External I/O Expansion Unit; Sparc Enterprise M9000 Server (Expansion Cabinet) Option - Fujitsu SPARC Enterprise M8000 Overview Manual

1.5.2

External I/O Expansion Unit

The External I/O Expansion Unit is an optional product used to add PCI slots. The
External I/O Expansion Unit has a height of four RUs (rack units), about 18 cm, in a
19-inch rack.
The External I/O Expansion Unit can accommodate up to two I/O Boats by using
either six PCIe slots or six PCI-X slots.
PCIe slots in each I/O Boat: short size to long size (to 312 mm)
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PCI-X slots in each I/O Boat: short size to long size (to 312 mm)
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Also, active addition and replacement is enabled for all slots in the External I/O
Expansion Unit.
For details, see the External I/O Expansion Unit Installation and Service Manual.
FIGURE 1-11
1.5.3 SPARC Enterprise M9000 Server (Expansion
Cabinet) Option
A SPARC Enterprise M9000 server (base cabinet) configuration can contain up to 32
CPU Modules (64 cores for SPARC64 VI processors, 128 cores for SPARC64 VII
processors), up to 1 TB of memory, and up to 224 PCI slots. A configuration
containing more components than described above would require the expansion
cabinet option of the SPARC Enterprise M9000 server.
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External I/O Expansion Unit