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C-4 SPARC Enterprise M3000 Server Service Manual • January 2009
For the replacement procedure, see Chapter 8 .
C.2.3 CPU
The SPARC 64
TM
VII processor is mounted on the CPU. The SPARC64 VII processor
has the following features:
■
Design adopting chip multithreading (CMT), in which a CPU sequentially
performs multiple processes
■
CPU consisting of two-core or four-core processors
■
SPARC instruction set architecture (ISA)
■
Visual instruction set (VIS) extended instructions that accelerate processing of
multimedia, networking, encryption, and Java
TM
TABLE C-4
shows the CPU specifications.
Because the CPU is mounted on the motherboard unit, it cannot be replaced singly.
For information on how to replace the motherboard unit, see
Chapter 6 .
C.2.4 XSCF Unit
The service processor set that operates and manages the server is mounted in the
XSCF unit.
The XSCF unit diagnoses and starts the entire system, configures domains, and
detects and reports errors.
Active replacement No
Hot replacement No
Cold replacement Yes
TABLE C-4
CPU Specifications
Item Description
Maximum number of CPUs 1
Number of CPU cores 2 cores or 4 cores
Location On the motherboard unit
TABLE C-3
PCIe slot specifications (Continued)
Item Description