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CHAPTER
2
System Overview
This chapter introduces you to the Sun Fire V490 server and describes some of its
features.
The following information is covered in this chapter:
■ “About the Sun Fire V490 Server” on page 9
■ “Locating Front Panel Features” on page 12
■ “Locating Back Panel Features” on page 16
■ “LED Status Indicators” on page 13
■ “About Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability Features” on page 19
About the Sun Fire V490 Server
The Sun Fire V490 system is a high-performance, shared memory, symmetric
multiprocessing server that supports up to four UltraSPARC
®
IV processors. The
UltraSPARC IV processor incorporates a chip with multithreading (CMT) design
featuring two threads on each physical processor. The UltraSPARC IV processor
implements the SPARC
®
V9 Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) and the Visual
Instruction Set (VIS™) extensions that accelerate multimedia, networking,
encryption, and Java™ software processing.
The system, which is mountable in a 4-post cabinet or 2-post rack, measures 8.75
inches (5 rack units - RU) high, 17.5 inches wide, and (without its plastic bezel) 24
inches deep (22.225 cm x 44.7 cm x 60.96 cm). The system weighs between 79 and 97
lbs (35.83 to 44 kg).
Processing power is provided by up to two dual CPU/Memory boards. Each board
incorporates:
■ Two UltraSPARC IV 1050-MHz processors