Re: Want some info on what SparcServer1000 is
On Tue, Feb 29, 2000 at 11:26:59PM +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote:
> I have been building a cluster with lots of machines mixed together,
> almost just for fun, and been installing Slink on
> SparcStation 5/10/20 SparcIPX SparcClassic via RARP/TFTP/nfs.
>
> However, I have 3 machines which claim to be SparcServer1000 (and big).
> They don't seem to want to boot on SUN4M or SUN4C.
> Does anyone have any clue as to what these are and what they want
> (for the boot image)?
>
> I tore it apart, and I think they have SuperSparc. It *seems* as if it is
> dual SuperSparc SMP, and has 4 500Mb drive.
> It's a shame to trash this machine.
>From the hardware guide:
SPARCserver 1000
Processor(s): Mbus modules
Motherboard: 501-2336 (2338?)
Bus: XDBus; SBus @ 20MHz, 3 slots/motheboard;
Mbus, 2 slots/motherboard
Memory: 2G physical, 1M off-chip cache
Architecture: sun4d
Notes: Single XDBus design with "curious L-shaped
motherboards". Three SBus slots, onboard FSBE,
512M, two CPU modules per motherboard. Four
motherboards total, or a disk tray with four
535M 1" high 3.5" disks (1G disks supported
recently). Code name "Scorpion". 135 MIPS. First
supported in Solaris 2.2 (SunOS 5.2).
model MHz SPECint92 SPECfp92 SPECint SPECfp
----- --- --------- -------- -Rate92--Rate92-
1102 50x2 2730 3681
1104 50x4 5318 7076
1108 50x8 10113 12710
So, try sun4d.
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