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Sun BladeTM 1000 Workstation Just the Facts

1. 51 Key Messages Em 51 Sun Upgrade Allowance Program Sun UAP eene nemen enne nnne 51 Allowance Code Numbering Gcheme eene eene rrr n sen n nnns nnns 51 Upgrade Ordering Notes 5 iet IRE eb E t i les 52 Service and RTT dn GE 53 SunGli nt Support Progra e eee eo eere e bene Ee edite Medina TREE pee tech e 55 Features and Benefits of the SunClient Program sss 56 GOSS ANY M 57 Materials Abstract cane DEI oet oggi EEN 58 SS 4 Sun microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 4 Sun Bladev 1000 Workstation Positioning Figure 1 Sun Blade 1000 workstation Introduction The Sun Blade 1000 workstation is Sun s first UItraSPARC III processor based platform It can be configured as either a single or dual processor workstation and offers the user outstanding system performance through superscalar processor technology a high performance system interconnect high bandwidth I O and accelerated graphics The Sun Blade 1000 workstation is an outstanding solution for customers who require high performance and high capacity computing The workstation can expand to up to two CPUs two 36 GB FC AL disks 8 GB RAM and two high performance UPA graphics accelerators The generous expansion capacity in the Sun Blade 1000 workstation allows customers to tailor a solution directly for their needs
2. Part Number Option Description Number Comments Supported X1132A SunPCi II coprocessor card with 600 MHz processor 1 and 64 MB memory 3 3 5 volts X7042A 128 MB DIMM memory expansion for SunPCi II 2 X7045A 256 MB DIMM memory expansion for SunPCi II 2 Graphics and Imaging X3668A PGX32 8 and 24 bit color graphics PCI adapter frame 3 buffer CD and cable X3670A Sun Creator3D series 3 graphics card 2 X3677A Sun Elite3D m3 series 2 graphics accelerator 2 X3679A Sun Elite3D m6 series 2 graphics accelerator 2 X3678A Sun Expert3D graphics board 2 X3682A Sun 1392 Visual Collaboration Kit 1 Monitors X7143A 17 inch color monitor X7127A 18 1 inch TFT LCD color monitor X7135A 19 inch flat screen color Trinitron monitor X7136A 21 inch flat screen color Trinitron monitor X7124A Widescreen 24 inch color monitor Miscellaneous Options X5681A Smart card reader for serial or USB port X1400A Extra cards for smart card reader 25 pack Type6 Country Kits X3531A US Canada Universal 1 Except for X3532A French t k Rang X3533A German 1 the Country X3534A Swiss French 1 Kit contents X3535A Swiss German 1 are included X3536A Swedish Lo X3537A United Kingdom 1 configuration X3538A US UNIX 1 Refer to the X3554A Taiwanese 1 bun E X3555A Korean Pe X3556A Japanese 1 above for X3558A United Kingdom UNIX 1 ordering X3559A European UNIX details X3560A Norwegian 1 X3561A Portuguese 1 X3562A Spanish 1 X3563A Danish 1 X3564A It
3. UPA Two 120 MHz graphics slots Memory Memory type ECC Number of slots 8 Capacity 512 MB to 8 GB DRAM speed 50 ns Bus width 5776 bits DIMMs 128 MB 256 MB and 1 GB SDRAM DIMMs T O Interfaces e UltraSCSI 68 pin Ultra Wide SCSI 40 MB sec e Serial ports Two RS 232C RS423 serial ports 384K Baud sync 460 8K Baud asynch DB25 F Industry standard USB port IEEE 1394 e Parallel port Centronics compatible one DB25 connector e UPA graphics Two UPA slots Internal disk access FC AL access for mass storage e PCII O bus Three full size and one half size PCI slots version 2 1 Three at 33 MHz one at 33 or 66 MHz Graphics Imaging and Video Graphics supported in PCI slots PGX32 Sun Expert3D Just the Facts SS 4 Sun microsystems October 2000 25 Feature Specification Graphics supported in UPA slot Sun Creator3D Sun Elite3D m3 and m6 Monitors supported 17 19 21 and 24 inch color monitors 18 inch flat panel Digital media SunVideo Plus card and camera Sun 1394 Visual Collaboration Kit Networking Ports 10 100BASE T autosensing Fast Ethernet Internal Storage e Disks Up to two 10000 rpm FC AL disks Capacity 18 or 36 GB Three front access removable media bays one 5 25 x 1 6 inch one 3 5 x 1 0 inch and one bay that accommo
4. Enables better performance for all supported graphics cards in particular there has been some substantial performance gains for Sun Elite3D frame buffers for some applications over 100 percent Enables applications to trivially reject occluded objects in a scene resulting in big improvements in interactive rendering performance for visualization of large models Allows multiple triangle strips or fans to be specified within a single g1Begin glEnd pair improves performance Allows applications to specify all vertex data color normal coordinates and so on in a single function call saves function call overhead Allows applications to specify an alpha component which can be applied globally to all primitives useful for cases where many vertices share the same alpha value because the application does not have to send an alpha component for each vertex SS 4 Sun microsystems October 2000 39 Sun OpenGL for Solaris 1 2 1 Software Tech Facts Sun OpenGL for Solaris 1 2 1 software system requirements are shown in the following table Platforms UltraSPARC and SPARC processor based systems using Sun Elite3D Sun Creator Sun Creator3D Sun Expert3D PGX ZX GX TCX SX and S24 frame buffers Operating environments supported Solaris 2 5 1 Solaris 2 6 Solaris 7 Solaris 8 Note Multi display Xinerama support requires Solaris 7 Operating Environment 11 99 or later or the Solaris 8 Operati
5. bit windows on top of the 24 bit visuals without damaging the underlying visual allowing virtually seamless integration and manipulation of windows Gouraud shading Allows smooth shading of solid geometry Acceleration for geometry Allows complex compress geometry to be decompressed decompression at hardware rates Alpha blending and screen door Simulates transparent materials such as glass transparency Line and big dot antialiasing Needed in MCAD and visualization for better visual quality SS 4 Sun microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 19 Features Per pixel depth cueing Per pixel alpha interpolation 4 bit stencil support with hardware acceleration of OpenGL API stencil functions Accelerated lighting Four 8 bit color maps Adjustable gamma correction NTSC PAL video timing support Stereo 960 x 680 at 112 Hz supported with 21 inch monitor 1280 x 1024 at 76 Hz resolution standard Two serial port connectors Dual headed support two Sun Elite3D m6 frame buffers and or two Sun Creator3D frame buffers Sun OpenGL for Solaris 1 2 1 XGL 3 0 XIL X and Java 3D API support Binary compatibility with Sun Creator graphics product family Benefits More accurate depth cueing or fog Variable transparency Enables hardware acceleration for OpenGL API More lights can be turned on for enhanced visual display without encountering large performance penalties Dynamic col
6. list modes Using the Xinerama X window extension available in Solaris 7 or 8 Operating Environment release 11 99 or later users can configure their systems to utilize multiple frame buffers as one large super high resolution virtual display Sun OpenGL for Solaris 1 2 1 software allows existing OpenGL API based applications to run virtually without change in a multi screen Xinerama environment Widespread multivendor availability of OpenGL software allows source code portability of 3 D graphics applications across platforms Sun OpenGL for Solaris 1 2 1 software is a compliant implementation of OpenGL 1 2 specification from the OpenGL Architecture Review Board ARB and is source code compatible with other conformant OpenGL software on the market Most existing OpenGL applications need only to be recompiled in order to run with Sun OpenGL for Solaris 1 2 1 software Sun OpenGL for Solaris 1 2 1 software is targeted at developers creating interactive 3 D graphics applications for technical creative and analytical markets Potential users include those in computer aided design and manufacturing global information systems simulation industrial design and modeling entertainment biochemistry and petroleum exploration market segments Sun OpenGL for Solaris 1 2 1 software is compatible with and accelerated for Sun workstations with the Sun Creator Sun Creator3D Sun Elite3D and Sun Expert3D graphics products It is also compat
7. 3D RAM graphics memory This new generation of the 3D RAM breakthrough in graphic memory provides high bandwidth and built in acceleration for 3 D graphics Scalable performance The performance of Sun Creator3D graphics takes advantage of general system performance enhancements and will scale up with increases in CPU clock rate making it unnecessary to upgrade graphics as new generations of CPUs become available More standard functionality All Sun Creator graphics products come standard with high resolution and 24 bit true color as well as an 8 bit overlay plane Sun Creator3D graphics supports 24 bit double buffering and a 28 bit Z buffer In addition stereo output support is built in Sun Creator graphics has established a new standard for workstation graphics functionality Sun Creator3D graphics series 3 also add support for high resolution monitors up to 1920 x 1200 and hardware acceleration of color space conversion during video playback Four 8 bit color maps for dynamic color map segment allocation within the 8 bit color overlay plane and support for adjustable gamma correction give applications greater access to colors even in 8 bit mode and give the user the ability to color adjust gamma correct for optimal display quality Fully compatible with existing APIs Sun Creator graphics accelerates existing APIs including OpenGL X11 XIL and XGL graphics libraries SS 4 Sun microsystems Ju
8. 7 day 12 hour No Option No No on site coverage 5 day 24 hour No Option No No on site coverage S Go S OU microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 53 SUNSPECTRUM SUNSPECTRUM SUNSPECTRUM SUNSPECTRUM FEATURE PLATINUM GOLD SILVER BRONZE Mission critical Business critical Systems Support Self Support Support Support Coverage Response Time cont Customer defined Yes Yes Yes Option priority setting Urgent phone on site Live transfer Live transfer Live transfer 4 hour N A 2 hour 4 hour 4 hour e Serious phone on site Live transfer 2 hour next day 2 hour next day 4 hour N A 4 hour e Not critical phone on site Live transfer 4 hour 4 hour 4 hour N A customer customer customer convenience convenience convenience 2 hour on site response Yes Option Option N A Additional contacts Option Option Option Option Premier Support Features Mission critical support team Yes For urgent No No problems Sun Vendor Integration Yes Yes No No Program SunVIP Software patch management Yes No No No assistance Field change order FCO Yes No No No management assistance Hardware Support Delivery Replacement hardware parts On site technician On site technician On site technician Courier Two day parts delivery N A N A N A Yes Overnight parts delivery N A N A N A Option Same day parts delivery Yes Yes
9. The OS kernel modified to work with the new UltraSPARC III CPU Solaris I O software The software for the I O subsystem extended to support the new USB IEEE 1394 and FC AL buses as well as DVD ROM devices and smart card Power management software The software that implements support for the EnergyStar program extended to provide network friendliness sustaining a network presence even when the system is in low power mode OpenBoot PROM firmware The firmware that supports booting the system with its new buses and devices System Administration Sun Blade 1000 workstations deliver the power and graphics needed by the customers who use heavy compute intensive applications Customers who run these compute intensive applications require a system like the Solaris Operating Environment that can provide a highly reliable available fast and safe desktop computing environment Built into the Solaris Operating Environment are systems management and security features that help deliver the computing environment demanded by these customers Sun also offers unbundled systems management products that will supplement the systems management features in the Solaris 8 Operating Environment Together the Solaris Operating Environment management features and Sun s unbundled systems management products create one the most stable and available desktop computing environment in the industry Solstice AdminTools Software Solstice AdminT
10. point processors that speed up floating point intensive operations such as transformations clip tests face determinations and lighting Sun Expert3D Graphics Sun Expert3D graphics is Sun e latest high end graphics product It complements Sun Elite3D graphics adding hardware accelerated texture mapping required by many 3 D graphics applications in all of Sun s technical markets The Sun Expert3D frame buffer provides Sun s most complete acceleration of the OpenGL API to date including 2 D and 3 D texture mapping image processing the Sun OpenGL for Solaris 1 2 1 API and a significant number of extensions beyond this API The Sun Expert3D frame buffer has similar geometry performance to Sun Elite3D m6 graphics but its 64 MB of texture memory and hardware texture mapping provide up to seven times the performance of Sun Hlite3D graphics in rendering 25 pixel trilinear textured Z buffered and Gouraud shaded triangles The 64 MB of frame buffer memory allow high resolution 1920 x1200 double buffered displays and 1280 x 1024 stereo displays Sun Expert3D frame buffer hardware supports full scene antialiasing but software support for this feature is not part of the initial release Wide lines and polygon offset are fully accelerated by the hardware The Sun Expert3D frame buffer is a PCI 64 bit 66 MHZz graphics card The bus interface ASIC provides the host bus 64 bit PCI interface for the graphics card A geometry accelerat
