can reference its own namespace whose root is SP and the overall system namespace whose root is SYS The purpose of the SP namespace is to represent configuration and state for the SP The primary purpose of the SYS namespace for the SP is to allow access to sensors and other information about system hardware by the SP Web Interface The Web interface to the Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 ILOM Web interface supports both secure https and non secure http access Secure access will be enabled by default The Web interface provides the same functionality as the CLI It is divided into five main sections e System Information e System Monitoring e Configuration e
8. generations of servers In addition to increased energy costs proper power and cooling of full racks of these systems is impossible and valuable floor space is lost as technicians are forced to leave racks largely empty to maintain airflow Once systems are finally racked and powered organizations strain to find scalable methods to cost effectively monitor and maintain so many servers To help these efforts enterprises are looking for smarter options for building a cost effective powerful infrastructure based on stan dardized components Sun Fire x64 systems reduce cost and complexity by providing a universal platform that simultaneously runs 32 bit and 64 bit applications at full speed on a choice of operating systems including the Solaris Operating System OS Linux and Windows These modular rackmount servers are designed to Sun s exacting standards to take full advantage of the exceptional power of AMD Opteron processors and the AMD Direct Connect Architecture resulting in significantly greater performance than comparable servers with Intel Xeon processors In addition Sun Fire x64 servers run cooler and require less power than comparable platforms from other suppliers delivering signif icant energy savings and the ability to preserve expensive data center floor space by stacking servers tightly into racks Adding even more value Sun Fire x64 servers integrate lights out management with in band and out of band control improv
9. of 66 100 and 133 MHz Each supports 64 bit addressing in PCI X or PCI 2 2 and a 64 bit data bus Each includes an IOAPIC register set for legacy interrupt modes The upstream and downstream bi directional HyperTransport tunnel links support receive and transmit frequencies of up to 1 GHz of 16 bits These links also support independent transfer rates and bit width selection The AMD 8132 PCI X Tunnel HT port 0 connects to HT port 2 of CPU 1 via a 1 GHz 16x16 8 GB s HyperTransport link From this chip one 133 Mhz 64 bit PCI X bus is used to provide a 133 Mhz 64 bit PCI X expansion slot This slot is populated in the Sun Fire X4200 M2 only A second PCI X bus 100 Mhz 64 bit is shared between the embedded LSI SAS disk controller and one Intel dual Gigabit Eth ernet controller LSI SAS1064 SAS Controller Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 servers include an integrated LSI SAS1064 4 port 3 Gbits sec SAS HW RAID disk controller The LSI SAS1064 is a versatile controller that provides 4 SAS ports capable of 3 0 Gbits sec data transfers for each phys for a total maxi 21 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc mum bandwidth of 12 0 Gbits sec SAS features of the LSI SAS1064 include Four fully independent phys Support for 3 0 Gbits sec SAS data transfers for each phys High performance serial point to point enterprise level storage interface Data transfers using SCSI information units 133 MHz 64 bit PCI X interface shared 100 MHz bus with
10. out Air flow for HDDs DVD and PSUs Air flow for motherbaord CPUs RAM PCI 12 redundant hot plug fans push air in Figure 5 1 Airflow Diagram of Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 Servers 25 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc Cooling fans in the Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 servers are positioned in two rows for redundancy just behind the front bezel They are hot swappable and each fan module has an LED fault indicator The fans are accessible from the top hinged hatch door in the front left side of the server when facing the server from the front This enables the fans to be accessed without interrupting sys tem operation Additionally it makes it possible to service fans by only partially removing the server from the rack allowing all cabling to remain in place Fan speed is modulated by the Service Processor with Pulse Width Modulation by an ADM 1026 sensor chip All fans are controlled with the same PWM frequency so they all operate at the same speed The ADM 1026 device uses readings from 3 sensors to control the fan speed Front Panel Ambient Temperature CPU O Die Temperature CPU 1 Die Temperature The Service Processor reads the fan speeds and turns the fan fault LED on if the RPM is under a threshold The fan modules in Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 differ from each other The layout however is very similar in both servers In the front of the motherboard compartment beneath the hinged hatch door there are 2 redund
11. processor The I O subsystem consists of the following components e One NVIDIA nForce Professional 2200 CK8 04 One tunneling HyperTransport bridges AMD 8132 HyperTransport PCI X Tunnel e One NVIDIA nForce Professional 2050 10 04 Flash memory for the BIOS e Additional motherboard embedded peripheral 1 0 consisting of One quad channel SAS RAID controller LS SAS1064 attached to one of the AMD 8132 PCI X Tunnels on a shared bus with the Intel dual Gigabit Ethernet controller e One 10 100 1000 dual Gigabit Ethernet MAC PHY controller Intel FW82546 GB NIC e Avideo controller device attached to the PCI bus of the CK8 04 Southbridge ATI Rage XL A Super I O device connecting the Service Processor serial port to the CK8 04 Southbridge Architecture Overview The Sun Fire X4100 M2 and Sun Fire X4200 M2 servers feature up to 2 Next Generation AMD Opteron processors Series 2200 intercon nected using two dedicated 8 0 GB sec HyperTransport links one of which is cache coherent HT port 0 of CPU O connects to HT port O of CPU 1 and HT port 2 of CPU 0 connects to HT port 1 of CPU 1 Each processor controls 2 pairs of DDR2 DIMM slots with 10 7 GB sec access between processor and memory Through HyperTransport each processor has access to the other processor s mem ory Dual CPU configurations of the Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 servers populated with 4 GB DIMMs provide up to 32 GB of memory In single CPU systems the processor must be placed i
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13. to 64 bit applications The Sun Fire x64 server family also includes an extensive set of RAS Reliability Availability and Serviceability features which reduce hidden serviceability costs by dramatically simplifying system maintenance In addition the Sun Fire x64 family of servers provides remote lights out server management including remote keyboard video mouse and storage RKVMS remote boot and remote software upgrades using the Integrated Lights Out Manager ILOM Service Processor 5 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc Chapter 1 Flexible High Speed x64 Architecture Innovation and technology leadership combine within the Sun Fire x64 server family to deliver some of the most flexible high perfor mance systems ever created With the ability to run 32 bit and 64 bit applications on a single high speed platform Sun Fire x64 serv ers address the real challenges and bottlenecks found in many system architectures and deliver world record benchmark results A Universal Computing Platform For years organizations refrained from adopting 64 bit computing in a pervasive manner With the majority of applications still based on 32 bit code and budgets as constrained as ever expensive 64 bit systems which emulated 32 bit execution environments did not provide sufficient performance flexibility and investment protection The need for a revolutionary low cost platform that could ease the adoption of 64 bit computing was evident The x64 ar
14. 2 bit Yes Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64 bit Yes VMware ESX Server 3 0 1 32 bit Yes Solaris 10 on x64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux SuSE Linux Enterprise Server and VMware ESX Server operating systems can be ordered from Sun Support contracts are also available for these operating systems as well as Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Advanced Server Editions 32 64 bit from Sun for the Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 servers The Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 servers have been qualified by Vmware and are listed on the VMware Hardware Compatibility List which can be seen by visiting the following VMware Web site http www vmware com pdf esx systems guide pdf Factory Pre Installed image e Solaris 10 64 bit 6 06 U2 e Java Enterprise System Release 4 2005Q4 e Sun Studio 11 e nge patch 122530 02 e 100MB free disk space for LSI RAID metadata Solaris Operating System Features Solaris 10 delivers performance advantages for database Web and Java technology based services as well as massive scalability with price performance advantages e Real time troubleshooting of system problems New tools for low level system debugging e System hardware testing and analysis e Fine grained project accounting 36 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc Enhanced patch analysis and delivery tools Existing applications benefit from Solaris 10 enhancements without modification Provides integrated Sun Java Enterprise System suite components
