Sun Blade 8000 Chassis

Specifications

The Sun Blade 8000 Modular System is the first high-performance blade server based on a thoroughly modularized design specifically for the needs of today's crowded, power-hungry mission-critical data centers.


Sun Blade 8000 Chassis
Server Modules Up to 10 per chassis

I/O Modules Up to 20 PCI Express Express Modules and up to 4 PCI Express Network Express Modules per chassis. Industry standard, hot-plug and rear accessible

Power Supply Modules 6 hot-swap power supplies, N+N grid-redundant

Cooling Modules 9 hot-swap and redundant Rear Fan Modules. 3 Front Fan Modules. 6 fans integrated in power supply modules (independent of power supplies and keep running even if the power supply fails)

Chassis Monitoring Module One standard; second is optional

Dongle DB9 to RJ45 For more flexible serial port connectivity

Height 19U

Form Factor 19-inch Rackmount enclosure
Sun Blade X8400/X8420 Server Modules
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Sun Blade X8450 Server Modules
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Sun Blade 8000 Modular System I/O Modules - ExpressModules
Sun StorageTek Dual 4Gb Fibre Channel Dual GbE ExpressModule HBA, Emulex Dual-port Fibre Channel Dual Port GbE, PCI Express x4 lane width. Auto-sense 1, 2, 4 Gbps. Emulex Zephyr FC-to-PCI Express controller

Sun StorageTek Dual 4Gb Fibre Channel Dual GbE ExpressModule HBA, QLogic Dual-port Fibre Channel Dual Port GbE PCI Express x4 lane width. Auto-sense 1, 2, 4 Gbps. FC-to-PCI Express controller

Sun StorageTek 4Gb Fibre Channel Dual-port ExpressModule HBA, Emulex Dual-port Fibre Channel PCI Express x4 lane width. Auto-sense 1, 2, 4 Gbps. Emulex Zephyr FC-to-PCI Express controller

Sun StorageTek 4Gb Fibre Channel Dual-port ExpressModule HBA, QLogic Dual-port Fibre Channel PCI Express x4 lane width. Auto-sense 1, 2, 4 Gbps. FC-to-PCI Express controller

Sun StorageTek SAS HBA ExpressModule HBA Eight port SAS PCI Express x4 lane width

Gigabit Ethernet Dual-port ExpressModule Copper 20-port Gigabit Ethernet "pass-through" module. Connects via midplane to all 10 server modules in chassis. Appears to server modules as a standard PCI Express adapter.

4x InfiniBand Dual-port ExpressModule Dual-port 4x Infiniband. PCI Express x8 lane width. 256 MB onboard DDR memory. Based on the Mellanox MT25208 InfiniHost III Ex

10 Gigabit Ethernet (Fiber) Dual-port ExpressModule Dual Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet - Fiber. Based on Sun ASIC and software innovations

Note: At least one 10GbE Fiber Transceiver (X5558A - 10GbE Short Reach (SR) Fiber Transceiver or X5560A-Z - 10GbE Long Reach (LR) Fiber Transceiver) needs to be ordered with X1028A-Z
Sun Blade 8000 Modular System I/O Modules - Network ExpressModules
Gigabit Ethernet 20-Port Passthru Network ExpressModule 20-port 4Gb FC Emulex "pass-through" module. Connects via midplane to all 10 server modules in chassis. Appears to server modules as a standard PCI Express adapter.

4Gb Fibre Channel 20-Port Passthru Network ExpressModule* 20-port 4Gb FC "pass-through" module. Connects via midplane to all 10 server modules in chassis. Appears to server modules as a standard PCI Express adapter

4x InfiniBand 10-Port Passthru PCIe Network Express Module* 10-port 4x IB "pass-through" module. Connects via midplane to all 10 server modules in chassis. Appears to server modules as a standard PCI Express adapter
Sun Blade 8000 Modular System Mass Storage
Internal disk Up to 2 hot-swap, 2.5-inch SAS or SATA HDD with integrated RAID support per server module

External disk See Storage listing
Sun Blade 8000 Modular System Management Modules
Chassis Monitoring Module Single module included. Second CMM available for management and monitoring redundancy.
Sun Blade 8000 Modular System Power Modules
Power Supply Modules 6 hot-swap power supply modules, 3+3 grid-redundant

UL Maximum (AC Input) 3000 W each

Typical Power Consumption Configure your Sun Blade 8000 Modular System to see just how low your power consumption can go.
Software
Operating environment
  • Solaris 10 Operating System U2 on x64 (64-bit)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server 4, 32-bit/64-bit
  • SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 and 10, 64-bit
  • Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (32-bit/64-bit)
  • Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition (32-bit/64-bit)
  • VMware ESX Server 3.0.1