11. 1000 workstations SCSI Sun Blade 1000 workstations still support 40 MB second UltraSCSI Fast 20 for support of internal removable media devices and legacy external SCSI devices UltraSCSI is completely compatible with earlier fast 10 MB second and standard 8 bit 5 MB second SCSI peripherals A standard external 68 pin connector is provided Terminal modem interface Two serial ports are provided both supporting synchronous communication The maximum baud rate is 384 Kbaud synchronous and 460 8 Kbaud asynch Both RS232 and RS423 standards are supported via a software setting The default configuration will be RS423 Connection is via two DB25 standard connectors Sun Creator3D Graphics Series 3 Overview Sun Creator3D graphics series 3 is the latest generation of the Sun Creator graphics family of accelerators With one architecture it can accelerate and support diverse types of graphic needs ranging from 8 bit and 24 bit windowing to high end 3 D graphics Sun Creator graphics is designed as an integral part of Sun Blade and Sun Ultra workstations or Sun Enterprise servers and is therefore designed to take advantage of the UltraSPARC CPU performance increases to 300 MHz and beyond The original generation of Sun Creator graphics has a single graphics frame buffer clock for all on board logic This new generation has one clock for the internal graphics processing and another clock for the frame buffer This design m
12. CPUs for customers who accept the terms of the Solaris 8 Binary Code License and the free Solaris Binary License Program Solaris 8 Operating Environment software is provided via the Solaris 8 Media Kit available for purchase on line at http www sun com solaris binaries Single Solaris Media Kit can be used to install multiple systems Solaris Media Kit contains additional bundled software Solaris Supplemental CD of bundled user and system management tools Oracle 8i Enterprise Edition with development license e StarOffice 5 2 productivity suite Solaris Software Companion CD of popular freeware iPlanet Advantage Software with development licenses Sun OpenGL for Solaris 1 2 1 Software Sun OpenGL for Solaris 1 2 1 software provides a powerful programming environment for developing and deploying interactive 3 D applications on SPARC processor workstations It allows mainstream 3 D graphics and visualization applications to be deployed on Sun Ultra family of graphics workstations at a compelling price to performance ratio Sun OpenGL for Solaris 1 2 1 software is an application programming interface API that provides 2 D and 3 D graphics features Features include modeling transformations color lighting and smooth shading as well as advanced features such as texture mapping NURBS fog alpha blending and motion blur Sun OpenGL for Solaris 1 2 1 software works in both immediate and non editable display
13. Netscape is a trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation PostScript and Display PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc which may be registered in certain jurisdictions SS 4 Sun microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 Table of Contents Sun Blade 1000 Workstation Positioning eeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeee eene nnne nnne nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn 5 IIMTOGUICKION p E 5 Product Family Placement n eere e e ea E SERE EAE ce vans AEN ER cava DI ETE REO 6 Key Messages isra a i aa A a aiT EE Ea aE A AAO ARAE ENEE 7 Ee EE 8 BEI 2aB ERE 8 Target Markets rtt a etie E TER DU Gad exeat ra Fa vaya as cians iy usu eater nana Re bcr Edere nerd 8 Selling Highlights minnis E S 9 10 eve 10 Market Value Propoeittons ccc eet i e 10 En bli g WA le e e UE 11 UItraSPARC III Process 11 New UO Intertaces AAA 11 Fiber Channel Arbitrated Loop FC AL 11 Graphics Variety and Power 11 EE Hie D 13 Technology MO AU sse eee eee 13 Technical Fact Summary eee eee 14 UltraSPARC III Processor sese eee eee 14 Sun Fireplane IntercOnnect eee ee ee cee eee eee ae eee eee eee eae iter isis nass eee enne 15 d Eine C rcc ERR 15 Mifc DEED MT ME 15 Networking and e ere erp b e en qub eden e npe Ba ho ipee th ce a eee 16 Sun Creator3D Graphics Series 3 Overview eter teeter eee 16 Sun Elite3D Graphics OV rvIew i iere
14. The Solaris 8 Operating Environment is Sun s latest release in this product family The Solaris 8 Operating Environment continues the tradition of reliability availability and scalability RAS of the earlier operating environment releases including features IPv6 IPsec Mobile IP realtime application support filesystem logging and remote console Existing applications that adhere to the Solaris application binary interface ABI will run unmodified with Solaris 8 software on both SPARC processor based platforms and Intel platforms In addition Sun SS 4 Sun microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 35 provides an easy to use AppCert testing tool for developers so they can verify existing Solaris application binaries and report on any potential incompatibilities Key Features in the Solaris 8 Operating Environment Productivity features Solaris 8 software offers enhanced diagnosing capabilities availability scalability performance Java technology and graphics With the Solaris 8 Operating Environment the customer gets a full suite of integrated tools for browsing collaborating and interoperating with PCs The Solaris 8 Operating Environment provides a 32 bit and 64 bit UNIX platform that provides customizable workspaces graphical system monitoring and business office productivity tools including the StarOffice productivity suite Advanced networking Support for IPv6 in the Solaris 8 Operating Environment is integ
15. Yes Option Remote Systems Diagnostics Remote dial in analysis Yes Yes Yes Yes Remote systems monitoring Yes Yes No No Remote predictive failure Yes Yes No No reporting Software Enhancements and Maintenance Releases Solaris Operating Environment Yes Yes Yes Yes enhancement releases Patches and maintenance Yes Yes Yes Yes releases Sun unbundled software Option Option Option Option enhancements Internet and CD ROM Support Tools SunSolve license Yes Yes Yes Yes SunSolve EarlyNotifier Yes Yes Yes Yes Service S Go S OU microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 54 SunClient Support Program The SunClient support program is a suite of offerings that is separate yet complementary to the SunSpectrum program This program helps reduce hardware and software support costs for the Sun Blade 1000 workstations SunClient support program provides A choice for optimizing low cost workstation support Flexibility to select only the services needed Administrative simplicity saving time and money Access to world class UNIX networking experts Feature SunClient Maintenance SunClient Central Maintenance SunClient Software Tech Support Option Systems approach coverage Solaris and unbundled software technical support 9 a m 5 p m Monday Friday telephone coverage 9 a m 5 p m Monday Friday on site coverage NE i Response times phone onsite 4 hour callb
16. and utilizes DTL signaling One of the major architectural innovations of this new interconnect is the ability to combine the simplicity of a single bus with the high bandwidth normally associated with a switch based interconnect This is accomplished with the complete separation and independence of address and data paths The address and data paths in most computer systems are very closely related especially in their low level sequencing forcing a strong coupling between the transport of addresses and data between system components The system interconnect breaks away from this traditional methodology by completely separating the address and data paths both at the topological level and in low level sequencing Memory The Sun Blade 1000 workstation supports up to 8 GB of 50 ns 168 pin 5 volt dynamic RAM memory Memory is organized into two banks of four DIMMs DIMMs are added in groups of four Storage Internal data storage for the Sun Blade 1000 workstation is provided by up to two 18 or 36 GB 3 5 inch FC AL disk drives These 10000 rpm drives offer a peak data transfer rate of 100 MB second In addition to its internal and external high speed fixed storage capabilities the Sun Blade 1000 workstation provides three removable media bays that support DVD ROM 1 44 MB 3 5 inch manual eject floppy or 4 mm tape for software installation and system management SS 4 Sun microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 15 N
17. ie tette rta A ee ele 18 Sun Expert3D Graphics Overview ccc nee ne nne nennen nnns nnne nnne nnne niin 20 Graphics Compatibility and Possible Confgurations nnn 22 Sun Blade 1000 Workstation Graphics Pertomanmce enne 23 Eu nip mE 25 Requirements and Specifications ueeeeeeeee eese rununu ganna nnne tnmen nenen nenen nnne nnns 27 NVIFOMMONU oret tee ote eto B teer Dove E Bete but iota D omis eee fond ce ie a 27 ize ce LM 28 mou 28 Reliability Availability and Serviceability RAS eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenennn nnne 30 Reliability ck seven E Cet P edulis t LKR rein ss 30 AE UE e EE 30 SelVIcGability genee tote mo er APER Ene ie teeta PA eet dee 31 System Mariagement nene Deer eege SEENEN SEENEN REENEN 32 Ee TE 32 System Administration 5 e ie E eT ore veg e dr ed WE va eee EP REP LP uuu 32 The Solaris 8 Operating Environment 33 Graphics Software Interface 37 Sun OpenGL for Solaris 1 2 1 Goftware nee nn nnne nennen nnns 38 Sun OpenGL for Solaris 1 2 1 Software Tech Face enn 40 Ordering Informatio LEE 41 Model Key Subset of Part Number Deintttons enne 41 Sun Blade 1000 Workstation sssssssssssssssssseseeee ennemi nmrn nnns sensns nsns nnns nn nennen nnns 42 Ordering Guidelines and Notes 42 SA Se JUN Just the Facts October 2000 3 iS siTe EE 44 UP Glades tT
18. A maximum of two Sun StorEdge UniPack systems using Fast 20 cables be connected to the external connector All devices on the SCSI bus should be Fast 20 devices Non Fast 20 devices may cause the internal devices to run at Fast Wide speeds but are supported Keyboard Type 6 USB keyboards are supported on the Sun Blade 1000 workstation SS 4 Sun microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 43 Options Below is a comprehensive list of system expansion networking graphics and multimedia options that are supported by Sun Blade 1000 systems Refer to the Sun Price Book and configuration guides for currently available option listings configuration notes and ordering information When no maximum number is listed refer to ordering or configuration notes for that option Maximum Part Number Option Description Number Comments Supported Processors X6899A 600 MHz UItraSPARC7 III module 2 X6990A 750 MHz UItraSPARC III module 2 Mass Storage Internal X6728A 18 2 GB 10000 rpm FC AL disk X6724A 36 GB 10000 rpm FC AL disk Mass Storage Removable Media X6006A 3 5 inch 1 44 MB manual eject floppy drive triple 1 density X6168A DVD ROM 10X speed 1 X6282A 12 GB to 24 GB 4 mm DDS 3 tape drive 1 External Tape Options Sun StorEdge FlexiPack and UniPack Systems X6540A Dual channel SE SCSI X5010A Single channel SE SCSI X1032A SE SCSI Fast Ethernet Mass Storage Sun StorEdge UniPac
19. CU marketing codes for all desktop upgrades Allowance codes can be found in the September 2000 pricebook Please note that allowance codes apply to configured systems and CANNOT be applied to X options Monitor upgrades are an exception See ordering notes below Allowance Code Numbering Scheme Below is an example allowance code along with a breakdown of the components Allowance code ALW 15 T D A28 P2 ALW Upgrade Identifier e 15 Percentage discount This is the allowance that is subtracted from the list price of the new product 15 equals 15 off of list 08 equals 8 off of list and so on Note Any other discounts such as volume discounts should also be taken off the list price and not the net of the above T Desktop Upgrade S for Server upgrades and D for Storage upgrades D Acceptable trade ins by Sun for reporting purposes A28 Product Family which identifies what the customer is upgrading to P2 Promotions used for tracking corporate sponsored and other promotions SS 4 Sun microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 51 How to Apply Allowance Code Select the system that the customer has Select the platform the customer would like to upgrade to Choose the allowance code that pertains to the platform customer is upgrading to Subtract the allowance percentage from the list price Upgrade Ordering Notes Memory internal disks and controllers do not migrate CPU modules
20. Game Graphics Imaging Video D Audio DSP Java Developer Kit X Windowing VIS on UltraSPARC Sun Creator3D Sun Elite3D Sun Expert3D Graphics Figure 5 Graphics software interfaces The Solaris Operating Environment System Requirements Disk Space Enduser 25 MB Developer 40 MB runtime binaries and header files Memory Minimum GB Typical 2 GB for serious applications Note Required disk space will vary based on OS packages selected desktop or server use desired swap tmp space localization or translations online documentation and applications installed The Solaris Operating Environment Licensing and Usage Under the Free Solaris Binary License Program program Sun is making the binary runtime version of its Solaris 8 Operating Environment available to everyone who accepts the terms of the Solaris 8 Binary Code License BCL and the Free Solaris Binary License Program There are no fees for the right to use the software on computers with a capacity of eight or fewer processors just a small charge for the media kit Refer to http www sun com software solaris for current licensing details Some features of the Solaris Operating Environment license include the following No longer a distinction between desktop and server licenses SS 4 Sun microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 37 Free binary runtime license for all systems of 8 or fewer