15. Dual Gigabit Intel Ethernet controller Integrated RAID solution provides Integrated Mirroring technology and Integrated Striping technology Although the LSI SAS1064 controller is capable of supporting both SAS and SATA drive types the Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 servers only support SAS hard disk drives SAS Device Wo 32 Bit Memory ee ee ee TXR Address Date Bus Flash ROM A Rx SAS Device A LSI SAS1064 PSBRAM NVSRAM c 64 Bit 133 MHz Txs Ry PCI X ech SAS Device 2 Controller 12C Interface PCI PCI X Interface Pc SAS Device gt Figure 3 1 LS SAS1064 Architecture Block Diagram Intel 82546EB Dual Port Gigabit Ethernet Controllers Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 servers are equipped with one Intel 82546EB Dual Port Gigabit Ethernet controllers that provide two Gigabit ethernet interfaces to the server platform The Intel 82546EB Dual Port Gigabit Ethernet controller provides two 64 bit fully integrated Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Control MAC and physical layer PHY functions It is capable of transmitting and receiving data at 10 100 1000 Mb sec data rate with half or full duplex capability Additional features of the Intel 82546EB Dual Port Gigabit Ethernet controller include 802 3ab PHY compliance and compatibility CAT 5 use 802 3ab auto negotiation 802 3x full duplex flow control 802 9q VLAN tag insertion stripping and packet filtering Preboot eXecution Environment PXE Flas
16. PU with 2 HyperTransport links one of which is cache coherent and CPU to 1 0 with non Coherent HyperTransport links delivering 8 GB sec aggregate bandwidth per link CPU to memory using the integrated DDR2 controller and CPU cores to each other on the same die in dual core processors 10 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc Four PCI E and one PCI X slots deliver high performance I O expansion capabilities Embedded quad Gigabit Ethernet and a SAS disk controller to leave the five PCI slots available for expansion needs Embedded management and legacy 1 0 to offer maximum operational flexibility without compromising PCI slots for optional features Operan2200 Oper 3112200 CPUn 13H 6bl CPI KK LU ECCDDRZ d W SDRAM asar GHz Bbt Wi WW 63 2x Scar 2x F roni 2 2 H NS 2x1GB 1GB 2 2 Fiher C SA9C USA OC HMOs Fhemel ans 2 ES Wicia be ba Sa 283 Nvida a Gel e a Managenert Sea 2 Inte SEN 2 8 10100 RUS P g 2 E heme 2 Figure 1 2 Sun Fire X4200 M2 Server Architecture Block Diagram 11 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc Chapter 3 CPU Architecture The Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 servers support one boot and one optional Dual Core AMD Opteron Series 2200 processor The base processor is inserted in physical position CPUO the right side socket on the motherboard when viewed from the front of the sys tem In a dual processor configuration the CPUs must be of the same model speed and stepping version
17. Remote Controller e Maintenance Remote Keyboard Video Mouse and Storage RKVMS Remote Keyboard Video Mouse and Storage RKVMS features are accessible through the ILOM Web interface Remote video display is accomplished through the JavaRConsole which is a Java Web Start application JavaRConsole is downloaded from ILOM to the management console machine and executed locally It does not run on the server and therefore does not put over head on the host JavaRConsole is used to redirect the BIOS and setup screens as well as all other platform video output It provides a true remote video console to the management console by handling the input and output to and from virtual devices and the Sun Fire server 8 and 16 bit video display are supported up to 1024 x 768 JavaRConsole requires the installation of Java Runtime Environ ment 5 0 on the management console The 3 USB ports connected between the ILOM service processor and the AMD 8111 1 0 Hub enable the remote keyboard mouse and 31 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc storage components of the RKVMS functionality The remote devices are presented to the Sun Fire server by JavaRConsole and ILOM as virtualized local devices JavaRConsole captures keyboard and mouse input on the management console and directs it to ILOM ILOM then transmits these keyboard and mouse inputs over the USB ports to the AMD 8111 al O Hub and to the Sun Fire server The Sun Fire server interprets these inpu
18. Solaris driver called BMC which is included in Solaris 10 IPMItool is available under a BSD compatible license System Management Software is generally complex and makes platform management only part of a much larger manage ment picture However many system administrators and developers rely on command line tools that can be scripted and systems that can be micro managed IPMItool takes a different approach to SMS and provides a completely command line oriented tool Therefore it is not designed to replace the OpenIPMI library Where possible IPMItool supports printing comma separated values for output to facilitate parsing by other scripts or programs It is designed to run quick command response functions that can be as sim ple as turning the system on or off or as complex as reading in the sensor data records and extracting and printing detailed sensor information for each record SNMP SNMP management provides remote access by SNMP compliant entities to monitor and control network devices and to manage configurations statistics collection performance and security on a network SNMP is a network management protocol used almost exclusively in TCP IP networks The Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 servers provide SNMP MIBs to manage and monitor the servers using any SNMP capable network management system such as HP OpenView Network Node Manager NNM Tivoli CA Unicenter or IBM Director The MIB data describes the information being managed re
19. Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 Server Architectures A Technical White Paper October 2006 SunWIN Token 481905 icrosystems Sun Microsystems Inc Table of Contents gek e O A Building A Smarter More Powerful Infrastructure EEN 4 Flexible High Speed x64 Architecture ssccsssssccsssssccssssesssssscsesscsecesssccecsssncesessssessessacesesssssessssnsesesssseesessses 6 A Universal Computing Plato Mic a aa 6 Breaking Away with the AMD Direct Connect Architecture 7 HyperTransport TECHNOLOGY aiii da tdi geheegt 7 MEMO INTE ACE EE 7 1 0 Expansion Capability to High Speed Industry Buses EE 8 Sun Fire X4100 M2 and Sun Fire X4200 M2 Architecture Overview ccccccccsssssssscccccccsccsssssscsssccecsecesesesseees 9 Sun Fire X4100 M2 SOrvelr ccsccccsccesccsccceccceccssccscceuccesccuececcoscseuccncesececcuccesccuscecccucsssecssceaceesesaceucececoesseecuesseceseees 9 SUM FIFE e EE 10 A iiisienerosesedesisosinsornsani eise ee neeese onise sosedo aeiae t i aoeeoe reeeo eaaeo roo Eea a aaaea eee Keceret a iasa iosia 12 Next Generation AMD Opt ron Protesta latin 12 Processor VR EEN 14 Memory Architect iia A AS iaa ica 14 XA AFC CU coda 15 AMD Direct Connect Architecture ege nee SE E deg ESSE Reg Ee SNE 16 Hy perl ransportiM T CChnOlogy cora dd 16 Ou lu de ET ENEE 17 Chipto Chip INTERCONME EE iia A A Aito 17 1 0 Expansion Capability to High Speed Industry Buses 18 AA TO 20 Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 1 0 Subsystem Oy
20. a common debugger that can visually debug single and multi threaded C C and For tran code It can even handle intermixed Java and native code an industry first All of these powerful tools are presented within a 38 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc NetBeans based Integrated Development Environment Sun Studio 10 software also provides an integrated development environment IDE performance analysis tools and intuitive debugger for Linux operating systems These components are compatible with GCC 3 2 software Note that Sun is not sup plying or providing support for the gcc compiler Customers using prior software versions including Forte Developer 6 Update 2 Sun ONE Studio 7 Enterprise Edition Sun Studio 8 and Sun Studio 9 releases can easily upgrade to Sun Studio 10 software since it is fully compatible with these previous releases The software is full of productivity enhancements feature improvements and expanded platform support to make Solaris and Linux application development more productive Solaris Flash Software To improve utilization of the systems that make up today s data centers administrators are turning to tools such as Solaris Flash software Solaris Flash software provides new provisioning functionality that allows administrators to capture a snapshot image of a complete system including the Solaris OS the applications stack and the system configuration into a new Flash Archive format Using this system
21. a warehousing applications for solutions in customer relationship management CRM supply chain management SCM enterprise resource planning ERP and digital rights management DRM systems Require real time encryption and decryption for enhanced security including e commerce and the protection of private or classified data Require mathematical precision and floating point performance including modeling simulation statistics and financial analysis imaging video and signal processing physics medical research telecommunications encryption and compression e Require large high power database performance including decision support searching and indexing document and content management and voice recognition e Require x86 compatibility or the economies of scale of x86 systems as well as the large memory addressingcapabilities of 64 bit computing including many high performance computing HPC cluster applications 6 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc e Provide digital content creation capabilities such as computer aided design CAD computer aided manufacturing CAM and computer aided engineering CAE digital music production and video editing and real time media streaming solutions Require maximum performance for rendering of realistic and cinematic scenes for use in computer generated cinema next generation computer games and various digital and real time video processing applications Compatibility with the
