Sun SPARC Enterprise®M8000 ServerMainframe reliability with industry-leading virtualization and extreme scalability

Highlights

• Optimized for 24x7 mission critical computing and large shared memory applications

• Unmatched investment protection with no forklift upgrades - upgrade individual components, not the whole system

• 100% binary compatibility with earlier versions of your applications

• Mainframe class reliability, availability, serviceability (RAS)

• Mix and match up to sixteen quad-core SPARC64 VII processors and/or dual-core SPARC64 VI processors in the same system

• Built-in, no-cost, and flexible virtualization technology

• Ideal consolidation platform with up to 16 dynamic domains and thousands of Solaris Containers per system

Investment protection and mainframe-

class RAS in a highly flexible system

Sun’s SPARC Enterprise M8000 server provides

the highest reliability and unmatched

investment protection. With no forklift

upgrades, the Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000

server protects your IT investment. The option

to mix and match different speeds/generations

of SPARC64 processors in existing and new M-

series servers provides the level of investment

protection and reliability not offered by IBM or

HP. In addition, RAS features come standard

in the Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000 server—

features like automatic recovery with instruction

retry, up to 1 TB of system memory error-

correcting code (ECC) protection with extended

ECC support, guaranteed data-path integrity,

total SRAM and register protection, and

configurable memory mirroring. Major system

components are redundant and hot-swappable,

providing the superior reliability and availability

required by a 24x7 compute infrastructure.

Solaris: the world’s most advanced OS

Only Sun legally assures investment protection

with Solaris OS with 100% binary compatiblity

for the past 15 years and counting. The SPARC

Enterprise M8000 server somes preinstalled

with Solaris 10 OS. The Solaris 10 OS also deliv-

ers revolutionary features, including Dynamic

Tracing (DTrace), Solaris ZFS, crypto- graphic

infrastructures, IP filter, and User and Process

Rights Management.

Advanced consolidation and virtualization

Industry-leading virtualization features make

the Sun SPARC Enterprise M8000 server one of

Sun’s most advanced consolidation systems. It

supports up to 16 Dynamic Domains, enabling

massive server consolidation and datacenter

virtualization. Each physical domain can also

be further optimized through the use of Solaris

Containers, enabling each Sun SPARC Enterprise

M8000 server to support thousands ofsoftware

partitions.

For 24/7 mission-critical services, this system delivers extensive expansion and virtualization

capabilities as well as mainframe-class RAS. Customize it with mix-and-match configurability

using the latest high-performance SPARC64 VII quad-core and SPARC64 VI dual-core proces-

sors and the Solaris 10™ Operating System, the Sun SPARC Enterprise® M8000 server is optimized for

enterprise-class applications such as ERP, CRM, BIDW, large databases, HPC/scientific/engineering, and

large-scale OLTP applications.

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Processor

CPU Choiceofupto16SPARC64VIIquad- coreor16SPARCVIdual-coreproces sorsSPARCV9Architecture,ECC protected

CacheperSPARC64 •SPARC64VII:64KBD-cacheandLevel1 64KBI-Cache •SPARC64VI:128KBD-cacheand 128KBI-Cache

CacheperSPARC64 •SPARC64VII:6MBon-chipLevel2 •SPARC64VI:5MBto6MBon-chip

Clockspeed •SPARC64VII:2.88GHz •SPARC64VI:2.28GHzto2.4GHz

System

CPU •UptofourCPUmemory boards(CMU),withuptofour processorsperboard;upto256GB ofmemoryperboardbasedon8 GBDIMMs

Mainmemory •Upto1TBpersystem

I/O •UptofourI/Ounits(IOU)with eightPCIeslotseach/32PCIeslots persystem •Upto112PCIeandPCI-Xslots withtheoptionalExternalI/O ExpansionUnit

Systembus •High-speed,low-latencyintercon nectsystembuswithredundant data,address,andresponse crossbarinterconnect

Systembusbandwidth •184GB/secpeak,60.3GB/sec(memory) stream(copy)

Systembusbandwidth •61GB/secpeak(I/O)

Tworedundantserviceprocessors

Upto16DynamicDomains

Storage

Bootdevice •Upto16internal,2.5in.SAS bootdisks

Externalboot •SunStorageTek2540,3120,devicessupported 3510FC,9980,9985, J4200,J4400,J4500