21. Me How software streamlines installation and maintenance to help lower service costs and maximize system uptime Some of the features of this tool are Distributed on CD ROM Movies of installation and replacement procedures played through ShowMe TV software packaged with application Photo sequences with narrated installation and replacement procedures Text based instructions can be viewed on line and printed excerpted from standard Sun documentation Photos with active callouts link to more detailed photos and text based reference information The Solaris 8 Operating Environment Sun Blade 1000 systems are supported by the Solaris 8 Operating Environment Hardware 10 00 The Solaris 8 Operating Environment is the latest release of one of the industry s leading enterprise operating environments The Solaris 8 Operating Environment contains the complete functionality required for all supported Sun Workstation systems The Solaris 8 Operating Environment is a solid scalable 64 bit SS 4 Sun microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 33 operating environment that also supports 32 bit applications The Solaris 8 Operating Environment includes Reliable Internet ready operating environment for 32 and 64 bit SPARC processor based platforms and Intel platforms Enhanced ease of use and PC interoperability features Integrated high performance Java technology and tools Robust software developer envi
22. Operating Environment APIs 64 bit C C and FORTRAN compilers and ABI certification tools Java2 SDK Provides a high performance scalable Java virtual machine Offers improved memory management optimized JIT compiler and faster Java thread synchronization Pv6 IPsec Mobile IP Helps increase addressing range provides better authentication and privacy and enables new quality of service capabilities Mobile IP permits intermittent connection to the Internet with no data loss Scale from 1 to 512 processors per Helps increase compute resources as a customer s needs grow node Expand to four processors on the desktop or use up to 64 processors per server with up to eight servers per cluster SS 4 Sun microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 34 Features Benefits LDAP directory services High speed enterprise class directory service using the Solaris 8 Operating Environment LDAP client and the iPlanet Directory Server supports complex data intensive network applications Includes Microsoft Active Directory support System management tools Helps reduce the time spent on system administration duties using Web based wizards and Java technology powered graphical interfaces Desktop management and Helps increase productivity with intuitive Desktop Printer productivity tools PDA sync HotKey and CDE 1 4 control panel tools The StarOffice productivity suite easily handles Microsoft Office docu
23. S 3 tape drive Mass Storage Sun StorEdge MultiPack SG XDSK020C 18G 18 2 GB 2 x 9 1 GB 10000 rpm MultiPack 1 SG XDSK020C 36G 364 0B 2 x 18 2 GB 10000 rpm MultiPack 1 o SG XDSK020C 72G 72 8 GB 2 x 36 4 GB 10000 rpm MultiPack 1 MultiPack is SG XDSK040C 36G 36 4 GB 4 x 9 1 GB 10000 rpm MultiPack 1 supported per SG XDSK040C 72G 72 8 GB 4 x 18 2 GB 10000 rpm MultiPack 1 SCSI channel SG XDSK040C 144G 145 6 GB 4 x 36 4 GB 10000 rpm MultiPack 1 SG XDSK060C 54G 54 6 GB 6 x 9 1 GB 10000 rpm MultiPack 1 SG XDSK060C 109G 109 2 GB 6 x 18 2 GB 10000 rpm MultiPack 1 SG XDSK060C 218C 218 6 GB 6 x 36 4 GB 10000 rpm MultiPack 1 X5234A 9 GB UltraSCSI 10000 rpm drive X5237A 18 GB UltraSCSI 10000 rpm drive X5242A 36 GB UItraSCSI 10000 rpm drive Ay Just the Facts October 2000 45 Part Number Option Description Maximum Number Supported Comments Mass Storage Sun StorEdge A1000 Arrays SG XARY144A 36G SG XARY144A 109G SG XARYI51A 72G SG XARYI51A 218G 36 GB Sun StorEdge A1000 tabletop array 4 x 9 1 GB 10000 rpm disks 109 GB Sun StorEdge A1000 tabletop array 12 x 9 1 GB 10000 rpm disks 72 GB Sun StorEdge A1000 tabletop array 4 x 18 GB 10000 rpm disks 218 GB Sun StorEdge A1000 tabletop array One array can be connect to each channel of the X6541A controller card or three Sun StorEdge SG XARYI53A 72G SG XARYI45A 3109G SG XARYI172A 145G 72 GB Sun StorEdge D1000 tabletop a
24. Several graphics accelerators are available including Sun Creator3D Sun Elite3D m6 and Sun Expert3D graphics These graphics accelerators range from the very affordable PGX32 graphics to the high performance 3 D acceleration of Sun Elite3D m6 graphics to the very high performance hardware based texture mapping acceleration of Sun Expert3D graphics A number of dual monitor configurations are possible The Sun Blade 1000 workstation introduces three new industry standard interfaces to Sun s power workstations that enable the use of Sun s and third party peripherals They are e A universal serial bus USB for low speed devices such as a keyboard and a mouse An IEEE 1394 interface for digital video use e A Fibre Channel arbitrated loop FC AL interface to enable high speed disk access All Sun Blade 1000 workstations also include an external 40 MB second UltraSCSI interface and 100 Mb second Fast Ethernet This workstation s new tower enclosure is designed for ease of expansion and service Memory CPU modules PCI cards disk drives and removable media peripherals are all independently accessible The e Ro SUN microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 5 Sun Blade 1000 workstation also offers exceptional power management features These enable various subsystems to independently enter and exit a low power state depending on activity levels while maintaining an active network connection Please note that the Sun Bl
25. Sun microsystems October 2000 27 Regulations Safety UL 1950 CSA 950 TUV EN60950 with Nordic deviations CB Scheme RFI EMI FCC Class B CRF 47 Part 15 6dB margin below the limit ICES 003 Class B for Canada EN55022 Class B for the European Union EN61000 3 2 for the European Union as of 01JUN98 or 01JANOI VCCI Class B for Japan GOST R Class B for Russia EZU Class B for Czech Republic EZU Class B for Slovakia RRL Class B for Korea BCIQ Class B for Taiwan AS NZS 3548 Class B for Australia amp New Zealand Immunity EN 50082 1 SUN 990 1151 01 Rev A X ray DHHS 21 Subchapter J PTB German X ray Decree Environmental Enhanced EnergyStar Network aware in low power mode Monitors and Keyboards TCO95 Power Some Sun Blade 1000 configuration are EnergyStar compliant under the Solaris 8 Operating Environment and meet EPA guidelines without check pointing and restoring the system An innovative approach to power management enables Sun Blade 1000 workstations to remain network aware even in low power mode AC power 100 240 VAC 47 63 Hz 0 8 KVA Power supply output 670 Watts max Power control Front panel on off switch Advanced Power Management The Sun Blade 1000 workstation comes equipped with a single 670 Watt power supply providing all the power needed for internal expansion options With the Sun Blade 1000 workstation Sun has gone beyond t
26. Sun Blade 1000 Workstation Just the Facts icrosystems Copyrights 2000 Sun Microsystems Inc All Rights Reserved Sun Sun Microsystems the Sun logo Sun Blade PGX PGX32 Solaris Ultra Sun Enterprise Starfire VIS Sun OpenGL for Solaris XGL XIL Java Java 3D SunVideo SunVideo Plus Sun StorEdge SunMicrophone SunVTS Solstice Solstice AdminTools Solstice Enterprise Agents ShowMe ShowMe How ShowMe TV Sun Workstation StarOffice iPlanet SunPCi Solaris Resource Manager Java 2D TurboGX TurboGXplus S24 OpenWindows SunCD Sun Quad FastEthernet SunFDDI SunATM SunCamera SunForum SunSpectrum SunSpectrum Platinum SunSpectrum Gold SunSpectrum Silver SunSpectrum Bronze SunStart SunVIP SunSolve SunSolve EarlyNotifier and SunClient are trademarks registered trademarks or service marks of Sun Microsystems Inc in the United States and other countries All SPARC trademarks are used under license and are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International Inc in the United States and other countries Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based upon an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems Inc UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and in other countries exclusively licensed through X Open Company Ltd FireWire is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc used under license OpenGL is a trademark of Silicon Graphics Inc which may be registered in certain jurisdictions
27. a deskside tower There are new alternative solutions involving compute farms from Sun and competitors While these compute farms provide one alternative there are customers who require the local compute power of maximum capability provided by the Sun Blade 1000 workstation Target Markets Designed for the power user who requires high performance multiprocessing capability high end graphics and large amounts of expansion capacity the Sun Blade 1000 workstation meets the needs of users in a number of disciplines Electronic design automation EDA Mechanical design MCAD MCAE Financial modeling Medical imaging Earth resources GIS oil and gas Visualization and simulation Research and development With the Sun Expert3D graphics card the Sun Blade 1000 workstation can perform complex DCC operations for visual simulation applications and texture memory operations for intense graphics use Its two way CPU capability is ideal for financial services applications that perform simultaneous financial simulations and trading activities Industry Key Features to Highlight Digital Content Creation DCC Maximum RAM for large datasets High performance CPUs for complex graphics rendering Dual CPU to handle simultaneous tasks Electronic Design EDA Chip designers board designers High performance CPUs System houses High memory capacity Telco Availability of applications Financial e S
28. acceleration of 3 D graphics APIs Like the Sun Creator graphics Sun Elite3D graphics incorporates the visual instruction set VIS instruction set Sun Elite3D graphics comes in two models Sun Elite3D m3 graphics offers users twice the performance of Sun Creator3D graphics while Sun Elite3D m6 graphics can provide four to five times the performance of Sun Creator3D graphics Sun Hlite3D graphics provides very fast high quality transformation and display of 3 D solid and wireframe objects and dramatically accelerates high end functionality such as double buffering triangle and quad rendering and lighting and shading At the same time Sun Elite3D graphics accelerates 2 D objects that meet X11 rules Fast 8 bit and 24 bit window system and imaging performance are provided Sun Elite3D graphics systems provide 96 bit planes including full 24 bit double buffer planes required for smooth animation A 28 bit Z buffer is included to provide hardware assistance for hidden surface removal and dynamic rendering for 3 D objects Sun Elite3D graphics accelerates 2 D objects fast 8 bit and 24 bit windowing and imaging performance along with acceleration for decompression and display of compress digital video Sun Elite3D graphics systems utilize 3D RAM technology This technology is responsible for implementing fast inexpensive 3 D frame buffers In addition Sun Elite3D graphics has three m3 or six m6 on board floating
29. ack next business day response 4 hour callback second business day response 4 hour callback Centralized on site repair of multiple units Not Applicable Patches Not Applicable Not Applicable 7 SunSolve license Not Applicable Not Applicable P SunSolve EarlyNotifier Service Not Applicable Not Applicable Software updates Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable Can only be sold as an option to SunClient Maintenance or SunClient Central Maintenance T Next business day on site response requires that the request for service be received by 3 00 p m If the call is received after 3 00 p m service will be provided on the second business day t Customers located more than 50 miles from an authorized service provider or reseller will be charged an additional fee for service activity SS 4 Sun microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 55 Features and Benefits of the SunClient Program Features Unbundled hardware and software support Next business day SunClient Maintenance or second business day SunClient Central Maintenance on Site response e Single contract with choice of automatic warranty upgrade SunClient Central Maintenance Service delivery by Sun experts Benefits Flexibility Select the type and amount of coverage needed for desktop systems so service dollars are targeted where they are needed most Cost savings Pay only for the su
30. acts October 2000 14 Sun Fireplane Interconnect In recent years processor technology has moved so quickly that memory systems and interconnects have been hard pressed to keep up As a result many designs fail to deliver the data bandwidth that modern processors are capable of With the updated system interconnect Sun Microsystems continues the tradition of providing superior memory and I O bandwidth on its desktop systems Features of the new system interconnect include Fast 150 MBHBz operating frequency offers greatly increased performance over previous designs Low latency memory access Completely separate address control and data paths for flexible implementation e Out of order transaction processing enables multiple in flight transactions on the bus at one time More economical implementation through distributed control no central memory controller required Integrated support for multiprocessor configurations 4 8 GB sec peak data bandwidth Separate address and data paths so no ordering on data and better load balancing Distributed arbitration for address control no need for central arbiter Boot bus provides alternate path for booting and diagnostic EnergyStar mode built in ECC on data parity on private data bus parity on address control The new Sun Fireplane interconnect directly connects the two UltraSPARC III processors and the I O bridge The address bus runs at half the speed of the data paths