22. ansion Slots Sun Fire X4100 M2 Server PCI Expansion Slots The Sun Fire X4100 M2 server features 2 PCI E expansion slots When viewing the server from the rear PCI O is the lefthand slot and PCI 1 is the righthand slot Both slots are Low Profile 8 lane PCI Express expansion slots supporting up to 8 lane PCI E expansion cards Sun Fire X4200 M2 Server PCI Expansion Slots The Sun Fire X4200 M2 server offers 4 PCI Express and 1 PCI X expansion slots When viewing the server from the rear the PCI slots are present in numeric order from left to right and numbered from 0 to 4 PClo and PCl1 are Low Profile 8 lane PCI Express expansion slots supporting up to 8 lane PCI E expansion cards PCI2 is a 133MHz 64 bit MD2 PCI X slot supporting both 33 and 66 MHz PCI expansion cards and 66 100 and 133 MHz PCI X expansion cards PCI 3 and PCI 4 are both Low Profile 8 lane PCI Express expansion slots supporting up to 8 lane PCI E expansion cards The PCI X slot on the Sun Fire X4200 M2 server use a 3 3 Volt signaling bus Therefore it only supports 3 3 Volt keyed MD2 expansion cards The use of 5 Volt keyed expansion cards is unsupported and will result in damage to the motherboard There are 2 defined card lengths for low profile PCI X expansion cards MD1 and MD2 MD1 defines the shortest 32 bit card length available 4 721 inches 119 91 mm MD2 defines the maximum length of low profile PCI card available 6 600 inches 167 64 mm Any low profile PCI
23. ant rows of fan trays Each row of fan trays is occupied by 3 fan modules In a Sun Fire X4100 M2 server the fan modules are populated by pairs of 40 mm 15 000 RPM Delta TFBO412EHN fans In a Sun Fire X4200 M2 server the fan modules are populated by single 80 mm 7 500 RPM Delta FFBO812UHE fans The Sun Fire X4100 M2 server contains a total of 12 cooling fans and the Sun Fire X4200 M2 server contains a total of 6 cooling fans Fan Module O Fan Module 1 Fan Module 2 fan o fan 1 fan Tray 1 Fan Module O Fan Module 1 Fan Module 2 Figure 5 2 Sun Fire X4100 M2 Server Cooling Fan Layout 26 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc Fan Tray 0 Fan Module o Fan Module 1 Fan Module 2 Fan Tray 1 Fan Module O Fan Module 1 Fan Module 2 Figure 5 3 Sun Fire X4200 M2 Server Cooling Fan Layout Power Supplies Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 servers are powered by dual redundant hot swappable power supplies The power supplies have the following features e 550 Watts e 120 240 Volt 50 60 Hz Autodetect 140 mm fan in rear e Power sharing 27 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc Chapter 7 ILOM Integrated Lights Out Management Integrated Lights Out Management ILOM is the Service Processor ILOM enables multiple in band and out of band management solutions In band management through the host operating system or platform is enabled by IPMI and SNMP OS resident agents Out of band management is enabled through the serial port or d
24. bles secure virtual private networks and network access control Mobile IP provides Internet disconnect reconnect capabilities with no data loss Bundled Software Software bundled with the Solaris OS includes Oracle 8i Enterprise Edition Ixrun for Linux application compatibility for the Solaris OS x64 Apache Web Server Netscape Communicator Sun Java System Directory Server gzip bash and tcsh The Solaris operating environment ships with a number of software components that increase overall availability including Solaris Resource Manager software for fine grained control of system resources Solaris Bandwidth Manager software for enhanced network resource availability and Sun Cluster 3 1 software for even greater application availability through a clustered file system scalable data services and built in load balancing Sun Studio 90 Day Trial Version Sun Studio 10 software is Sun s latest and best developer tool suite for C C and Fortran application development It continues to provide corporate developers and ISVs with a comprehensive integrated suite of tools for the development debugging tuning and deployment of enterprise applications on Sun platforms With this release Sun Studio 10 software extends its world class develop ment environment to the AMD64 architecture and delivers reliable scalable and high performance applications for the Solaris 10 Operating System Additionally Sun Studio 10 software provides
25. ceescees 43 Environmental and Regulatory Compliance ocoooooonoononcconooonnccncconoconnonocoooooacenconocanonnnooooncncrrcconccnnccrrconnos 44 3 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc Introduction Building A Smarter More Powerful Infrastructure IT organizations are constantly under pressure to improve operations and get more work done while lowering costs Often con strained by technology barriers IT managers strive to gain efficiencies by standardizing platforms and procedures Unfortunately these efforts stall as data centers are often stocked with a mix of new 64 bit applications and a large inventory of 32 bit code which require a variety of different chip architectures and operating environments for execution As a result organizations are forced to purchase separate incompatible servers for each type of application This multi platform scheme reduces flexibility and increases management and acquisition costs Adding to platform related frustrations enterprises frequently deploy faster processors in an attempt to speed up software but hardware architectures with high memory latencies and 1 0 bottlenecks limit the gains realized at the application level At the same time the total number of servers in the data center continues to increase at a rapid pace pushing facilities and system management plans to the breaking point Many of these systems contain high frequency processors which require more power and run hotter than previous
26. chitecture implementation from AMD also known as AMD64 paved the way forward by producing a cost conscious x86 compatible instruction set that provides for simultaneous 32 and 64 bit computing As a result existing 32 bit applications and operating systems run at peak performance while providing a 64 bit capable migration path This instruction set is implemented on the AMD Opteron processor used by all Sun Fire x64 servers By leveraging the x64 architecture Sun Fire x64 servers create a new class of computing which enables organizations to build solutions based upon today s needs without barriers to future innovations Key to the x64 architecture the x64 Instruction Set Architecture ISA simply extends the existing x86 ISA and natively executes 32 bit code emulation modes which tend to degrade performance are not needed Benefiting both 32 bit and 64 bit applications the x64 ISA enables continued performance scaling for applications that demand multiprocessor scalability or larger addressable memory In addition true 64 bit applications experience gains in multimedia performance and improvements in computational accuracy The x64 ISA is designed for applications that Need large memory addressing to handle datasets larger than 3 GB per process such as financial and scientific modeling applications Need to manage a large number of concurrent users or application threads such as large scale thin client solutions large databases dat
27. ction to the AMD 8111 I O Hub via FPGA The 10 100 Mb Ethernet is connected to the onboard Broadcom BCM5221 10 100 Ethernet controller which automatically detects straight or cross over Ethernet cables The external serial port is multiplexed with the main system serial port for access to 28 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc the ILOM CLI and system console using serial port redirection S o L Serial over LAN Figure 6 1 ILOM Daughtercard Top and Bottom Views 29 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc ILOM Software ILOM is an IPMI 2 0 compliant Baseboard Management Controller BMC which implements Lights Out Management LOM including Remote Keyboard Video Mouse and Storage KVMS a Web management interface a command line interface CLI and SNMP ILOM software includes the following Embedded hardened Linux OS e PMI 2 0 BMC e Platform Control agents diagnostics software RKVMS The ILOM and BIOS firmware are easily upgraded using a single 11 Mb file to upgrade both The firmware upgrade can be performed either by command line interface or Web interface In Band Server Management Interfaces Server management through the platform operating system in a Sun Fire X4100 M2 or X4200 M2 server is possible using either IPMI with a Keyboard Controller Style KCS inteface and an IPMI kernel driver or by using SNMP OS resident agents IPMI 2 0 and SNMP v1 v2c and v3 are the supported standards to perform autonomous platfo
