Major Differences Among The Server Models; Table 1-1 Major Differences Between The Models - Sun Microsystems Sun SPARC Enterprise M3000 User Manual

Firmware Update Function
The web browser and commands can be used to download new firmware (XSCF
firmware and OpenBoot™ PROM firmware) without stopping the domain and to
update firmware without stopping other domains. For details on updating firmware,
see Chapter
1.2.1

Major Differences Among the Server Models

TABLE 1-1
M3000/M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 servers.
TABLE 1-1
Item / Model
XSCF Unit
XSCF redundancy
Number of domains
Number of CPUs
Mounted processor
System board
division
Memory mirroring
DR
COD option
For an overview of the system board and the component, see the Overview Guide and
the Service Manual for your server.
1-14 SPARC Enterprise Mx000 Servers XSCF User's Guide • August 2009
8.
shows the major differences related to XSCF, among the models of the
Major Differences Between the Models
M3000 server
(Entry-level)
Fixed on MBU.
Replaceable in units of
MBU.
Not available
1
1
SPARC64 VII
Not available
Not available
Not available
Not available
M4000/M5000 servers M8000/M9000 servers
(Midrange) (High-end)
Replaceable Replaceable
Not available Available
Max 2 (M4000) Max 16 (M8000)
Max 4 (M5000) Max 24 (M9000)
Max 4 (M4000) Max 16 (M8000)
Max 8 (M5000) Max 32 (M9000)
Max 64 (M9000 with
expansion cabinet)
SPARC64 VI SPARC64 VI
SPARC64 VII SPARC64 VII
Available Available
Available Available
Available Available
Available Available