31. ade 1000 workstation supports only the Solaris 8 Operating Environment Hardware 10 00 and beyond There is no support for earlier versions of the Solaris Operating Environment however the workstation maintains full binary compatibility with applications compiled on previous versions of the operating environment Product Family Placement The Sun Blade 1000 workstation is Sun s current flagship workstation The 8 GB RAM capacity 18 or 36 GB disks and two way multiprocessing capability make the Sun Blade 1000 workstation an excellent fit for customers who use demanding technical applications such as EDA or oil and gas customers Sun Blade and Ultra systems have several things in common including The SPARC processor 100 percent binary compatible from the low end to the high end including Sun s server family e Scalable from the low end uniprocessor systems to the 64 way Sun Enterprise 10000 Starfire server Modular easy to swap components Workstation Target Users and Markets Ultra 5 and Designed as low cost desktop solutions Ultra 5 and 10 systems appeal to customers looking Ultra 10 for a low price system offering accelerated graphics expandability fast application performance and investment protection Target markets include software development financial government telecommunications manufacturing and education Ultra 60 and The Ultra 60 and Ultra 80 workstations are designed for
32. agement protocol SNMP based system network management tools Solstice Enterprise Agents software is based on the new extensible agent technology or manager subagent technology The Manager agents receive and respond to SNMP or desktop management interface DMI requests After retrieving the appropriate values from the respective subagents responses are sent The subagents manage information bases MIBs or MIFs designed for specific components and applications Solaris Desktop Extensions Software Solaris Desktop Extensions software features ideal systems management tools for those non UNIX platform users who want to quickly view processes and system resources The process manager in Solaris Desktop Extensions software is a GUI based tool that enables users to quickly identify sort suspend and eliminate processes based on attributes such as CPU consumption and time elapsed Solaris Desktop Extensions software also features a GUI based performance monitor enabling users to quickly monitor some of the key system resources such as CPU load disk page context job swaps interrupts packets collisions and errors ShowMe How Software State of the Art Installation and Maintenance Instruction ShowMe How software is a documentation system that presents information in a highly understandable multimedia format Installation and service tutorials as well as reference information provide users with comprehensive easy to use instruction Show
33. akes it possible to drive each part at its maximum speed SS 4 Sun microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 16 Key Messages Solid graphics performance Sun Creator3D graphics performance is based upon the Sun Creator approach to designing graphics In series 3 the Sun Creator graphics technology is enhanced with up to 50 percent graphics performance improvement over series 1 UltraSPARC CPU Sun Creator graphics relies on the power of the UltraSPARC CPU for floating point calculations and on the visual instruction set VIS software to accelerate imaging related operations This eliminates the need for a dedicated graphics processor and results in a significant cost advantage Ultra port architecture UPA high speed interconnect for graphics UPA provides a high speed high bandwidth interconnect between the CPU Sun Creator graphics and main memory It raises overall graphics performance while maintaining a balanced throughput Unlike the peripheral buses such as SBus or PCI the UPA interconnect ties Sun Creator graphics directly to the CPU and memory and delivers greater bandwidth by orders of magnitude UPA also allows Sun Creator3D to utilize main system memory for texturing allowing large texture mapping possibilities Sun Creator rendering ASIC FBC2 A completely new ASIC FBC2 renders graphic primitives at very high speeds FBC2 accelerates fills scrolling text lines and polygon rendering
34. alian 1 Just the Facts SS 4 Sun microsystems October 2000 49 Maximum Part Number Option Description Number Comments Supported X3565A Dutch Netherlands 1 X3566A Australian 1 X3567A Finnish 1 X3582A Chinese 1 X3583A European cordless 1 S Y S OU microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 50 Upgrades Sun upgrades offer customers outstanding investment protection for their existing Sun equipment Key Messages Sun offers customers a variety of flexible upgrade paths to the most popular Sun systems Choose from chassis only to full system upgrades e Sun upgrades allow as many components as possible to be carried forward to protect the customer s hardware investment Existing investments in non Sun hardware can be preserved by upgrading to Sun through competitive full system upgrades Sun Upgrade Allowance Program Sun UAP Sun UAP offers customers a simple flexible and easy to understand way of ordering desktop workstation upgrades Sun UAP is a new percentage based upgrades model This new model simplifies the upgrades process by providing a trade in value as a percentage allowance This percentage allowance can then be applied to the list price of a regular Sun system configuration Under UAP allowance codes or part numbers have been created and the percentage allowance is built into this part number See below These allowance codes will now replace the UG
35. ata The Sun Blade 1000 workstation has two IEEE 1394 6 pin connectors on the rear panel Fiber Channel Arbitrated Loop FC AL Sun has been an early and aggressive adopter of Fiber Channel arbitrated loop FC AL technology in its higher end systems and disk array technologies with over 2000 terabytes of FC AL storage already in the hands of Sun customers as of October 2000 The Sun Blade 1000 workstation marks the debut of this exciting high bandwidth 1 Gbit second technology in desktop systems offering considerable performance advantage and deployment flexibility over the slower UltraSCSI technology Only FC AL disk drives are supported for internal disk storage in the Sun Blade 1000 workstations Graphics Variety and Power The Sun Blade 1000 workstation provides access to Sun s most popular and most powerful graphics boards All of the following products are supported e PGX32 graphics as X option e Sun Creator3D series 3 graphics SS 4 Sun microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 11 e Sun Elite3D m6 graphics e Sun Expert3D graphics as X option The most powerful of these graphics products are Sun Elite3D and Sun Expert3D graphics Sun Elite3D Graphics Series 2 Sun Hlite3D graphics represents a high powered graphics subsystem for the 3 D graphics market Sun Elite3D graphics retains the basic underlying architecture of Sun Creator graphics while maintaining full API layer compatibility and transparent
36. ay 2 XT3ES TT 22 2620 2620 GB 9 x 73 GB tabletop dual array 2 XT3WG RR 11 163 163 GB 9 x 18 GB rackmount single array 2 XT3ES RR 22 327 327 GB 9 x 18 GB rackmount dual array 2 XT3WG RR 11 327 327 GB 9 x 36 GB rackmount single array 2 XT3ES RR 22 655 655 GB 9 x 36 GB rackmount dual array 2 XT3WG RR 11 1310 1310 GB 9 x 73 GB rackmount single array 2 XT3ES RR 22 2620 2620 GB 9 x 73 GB rackmount dual array 2 External Tape Autoloaders and Libraries SG XAUTODLTSD L9 SG XRACKIT L9 SG XLIBDLT71 L20 SG XLIB180 Base 360 GB Sun StorEdge L9 autoloader desktop Rackmounting kit for Sun StorEdge L9 autoloader 700 GB Sun StorEdge L20 library desktop 3 5 TB Sun StorEdge L180 tape library Just the Facts AY 4 Sun microsystems October 2000 47 Maximum Part Number Option Description Number Comments Supported SG XLIB9840 Drv 3 5 TB Sun StorEdge L180 tape library with 9840 1 SG XLIBDLT7 Drv 3 5 TB Sun StorEdge L180 tape library with DLT 1 SG XLIBDLTI 1TB 2 I TB Sun StorEdge L1000 tape library 1 X6079A 3 5 TB Sun StorEdge L3500 tape library PCI Expansion Cards X1033A IOBASE T Sun FastEthernet PCI adapter with MII 3 interface X1034A Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Card QFE 4 X1141A Sun GigabitEthernet PCI adapter 2 0 4 X1152A SunFDDI single attach PCI bus interface adapter 2 0 4 X1153A SunFDDI dual attach PCI bus interface adapter 2 0 4 X1155A High speed serial in
37. d telephone support for Sun software packages The majority of Sun s customers today take advantage of the SunSpectrum program underscoring the value that it represents Customers should check with their local Sun Enterprise Services representatives for program and feature availability in their areas SUNSPECTRUM SUNSPECTRUM SUNSPECTRUM SUNSPECTRUM FEATURE PLATINUM GOLD SILVER BRONZE Mission critical Business critical Systems Support Self Support Support Support Systems Features Systems approach coverage Yes Yes Yes Yes System availability guarantee Customized No No No Account Support Features Service account Yes No No No management team Local customer support No Yes No No management Personal technical Yes Yes Option No account support SunStart installation service yes No No No Account support plan Yes Yes No No Software release planning Yes No No No On site account reviews Monthly Semiannual No No Skills assessment Yes No No No Site activity log Yes Yes No No Coverage Response Time Standard telephone 7 day 24 hour 7 day 24 hour 8 a m 8 p m 8 a m 5 p m coverage hours Monday Friday Monday Friday Standard on site 7 day 24 hour 8 a m 8 p m 8 a m 5 p m N A coverage hours Monday Friday Monday Friday day 24 hour Yes Yes Option Option telephone coverage day 24 hour Yes Option Option N A on site coverage
38. dates a device of either size 1 4 MB triple density manual eject floppy 4 mm tape drive 48 X DVD ROM Smart card reader standard External Storage e Tape optical Automated tape products Sun StorEdge UniPack and MultiPack systems e Disk via FC AL interface FC AL MultiPack Solaris Operating Environment Support Solaris 8 Hardware 10 00 Input Devices USB keyboard Sun Type 6 USB interface Third party USB keyboards are not supported USB mouse Opto mechanical 3 button Microphone SunMicrophone II Just the Facts SS 4 Sun microsystems October 2000 26 Environment Requirements and Specifications Temperature Operating Nonoperating 5 to 35 C with removable media 5 to 40 C without removable media 40 C to 60 C Humidity Operating Nonoperating 20 to 80 RH max wet bulb of 27 C with internal tape media installed 5 to 93 RH noncondensing at 40 C Altitude Operating Nonoperating 3 000 meters 70KPa 12 000 meters 19 3KPa Shock Operating Nonoperating 5G for 11 msec half sine wave form 30G for 11 msec Vibration Operating Nonoperating 0 2 G peak three mutually perpendicular axes 5 to 500 Hz 1 0 G peak all axes 5 to 500 Hz Acoustic Operating 5 64 bels Idle 4 77 bels Drop and Topple 50 mm drop height Just the Facts AY 4
39. e memory scrubbing Availability Hardware software and diagnostic features that support availability include Deconfiguration of faulty memory DIMM banks Deconfiguration of faulty I O boards Thermal sensors controlling fan speed and cooling Thermal faults detected by software result in customer alerts and system shutdown to protect components SunVTS diagnostics can run at scheduled times to periodically validate system functionality Automatic reboot of the system on fatal errors Serviceability Features that help minimize downtime include the following SS 4 Sun microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 30 Simple enclosure layout All FRUs can be accessed independently that is each FRU can be serviced without needing to remove any other FRU Minimal internal cabling Action oriented diagnostic messages indicating failed FRUs at the POST and SunVTS diagnostic levels JT AG scan support on ASICs processor module and frame buffers and EPCI connector No configuration jumpers Modular components include the motherboard disks memory DIMMs graphics options processor modules and power supply Common fasteners used throughout for easy servicing FRUs and Serviceability Details Motherboard The motherboard FRU is removed by disconnecting all cables removing daughtercards PCI frame buffer audio removing three screws from the rear panel and sliding the board forward and directly upward Hard disk drive
40. erformance and functionality for both graphics and imaging operations Sun Expert3D graphics with high end texture mapping Dual monitor capability SS 4 Sun Just the Facts microsystems October 2000 Selling Highlights Compatibility The Sun Blade 1000 workstation runs the Solaris 8 Operating Environment Hardware 10 00 It can also run 64 bit applications unmodified from the Solaris 7 Operating Environment as well as 32 bit applications from previous versions of the Solaris Operating Environment making these systems compatible with previous systems and software Market Value Propositions e As a result of 8 GB memory capacity and high performance Sun Fireplane interconnect customers will notice a significant improvement in application performance and user productivity As aresult of the functionality and higher performance of Sun Elite3D graphics product families as well as the ability to use dual Sun Elite3D or Sun Expert3D graphics accelerators to display multiple graphics intensive applications simultaneously the customer can be more productive and have shorter turn around times while using interactive graphics applications e As a result of the multiprocessor capabilities of the Sun Blade 1000 workstation the customer can use all the performance capabilities of Solaris Operating Environment software s multithreaded application base SS 4 Sun microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 10 Enabli