28. e server line requires fewer spare parts on hand lowering operational costs Table 1 1 shows the maximum configurations sup ported by each server Table 1 1 Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 Maximum Configurations Sun Fire X4100 M2 Sun Fire X4200 M2 of sockets supported 2 of memory slots 8 DIMMS 4 slots per socket Maximum memory 32 GB using 4 GB DIMMS of hard disks supported 2 disks DVD OR 4 disks DVD 4 disks with no DVD of Expansion slots 2 PCI E 4 PCI E 1 PCI X Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 servers feature redundant hot swappable fan modules and redundant hot pluggable AC power supplies to enable increased availibility and simplified serviceability Both systems support a consistent 1 0 feature set that includes four 4 10 100 1000BaseT Gigabit Ethernet ports a four channel SAS RAID 0 1 disk controller with integrated mirroring video USB ports Sun Fire X4100 M2 one front two rear and Sun Fire X4200 M2 two front two rear and a dedicated serial and 10 100BaseT Ethernet remote management port For further expansion the Sun Fire X4100 M2 provides two 2 low profile PCI Express slots and the Sun Fire X4200 M2 provides four 4 low profile PCI Express slots and one 1 PCI X slot for high performance application 1 0 Sin gle and dual core AMD Opteron CPUs are supported to provide a flexible high performance growth path and investment protection 32 bit applications are protected while still enabling seamless migration
29. edicated Ethernet There is a command line interface CLI provided when out of band serial port conenctivity is used The dedicated Ethernet connectivity to out of band management features includes e Web interface e CLI via SSH e IPMI 2 0 e SNMP v1 v2c and v3 ILOM Architecture The Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 servers leverage the same ILOM design and part ILOM is a Sun designed Field Replaceable Unit FRU daughtercard The ILOM daughtercard has the following features e Motorola MPC8248 PowerPC processor e 32 bit 266 MHz e 16 Kb 4 way associative data cache 16 Kb 4 way associative instruction cache e 64 bit data bus e 66 MHz PCI bridge e 64 MB PC 133 MHz SDRAM e 16 bit 32 MB Flash ROM e DVI output e USB connections to AMD 8111 I O Hub LPC Low Pin Count connection to AMD 8111 I O Hub 10 100 Mb Integrated LAN e 3 serial ports Debug RS485 external e Half size standard PCI form factor The ILOM daughtercard is a standalone system with no dependencies on the operating system It has availability to physical inter faces through the connections listed above The actual devices however are located on the main system board The DVI output port is connected to the ATI Rage XL via FPGA to enable remote graphics redirection from ILOM with a maximum VGA resolution of 1024 x 768 Three USB connections to the AMD 8111 1 0 Hub are used to provide remote keyboard mouse and storage functionality There is an LPC conne
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31. expand in breadth of HW coverage over time to encompass current and future Sun systems Sun N1 System Manager enables the provisioning monitoring patching and management of hundreds of Sun s AMD Opteron based x64 servers Management tasks are executed through a hybrid UI that integrates the GUI and CLI in one console The ability to create logical groups of systems and perform actions across a group of systems as easily as performing actions on a single system is possible with N1 System Manager Additionally a central console is provided to rapidly deploy Solaris or Red Hat Linux to multiple Sun x64 servers The key features of the Sun N1 System Manager software are Bare metal discovery e Grouping Bare metal provisioning Hardware monitoring e OS provisioning 35 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc Chapter 8 Software Operating Environment The Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 servers support multiple 32 bit and 64 bit operating systems including Solaris Linux and Windows The Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 servers are also VMware ESX Server compatibility certified Table 7 1 lists the different operating systems supported on the Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 servers Table 7 1 Supported Operating Systems Operating System Sun Supported Solaris 10 on x64 64 bit Yes Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 0 64 bit Q1CY2007 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 0 64 bit Yes SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 64 bit Q1CY2007 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 3
32. flects current and recent server status and provides server statistics SNMP v1 v2c and v3 will be supported v1 and v2c will be disabled by default v3 will be enabled by default SNMP sets may be enabled and disabled and will be disabled by default SNMP traps can be generated from within the SP An IPMI specific trap called a Platform Event Trap or PET may also be generated The following SNMP MIBs are supported s The system group and SNMP group from the RFC1213 MIB e SNMP FRAMEWORK MIB e SNMP USER BASED SM MIB e SNMP MPD MIB e ENTITY MIB e SUN PLATFORM MIB Sun N1 System Manager As the number of systems grow in any organization the complexities of managing this infrastructure through its 34 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc lifecycle becomes increasingly apparent A server could see many re provisions applied to it in its lifetime Once provisioned organizations must continuously monitor and manage the infrastructure to ensure that systems are running at desired levels Managing each step of the infrastructure lifecycle is challenging for even the most sophisticated IT organizations Sun N1 System Manager helps customers address these problems with its new infrastructure lifecycle management software Designed specifically to address the problems associated with managing infrastructure throughout its lifecycle N1 System Manager helps customers provision monitor and manage Sun x64 servers N1 System Manager will
33. g cost and availability e The functionality would have to be integrated into one of the core logic components This solution is the least flexible as a wide range of components would have to be created for each desired combination of feature set buses 18 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc HyperTransport Technology an industry standard provides system designers a high speed daisy chained interconnect between sys tem components Specific components can be connected in a building block fashion to achieve a platform with specific feature set and performance objectives Figure 2 4 shows a sample HyperTransport technology architecture block diagram Device 0 DDR Memory HyperTransport 1 0 links s Up to 8 GB sec total bandwidth per ONS octet il Se bi directional at 16 x 16 bits Device 1 1 GHz operation gt Extensive data protection management PCI X HyperTransport PCI X j Integrated power management 1 0 Tunnel 1 0 Building block structure Up to 5 devices supported in chain Device HN EIDE d E AC 97 Ethernet HyperTransport USB 1 0 Hub SM Bus LPC IEEE 1394 d Af AS PCI Bus 33MHz 32 bit Figure 2 4 Sample HyperTransport Technology Architecture Block Diagram 19 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc Chapter 4 1 0 Subsystem Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 1 0 Subsystem Overview The Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 I O subsystem is connected to the CPU complex through two HyperTransport links one to each
34. h CPU has its own integrated memory controller fostering more linear symmetrical multiprocessing and optimized memory performance This direct connection to the memory controller significantly reduces the memory latency seen by the proces sor Latency continues to drop as the processor frequency scales Additionally hardware and software memory pre fetching mechanisms can further reduce the effective memory latency seen by the processor This reduction in memory latency coupled with the additional increase in memory bandwidth enabled by a directly con nected processor presents a critical advantage as it greatly enhances system performance across all application segments 1 0 Expansion Capability to High Speed Industry Buses The traditional Northbridge Southbridge architecture is not intended to support more than two core logic elements Adding addi tional high speed functionality such as Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express or the InfiniBand architecture can impact system performance and cost HyperTransport technology provides system designers with a high speed interconnect between system components These elements connect in a building block fashion to achieve a platform with specific feature set and performance objectives 8 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc Chapter 2 Sun Fire X4100 M2 and Sun Fire X4200 M2 Architecture Overview Sun Fire X4100 M2 Server The Sun Fire X4100 M2 server measures 1 rack unit RU high or 1 72 inches 43 8 mm
35. h Interface support 32 and 64 bit 22 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc MDI Interface A MDI Interface B 1000 Base T PHY Interface 10 100 1000 10 100 1000 Design for Test Interface 5M Bus Interface PHY PHY External TBI Interface GMM GMI Mm MDIO EEPROM Interface Device Function 0 Device Function 1 Flash Interface LED s MAC Controtier MAC Controller LED s LAN A LAN B S W Defined Pins S W Defined Pins PCI 64 Bit 33 66 MHz PCI X 133 MHz Figure 3 2 Intel 82546EB Dual Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller Architecture Block Diagram ATI Rage XL Video The Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 servers use the ATI Rage XL graphics controller to deliver 2D and 3D graphics acceleration The DVI port is connected to the service processor for remote graphics redirection The ATI Rage XL has the following features 64 bit 125 MHz memory clock 8 MB external memory e 64 bit SDR SDRAM SGRAM memory path e 64 bit AGP PCI bus Integrated TMDS DVI DFP and VESA P amp D interface Support for 24bit TTL e 1600x1200 maximum resolution s 16 7M maximum color depth 1024x768 TMDS SMSC LPC47B272 Super 1 0 Controller The Super 1 0 device offers multiple I O functions required to provide legacy I O devices to the operating environment On the Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 servers it provides the following e Floppy disk Serial port connection between SP and AMD 8111 23 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc PCI Exp