Sun Java Enterprise System
  • Solaris 10 on X64 Operating System
  • Standard Linux distributions


Languages C/C++, FORTRAN, Java programming language, all other standard Sun-supported languages

Networking Software ONC, ONC+(TM), NFS(TM), WebNFS(TM), TCP/IP, SunLink, OSI, MHS, IPX/SPX, SMB technologies, and XML

Management Browser UI (HTTP/HTTPS), DMTF/CLP based CLI (SSH and Serial), IPMI 2.0 (Host access through KCS and remote), SNMP (V1, V2C, V3), Remote KVMS access (via JAVA Application), Chassis Monitoring/Management with UI drilldown (CLI and Browser UI), Fault Management
Environment
AC power requirements Each Sun Blade 8000 Chassis ships with 6 (single phase) Power Supply Modules:
  • Based on required redundancy levels (N+1, N+2, N+N etc.) and power consumption levels power requirements will vary
  • Minimum power requirements are: 3x, 200 to 240 VAC (50 to 60 Hz) 20A power circuits
  • Maximum power requirements are: 6x, 200 to 240 VAC (50 to 60 Hz) 20A power circuits
Note: Usage of power distribution units can reduce the number of required power circuits

Operating temperature/humidity (single, non-rack system) 5º C to 35º C (41º F to 95º F), 10% to 90% relative humidity, non-condensing, 27º C max wet bulb

Non-operating temperature/humidity (single, non-rack system) -40º C to 65º C (-40º F to 149º F), 5% to 93% relative humidity, non-condensing, 38º C max wet bulb

Altitude (operating) (single, non-rack system) Up to 3048 m, maximum ambient temperature is derated by 1 °C per 300 m above 900 m

Altitude (operating) (single, non-rack system) Up to 7500 ft (2286 m), maximum ambient temperature is derated by 1º C per 300 m above 900 m

Altitude (nonoperating) (single, non-rack system) Up to 10,000 ft (3048 m)
Acoustic Noise Emissions
Declared noise emissions Declared noise emissions in accordance with ISO 9296, A-weighted,operating and idling

Measure and Environment Noise levels within 2 feet (0.61m) of the rear of the system have been measured at 107 dB and within 2 feet of the front of the system at 90 dB
Regulatory Compliance
Product safety
  • UL approved to UL 60950 and C22.2 No. 60950
  • TUV approval to EN60950-1 and CB Report IEC 950 3rd Edition; including all amendments and full worldwide deviations
  • GOST Certification for Eastern Block countries
  • Korean MIC Certification
  • China CCC Mark for power supply and fans rated 27V or greater (system is exempt since it is rated gretaer than 1300W)
  • CE Declaration of Conformance (SMI self declaration) to The Electronic Compatibility Directive and Low Voltage Directive with accompanying "Technical Data File"
  • Approval to Argentinian standards

Laser product and optical I/O
  • FCC Registration to Code of Federal regulations 21 CFR 1040-Lasers
  • TUV approval to IEC 60825-1 Safety of Laser Products
  • Canadian Radiation Emitting Devices Act REDR C1370

Electromagnetic interference
  • 47 CFR 15B (Code of Federal Regulations, Part 15, Subpart B) Class A
  • EN55022: 1998 Class A per EMC Directive 89/336/EEC (CE Mark)
  • VCCI Class A
  • Industry Canada ICES-003
  • AS/NZ 3548 (Australia/New Zealand)
  • CNS 13438 (Taiwan)

Immunity EN55024:1998 per EMC Directive 89/336/EEC, including:
  • IEC 61000-4-2 Electrostatic discharge immunity test
  • IEC 61000-4-3 Radiated, radio-frequency, electromagnetic field immunity test
  • IEC 61000-4-4 Electrical fast transient/burst immunity test
  • IEC 61000-4-5 Surge immunity test
  • IEC 61000-4-6 Immunity to conducted disturbances, induced by radio-frequency fields
  • IEC61000-4-8 Power frequency magnetic field immunity test
  • IEC 61000-4-11 Voltage dips, short interruptions, and voltage variations immunity tests

Line distortion
  • EN 61000-3-2 per EMC Directive 89/336/EEC

Voltage fluctuations
  • EN 61000-3-3 per EMC Directive 89/336/EEC
Dimensions and Weight - Sun Blade 8000 Modular System
Height 838.49 mm (33.01 in.)

Width 444.5 mm (17.5 in.)

Depth 722 mm (28.43 in.)

Weight 243.13 kg (536 lb.) fully configured,
42.64kg (94 lb.) empty chassis with midplane

*Available in upcoming release

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