Oracle SPARC T8-1 Server

About the Oracle SPARC T8-1 Server

• Processor
• Thirty-two core, 5.0 GHz SPARC M8 processor
• Up to 256 threads per processor (up to 8 threads per core)
• Eight Data Analytics Accelerator units per processor, each supporting four concurrent in-memory analytics engines with decompression
• Thirty-two on-chip encryption instruction accelerators with direct nonprivileged support for 16 industry-standard cryptographic algorithms: AES, Camellia, CRC32c, DES, 3DES, DH, DSA, ECC, MD5, RSA, SHA-1, SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-3, SHA-384, and SHA-512 (one per core)
• Thirty-two floating-point units and thirty-two Oracle Numbers units per processor (one per core)
• One random number generator (one per processor)
• Cache Per Processor
• Level 1: 32 KB instruction and 16 KB data per core
• Level 2: 256 KB L2 I$ per four cores, 128 KB L2 D$ per core
• Level 3: 64 MB L3$ on chip
• System Configurations
• SPARC T8-1 servers are always configured with a single SPARC M8 processor; not expandable
• Sixteen dual inline memory module (DIMM) slots per processor supporting half and fully populated memory configurations using 16, 32, or 64 GB DDR4 DIMMs
  • 1 TB maximum memory configuration with 64 GB DIMMs
  • System Architecture
  • SPARC V9 architecture, ECC protected
  • Inetrfaces
  • Network: Four 10 GbE (100 Mb/sec, 1 Gb/sec, 10 Gb/sec), full duplex only, auto-negotiating
  • Disks and internal storage: One SAS-3 controller providing hardware RAID 0, 1, and 1E/10 (ZFS file system provides higher levels of RAID)
  • Expansion bus: Six low-profile PCIe 3.0 (four x8 and two x16 or x8 wired) slots
  • Ports: Four external USB (two front USB 2.0 and two rear USB 3.0), one RJ45 serial management port, console 100 Mb/1 Gb network port, and VGA port
  • Internal Storage
  • Up to eight 600 GB or 1,200 GB 2.5-inch SAS-3 drives
  • Optional internal storage may be installed within the standard drive bays
  • 800 GB solid-state drives (SSDs), maximum of eight
  • 6.4 TB NVMe drives, maximum of four
  • • • Power Supplies
      • Two hot-swappable AC 1,200 W redundant (1 + 1) power supplies
      • Voltage 200 to 240 VAC, frequency 50/60 Hz
      • Maximum operating input current at 200 VAC: 7 A per cord
      • Maximum operating input power at 200 VAC: 1,300 W
      • Key Ras Features
  • Hot-plug disk drives
  • Redundant, hot-swappable power supplies and fans
  • Environmental monitoring
  • Extended ECC, error correction, and parity checking
  • DIMM sparing enabled with fully populated memory slots, increasing system reliability and uptime
  • Easy component replacement
  • Integrated disk controller with RAID 0, 1, and 1E/10
  • Fault Management Architecture and Predictive Self Healing (both are features of Oracle Solaris)
  • Operating System
  • Oracle recommends the latest version of Oracle Solaris 11.3 for enhanced performance and functionality, including features enabled by Software in Silicon technology.
  • Control domain: Oracle Solaris 11.3 SRU 24 or later
  • The following versions are supported within guest domains:
    •     ○Oracle Solaris 11.3 SRU 24 or later
      • Oracle Solaris 10 1/13*
        •     *Plus required patches
  • Virtualization
  • Built-in, no-cost Oracle VM Server for SPARC provides the flexibility and power for running multiple logical domains in a single server. Multiple Oracle Solaris Zones may be run within a single Oracle VM Server for SPARC logical domain.
  • Dimensions
  • Height: 87.6 mm (3.45 in.); 2U
  • Width: 445.0 mm (17.5 in.)
  • Depth: 737 mm (29 in.)

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