36. hat provide world class 64 bit performance With the x64 ISA relevant instructions and encodings have evolved to support 64 bits increasing the resources available to hardware and software Major enhancements over legacy x86 include Sixteen 64 bit general purpose integer registers that quadruple the general purpose register space available to applications and device drivers as compared to x86 systems e Sixteen 128 bit XMM registers for enhanced multimedia performance to double the register space of any current SSE SSE2 implementation Full 64 bit virtual address space with 40 bits of physical memory addressing that can support systems with up to 4 petabytes of physical memory 65535 times the amount of RAM supported by 32 bit x86 systems 64 bit operating systems to provide full transparent and simultaneous 32 bit and 64 bit platform application multitasking x64 processors include HyperTransport Technology and are designed for flexibility and scalability HyperTransport Technology provides links based multiprocessing simplifying the design of multiprocessor workstations and servers Compatibility with x86 makes the x64 computing platform the first 64 bit platform designed to be compatible with mainstream PC applications while offering world class performance making it suitable for solutions ranging from consumer client PCs to high performance clusters The combination of flexibility and scalability reconciles the broad range of capa bili
37. icrosystems Inc Memory Interface In traditional x86 Northbridge Southbridge architectures processors share a memory controller and are not directly connected to one another Memory transactions must propogate through the Northbridge chip fabric This presents a bottleneck at the front side bus that greatly reduces productivity and performance potential In a Direct Connect Architecture each CPU has its own integrated memory controller which allows for more linear symmetrical multiprocessing and optimized memory performance This direct con nection to the memory controller significantly reduces the memory latency seen by the processor Latency will continue to drop as the processor frequency scales Additionally hardware and software memory pre fetching mechanisms can further reduce the effective memory latency seen by the processor This reduction in memory latency coupled with the additional increase in memory bandwidth available directly to the processor resulting from this platform architecture design optimization is critical as it greatly enhances system performance across all application segments Chip to Chip Interconnect Current interface schemes offer throughput performance on the order of 266 MB sec to 1 GB sec Although these rates may be suffi cient for desktop platforms workstation server and other future platforms require a more robust interface The simultaneous inte gration of high speed technologies such as Gigab
38. image administrators can then rapidly replicate a reference system configuration onto many target systems Solaris Flash images can be deployed via standard media or over the network via HTTP and NFS protocols Solaris Flash software images can be installed using custom Solaris JumpStartTM software scripts the Solaris Web Start software graphical interface or through interactive installation of the Solaris Operating System Solaris LIVE Upgrade Software Solaris LIVE TM Upgrade software allows Solaris OS software to be installed on a separate partition from the currently running ver sion of the operating environment In particular Solaris LIVE Upgrade software enables systems to run uninterrupted while a sys tem administrator installs a Solaris Flash archive or upgrades to a new version of the Solaris Operating System As a result down time for upgrades is reduced to the time needed for a reboot When installation is complete a simple reboot enables the Solaris 10 OS to take control Since Solaris LIVE Upgrade software includes a version migration and fallback feature organizations can also fall back to the previous release again through a simple reboot without losing administration information Real Time Video Creation and Broadcast Support A Java Media Framework JMF technology player provides access to the latest industry standard audio and video files including MPEG1 2 QuickTime VIVO AVI AIFF GSM WAV RMF AU and MIDI S
39. imultaneous 32 and 64 bit computing It enables end users to run their existing installed base of 32 bit applications and operating systems at peak performance while providing a migration path that is 64 bit capable It is designed to enable 64 bit computing while remaining compatible with the vast x86 software infrastruc ture x64 architecture represents a new class of computing enabling a single architecture across 32 and 64 bit environments The x64 Instruction Set Architecture ISA extends the existing x86 ISA and natively executes 32 bit code with no emulation mode to degrade performance For 32 bit software that does not require immediate 64 bit implementations x64 processor based systems are designed to provide full application performance while continuing to improve with x64 platform performance enhancements Many applications encounter architectural barriers that prevent efficient performance scaling The x64 ISA is designed to allow con tinued performance scaling for applications that demand multiprocessor scalability larger addressable memory better multimedia performance or improvements in computational accuracy The x64 ISA has been designed for applications that Need large memory addressing to handle datasets larger then 3 GB per process financial and scientific modeling applications e Must manage a large number of concurrent users or application threads such as large scale thin client solutions large databases data
40. ing service levels and reducing operational costs Sun Fire X4100 Sun Fire X4200 Figure Intro 1 Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 Servers 4 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc Customers seeking a business edge can look to Sun to provide smarter options for building a simple secure standardized IT infra structure The Sun Fire x64 family of servers are smart solution enablers for standardizing the datacenter a high performance set of servers that offer the unity of vertical scaling with the economies of horizontal scaling while running any major OS and 32 bit 64 bit application Sun continues its efforts to provide customers with solutions to help them realize the benefits of a horizontal infrastruc ture lower incremental CPU cost OS flexibility while reducing the hidden costs and complexities Sun Fire X4100 M2 1RU and Sun Fire X4200 M2 2RU were the two initial members of the Sun Fire x64 family a new line of servers designed to improve the economics of x64 systems while setting new standards for performance reliability and energy efficiency by reducing cost and complexity while delivering Sun s rock solid enterprise class capabilities and quality Both are high performance single or dual socket platforms with single or dual core processors in a 1RU or 2RU package Both use the same hot swappable power supplies hot swappable hard disk drives CPUs memory and Service Processor The use of common components across the entir
41. ional flexibility without compromising PCI slots for optional features 9 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc Opaten ZU Opteron 23 Ca uc 1 0112 15 bit AMD oP Opteron 12 45 bit u Ghis 1 GHZ 16bt Mmaa W SAS 2x0D 1CD FDIS Homo kihemx 1 223 Nvida ntel 1 CH Ze Rea From stren uU UsB26U USB 20 Nvidia POL bare POL bare 1010 RJ 45 Fihenat Figure 1 1 Sun Fire X4100 M2 Server Architecture Block Diagram Sun Fire X4200 M2 Server The Sun Fire X4200 M2 measures 2 rack unit RU high or 3 449 inches 87 6 mm 17 5 inches 445 mm wide and 25 2 inches 640 mm deep It is a rack optimized x64 based system with a symmetric multiprocessor Cooling is accomplished with internal fans which direct airflow from the front to the back of the chassis 1 0 ports are located on the rear panel with an additional two USB on the front panel Access to the power connection is at the rear of the server Hard drives and optical storage are accessible from the front of the server The Sun Fire X4200 M2 server also provides following system architectural features e Two AMD Opteron 2200 Series processors with integrated dual channel DDR2 memory controllers on each CPU to provide maximum memory capacity and bandwidth scaling delivering up to 32 GB of capacity and 21 4 GB sec of aggregated bandwidth with 2 CPUs populated and 4 GB DIMMs AMD Direct Connect Architecture that directly connects CPU to C
