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Before You Begin the Installation
This chapter includes general information to help you become familiar with the
hardware and software features of the Sun Blade T6300 server module.
This chapter contains the following topics:
■ “Hardware Overview” on page 1
■ “Physical Specifications” on page 2
■ “Environmental Requirements” on page 2
■ “Front Panel Features” on page 3
■ “Dongle Cable” on page 4
■ “Remote Manageability With ALOM CMT” on page 5
Hardware Overview
The Sun Blade T6300 server module includes the following hardware features:
■ One 6- or 8-core, 32-thread CPU, up to 1.4 GHz
■ Eight DIMM slots that support up to 32 Gbytes of memory
■ One dual gigabit Ethernet controller
■ One SAS/SATA controller
■ One to four SAS/SATA drives (optional)
■ Two USB ports connected to dongle cable (the dongle cable is optional)
■ One DB9 port connected to the dongle cable
■ One RJ-45 serial virtual console port connected to the dongle cable