Sun Blade 6000 Chassis
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Specifications

Sun Blade 6000 system is designed to deliver clear advantages in price/performance over other blade systems as well as rackmount servers. Its three-processor module selection, multiple operating systems, and industry-standard I/O set it cleanly apart from any other blade system.


Key Specifications

  • 10RU Sun Blade 6000 Chassis
  • Accommodates 10 server modules supporting up to:
    • 1280 Sun UltraSPARC T2 Plus threads
    • 80 AMD Opteron cores
    • 240 Intel Xeon cores
    • PCI Express Midplane
  • Large I/O capacity: 1.42Tb/s per Chassis
  • Forty PCI Express interfaces per chassis
    • 20 PCIe ExpressModules(x8)
    • 2 PCI Express Network Express Module (NEM) interfaces (x8)
      • Twenty on-board Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
      • Twenty optional 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
      • Four optional SAS links for external expansion (future)
  • No fans or PSUs on the blades
Sun Blade 6000 Chassis
Form Factor 10 Rack units high, (10U), holding up to ten server modules per chassis. Up to 4 Sun Blade 6000 Chassis are supported per 42U rack.

I/O Interfaces The Sun Blade 6000 midplane supports the following protocols: PCI Express, Gigabit Ethernet and SAS. Each server module has a direct connection to two PCIe ExpressModules for discrete I/O connectivity and two PCIe Network Express Modules for aggregate I/O connectivity.
I/O Modules
ExpressModules Up to 20 ExpressModules per Sun Blade 6000 Chassis
  • Sun StorageTek Dual 4Gb Fibre Channel Dual GbE ExpressModule HBA, Emulex
  • Sun StorageTek Dual 4Gb Fibre Channel Dual GbE ExpressModule HBA, QLogic
  • Sun StorageTek 4Gb Fibre Channel Dual-port ExpressModule HBA, Emulex
  • Sun StorageTek 4Gb Fibre Channel Dual-port ExpressModule HBA, QLogic
  • Sun StorageTek SAS HBA ExpressModule HBA
  • Gigabit Ethernet Dual-port ExpressModule - Copper (Intel® 82571EB GbE Controller-based)
  • Gigabit Ethernet Dual-port ExpressModule - Fiber (Intel® 82571EB GbE Controller-based)
  • x4 Quad GbE ExpressModules (Intel® GbE Controller-based)
  • Sun MT Quad GbE x8 ExpressModule (Sun Neptune)
  • 4x InfiniBand Dual-port ExpressModule (Mellanox MT25208 InfiniHost III Ex Controller-based)
  • Sun Dual-port DDR IB Host Channel Adapter ExpressModule (Mellanox ConnectX based)
  • 10 Gigabit Ethernet (Fiber) Dual-port ExpressModule (Sun Neptune)
  • EMx8 Host Express Module (Magma)

PCIe Network Express Modules Up to 2 per Sun Blade 6000 Chassis
  • Gigabit Ethernet 10-Port Passthru PCIe NEM
  • Multi-Fabric NEM with Gigabit Ethernet 10-Port Passthru and SAS Expander
  • Multi-Fabric NEM with Gigabit Ethernet 10-Port Passthru, 10 Gigabit Ethernet 10-Port Passthru and SAS Expander
Manageability
Chassis Monitoring Module (CMM) Chassis Monitoring Module (CMM):
  • Enables direct connection to the Service Processor on each Blade Server
  • Reduces cabling by providing a single management connection to the chassis
  • Ensures complete lights-out manageability of the whole chassis
  • Provides an optional aggregate point for monitoring of chassis fans, power supplies with its own Sun Integrated Lights Out Management (ILOM) module
Environment
Operating temperature 5°C to 32°C ( 41°F to 90°F)

Nonoperating temperature -40°C to 65°C (-40°F to 149°F)

Operating optimum ambient temperature 22°C (71.6 °F)

Operating Relative Humidity 10 to 90 percent RH, noncondensing, 27°C max. wet bulb

Nonoperating Relative Humidity 5 to 93 percent RH, noncondensing, 38°C max. wet bulb

Operating altitude Up to 3,048m (10,000 ft.), maximum ambient temperature is derated by 1°C per 300m (984 ft.) above 900m (2,953 ft.)

Nonoperating altitude Up to 12,000m (39,370 ft.)

Operating Sine Vibration Z (vertical) axis: 0.15G
X/Y axis: 0.10G
5 to 500 Hz sine

Nonoperating Sine Vibration Z (vertical) axis: 0.50G
X/Y axis: 0.25G
5 to 500 Hz sine

Shock 3Gs, 11msec, half sine
(rackmounted enclosure)

Acoustics LwAd (1 B=10 dB) 8.6 B at or below 25°C, 9.2 B at maximum ambient
AC Power
Power Power (1+1) high-efficiency, hot-swappable, load-sharing, load-balancing power supplies

Power Supply 1+1 PSU rating: 5600 W each power supply module (two 2800W cores)

Voltage 200 to 240 VAC

Frequency 50 to 60 Hz

Current 16A per power supply input, total four AC inputs (two per power supply module)

AC input connection Americas Domestic - NEMA L6-20P to IEC320-C19
International - IEC309 250V, 3A, 3 Pin to IEC320-C19
Regulations (meets or exceeds the following requirements)
Product Safety UL/CSA-60950-1, EN60950-1, IEC60950-1 CB scheme with all country differences, IEC825-1, 2, CFR21 part 1040, CNS14336, GB 4943

RFI/EMI (Class A) EN55022, 47 CFR 15B, ICES-003, VCCI, AS/NZ 3548, CNS 13438, KSC 5858, GB 9254, EN61000-3-2, GB 17625.1, EN61000-3-3, EN300-386: v1.3.3

Immunity EN55024, EN300-386: v1.3.3
Certifications
Product Safety cULus Mark, UL/Demko LVD, CE Mark (2006/95/EC), GOST R, BSMI

RFI/EMI (Class A) CE Mark (89/336/EEC), FCC, ICES-003, VCCI, C-Tick, MIC, GOST R, BSMI

Immunity CE Mark (89/336/EEC), MIC, GOST R

Other Labeled per WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive, China RoHS Mark
Chassis and Components Physical Specifications
Chassis height 17.25 inches (438.15 mm)

Chassis depth 27.25 inches (692.15 mm)

Chassis width 17.50 inches (444.50 mm)

Chassis weight of a fully configured system 350 lb (159 kg)

Chassis weight of an empty system (No fillers) 78.7 lb (35.7 kg)

Subassembly weights
  • Power Supply Module: 21.38 lb (9.70 kg)
  • Network Express Module: 3.85 lb (1.75 kg)
  • PCIe ExpressModule: 0.90 lb (0.41 kg)
  • Rear Fan Module: 2.31 lb (1.04 kg)
  • Chassis Monitoring Module: 1.15 lb (0.52 kg)
  • Front Fan Module: 1.95 lb (0 .88 kg)
  • Front Indicator Module: 0.75 lb (0.34 kg)

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