Sun Microsystems Sun Netra CP3260, User Manual

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Chapter 1 Introduction 1-13
Note –
When a Netra CP32x0 ARTM is used with the Netra CP3260 blade server,
shielded cables are required for serial I/O ports. Unshielded cables can be used on
Ethernet ports to satisfy EMI compliance standards. The shields for all shielded
cables must be terminated on both ends.
The customer can order a Netra CP32x0 ARTM, build a custom card, or buy from an
independent hardware vendor (IHV). A minimal set of I/O must provide a boot
path for the host blade server and a path for console I/O to deliver commands and
to read blade server and system status.
Possible boot and console configurations are described in
TABLE 1-2
. Sun
Microsystems supplies the Netra CP3260 blade server and compatible Netra CP32x0
ARTMs. The other configurations require (IHV) hardware.
Figure Legend
1 Sun Netra CP3260 blade server
2 Sun Netra CP32X0 ARTM
3 ATCA chassis midplane
TABLE 1-2
I/O Configurations
I/O Hardware Required Description
Ethernet Netra CP3260 blade server
Netra CP32x0 ARTM
(ARTM—supplied as an option
for rear access) Default boot path uses the Ethernet port; when the blade server
runs in diskless client configuration.
SAS Netra CP32x0 SAS Storage
ARTM, Dual HD SAS devices can be used for local booting.
Serial data Netra CP3260 blade server
Netra CP32x0 ARTMs Serial port on front panel provides a path for a console I/O.
The serial port can be used on either the Netra CP3260 blade
server or Netra CP32x0 ARTM, but both ports cannot be used at
the same time. If the serial port on Netra CP3260 blade server is
used, the serial port on the Netra CP32x0 ARTMs should not be
used and vise versa.
Compact
Flash Sun Compact Flash card The Compact Flash connector can be used to add an optional
Sun 8-Gbyte or 16-Gbyte user flash type I/II memory card.