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Sun Blade 8000 Series Site Planning Guide • February 2008
Compatible Cabinets
Note –
The Sun Blade 8000 Series Chassis is designed for 4-post rackmounting only.
Two-post rackmounting is not supported.
The Sun Blade 8000 Series Chassis are designed for rackmounting. The chassis can
be mounted into 35.4 to 39.4 inches (900 to 1000 mm) deep, 19-inch EIA-310D
cabinets. The chassis can accommodate corresponding front-to-back, rail-to-rail
spacing between 26.77 inches (680 mm) to 34.25 inches (870 mm).
Sun Microsystems offers EIA 310D-compliant cabinets for mounting the Sun Blade
8000 Series systems. The Sun Rack 1000 cabinet famiy supports both the Sun Blade
8000 and Sun Blade 8000 P Modular Systems.
When determining the maximum number of Sun Blade systems that you can install
into a rack, there are two factors to consider: space and power. Space simply refers to
number of usable rack units provided by the rack and the number of rack units
required by the equipment to be racked. You must remember to count not only the
rack units being used by the Sun Blade systems going into the rack, but also the rack
units taken up by the power distribution system(s) being used in the rack.
Determining the power requirements is more complex to calculate, especially if you
plan to power the racked equipment by the power distribution system provided by
the rack. You must consider both the number of power cords and amperage per
power cord required by the racked equipment and the number of outlets and
amperage per outlet/outlet circuit provided by the rack power distribution
system(s).
In general, the 42 rack unit Sun Rack 1000-42 with either the Modular Power System
(MPS) 60A 3-phase (US, Canada, Mexico, Taiwan, and Japan) or the MPS 32A 3-
phase (EMEA and APAC - except Taiwan and Japan) provides the most flexibility for
racking various systems and is the recommended rack to use. The number of chassis
supported in the Sun Rack 1000-42 in the table below is based on both the available
space and the internal power provided to the racked equipment using the various
power distribution options.
TABLE 2
Sun Blade Modular Systems Supported in a Sun Rack 1000-42
System
PDS
MPS 30A
1-Phase
MPS 30A
3-Phase
MPS 60A
3-Phase
MPS 32A
3-Phase
External
Power
Sun Blade
8000
0
0
0
1 with 1x MPS
2 with 2x MPS
2
2
Sun Blade
8000 P
0
0
0
1 with 1x MPS
2 with 2x MPS
2
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