Server System

Basic System Building Blocks

The basic system building blocks used to configure a Superdome are as follows:

Figure 1-1 “Typical Superdome 16 Way/Superdome 32 Way Installation” illustrates a typical Superdome 16 Way/Superdome 32 Way installation.

Figure 1-2 “Typical Superdome 64 Way Superdome Installation ” illustrates a typical Superdome 64 Way installation.

Figure 1-3 “Typical Superdome 64 Way Superdome and I/O Expansion Cabinet Installation” illustrates a typical Superdome 64 Way and I/O expansion cabinet installation.

Figure 1-1 Typical Superdome 16 Way/Superdome 32 Way Installation

Figure 1-2 Typical Superdome 64 Way Superdome Installation

Figure 1-3 Typical Superdome 64 Way Superdome and I/O Expansion Cabinet Installation

Server Cabinet

The server cabinet is the main building block of the Superdome. A Superdome 64 Way comprises two server cabinets interconnected.

A single cabinet Superdome 32 Way may contain up to eight cell boards (32 processors), four I/O card cages, six I/O fans, four system cooling fans, six bulk power supplies, and two PDCA. Figure 1-4 “Server Cabinet Components” illustrates the location of these components.

A single cabinet Superdome 16 Way may contain up to four cell boards (16 processors), four I/O card cages, six I/O fans, four system cooling fans, four bulk power supplies, and two PDCA. Additionally, to the above, two backplane power supplies provides N+1 for the Superdome 16 Way.

Figure 1-4 Server Cabinet Components