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43. it Ethernet PCI E and the InfiniBand Architecture onto high end platforms will quickly dwarf the bandwidth capabilities of existing interfaces Direct Connect Architecture using HyperTransport Technology pro vides a high speed chip to chip interconnect that virtually eliminates the I O performance bottleneck while providing ample perfor mance headroom for future growth 17 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc Intel Architecture Sun Fire X4100 M2 X4200 M2 DDR2 DDR2 10 7 GB s HT 10 7 GB s FBDIMM Figure 2 3 Intel vs Opteron Architectures 1 0 Expansion Capability to High Speed Industry Buses The traditional Northbridge Southbridge architecture is not intended to support more than two core logic elements Adding addi tional high speed functionality such as Gigabit Ethernet PCI E the InfiniBand Architecture or any combination thereof would have to occur in one of three ways The functionality would have to be attached to an existing bus interface such as the PCI bus However an existing bus may not have sufficient bandwidth to support high speed technologies especially in instances in which multiple buses or combinations of buses must be supported simultaneously e The functionality would have to be directly attached to the higher speed proprietary chip to chip interconnect bus via a bridging device However the proprietary nature of this solution may limit the number of components available from vendors thus impactin
44. ment arm e Clearance width between structural supports cable troughs etc between front and rear mounting planes is at least 456 mm 18 inches To permit installation in racks meeting the above criteria there is only one rackslide and cable management arm set for the Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 servers There is no provision in the slide brackets for mounting to non standard side planes within rack cab inets all mounting is to front and rear planes only For reference most generic 19 inch format racks of 900 mm or greater overall depth can accommodate the Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 the systems will fit in some shallower racks and many at 800 mm without the cable management arm 42 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc Appendix B Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 Server Dimensions The Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 servers have the following size and weight dimensions Table B 1 Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 Server Dimensions Sun Fire X4100 M2 Sun Fire X4200 M2 Weight 41 1 lbs 18 6 Kg maximum w rack kit 56 2 lbs 25 5 Kg maximum w rack kit Height 1 72 in 43 8 mm 3 44 in 87 6 mm Width 17 5 in 445 mm 17 5 in 445 mm Depth 24 8 in 632 mm 24 8 in 632 mm 43 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc Appendix C Environmental and Regulatory Compliance The Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 servers meet or exceed the following environmental and regulatory specifications Table C 1 Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 Ser
45. nd by voltage and will function even when the server is powered down or the operating system has crashed This allows platform status to be obtained and recovery initiated under situations in which in band delivery mechanisms are unavailable In modern systems the Intelligent Platform Management Interface provides a hardware level interface specification for monitoring and control func tions It defines a standard abstract message based interface between the BMC and SMS and a common set of commands for opera tions such as accessing sensor values setting thresholds logging events and controlling a watchdog timer IPMI messages can be 33 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc used to communicate with the BMC over serial and LAN interfaces so software designed for in band local management can be re used for out of band remote management simply by changing the low level communications layer IPMitool IPMItool is a simple command line interface to systems that support the IPMI v2 0 specification IPMItool provides the ability to read the sensor data repository and print sensor values display the contents of the system event log print field replaceable unit informa tion read and set LAN configuration parameters and perform remote chassis power control IPMItool was originally written to take advantage of IPMI over LAN interfaces but is also capable of using the system interface as provided by a Linux kernel device driver such as OpenIPMI or a
46. nterconnects for 2 cores Fully utilized memory and HyperTransport bandwidths 13 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc 1MB L2 Cache 12 Cache A AS System Request Interface Crossbar Switch Memory Controller Ho wm mm Figure 2 2 Dual Core AMD Opteron Processor Architecture Note Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 servers support both Standard Edition 95W and Special Edition 120W of the Next Genera tion AMD Opteron processor Processor VRM Each processor receives core voltage input from an individual voltage regulator module VRM The VRMs regulate the system cur rent and voltage according to the VID code output by the CPU package The VRM is a DC to DC point of load convertor specified for 12 Volt input and programmable 100 Amp output Memory Architecture Each CPU includes a low latency high bandwidth integrated DDR2 memory controller that reduces latencies during memory access over traditional front side bus based memory controllers Up to four ECC Registered DDR2 667 memory modules per CPU are sup ported The AMD Opteron processor s memory controller works in 64 bit single channel or 128 bit dual channel mode ECC opera tion For best performance results it is recommended to run 128 bit ECC operation mode To run in 128 bit mode DIMMs should be populated so that there is at least one DIMM in each 64 bit channel of each processor The controller supports 1 bit per byte ECC and supports
47. nto the designated processor slot 0 A HyperTransport Bridge must be inserted in socket 1 to ensure connectivity between CPU O and the rest of the 1 0 infrastructure A single processor configuration has access to 2 pairs of memory slots or maximum of 16 GB using 4 GB DIMMs DDR2 667MHz ECC registered memory components a higher quality version of PC 5300 memory DIMMs sold by Sun are supported The I O architecture for the Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 servers is designed to provide balanced 1 0 with high bandwidth con nectivity to multiple devices One NVIDIA nForce Pro 2200 and one NVIDIA nForce Pro 2050 chips provide four 8 lane PCI Express expansion slots one AMD 8132 provides 2 PCI X segments for an on board Serial Attached SCSI ATA SAS SATA interface for HDD control one dual gigabit Ethernet controller as well as one PCI X expansion slot NVIDIA nForce Professional 2000 Series Chipset The NVIDIA nForce Pro 2000 series chipset implemented in the Sun Fire X4100 M2 X4200 M2 servers consists of e 1 NVIDIA nForce Professional 2200 MCP e 1 NVIDIA nForce Professional 2050 I O companion chip 20 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc NVIDIA nForce Professional 2200 MCP CK8 04 The NVIDIA nForce Professional 2200 MCP also known as CK8 04 features an 1 GHz HyperTransport link flexible PCI Express inter face an enterprise class native Gigabit Ethernet MAC Serial ATA and ATA 133 support USB2 0 PCI and other standard peripheral function
48. o ILOM over management Ethernet Floppy disk or floppy image Figure 6 2 Illustration of RKVMS Functionality Lights Out Management LOM Lights Out Management is performed on the Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 servers through IPMItool a command line utility for controlling IPMl enabled devices Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPM Platform management refers to the autonomous monitoring logging recovery and inventory control features implemented in hard ware and firmware The key differentiator of Intelligent Platform Management is that these functions are independent of the main CPU BIOS and OS There are two major components of platform management the Service Processor or BMC and System Manage ment Software SMS Intelligent Platform Management capabilities are a key component in providing enterprise class management for high availability systems Platform status information can be obtained and recovery actions initiated under situations where sys tem management software and normal in band management mechanisms are unavailable The Service Processor is the brain behind platform management and its primary purpose is to provide autonomous sensor monitor ing and event logging features Typical sensor related events are out of range temperature or voltage and fan failure When an event occurs it is noted in the system event log and made available to SMS The Service Processor is powered by the power supply sta
49. olaris 10 OS Bundled Desktop Environments Common Desktop Environment CDE Enhancements The latest generation of the Common Desktop Environment CDE comes standard providing workstation users with an easy to use open secure platform Personal Digital Assistant PDA support synchronizes data from most Palm computing devices with the CDE 39 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc calendar mail memo and address book CDE now features streaming video using MPEG1 MPEG2 QuickTime and AVI formats as well as MIDI audio using Java Media Framework technology GNOME 2 0 Desktop Environment GNOME 2 0 the modern desktop for the Solaris 10 Operating System OS provides applications and tools that are designed to enhance business productivity in a networked world GNOME 2 0 helps organizations achieve their business goals by offering a unified modern open networked and cost effective desktop solution Key features of GNOME 2 0 include e Personalization capabilities that allow users to change settings to suit their preferences e Removes complexity of supporting disparate desktop user environments and provides a richer common unified desktop e Open file standards provide transparent file and data interchange e Built in accessibility support enables all users to interact with the GNOME 2 0 desktop environment running on any UNIX platform e Flexibility and choice to run GNOME CDE Motif and Java technology based applications unmodified prese