41. es up to 72 GB of internal drive space Two UPA graphics slots able to support two Sun Creator3D or Sun Elite3D m6 boards Three removable media bays for options such as 4 mm tape drive DVD ROM drive or floppy drive One of the industry leaders for networking connectivity and I O performance ratings 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet through twisted pair is a standard feature on all Sun Blade 1000 workstations but the system also maintains connectivity with 10 Mbps networking technology through an autosensing speed switch feature Advanced networking options include FDDI and additional Fast Ethernet ports through industry standard PCI option cards Innovative multiple channel industry standard PCI I O bus provides sustained high throughput on all four PCI slots Support for high power graphics accelerators provides high end graphics for a mid range price Sun Expert3D graphics is Sun s high end hardware accelerated texture mapping option Sun Elite3D m6 graphics is Sun s high power high end 3 D graphics option Sun Creator3D graphics is Sun s mid range 3 D graphics option Availability General availability is scheduled for October 25 2000 SS 4 Sun microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 7 e 900 MHz models are scheduled to ship in limited quantities in December 2000 and in volume in QICYOI Target Users The target customer is the user who requires maximum computer resources in
42. etworking and I O All Sun Blade 1000 workstation models provide standard 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet which can autosense and drop to 10 Mbps operation In addition a wide range of serial I O options are supported bringing new capabilities and levels of performance to desktop workstations USB interface Universal serial bus USB support is provided for low speed devices Initially devices such as the Sun Type 6 keyboard and mouse are supported along with USB hubs The Sun Blade 1000 workstation has four USB connectors on the rear panel IEEE 1394 Interface IEEE 1394 also known as FireWire has emerged as a new standard for medium speed devices such as digital cameras and digital video cameras IEEE 1394 interface provides an isochronous service which helps ensure latency along with providing the needed 400 Mbps bandwidth for transferring large images and other multimedia data The Sun Blade 1000 workstation has two IEEE 1394 connectors on the rear panel Fiber Channel arbitrated loop FC AL Sun has been an early and aggressive adopter of Fiber Channel arbitrated loop FC AL technology in its higher end systems and disk array technology The Sun Blade 1000 workstations mark the debut of this exciting high bandwidth 1 Gbit second technology in desktop systems offering considerable performance advantage and deployment flexibility over slower UltraSCSI Only FC AL disk drives are supported for internal storage in Sun Blade
43. from Ultra workstations do not migrate PGX32 Sun Creator3D and Sun Elite3D m6 graphics cards do migrate Selected SCSI arrays and PCI cards migrate See Options sections for details Monitors Monitors are not included with any Sun Blade 1000 system upgrades Sun branded 17 inch and 20 inch monitors migrate from previous generation Sun systems For some monitors a video adapter may be required Please order correct adapter for example 21 inch color monitor with on board 8 bit graphics requires X470A Adapter choices are X3872A HDI5F to 13W3 video adapter e X470A3W3F to HD15M video adapter 10 inch cable If a monitor is needed order an X option or refer to monitor upgrade section of price book Country kits do not migrate Type 4 and Type 5 keyboards are not supported on the Sun Blade 1000 workstation Only USB keyboards are supported SS 4 Sun microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 52 Service and Support The SunSpectrum program is an innovative and flexible service offering that allows customers to choose the level of service best suited to their needs ranging from mission critical support for maximum solution availability to backup assistance for self support customers The SunSpectrum program provides a simple pricing structure in which a single fee covers support for an entire system including related hardware and peripherals the Solaris Operating Environment software an
44. ges system debugging capabilities and a new remote console capability Allows the customer to apply scarce system expertise remotely across the enterprise File system logging Logging file system features and parallel SCSI probes make rebooting faster Live Upgrade Allows Solaris 8 software to be installed on a separate partition from the currently running version of the operating environment When installation is complete a simple reboot enables the Solaris 8 Operating Environment to take control Since Live Upgrade includes a version migration and fallback feature the customer can also fallback to the previous release through a simple reboot without losing administration information Real time video creation and broadcast support A new Java Media Framework JMF player provides access to the latest industry standard audio and video files including MPEG1 2 Quicktime VIVO AVI AIFF GSM WAV RMF AU and MIDI SS 4 Sun microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 36 Graphics Software Interfaces The Sun Blade 1000 system supports all Solaris 8 graphics and window system APIs including OpenGL and Display PostScript A large number of Sun and third party graphics APIs are also supported including IRIS GL OpenGL GKS HOOPS and Java 3D software Industry standard X extension libraries such as Xlib and PEXlib are available Java 3D Java 3 D Advanced Java 2DTM MediaLib
45. he need for environmentally sensitive construction and provides an innovative approach to EPA EnergyStar compliance when running the Solaris 8 Operating Environment Power management software on Sun Blade 1000 workstations allows the system to enter a low power mode after a programmed period of time Rather than completely pausing the system checkpoint and resume power management software detects idle subsystems and brings them to a low power but operational state For instance selected Sun Blade 1000 workstations remain network aware even when running in low power mode To support this power management model the various subsystems within Sun Blade 1000 workstation are designed to enter a low power state independently for example Processors and other internal ASICs including those which operate the Sun Fireplane system interconnect reduce their power consumption by running at a lower internal clock frequency SS 4 Sun microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 28 The 33 MHz PCI bus frequency is reduced to 1 MHz When activity is pending the bus clock is returned to full frequency The USB IEEE 1394 and Ethernet subsystems are set in their lowest power consuming modes The audio module is disabled The graphics subsystem is configured for lowest DC power consumption The checkpoint and resume approach to power management is still available and can be configured by power management software The So
46. i viewing ports together allows frame locking and rate locking of multiple Sun Expert3D cards in a single workstation in order to display synchronous multiscreen applications Graphics Compatibility and Possible Configurations The following graphics are supported in the Sun Blade 1000 workstation Graphics Product Max Number Supported PGX32 4 Sun Creator3D 2 Sun Elite3D 2 Sun Expert3D 2 Sun s existing graphics product lines maintain binary compatibility with all other Sun graphics products Just the Facts SS 4 Sun microsystems October 2000 22 Sun Blade 1000 Workstation Graphics Performance 600 MHz Sun Blade 1000 Workstation Benchmarks Benchmarks PGX32 Sun Creator3D Sun Elite3D m6 Sun Expert3D Xmark93 12 1 37 2 44 5 22 6 2 D Vectors per sec 897K 4 8 M 5 8 M 7 9M 3 D Performance e 3 D vectors second 521 K 3 7M 8 8 M 10 5 M e 3 D tris second 1 5M 5 8M 6 0M e 3 D quads second 698 K 2 1M 2 7M e 3 D texture fill pixels second 9 1 M 55M 118M ViewPerf 6 1 1 e ProCDRS 02 9 2 21 0 29 1 DX 05 14 7 29 5 38 5 e AWadvs 03 14 2 18 2 53 0 ViewPerf 6 1 2 e ProCDRS 03 5 2 11 5 17 1 DX 06 4 3 8 2 10 5 AWadvs 04 13 5 16 0 54 2 750 MHz Sun Blade 1000 Workstation Benchmarks Benchmarks PGX32 Sun Creator3D Sun Elite3D m6 Sun Expert3D Xmark93 12 1 42 2 44 5 27 9 2 D Vectors
47. ible with all legacy SPARCstation systems equipped with SX ZX GX GXplus Turbo Km TurboGXplus 24 TCX or FSV frame buffers SS 4 Sun microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 38 Features and Benefits Sun OpenGL for Solaris 1 2 1 software provides the following features Features Benefits e Multiscreen rendering for super Users no longer need to rewrite their 3 D applications to high resolution 3 D visualization Xinerama e 64 bit OpenGL library support New interface imaging and 3 D texturing Texture level of detail control BGRA and packed pixel formats Texture specular color Texture edge clamping Constant texture data extension General performance improvements Improved drivers Occlusion culling test extension New extensions Triangle list primitive Vertex extension Global alpha extension Just the Facts take advantage of the multiple screens Allows OpenGL applications to take advantage of the full 64 bit addressing in the Solaris Operating Environment Offers a more portable interface for imaging operation during 3 D texture mapping Offers better texture memory utilization Supports more file and hardware data types Allows more realistic lighting effects with texturing Avoids blending border and image texels during texturing Helps reduce texture mapping memory utilization and loading time
48. igned for balanced system performance accelerating applications at every step Faster I O and networking together with the Sun Fireplane interconnect allow fast data fetching This new interconnect is based on a packet switched crossbar architecture The Sun Blade 1000 workstation has nine buffered crossbar switched processors that allow the memory and the graphics to interconnect This architecture provides supercomputing power and moves data through the interconnect at high speed SS 4 Sun microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 13 Technical Fact Summary e Sun s fastest performance uniprocessor and multi processor Sun workstation uses a 600 750 or 900 MHz UltraSPARC III processor High performance system bus provides fast access to memory and graphics Flexible hard disk expandability Up to two internal 36 GB FC AL disks Up to 72 GB of total disk storage High performance memory subsystem Up to 8 GB for configurations using 8 x 1 GB DIMMs Balanced system design High performance interconnect at 150 MHz or nearly than 4 8 GB second peak throughput Matching performance enhancement in I O networking and memory access Internal FC AL interface for disk access Innovative high performance PCI I O bus offering dual independent PCI buses plus 66 MHz PCI support High end graphics functionality and performance at mid level prices with Sun Elite3D and Sun Expert3D graphics Expa
49. itor Memory Microprocessor Speed configured 512 512 MB R 600 MHz UltraSPARC 1024 2 1 GB III 4096 2 4 GB N 750 MHz UltraSPARC 81922 8 GB III S 900 MHz UltraSPARC III AY 4 Sun microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 41 Sun Blade 1000 Workstation Part Number Description Available by Auction Only Sun Blade 1000 workstation with 600 MHz CPU 4 MB L2 cache Sun Creator3D series 3 graphics 512 MB memory 18 GB 10000 rpm FC AL disk drives Solaris 8 Operating Environment preinstalled A28 UNF1 9L D512JA Sun Blade 1000 workstation with 750 MHz CPU 8 MB L2 cache Sun Creator3D series 3 graphics 512 MB memory 18 GB 10000 rpm FC AL disk drives Solaris 8 Operating Environment preinstalled A28UNF1 9Z D1024JA Sun Blade 1000 workstation with 750 MHz CPUs 8 MB L2 cache Sun Elite3D m6 series 2 graphics 1 GB memory 18 GB 10000 rpm FC AL disk drives Solaris 8 Operating Environment preinstalled A28 UNF2 9L D1024JB Sun Blade 1000 workstation with 2 x 750 MHz CPUs 8 MB L2 cache Sun Creator3D graphics 1 GB memory 36 GB disk 10000 rpm FC AL disk drives smart card reader Solaris 8 Operating Environment preinstalled A28USF1 9L D1024JB Sun Blade 1000 workstation with 900 MHz CPU 8 MB L2 cache Sun Creator3D graphics 1 GB SDRAM 36 GB 10000 rpm FC AL disk drives Solaris 8 Operating Environment preinstalled Ordering Guidelines and Notes The 600 MHz models are available only by auction thr
