Sun Fire E2900 Server Hardware Specifications
Processor Number
4, 8, or 12
Sun Fire E2900 Server Architecture
UltraSPARC[tm] III Cu: 900MHz or 1200MHz
UltraSPARC IV: 1050MHz, 1200MHz or 1350MHz, superscalar
SPARC V9, ECC protected
UltraSPARC IV+: 1.5GHz
Cache
Per processor Primary (L1): Parity protected 32KB
instruction and 64KB data on chip (single-bit errors
are corrected)
Secondary (L2): ECC-protected 16-MB external cache
on UltraSPARC IV.
Level 3 cache per UltraSPARC IV+ processor: 32 MB
shared external.
System Interconnect
9.6 GB/sec Sun Fireplane interconnect.
System bus with redundant data, address and response
crossbar interconnect
System
CPU/Memory Boards
Maximum of 3 CPU/Memory boards, with four processors
each, and up to 32GB memory per board; maximum 12
processors per system
Bandwidth 9.6 GB/sec sustained bandwidth
31.2 GB/sec aggregate bandwidth
Main Memory
Maximum 32GB memory per 4 CPUs on a CPU/Memory board,
up to 96GB maximum system memory capacity
Standard Interfaces
Alarm
One alarm port (DB15)
Ethernet
One ethernet/fast ethernet (10BASE-T/100BASE-T) twisted-pair
port
(RJ-45) - Used for LOM/System Controller
Two 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (copper) ports
PCI
PCI assembly: Six PCI slots via three buses. One 3.3V,
32/64-bit, 66MHz slot, Five 5V, 32/64-bit, 33MHz slots.
PCI+ Assembly: Six PCI slots via three buses. Six
3.3V, 32/64-bit, 66MHz slots.
PCI-X Assembly: Six PCI-X slots. 64-bit, 100MHz, 3.3V,
(Integrated Ultra-320 SCSI controller)
Note:All (6) slots are short slots and cannot support
long PCI cards.
Serial
One RS-232/RS-423 asynchronous/synchronous serial
port (RJ45), Serial A
(Serial B is reserved)
SCSI
One Ultra3 SCSI 68-pin SCSI port
Single-ended (40MB/sec) or
LVD (160MB/sec)
Internal Mass Storage Disks
Two 73GB Ultra3-SCSI internal disks, 1.0 in., 10,000
RPM, or two 146GB Ultra-320 SCSI internal disks, 1.0
in., 10,000 RPM
DVD-ROM
DVD-ROM internal drive
Tape
DDS-4 or DAT72 tape drive (optional)
Power Supplies
Four power supplies providing 2N hot-pluggable redundancy;
only two are required for the system to run.