50. ormance Solaris Dynamic Tracing DTrace technology makes it possible to delve deeply into today s complex systems to troubleshoot problems in real time and quickly eliminate bottlenecks Additional Solaris 10 features provide enhanced system insight enabling a system administrator to quickly 37 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc identify and resolve hardware problems and streamline and automate patch management Solaris Containers can also consolidate multiple applications onto a single system to increase utilization rates and cut system and licensing costs Existing applications that adhere to the Solaris x64 OS application binary interface ABI and that are compiled with the same APls will run unmodified on x64 platforms In addition Sun provides an easy to use AppCert testing tool for developers to verify existing Solaris OS application binaries and report any potential incompatibilities Interoperability Understanding that businesses today rely on a mix of technologies from a variety of vendors Solaris 10 provides tools to enable seamless interoperability with hundreds of heterogeneous hardware and software platforms Availability New Solaris 10 features such as Predictive Self Healing offer capabilities that automatically diagnose and recover from hardware and application faults maximizing system uptime Advanced Networking Support for IPv6 in the Solaris OS is integrated into NFS RPC NIS NIS and DNS IPsec ena
51. r and I O bandwidth e ECC protection for L1 data cache L2 unified cache and DRAM with hardware scrubbing of all ECC protected arrays e CPU L1 Instruction cache 64KB 2 way associative parity protected with advanced branch prediction e CPU L1 Data cache 64KB 2 way associative ECC protected e Two 64 bit operations per cycle 3 cycle latency CPU L2 cache 1MB 16 way associative ECC protected Exclusive cache architecture storage in addition to L1 caches 256 TB of memory address space 12 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc 1MB L2 Cache System Request Interface Crossbar Switch Memory Controller HTo HT1 HT2 Figure 2 1 Single Core AMD Opteron Processor Architecture Stepping E and earlier generations The Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 servers support AMD Opteron 2200 Series processors aka stepping F From the start AMD64 processors were designed for multi core architecture the core being connected to lO via a crossbar SRI Dual core AMD Opteron pro cessors have unique instances of L1 cache cache and D cache and L2 cache for each CPU core Features of the Dual Core AMD Opteron processor include e 1207 pin socket F package compatitible with next generation multi core AMD Opteron processor One die with 2 CPU cores e Individual L1 Instruction cache per CPU core e Individual L1 Data cache per CPU core e Individual 1 MB L2 cache per CPU core Shared memory controller and HyperTransport i
52. rTransport Technology HyperTransport technology is the high speed high performance point to point link employed by the AMD Direct Connect Architec ture to provide a scalable direct connection between processors 1 0 subsystems and other chipsets It connects the 1 0 to the pro cessors at a rate of 8 GB second aggregate bandwidth per link These capabilities enable HyperTransport technology to help reduce the number of buses in a system which in turn can help reduce system bottlenecks and enable today s faster microprocessors to use system memory more efficiently HyperTransport technology e Helps increase overall system performance by removing O bottlenecks typically found in Front Side Bus FSB architectures and efficiently integrating with legacy buses increasing bandwidth and speed and reducing processor latency e Provides up to 8 GB second bandwidth per link at 16x16 bits 1 GHz operation providing sufficient bandwidth for supporting new interconnects such as PCI Express Memory Interface In traditional x86 Northbridge Southbridge architectures processors share a memory controller and are not directly connected to 7 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc one another Memory transactions must propagate through the Northbridge chip fabric which also carries 1 0 traffic This can pres ent a bottleneck at the front side bus that greatly reduces productivity and performance potential In the AMD Direct Connect Archi tecture eac
53. rm management functions Baseboard Management Controller BMC ILOM and its controlling firmware are together referred to as the Base Management Controller BMC which is the core of the IPMI structure Tightly integrating an IPMI BMC and management software with platform firmware facilitates a total management solu tion Out of Band Server Management Interfaces Server management through the ILOM service processor in a Sun Fire X4100 M2 or X4200 M2 server is possible through serial port access or dedicated Ethernet connection Serial port connectivity to ILOM provides direct console access to the command line inter face CLl and to the system console stream via serial port redirection i e serial over LAN The dedicated Ethernet interface offers ILOM connectivity by Web interface CLI via SSH IPMI 2 0 and SNMP v1 v2c and v3 Command Line Interface CLI The ILOM command line interface is accessible either by connection to the serial port or the dedicated Ethernet connection via Secure Shell SSH on a Sun Fire X4100 M2 or X4200 M2 server The CLI is designed to follow the Distributed Management Task Force DMTF Command Line Protocol CLP The DMTF CLP is based on these concepts e Object namespace There is a large namespace of objects to describe the targets for each command Examples of objects are a CLI user an SNMP trap or an alert rule 30 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc Command verbs There are a small number of
54. rving existing software investments e Support for key open standards to facilitate interoperability compatibility and collaboration in today s highly networked heterogeneous world including support for XML DOM HTTP HTML CORBA MIME Unicode MPEG JPEG AVI MIDI XDnD drag amp drop X11 NFS and TCP IP GNOME 2 0 for the Solaris OS is open source free software with no upgrade or licensing fees More information about GNOME 2 0 is available at http www sun com gnome Solaris OS Licensing and Usage Under the Free Solaris Binary License Program Sun is making the binary runtime version of its Solaris 10 OS available to anyone who accepts the terms of the Solaris OS Binary Code License BCL and the Free Solaris Binary License Program There are no fees for the right to use the software on computers with a capacity of eight or fewer processors There is a small charge for the media kit Refer to http www sun com software solaris for current licensing details Features of the Solaris OS license include the following e No distinction between desktop and server licenses e Free binary runtime license for all systems with eight or fewer CPUs for users who accept the terms of the Solaris 10 OS Binary Code License and the Free Solaris Binary License Program e Solaris 10 OS software is provided via the Solaris 10 Media Kit available for purchase at http www sun com solaris binaries e Single Solaris Media Kit for installing m
55. s The CK8 04 is connected to HT port 1 of CPU O via a 1 GHz 16x16 8 GB s HyperTransport link From this chip 16 PCI Express lanes are used to provide two 8 lane PCI Express expansion slots six USB 2 0 ports for the external USB ports and the ILOM RKVMS devices one gigabit Ethernet port for external network connectivity one ATA port for the DVD ROM CDRW player and one PCI port for the ATI Rage XL graphics controller NVIDIA nForce Professional 2050 I O companion chip 10 04 NVIDIA nForce Professional 2050 1 0 companion chip also known as 10 04 features a 1 GHz HyperTransport link flexible PCI Express interface an enterprise class native Gigabit Ethernet MAC and Serial ATA The 10 04 connects to the AMD 8132 PCI X Tunnel HT port 1 via a 1 GHz 16x16 8 GB s HyperTransport link From this chip 16 PCI Express lanes are used to provide two 8 lane PCI Express expansion slots and one gigabit Ethernet port for external network connec tivity The two PCI E expansion slots are populated in the Sun Fire X4200 M2 only AMD 8000 Series Chipset The AMD 8000 series chipset implemented in the Sun Fire X4100 M2 X4200 M2 servers consists of 1 AMD 8132 HyperTransport PCI X Tunnel AMD 8132 HyperTransport PCI X Tunnel The AMD 8132 HyperTransport PCI X Tunnel chip includes two 64 bit PCI X bridges bridge A and bridge B Each independently sup ports conventional PCI mode with clock speeds of 33 and 66 MHz or PCI X mode with clock speeds
