1-14 SPARC Enterprise Mx000 Servers XSCF User’s Guide • August 2009
Firmware Update Function
The web browser and commands can be used to download new firmware (XSCF
firmware and OpenBootâ„¢ PROM firmware) without stopping the domain and to
update firmware without stopping other domains. For details on updating firmware,
see Chapter 8.
1.2.1 Major Differences Among the Server Models
TABLE 1-1 shows the major differences related to XSCF, among the models of the
M3000/M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 servers.
For an overview of the system board and the component, see the Overview Guide and
the Service Manual for your server.
TABLE 1-1 Major Differences Between the Models
Item / Model
M3000 ser ver
(Entry-level)
M4000/M5000 servers
(Midrange)
M8000/M9000 ser vers
(High-end)
XSCF Unit Fixed on MBU.
Replaceable in units of
MBU.
Replaceable Replaceable
XSCF redundancy Not available Not available Available
Number of domains 1 Max 2 (M4000)
Max 4 (M5000)
Max 16 (M8000)
Max 24 (M9000)
Number of CPUs 1 Max 4 (M4000)
Max 8 (M5000)
Max 16 (M8000)
Max 32 (M9000)
Max 64 (M9000 with
expansion cabinet)
Mounted processor SPARC64 VII SPARC64 VI
SPARC64 VII
SPARC64 VI
SPARC64 VII
System board
division
Not available Available Available
Memory mirroring Not available Available Available
DR Not available Available Available
COD option Not available Available Available
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