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CHAPTER
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System Overview
This chapter provides an overview of features, specifications, and configurations of
the SPARC
®
Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers.
■ Product Overview
■ System Specifications
■ Server Components
■ Component Mounting Conditions
■ Optional Products
■ Software Features
1.1 Product Overview
SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers have been developed as UNIX servers
using a symmetric multi-processing (SMP) architecture. Each of these systems
merges mainframe technologies for high reliability, and the associated know-how
accumulated over time, with the high-speed technologies of super computers and
the openness of UNIX server development.
If a problem occurs during operation, the errors causing them can be corrected or
isolated without stopping the system. This feature minimizes problems in many
cases, thereby improving job continuity.
Each SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers contains one or more SPARC64 VI
CPUs. They can operate as multiple servers that permit flexible use of resources,
including more efficient execution of job operations.
Each server consists of a cabinet containing various mounted components, a front
door, rear door, and side covers as parts of the server structure.
