B-8 SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Service Manual • June 2010
B.4 I/O Unit
An I/O Unit (IOU) consists of an I/O board (IOB) with two types of control LSIs and
a DDC mounted, an HDD, and a PCI cassette. An IOU can be combined with a CMU
to configure a system (domain).
FIGURE B-4 shows the IOU.
FIGURE B-4 I/O Unit (IOU)
The IOU has the following characteristics.
■ Active maintenance of IOUs is possible using the DR function.
■ Active replacement of a failed IOU during system operation is possible using the
DR function.