Sun Fire V445 Server Administration Guide - SCN Research

CHAPTER 4
Configuring Hardware
This chapter provides hardware configuration information for the Sun Fire V445
server.
Note – This chapter does not provide instructions for installing or removing
hardware components. For instructions on preparing the system for servicing and
procedures to install and remove the server components described in this chapter,
refer to the Sun Fire V445 Server Service Manual.
Topics in this chapter include:
■ “About the CPU/Memory Modules” on page 67
■ “About the ALOM System Controller Card” on page 71
■ “About the PCI Cards and Buses” on page 75
■ “About the SAS Controller” on page 78
■ “About the SAS Backplane” on page 79
■ “About Hot-Pluggable and Hot-Swappable Components” on page 79
■ “About the Internal Disk Drives” on page 81
■ “About the Power Supplies” on page 83
■ “About the System Fan Trays” on page 86
■ “About the USB Ports” on page 89
■ “About the Serial Ports” on page 90
About the CPU/Memory Modules
The system motherboard provides slots for up to four CPU/memory modules. Each
CPU/memory module incorporates one UltraSPARC IIIi processor, and slots for up
to four dual inline memory modules (DIMMs). The CPUs in the system are
numbered from 0 to 3, depending on the slot where each CPU resides.
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