50. ixels long depth cued clip tested perspective projection solid line through the OpenGL API e 3 D triangles 25 pixel triangle mesh one light source e 3 D quads 100 pixel independent quadrilaterals with one directional light source Both 3 D mesh and quads are Gouraud shaded randomly oriented transformed clip tested with perspective projection and Z buffered via the OpenGL API Special Features Accelerated imaging and advanced 3 D graphics with Gouraud shading line antialiasing per pixel depth cueing subpixel addressing transparency and stereo viewing with monitor e Sun Elite3D m6 graphics utilize a new connector for stereo viewing synchronization a 7 pin mini DIN style of connector StereoGraphics Corporations sells a cable adapter for connecting the old and new styles of connectors It can be ordered from them using the part number ESUN AY 4 Sun microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 24 System Configuration Feature Specification Dimensions 45 5 cm x 25 6 cm x 61 0 cm Hx W x D 17 9 inches x 10 1 inches x 24 0 inches Weight 31 1 kg 70 Ib CPU and UPA Architecture UltraSPARC III superscalar 64 bit V9 Clock rate 600 750 or 900 MHz Processor slots 2 e Cache on chip 64 KB D cache 32 KB I cache External cache 4 MB 600 MHz models 8 MB 750 and 900 MHz models Sun Fireplane system interconnect speed 150 MHz
51. k 68 pin SCSI SG XTAPAMM 012A 20 GB 4 mm DDS 4 tape drive in a UniPack desktop 2 enclosure SG 4MMDDSA410 4 mm DDS 4 tapes 10 pack SGXMEDDLTCIV 10 SLT Type IV tapes 10 pack SG XMED4MMCL 10 DDS 4 tape cleaners 10 pack SG XMEDDLTCL 10 SLT tape cleaners linear 10 pack SG XDSK010C 9G 9 GB 7200 rpm UniPack 4 SG XDSKO010C 18G 18 2 GB 7200 rpm UniPack 4 Just the Facts AY 4 Sun microsystems October 2000 44 Maximum Part Number Option Description Number Comments Supported SG XDSK010C 36G 36 4 GB 10000 rpm UniPack 4 SG XTAPAMM 011A 12 GB 4 mm DDS 3 tape drive UniPack desktop 2 enclosure SG XTAP8MM 010A 7 GB 8 mm drive in a UniPack desktop enclosure 2 SG XTAP4MM 012A 20 GB 4 mm DDS 4 2 SG XTAP8MM 011A 20 GB 8 mm drive in a UniPack desktop enclosure 2 Mass Storage Sun StorEdge FlexiPack The following FlexiPack options come with a 68 to 68 pin SCSI cable SG XTAPDLT 021A 35 GB DLT 7000 tape desktop full height 2 SG XTAPAMM 021A 12 GB 4 mm DDS 3 tape FlexiPack half height 2 SG XTAPAMM 031A 72 GB 4 mm DDS 3 tape FlexiPack desktop 2 autoloader SG XTAP8MM 020A GB 8 mm tape FlexiPack half height 2 SG XTAP8MM 021A 20 GB 8 mm tape FlexiPack desktop half height 2 X6166A SunCD 32X internal CD ROM expansion drive X6168A DVD ROM 10X internal X6212A 7 GB 8 mm DDS 3 internal tape expansion drive X6236A 20 GB 8 mm internal tape for FlexiPack X6282A 12 GB DD
52. k Reference Card Sales Tool SunWIN 10826 Workstation Product Line Reseller Web Overview Quick Reference Card Quick Reference Card Sales Tool SunWIN 12259 Competitive Summary Reseller Web Workstations Quick Reference Card Sun Quick Reference Card Sales Tool SunWIN 24507 Workstation Graphics Products Reseller Web Overview Quick Reference Card Upgrade Quick Reference Card Sales Tool SunWIN 24513 Paths Reseller Web S 2 A a SUN microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 58 Token or Collateral Description Purpose Distribution COMAC Order Presentations Sun in EDA Customer Presentation Sales Tool SunWIN 59078 Presentation Reseller Web 59260 Sun in MCAD MCAE Customer Presentation Sales Tool SunWIN 59074 Presentation Reseller Web 59263 Sun in Software Development Presentation Sales Tool SunWIN 59375 Customer Presentation Reseller Web Sunin Oil and Gas Customer Presentation Sales Tool SunWIN 60292 Presentation Reseller Web 60297 Sun in Entertainment Customer Presentation Sales Tool SunWIN 75241 Presentation Reseller Web 75242 Graphics Overview Presentation Presentation Sales Tool SunWIN 75254 Reseller Web 75255 External Web Sites General Information on Sun s http www sun com desktop Desktop Line Detailed Information on the Sun http www Sgun com desktop products Blade 1000 Workstation SunStore http www sun com
53. laris Operating Environment allows users to quickly resume work in progress before the shutdown SS 4 Sun microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 29 Reliability Availability and Serviceability RAS Reliability The Sun Blade 1000 workstation supports the following features to help ensure data integrity and reliable operation of the system End to end ECC on all memory transfers SEC DED SAED to the CPUs and to the I O subsystems except UPA64S The ECC code detects and correct all single bit errors It also detects all double triple and quadruple bit errors that occur in the same nibble The Sun Blade 1000 workstation implementation allows detection of SDRAM chip failures due to a customized routing of the memory bus ECC protection on external cache ECC or parity on all major data buses Parity protection on interconnect address command bus all interconnect miscellaneous signals PCI and EPCI major data buses and cache RAM Internal error detection and reporting on all ASICs Generation of reset on fatal error by BBC as much state as possible is preserved in processor and ASICS for analysis Checksum on BootPROM Extensive power on self test POST Power down of subsystems when not in use In addition to supporting the above features reliability will be designed in by Extensive signal integrity analysis Providing adequate decoupling Extensive EM susceptibility and interference analysis design Softwar
54. latform Given the technological changes brought on by 3D RAM the primary justification for the existence of a 3 D graphics accelerator is to deliver an order of magnitude more floating point performance than a contemporary general purpose RISC CPU at a price less than that of a single CPU and cache SS 4 Sun microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 18 Sun Elite3D systems are available in two models the m3 and the m6 Both models are supported on the Sun Blade 1000 workstations Sun Elite3D m6 graphics provides a high level of performance with six high performance floating point processors Sun Elite3D m3 graphics reduces this number to three processors providing greater economy The Sun Elite3D m6 graphics accelerator comes as part of some of the standard Sun Blade 1000 configurations It provides significantly higher levels of performance and functionality than the m3 model including e Standard 24 bit color 1280 x 1024 resolution MPEG playback acceleration at 30 frames per second greater than 4 7 million 2 D vectors per second greater than 8 2 million 3 D vectors per second over 5 9 million triangles per second and on board image acceleration functions e 88 bit planes including full 24 bit double buffer planes for smooth animation A 28 bit Z buffer is included to provide support for hidden surface removal and dynamic rendering of 3 D objects Support for a wide array of important graphics functions i
55. le on SunWIN except where noted otherwise Token or Collateral Description Purpose Distribution COMAC Order PowerPack Sun Blade 1000 Workstation Reference Guide for Sun Training SunWIN 124808 Just the Facts Blade 1000 Workstation Sales Tool Reseller Web this document Sun Blade 1000 Workstation Presentation with Slide Sales Tool SunWIN 124810 Customer Presentation Notes Reseller Web Product Literature Sun Blade 1000 Workstation Technical White Paper Sales Tool SunWIN 124809 Architecture White Paper Reseller Web Literature Sun Blade 1000 Data Sheet Sales Tool SunWIN 121205 Workstation Data Sheet Reseller Web DE1211 0 Graphics Solution Guide Graphics Overview Sales Tool SunWIN 75271 References Sun Creator3D Graphics Reference Guide for Sun Training SunWIN 75246 Just the Facts Creator3D Graphics Sales Tool Reseller Web Sun Elite3D Graphics Reference Guide for Sun Training SunWIN 75245 Just the Facts Elite3D Graphics Sales Tool Reseller Web Sun Expert3D Graphics Reference Guide for Sun Training SunWIN 114214 Just the Facts Expert3D Graphics Sales Tool Reseller Web Sun Elite3D Graphics White Technical Brief Sales Tool SunWIN 75265 Paper Reseller Web SunVideo Plus Subsystem Just Reference Guide for Training SunWIN 75247 the Facts SunVideo Plus Sales Tool Reseller Web Quick Reference Cards Quick Reference Card Sun Quic
56. ments and creates complex documents spreadsheets and presentations Use PC Launcher and the SunPCi card to run Windows Lotus 1 2 3 and AutoCAD applications on Sun workstations Extended device and support O Connect with Sun using the customer s favorite devices including DVD ZIP and JAZ drives and USB 1394 SCSI UPA and PCI buses nternationalization The Solaris 8 Operating Environment is a comprehensive global product that supports 37 languages and over 90 locales the euro currency symbol and complex text formats for the Arabic Thai and Hebrew languages New language installation tools expanded Unicode support and improved data interoperability utilities greatly simplify the development and testing of applications for international markets X11R6 4 Runs X applications in a browser and provides single logical screen across multiple display devices Offers scalable fixed priority and fully preemptive scheduling using multiple high resolution per CPU interval timers Provides priority inheritance for synchronization by multi threaded realtime applications such as simulation telemetry data acquisition signal processing and video on demand Real Time application Increased support for security protocols and new technologies including IPSec AMI Kerberos v5 and smart cards reduce the chance of security related downtime Enhanced security features Solaris 8 Operating Environment Features
57. n Expert3D graphics are especially appropriate for customers working with CAD wire frame models or highly textured seismic data such as in the oil and gas industry SS 4 Sun microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 21 Sun Expert3D Graphics Features and Benefits Features e On board 64 MB texture mapping memory e On board 64 MB frame buffer memory e Supports double buffering and Z buffering at up to 1920 x 1200 resolution Supports stereo mode graphics at 1280 x 1024 resolution Supports SuperScene antialiasing Graphics framelock support Benefits Accelerates applications requiring texture maps Provides support for 24 bit truecolor 2 D and 3 D up to 1920 x 1200 supporting Sun s 24 inch display Allows customers to use large screen monitors including Sun e 24 inch monitor to display their 2 D and 3 D data Allows customers to display 3 D data in stereo mode at higher resolutions providing enhanced realism for immersive applications Improves rendered image quality Enables multiple graphics frame buffers to be used in a a single or multiple systems to render to very high screen resolutions Up to two Sun Expert3D cards can be installed in the Sun Blade 1000 workstations Implemented as a full length PCI graphics card Sun Expert3D graphics features internal I O ports for multi viewing and external I O ports for external video synchronization and stereo capabilities Connecting these mult
58. ncluding Bresenham lines polygons fonts accelerated dots lines triangles and quadrilaterals antialiasing of dots and lines Gouraud shaded triangles specular lighting hardware per pixel depth cueing transparency texture map support compressed 3 D geometry decompression viewport clipping flexible blending operations and a full set of Boolean operations e Sun Mitsubishi developed 3D RAM to improve 3 D graphics rendering performance Exploits the high floating point performance and VIS instruction set of the UItraSPARC III processor High speed RAMDAC can display 8 bit and 24 bit images simultaneously and features a programmable video timing generator for multiple resolution support Completely compatible with existing Sun graphics APIs including X11 XGL and XIL graphics libraries Also compatible with the OpenGL API a vendor neutral 2 D and 3 D graphics API In line with its philosophy of uninhibited expansion potential the Sun Blade 1000 workstation has two UPAGAS slots to allow dual headed two monitor Sun Elite3D graphics operation Sun Elite3D Graphics Features and Benefits Features Benefits Integrated imaging e Performs fast imaging and 3 D on unified frame buffer Very high performance accelerated e Smooth animation and interactivity of 3 D graphics 24 bit double buffered 3 D graphics e 28 bit Z buffer Improves visual quality and depth accuracy e 8 bit overlay plane Allows overlay of 8
59. ng Environment Recommended patches Using PGX graphics on an Ultra 5 or 10 workstation Solaris 2 5 1 patch 103792 19 or later Solaris 2 6 patch 105362 19 or later Using Sun Elite3D graphics Solaris 2 5 1 patch 105791 16 or later Solaris 2 6 patch 105362 19 or later Solaris 7 patches 106148 03 and 106144 05 or later Window system supported CDE or OpenWindows Disk space For end user runtimes 32 MB for 32 bit 55 MB for 64 bit For ISV developers total to build 54 MB for 32 bit 77 MB for 64 bit examples Memory 64 MB minimum with 128 MB or more recommended S es a SUN microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 40 Ordering Information The Sun Blade systems use a marketing part number scheme that is designed to provide greater flexibility and expandability This page explains how to read the part numbering scheme AlII AAAI IA 111AAC u in cde ed System Microprocessor Non standard family system Microprocessor Disk speed Memory Ecache size Monitor Number of microprocessors Frame buffer Note A alpha character 1 numeric character C optional alpha or numeric character Model Key Subset of Part Number Definitions System Ecache Size Frame Buffer Disk A28 Sun Blade 1000 D 4 MB L Sun Creator3D JA 18 2 GB F 8 MB Z Sun Elite3D m6 JB 36 GB Microprocessor Family U UltraSPARC Monitor 9 No mon