External •Direct,SANorNASattachedto SunStorageTekcompatibletape librariesanddiskarrays,including StorageTek3X00,5X00,6X00,and 9X00families

Resource management

DynamicDomains

Solaris10ResourceManagerincludingSolarisContainers

Software

Operatingsystem •SPARC64VII(2.88GHz): Solaris10(10/08)orSolaris10 (8/07)withSolaris1010/09 PatchBundleandtheSunAlert PatchCluster •SPARC64VI(2.28GHz,2.4GHz): Solaris10(11/06)orlater

Languages •C,C++,Pascal,FORTRAN,Java™

Networking •ONC™/NFS™,TCP/IP,SunLink™, Netware

Systemmonitoring •SunManagementCenter •SolarisWebStart •SolsticeDomainManager •SolsticeEnterpriseManager™ •SolsticeBackup™ •xVMOpsCenter

Valueaddedsoftware •VERITASFileSystem •VERITASVolumeManager •SunCluster™ •SunHPCClusterTools™ •SunJavaEnterpriseSystem

Environmental

PowerOption1 •ACpower:200–240VAC1-phase (50/60Hz),30A •Powercords:Three(Sixwiththe optionaldualpowerfeed) •Plug:NEMA-L6-30P(U.S.)or EN60309(32A)(INTL)

PowerOption2 •ACpower:208VAC3-phaseDELTA (50/60Hz),50A •Powercords:Twodirectwired powerconnections;includesdual powerfeed

PowerOption3 •ACpower415VAC3-phase STAR(50/60Hz),30A •Powercords:Twodirectwired powerconnections;includesdual powerfeed

Operatingtemperature •5°Cto32°C(41°Fto89.6°F),20%to 80%relativehumidity, noncondensing

Nonoperatingtemperature •0°Cto50°C(32°Fto122°F) 8%to80%relativehumidity, noncondensing

Altitude •Upto3000m(9,843ft.)

Regulations (meets or exceeds the following requirements)

Safety •CSA/UL-60950,EN60950,IEC950CB Schemewithallnationaldeviations

RFI/EMC •EN55022/CISPR22ClassA, FCCCFR47Part15ClassA, EN61000-3-2,EN61000-3-3

Immunity •EN55024,EN61000-4-2,-4-3,-4-5, -4-6,-4-8,and-4/11

•CE,FCC,ICES,C-tick,VCCI,GOST-R, BSMI,MIC,CSA/UL

Othermarks •WEEEandChineseRoHS

KeyRAS features

End-to-endECCprotection;guaranteeddata-pathintegrity;automaticrecoverywithinstructionretry;totalSRAMandregisterprotection;DynamicL1andL2cachelinedegradation;ECCandExtendedECCprotectionformemory,memorymirroring,andPredictiveSelf-Heal-ing;fault-isolatedDynamicDomains;DynamicReconfiguration;AutoDiagnosisandRecovery;onlineupgrades;concurrentmaintenanceofdisks,fans,andpowersupplies;redundantnetworkconnections;liveoperatingsystemupgrades;journalingfilesystem;hardenedI/Odrivers;individualcoreorCPUoff-lining;memorypageretirement;andclustersupport.

Sun Upgrade Advantage Program

TheSunUpgradeAdvantageProgram(UAP)offersinvestmentprotectionprogramstomigratecustomersfromSunandcompetitorplatforms,withdiscountsfortrade-inofqualifiedSunandcompeti-tiveserverstowardnewSunSPARCEnterpriseservers.Trade-inallow-ancesarealsoavailablewhenacustomerupgradesfromapreviousgenerationSPARC64VIandVIICPUstoSun’slatestCPUgeneration.Formoreinformationvisitsun.com/ibb/enterprise.

Dimensions and weight

H: 180cm(70.9in.)

W: 75cm(29.5in.)

D: 126cm(49.6in.)

Weight: 700kg(1540lb.)

Optional power expansion cabinet required for 3-phase power distribution

H: 180cm(70.9in.)

W: 31.7cm(12.5in.)

D: 124.4cm(49in.)

Weight: 350kg(770lb.)

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