Home Theater Server User Manual
1-8 SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Overview Guide • December 2010
1.2 System Specifications
This section describes the specifications and the environmental conditions of both 
high-end servers, shows names of server components, and provides an overview of 
the operator panel.
Note – Contact your sales representative for tape drive unit options on 
M8000/M9000 servers.
TABLE 1-1  Main Unit Specifications
Item M8000 Server
M9000 Server
Base Cabinet Only
Base Cabinet + Expansion 
Cabinet
Type Floor-stand type
**
CPU Type SPARC64 VI: 2 cores/1 CPU modules 
SPARC64 VI compatible mode
Number of 
CPUs
32 cores (maximum 16 
CPU modules)
64 cores (maximum 32 
CPU modules)
128 cores (maximum 64 
CPU modules)
Type SPARC64 VII/SPARC64 VII+: 4 cores/1 CPU modules 
SPARC64 VI compatible mode/SPARC64 VII enhanced mode
Number of 
CPUs
64 cores (maximum 16 
CPU modules)
128 cores (maximum 32 
CPU modules)
256 cores (maximum 64 
CPU modules)
Main storage 
(memory 
module)
Maximum 
memory size
1TB
††
2TB
††
4TB
††
Error 
checking 
function
Error Checking and Correction (ECC)
PCI slot built into servers 
(PCI Express)
*
Maximum 32 slots Maximum 64 slots Maximum 128 slots
External I/O Expansion Unit 
(maximum number of 
connections)
8 units (16 boats)  16 units (32 boats)  16 units (32 boats)
Maximum number of slots, 
with I/O boats mounted
112 slots 224 slots 288 slots
Hard disk drive
†
16 slots 32 slots  64 slots 
CD-RW/DVD-RW drive unit 1 drive 2 drives