56. tform a list of the currently supported Linux distributions is displayed and the user is prompted to insert disk 1 of the supported Linux distribution of their choice Disk 1 can be either a physical CD ROM disk or a JavaR Console redirected iso disk image The Linux distribution installation continues as usual until completion Following installation com pletion the certified platform and device drivers are installed and the complete installation is completed without necessitating cum bersome driver installation procedures The Sun Installation Assistant manages the software installation of e Supported Linux operating systems e Platform specific software Diagnostic and fault management software Add on components such as the JES middleware stack 41 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc Appendix A Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 Rack Mounting Specifications Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 servers should fit in nearly all 3rd party racks which meet these criteria e Rack has a horizontal opening with unit vertical pitch conforming to ANSI EIA 310 D 1992 and or IEC 60927 e Four post structure i e mounting at both front and rear Distance between front and rear mounting planes is between 610 mm and 915 mm 24 to 36 inches e Clearance depth to front cabinet door in front of front rack mounting plane is at least 25 4 mm 1 inch e Clearance depth to rear cabinet door behind front rack mounting plane is at least equal to the cable manage
57. ts as originating from local USB devices JavaRConsole is also capable of presenting remote bootable storage to ILOM and the Sun Fire server The remote storage can be either physical storage devices or bootable media image files on the hard drive Several types of remote storage are supported e CD DVD ROM e Floppy e CD DVD ROM image iso files e Floppy image img files When the Sun Fire X4100 M2 or X4200 M2 server attempts to access a Virtual Floppy or Virtual CD ROM as set up in the BIOS ILOM redirects this access request to the JavaRConsole JavaRConsole then accesses the virtual disk content from the management con sole s physical CD DVD ROM drive physical floppy drive or from a disk image on the hard drive ILOM virtualizes this remote storage to the Sun Fire server using the USB ports connected to the AMD 8111 I O Hub The Virtualized storage is recognized by the Sun Fire server as local USB connected storage and enables remote operating system boot up and installation 32 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc Java RConsole display remote video in App Window Graphics redirect over Ethernet Video up to 1024 x 768 60Hz a a gt ch LA Management Local Mbuse and keyboard Sun Fire X4100 Console SC 7 Keyboard Mbuse CDTOM and floppy are seen as USB devices by BIOS and OS EK CDROM DVDROM or ISO image Remote keyboard mouse and storage emulated as USB devices by LOM Java RConsole connected t
58. ty and performance requirements IT professionals face today AMD Direct Connect Architecture AMD Direct Connect Architecture helps eliminate the bottlenecks inherent in a front side bus by directly connecting the processors the memory controller and the 1 0 to the CPU to enable overall system performance and efficiency Directly connected CPUs pro vide more linear symmetrical multiprocessing A memory controller directly connected to a CPU optimizes memory performance 1 0 directly connected to a CPU provides more balanced throughput and performance Dual core processors extend the benefits of the AMD Direct Connect Architecture by connecting two CPU cores to each other on one die to reduce latencies between those cores HyperTransport Technology HyperTransport Technology is a high speed high performance point to point link for directly connecting integrated circuits Hyper Transport Technology also directly connects the I O to the processors at a rate of 8 GB sec Aggregate bandwidth per link enabling a peak bandwidth of 24 GB sec per processor The AMD Opteron processor with HyperTransport Technology provides a scalable direct connection between processors 1 0 subsystems and other chipsets HyperTransport technology helps reduce the number of buses in a system which can reduce system bottlenecks and enable today s faster microprocessors to use system memory more efficiently in high end multiprocessor systems 16 of 45 Sun M
59. ultiple systems e Solaris Media Kit contains additional bundled software e Solaris Supplemental CD of bundled user and system management tools e Oracle 8i Enterprise Edition with development license e StarOffice 7 0 productivity suite e Solaris Software Companion CD of popular freeware 40 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc Chapter 9 Additional Software Included Sun Installation Assistant The Sun Installation Assistant software on CD ROM is included in the ship kit with every Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 server Sun Installation Assistant is a Linux installation utility that reduces the complexity of installing supported Linux distributions on new hardware A newly released platform seldom has a certified set of drivers already in a current Linux distribution Typically the result is that an administrator will be required to generate driver disks for each of the supported Linux distributions that they plan to install Additionally Linux distributions do not contain support for non platform drivers such as the Service Processor A complete Linux installation on a Sun Fire X4100 M2 or X4200 M2 server can be easily performed using the Sun Installation Assistant CD ROM either locally or remotely using the remote KVMS features provided by ILOM and the JavaRConsole Once the system has been booted from the media or image a boot kernel is loaded and probes the platform configuration Upon rec ognition that the server is a supported pla
60. vers Environmental Specifications Type Specification Operating temperature single 10 C to 352 C 412 F to 952 F 10 to 90 relative humidity non rack system non condensing 272 C max wet bulb Non operating temperature 402 Cto 652 C 402 F to 1492 F up to 93 relative humidity non condensing single non rack system 382 C max wet bulb Operating altitude single non 352 C up to 900 meters and a derating of 1 2C for every 300 m in altitude up to rack system 3048 m maximum Non operating altitude single Up to 12000 meters non rack system Acoustic noise single non rack Less than 69 dB sound power in ambient temperature of up to 242 C system Table C 2 Sun Fire X4100 M2 and X4200 M2 Servers Regulatory Specifications Type Specification Safety 1EC60950 UL CSA60950 01 EN60950 CB Scheme with all country differences RFI EMI FCC Class A Part 15 47 CFR EN55022 CISPR 22 EN 300 386 v1 3 1 ICES 003 Immunity EN55024 EN 300 386 v1 3 2 Related Certifications Safety cULus Mark TUV GS Mark CE Mark CCC BSMI GOST R S Mark Related Certifications EMC CE Mark 93 68 EEC Emissions and Immunity Class A Emissions Levels FCC VCCI BSMI C Tick MIC GOST CCC Other Labeled per WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive 44 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc Copyright O 2006 Sun Microsystems Inc 4150 Network Circle Santa Clara California 95054 U S A All rights reserved This product or document is
61. warehouse applications for solutions in customer relationship management CRM supply chain management SCM enterprise resource planning ERP and digital rights management DRM systems e Require real time encryption and decryption for enhanced security including e commerce and protection of private or classified data e Require mathematical precision and floating point performance including modeling simulation statistics and financial analysis imaging video signal processing physics medical research telecommunications encryption and compression e Require large high power database performance including decision support searching and indexing document and content management and voice recognition e Require x86 compatibility or the economies of scale of x86 as well as the large memory addressing capabilities of 64 bit 15 of 45 Sun Microsystems Inc computing including many high performance computing HPC cluster applications e Provide digital content creation capabilities such as computer aided design CAD computer aided manufacturing CAM and computer aided engineering CAE digital music production and video editing and real time media streaming solutions e Require maximum performance for realistic and cinematic consumer experiences including computer games digital video and real time collaboration x64 processors are designed to maintain full compatibility with x86 while providing the architectural enhancements t
62. x86 architecture makes the x64 computing platform the first 64 bit platform designed to run mainstream PC applications while offering world class performance at an affordable price This technology is suitable for solutions ranging from con sumer PCs to high performance clusters The flexibility and scalability offered by x64 computing provides organizations with enhanced investment protection as this single architecture addresses a broad range of current and future capability and perfor mance requirements Breaking Away with the AMD Direct Connect Architecture There is more to the exceptional performance of Sun Fire x64 systems than simply a processor and instruction set The use of the AMD Direct Connect Architecture offers enterprises a superior x64 platform over traditional x86 Northbridge Southbridge designs Instead of a system bus which shares bandwidth among all motherboard components the AMD Direct Connect Architecture directly connects the processors memory controller and 1 0 to the CPU to enable overall system performance and efficiency Directly con nected CPUs provide more linear symmetrical multiprocessing A memory controller directly connected to a CPU optimizes memory performance while directly connected I O provides more balanced throughput and performance Dual core processors extend the benefits of the AMD Direct Connect Architecture by connecting two CPU cores to each other on one die to reduce latencies between cores Hype

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