60. ng Technologies UltraSPARC IIl Processor The Sun Blade 1000 workstation is a shared memory multitasking system built around the UltraSPARC III microprocessor The UltraSPARC III processor is Sun s latest generation of the SPARC processor family and the second generation of 64 bit UItraSPARC chips The Sun Blade 1000 workstation comes with 600 750 or 900 MHz versions of this processor As a member of the UltraSPARC family of CPUs full binary compatibility is provided Modules have the 64 bit SPARC V9 architecture Systems have up to 8 MB of Ecache per CPU An on chip memory controller is included for reduced latency New I O Interfaces The Sun Blade 1000 workstation introduces two new I O interfaces to Sun workstations which greatly increases customers access to peripherals USB interface Universal serial bus USB support is provided for low speed devices Initially devices such as the Sun Type 6 keyboard and mouse are supported along with USB hubs Sun Blade 1000 workstation has four Type A USB connectors on the rear panel IEEE 1394 interface IEEE 1394 also known in the industry as FireWire has emerged as a new standard for medium speed devices such as digital cameras and digital video cameras IEEE 1394 interfaces provide an isochronous service that provides latency along with delivering a 400 Mbps bandwidth that is required for transferring large images and other multimedia d
61. nsion to advanced networking Fast Ethernet 100BASE T autosensing and autoswitching to LOBASE T for backward compatibility PCI networking options include Gigabit Ethernet ATM token ring and FDDI UItraSPARC III Processor Sun Blade 1000 workstations are powered by up to two UltraSPARC III processors with either 4 MB of external cache operating at 600 MHz or 8 MB of external cache operating at 750 or 900 MHz Binary compatible with all Sun SPARC processor based systems the all new UltraSPARC III provides very high integer and floating point performance to address the needs of the most computationally demanding applications Capable of 64 bit data and addressing UltraSPARC III processors have a number of important features to improve operating system and application performance Larger cache improved branch prediction lower cache latency and higher clock rates all combine to double the performance of the UltraSPARC III 6 way superscalar issue no stall 14 stage pipeline Enhanced VIS instruction set with three new instructions for high performance on multimedia and networking applications High efficiency trap management e Four way associative on chip 64 KB data and 32 KB instruction cache with up to 8 MB of external level two cache through integrated controller ntegrated DRAM controller with support for up to 8 GB of memory can transfer data at up to 2 4 GB sec SS 4 Sun microsystems Just the F
62. ools software is a set of GUI based administration tools that have been shipping since the Solaris 2 2 Operating Environment release and can be used to provide local systems administration Solstice AdminTools software can be used to manage user accounts groups hosts printers serial ports and installation removal of software SunVTS Software The SunVTS system exerciser is a graphically oriented UNIX application that permits the continuous exercising of system resources and internal and external peripheral equipment Used to determine if the system is functioning properly SunVTS software incorporates a multifunctional stress test of the system through operating system level calls and allows the addition of new tests as they become available SS 4 Sun microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 32 Solaris Web Start Software Solaris Web Start software is an easy to use Java technology based application that guides users through the installation of both the Solaris Operating Environment and copackaged application software with a single on screen button Its graphical user interface facilitates file system configuration It also features a built in suite of on line information and answers questions about the product itself the software it installs and the hardware platform it supports Solstice Enterprise Agents Software Solstice Enterprise Agents software allows the workstation to be managed from simple network man
63. or ASIC performs transform clipping and lighting and a rasterization engine ASIC performs 2 D and 3 D rasterization 2 D and 3 D texturing pixel transfers imaging and fragment processing SS 4 Sun microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 12 System Architecture Technology Overview Sun Blade 1000 workstation architecture was designed to provide high performance multiprocessing power scalability reliability and flexibility in a balanced package that does not compromise economy The very high levels of integration achieved with Sun workstations through the use of application specific integrated circuits ASICs have resulted in a greatly reduced part count high reliability and low cost without compromising access to a full complement of expansion options through high performance standardized interfaces An architectural block diagram of the Sun Blade 1000 workstation board is shown in the figure below External Cache External Cache Data 288 bits Lech Address UttrasPARC IiI UltraSPARC I1I CPU optional CPU Data 144 bits Data 576 bits 33 MHz 64 bit Frame Buffers PCI Slots 3 SEH PC Multi 66 MHz 64 bit Function PC Slot 1 Audio Diskette Orive Parallel Port Serial Ports 10 100 BaseT Smarteard USB SRAM PROM BootHOM IEEE 1394 SCSI Fibre Channel Figure 2 Architecture of the Sun Blade 1000 system The Sun Blade 1000 workstation is des
64. or map segment allocation when running 8 bit window systems should eliminate color flashing problems Allows users to gamma correct visuals for enhanced visual quality Supports frame buffer to video timing With frame buffer monitor and window systems support for stereo users can see better representation of 3 D data High resolution display quality For VR peripherals For users who need to be able to do multiple things simultaneously such as command and control applications 3 D and video playback for animators design and analysis for engineers and so on A choice of APIs Interoperability with existing applications and users Sun Expert3D Graphics Overview The Sun Blade 1000 workstation configurations with Sun Expert3D graphics offer a high performance graphics adapter with on board texture mapping memory This PCI graphics adapter provides an outstanding and affordable high performance graphics solution for demanding 2 D and 3 D graphics applications that specifically require hardware based texture mapping acceleration Just the Facts SS 4 Sun microsystems October 2000 20 Direct Burst Memory Bus Interface Geometry Rasterization ASIC Accelerator Engine Monitor ASIC ASIC 3 Es ki o ga S o A Figure 4 Sun Expert3D graphics schematic For demanding applications in geothermal high end MCAD digital content creation visualization and simulation where hardware based texture mapping is essen
65. ough http www sun com auctions Memory The Sun Blade 1000 workstation supports 8 GB of main memory This architecture currently accepts 128 MB 256 MB and 1 GB memory modules The Sun Blade 1000 workstation can accommodate up to 8 DIMM modules in increments of four DIMM modules within each set must be of the same type DIMM module sets of four may be mixed Graphics The Sun Blade 1000 workstation supports the PGX32 PCI graphics for non 3D applications as well as Sun Elite3D m3 and Sun Expert3D high performance 3 D graphics The Sun Blade 1000 workstation has two UPA graphics slots that support the Sun Creator3D and Sun Elite3D m6 graphics accelerators A customer can mix and match any of these accelerators within the Sun Blade 1000 workstation Monitors Monitors are not included with any Sun Blade 1000 systems The customer can choose among the 17 19 and 21 inch color monitor or the 18 inch flat panel display SS 4 Sun microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 42 SCSI The internal SCSI host controller operates in Fast 20 UltraSCSD mode by default Installation of non FAST 20 devices although allowed will decrease overall SCSI performance The total combined SCSI cable length must not exceed three meters for Fast Wide operation or 1 5 meters for Fast 20 UltraSCSD operation To achieve Fast 20 speeds on all devices on the bus it is recommended that
66. per sec 897K 49M 5 8M 7 9M 3 D Performance e 3 D vectors second 521K 3 7M 8 8 M 10 5 M e 3 D tris second 1 5M 5 8M 6 0M e 3 D quads second 698 K 2 1M 2 7M e 3 D texture fill pixels second mE 11M 56M 118M ViewPerf 6 1 1 e ProCDRS 02 10 3 23 3 28 7 DX 05 16 5 32 3 38 9 e AWadvs 03 17 1 21 4 61 8 ViewPerf 6 1 2 e ProCDRS 03 5 7 12 2 17 1 DX 06 5 1 9 9 12 3 AWadvs 04 16 5 18 4 54 2 S 5 a SUN microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 23 900 MHz Sun Blade 1000 Benchmarks Benchmarks PGX32 Sun Creator3D Sun Elite3D m6 Sun Expert3D Xmark93 12 1 44 7 47 9 29 8 2 D Vectors per sec 897K 49M 6 1 M 7 9M 3 D Performance e 3 D vectors second 521K 3 7M 8 8M 10 5 M e 3 D tris second 1 5M 5 9M 6 0M e 3 D quads second 698 M 2 1M 2 7M e 3 D texture fill pixels second 13M 56M 118M ViewPerf 6 1 1 e ProCDRS 02 10 8 24 1 29 2 e DX 05 17 6 34 8 39 0 e AWadvs 03 19 6 24 3 65 1 ViewPerf 6 1 2 e ProCDRS 03 6 0 12 6 17 2 DX 06 5 4 10 6 12 8 e AWadvs 04 18 9 20 6 55 2 Note Configuration for timing includes the Solaris 8 Operating Environment and OpenGL 2 1 performance data collected in September 2000 Performance data is subject to change See Sun s web site at http www sun com desktop for latest performance numbers Metrics defined 2 D vectors are 10 pixels long X11 perf numbers 3 D vectors are 10 p
67. pport services needed Cost efficiency Because Sun can more efficiently manage spare inventory and labor scheduling the savings can be passed on to the customer Simplicity One contract covers a predefined number of systems at one low price New systems acquired can be upgraded to the SunClient service level Cost savings Sun realizes an economy of scale by repairing multiple systems with one visit and leverages existing support infrastructures so cost efficiency is maximized while duplication of effort is virtually eliminated Consistency Selected desktops can be deployed virtually anywhere with enabling cost effective quality service and support For more information visit the SunClient support web site at http www sun com service support sunclient Just the Facts SS 4 Sun microsystems October 2000 56 Glossary 24 bit color 3D RAM 100BASE T Antialiasing DIMM Fast Ethernet NFS ODBC OpenGL PCI UPA V9 VIS Just the Facts The ability to render objects from a palette of 16 7 million colors It is often referred to as true color and results in much more realistic shading of 3 D objects for enhanced image quality Dual ported video memory with graphics functionality built into the memory chip See Fast Ethernet A graphics technique that greatly enhances the quality of images by eliminating many of the inaccuracies jaggies inherent to rendering on a ra
68. rated into NFS RPC NIS NIS and DNS IPsec enables secure virtual private networks and network access control Mobile IP provides Internet disconnect reconnect capabilities with no data loss Bundled software Includes Oracle 8i Enterprise Edition 1xrun for Linux application compatibility for Solaris on Intel Apache Webserver Netscape Communicator i Planet Directory Server gzip bash and tcsh The Solaris 8 Operating Environment ships with support for a number of software components that increase overall availability including Solaris Resource Manager software for fine grained control of system resources Solaris Bandwidth Manager software for enhanced network resource availability Sun Cluster 2 2 for high availability and soon Sun Cluster 3 0 shipping in a subsequent update to Solaris 8 software for even greater application availability through a clustered file system scalable data services and built in load balancing Enhancements to the Common Desktop Environment CDE The latest generation of the Common Desktop Environment CDE comes standard providing workstation users with an easy to use open secure platform Personal Digital Assistant PDA support synchronizes data from most Palm Computing devices with the CDE calendar mail memo and address book CDE now features streaming video using MPEGI MPEG2 Quicktime and AVI formats as well as MIDI audio using the Java Media Framework Improved system error messa
69. ronment Advanced standards based networking Improved systems installation and management tools Enterprise class directory services Enhanced desktop tools I O standards and security The Solaris Operating Environment delivers a competitive advantage to businesses through networked computing scalability and multiarchitecture support The Solaris Operating Environment provides an advanced superior solution for all customer IT needs both technical and business With its strength in enterprise class reliability scalability and performance the Solaris Operating Environment is an industrial grade solution with the quality and robustness required to deliver mission critical computing Solaris Operating Environment Features and Benefits Features Benefits e 100 percent binary compatibility Software investment protection all of today s Solaris Operating Environment certified 32 bit applications continue to run on Solaris 8 Operating Environment without modification Reliability availability and Less downtime more productivity and faster project serviceability RAS completion e 64 bit computing Higher performance capacity and precision on 64 bit SPARC processor based systems and Intel systems with 32 bit binary compatibility e Compliant with UNIX 98 and Aspen Group LP64 standards e 64 bit compilers Quickly develop and certify 64 bit applications for SPARC and IA 64 processors using Solaris
