Cpu Module; C.2.2 Cpu Module - Fujitsu SPARC ENTERPRISE M4000 Service Manual

C.2.2

CPU Module

TABLE C-2
system, their locations, and how the CPU modules must be serviced. Each CPU
module contains two SPARC 64 VI or SPARC 64 VII processor chips. Each processor
chip incorporates and implements the following:
Chip multithreading (CMT) design that sequentially executes the multiple
■
processes on the CPU.
Dual core processors per CPU module (with four CPU modules there are eight
■
processors and 16 cores).
Quad core processors per CPU module (with four CPU modules there are eight
■
processors and 32 cores).
SPARC Instruction Set Architecture (ISA).
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Visual Instruction Set (VIS) extension, which accelerates multimedia, networking,
■
encryption, and Java™ processing.
TABLE C-2
Maximum number of CPU modules
Maximum number of CPUs per
server
Number of cores per CPU
CPU module location
Active replacement capability
Hot replacement capability
Cold replacement capability
Refer to
C-4 SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Service Manual • August 2009
lists the maximum number of CPU modules that can be installed in the
CPU Module Features
SPARC
Enterprise
M4000 Server
SPARC64 VI
2
4
2
Top of
No
No
Yes
"CPU Module Replacement" on page 12-1
SPARC SPARC
Enterprise Enterprise
M4000 Server M5000 Server
SPARC64 VII SPARC64 VI
2 4
4 8
4 2
Top of Top of
server server
No No
No No
Yes Yes
for replacement procedures.
SPARC
Enterprise
M5000 Server
SPARC64 VII
4
8
4
Top of
server server
No
No
Yes