70. rray 4 x 18 GB 10000 rpm disks 1409 GB Sun StorEdge D1000 tabletop array 12 x 9 1 GB 10000 rpm disks 145 GB Sun StorEdge D1000 tabletop array 4 x 36 4 GB 10000 rpm disks 12 x 18 2 GB 10000 rpm disks A1000 arrays SG XARYI170A 145G 145 GB Sun StorEdge A1000 tabletop array daisy 4 x 36 4 GB 10000 rpm disks De per SG XARY161A 291G 291 GB Sun StorEdge A1000 tabletop array EA E 8 x 36 4 GB 10000 rpm disks SG XARY170A 436G 436 GB Sun StorEdge A1000 tabletop array 12 x 36 4 GB 10000 rpm disks SG XARY146A 36G 36 GB Sun StorEdge A1000 rackmountable array 4 x 9 1 GB 10000 rpm disks SG XARYI55A 72G 72 GB Sun StorEdge A1000 rackmountable array 4 x 18 GB 10000 rpm disks SG XARYI71A 145G 145 GB Sun StorEdge A1000 rackmountable array 4 x 36 4 GB 10000 rpm disks SG XARYI55A 218G 218 GB Sun StorEdge A1000 rackmount array 12 x 18 2 GB 10000 rpm disks SG XARY171A 436G 436 GB Sun StorEdge A1000 rackmount array 12 x 36 4 GB 10000 rpm disks Mass Storage Sun StorEdge D1000 Arrays SG XARY145A 36G 36 GB Sun StorEdge D1000 tabletop array 4 x 9 1 GB 10000 rpm disks System accepts max one array per X6541A controller card Sun StorEdge SG XARY153A 218G 218 GB Sun StorEdge D1000 tabletop array D1000 arrays 12 x 18 2 GB 10000 rpm disks de be SG XARY163A 145G 145 GB Sun StorEdge D1000 tabletop array GAME 4 x 36 4 GB 10000 rpm disks i SG XARY172A 436G 436 GB Sun StorEdge D1000
71. s All internal hard drives plug directly into the internal FC AL backplane No drive jumpering or configuration is required Drives are secured with the spud bracket which provides the necessary shock and vibration isolation drive to chassis grounding and chassis mounting locking features Power supply The power supply is secured to the chassis by six loose screws Supply removal is accomplished by removing the side cover disconnecting cables from the motherboard removing the power supply Screws sliding the supply back and lifting it out of the chassis DIMMs Accessible by removing the top panel A built in ejector facilitates removal and installation of the memory DIMMs Side cover The side cover may be removed by hand without the use of tools Chassis bottom housing The chassis provides securing points for the power supply motherboard and disk drives The motherboard and power supply drop into securing hooks or slides and are secured with screws Hard disk drives slide into brackets in the chassis and are secured by latches on the drives themselves Removable media devices are secured to a bracket with common M3 Phillips screws SS 4 Sun microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 31 System Management Software The Sun Blade 1000 workstation run Solaris 8 Operating Environment Hardware 10 00 or later versions There are four key software deliverables Solaris Operating Environment kernel software
72. st the Facts October 2000 17 Sun Elite3D Graphics Overview en Video Output Figure 3 Sun Elite3D m6 graphics chip level diagram Sun Hlite3D graphics greatly accelerates the rendering of 3 D triangles vectors and texture maps over what is possible with Sun Creator or a raw CPU It does this by adding specialized graphics floating point units and more powerful pixel drawing chips It supports a 1280 x 1024 96 bit deep frame buffer configured the same as the double buffered and Z buffered Sun Creator3D graphics The 96 bit pixels support two 24 bit color buffers an 8 bit pseudo color overlay buffer and a 28 bit Z buffer plus some miscellaneous control planes Sun Hlite3D graphics has a highly parallel and efficient graphics pipeline The Sun Elite3D graphics architecture uses a new generation of 3D RAM chip This chip speeds up a read modify write pixel access from 160 ns to 10 ns changing all of the rules about graphics pipeline behavior AFB Command at the interface level is a superset of the Sun Creator ASIC chip The additional functionality supports rendering of model space geometry The main change is to allow the most important bits to be packaged up into single header words that can be passed down with the geometric data without stopping the pipeline Additional functionality includes complete binary compatibility with the register set and functions of Sun Creator3D graphics and support for the OpenGL p
73. ster display Typically found only in high end graphics systems Dual inline memory module A memory unit that can come in a variety of sizes such as 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB and 128 MB IEEE standard for 100 Mb Ethernet This technology supports a data transfer rate of 100 megabits per second over special grades of twisted pair wiring Sun s distributed computing file system Open database connectivity The de facto standard software interface for graphics hardware that allows programmers to create interactive 3 D applications The OpenGL API provides a full featured network transparent application programming interface Peripheral component interconnect A industry standard for connecting peripherals such as disk drives tapes drives and other devices used in the PCs Ultra port architecture A high speed crossbar oriented packet switched mother board interconnect Version 9 of the SPARC definition Visual instruction set The UltraSPARC processor implements a special instruction set that is primarily aimed at image and video processing Some of the instructions allow the CPU to directly access and operate on image data with a high degree of parallelism Other instructions provide facilities for formatting and moving data at very high rates of speed both within the CPU and between the CPU and the other system components SS 4 Sun microsystems October 2000 57 Materials Abstract All materials are availab
74. sunstore Auction Site http www sun com auction S 5 a SUN microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 59
75. tabletop array 12 x 36 4 GB 10000 rpm disks S 5 OU microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 46 Maximum Part Number Option Description Number Comments Supported SG XARY147A 36G 36 GB Sun StorEdge D1000 rackmountable array 4 x 9 1 GB 10000 rpm disks SG XARYI54A 72G 72 GB Sun StorEdge D1000 rackmountable array 4 x 18 GB 10000 rpm disks SG XARYI173A 145G 145 GB Sun StorEdge D1000 rackmountable array 4 x 36 4 GB 10000 rpm disks SG XARYI54A 218G 218 GB Sun StorEdge D1000 rackmount array 12 x 18 2 GB 10000 rpm disks SG XARY173A 436G 436 GB Sun StorEdge D1000 rackmount array 12 x 36 4 GB 10000 rpm disks Sun StorEdge A5X00 Arrays X6729A S B PCI FC AL single loop host adapter SG XARYS540A 127G 127 GB Sun StorEdge 5200 tabletop array 2 7 x 18 2 GB 10000 rpm disks SG XARY540A 400G 400 GB Sun StorEdge 5200 tabletop array 2 22 x 18 GB 10000 rpm disks SG XARY560A 254G 254 GB Sun StorEdge 5200 tabletop array 2 7 x 36 GB 10000 rpm disks SG XARY560A 800G 400 GB Sun StorEdge 5200 tabletop array 2 22 x 36 GB 10000 rpm disks Sun StorEdge T3 Arrays XT3WG TT 11 163 163 GB 9 x 18 GB tabletop single array 2 Cannot mix XT3ES TT 22 327 327 GB 9 x 18 GB tabletop dual array 2 Sun StorEdge XT3WG TT 11 327 327 GB 9 x 36 GB tabletop single array 2 ou m XT3ES TT 22 655 655 GB 9 x 36 GB tabletop dual array 2 single system XT3WG TT 11 1310 1310 GB 9 x 73 GB tabletop single arr
76. technical users who require high Ultra 80 performance and multiprocessing capability They also addresses the needs of graphics intensive users and continue to support and build upon the upgradability features to which Ultra workstation users have grown accustomed With the 450 MHz UltraSPARC II processor with 4 MB of Level 2 cache these workstations are on the high performance end of Sun s workstation family The target customer is the traditional power desktop user who has performance and expansion requirements that exceed the capabilities of the Ultra 5 and Ultra 10 systems Sun Blade The Sun Blade 1000 workstation has a high performance architecture that allows users to 1000 perform complex tasks far beyond the current Ultra 60 workstations From a CPU clock rate standpoint the UltraSPARC III CPU is about twice as powerful as the previous UltraSPARC II processor The system includes the ability to expand to two CPUs providing multithreaded applications with maximum throughput The Sun Blade 1000 workstation is the right system for both technical and commercial users who need the large number of applications and the functional capabilities of the Solaris Operating Environment the high performance of the UItraSPARC III CPU and dual headed high performance graphics Key Messages e High performance 600 750 or 900 MHz UItraSPARC III CPU processor module 64 bit SPARC version 9 technology SS 4 Sun micros
77. terface PCI adapter 2 0 4 Universal X1157A SunATM 155 MFiber PCI adapter 4 0 4 X1158A SunATM 155 UTP PCI adapter 4 0 4 X1159A SunATM 622 MFiber PCI adapter 4 0 2 X2069A FC AL Gigabit Ethernet for Solaris 8 Operating 2 Environment X2154A Token ring interface for Solaris 8 Operating 4 Environment X2156A Serial asynchronous interface PCI adapter 3 0 for Solaris 4 8 Operating Environment X1032A PCI UItraSCSI SE with Ethernet 1 X5010A Single channel SCSI 1 X6540A Dual channel single ended UltraSCSI controller 2 X6541A Dual channel differential UltraSCSI controller 2 X6726A FC AL dual loop adapter 2 X6729A S B PCI FC AL single loop host adapter 2 X1089A SunVideo Plus 3 1 video audio capture 1 X499A EU PCI multimedia Kit SunVideo Plus 1 3 a PAL 1 SunCamera II Sun Microphone II and documentation Continental Europe supports SunForum 3 0 X499A UK PCI multimedia Kit SunVideo Plus 1 3 a PAL 1 SunCamera II Sun Microphone II and documentation U K supports SunForum 3 0 X499A PCI Multimedia Kit SunVideo Plus 1 3 a NTSC 3 SunCamera II Sun Microphone II and documentation U S supports SunForum 3 0 X1089A Real time video audio capture and compression 3 X1131A 64 2 SunPCi I coprocessor card with 300 MHz processor 1 and 64 MB memory X7041A 64 MB DIMM memory expansion for SunPCi I 2 X7035A 128 MB DIMM memory expansion for SunPCi I 2 S Geo S OU microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 48 Maximum
78. tial the Sun Blade 1000 workstations support the Sun Expert3D graphics accelerator Sun Expert3D graphics presents a high performance affordable solution with the following features e 128 MB total on board memory with 64 MB for accelerated texture mapping performance for acceleration of complex 2 D and 3 D textures True color 3 D double and Z buffering at very high resolutions for large screen HDTV monitor support as well as stereo mode graphics for enhanced realism at high resolutions On board geometry accelerator delivers up to six million triangles per second with up to 3 2 Gigaflops of floating point performance On board rasterization engine performs triangle setup texture processing and pixel operations at up to 143 Mpixels per second fill rate Compatibility with Sun s graphics APIs including the Sun OpenGL for Solaris API version 1 1 2 or later and Java 3D API The Sun Expert3D accelerator can be installed in one of the Sun Blade 1000 workstation s PCI slots and up to two Sun Expert3D accelerators can be installed per system Other features of the Sun Expert3D frame buffer include double buffering Z buffering 3 D support at super high resolutions of 1920 x 1200 stereo video mode support at 1280 x 1024 and hardware support for 3 D SuperScene antialiasing The Sun Expert3D frame buffer is ideal for Sun customers and resellers in the technical marketplace The Sun Blade 1000 workstation configurations with Su
79. tock and commodity traders High performance Banks Compact design Multimedia capabilities Multi headed display capability Mechanical Design MCAD MCAE Automotive e High performance CPUs e Aerospace High end graphics performance and functionality Defense industry Availability of applications Mechanical equipment designers SS 4 Sun microsystems Just the Facts October 2000 8 Industry Key Features to Highlight Oil and Gas e 2 D 3 D and 4 D seismic analysis Production engineering Reservoir engineering High performance CPUs High end performance and functionality for both graphics and imaging operations Dual headed monitor capability 3D support for 24 inch displays Publishing and Imaging Newspapers Magazines mage banks Advertising agencies High performance CPUs High end performance and functionality for both graphics and imaging operations Dual graphics monitor capability Research and Development n house development Research institutions High computing performance Feature rich Solaris Operating Environment Software Development CASE ISVs n house development at large organizations High performance Solaris Operating Environment Availability of applications Multithreaded application development Visualization and Simulation Scientific visualization Technical simulation High performance CPUs High end p
80. ystems Just the Facts October 2000 6 4 MB L2 Ecache in 600 MHz models 8 MB L2 Ecache for 750 and 900 MHz models 100 percent binary compatibility with current Solaris Operating Environment Runs 32 bit applications unmodified from the Solaris 2 5 1 2 6 7 and 8 Operating Environments 64 bit applications supported from the Solaris 7 and 8 Operating Environments Exceptional throughput UPA provides a crossbar oriented interconnection establishing a 144 bit wide ECC protected data path to the CPU Clocked at up to 120 MHz the UPA crossbar gives a peak throughput of over 1 9 GB second Memory subsystem offers a 576 bit wide memory path Architecture allows memory to be installed in banks of four DIMMs to take advantage of 576 bit wide memory path FC AL is integrated on the motherboard for high speed disk access A UltraSCSI channel is also integrated into the motherboard allowing external devices to be connected to separately further improving I O throughput Innovative tower system design provides modularity for easy expansion and maintenance The Sun Blade 1000 workstation offers the flexibility of starting with a single CPU and adding another CPU later as compute needs grow Memory capacity to 8 GB maximum eight slots using 128 MB 256 MB or 1 GB DIMMs Supports 18 and 36 GB drive options supports 1 0 inch high 3 5 inch 10000 rpm FC AL disk driv

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