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Sun BladeTM 1000 Workstation Just the Facts Copyrights 2000 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Sun Blade, PGX, PGX32, Solaris, Ultra, Sun Enterprise, Starfire, VIS, Sun OpenGL for Solaris, XGL, XIL, Java, Java 3D, SunVideo, SunVideo Plus, Sun StorEdge, SunMicrophone, SunVTS, Solstice, Solstice AdminTools, Solstice Enterprise Agents, ShowMe, ShowMe How, ShowMe TV, Sun Workstation, StarOffice, iPlanet, SunPCi, Solaris Resource Manager, Java 2D, TurboGX, TurboGXplus, S24, OpenWindows, SunCD, Sun Quad FastEthernet, SunFDDI, SunATM, SunCamera, SunForum, SunSpectrum, SunSpectrum Platinum, SunSpectrum Gold, SunSpectrum Silver, SunSpectrum Bronze, SunStart, SunVIP, SunSolve, SunSolve EarlyNotifier, and SunClient are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. 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Just the Facts October 2000 2 Table of Contents Sun Blade 1000 Workstation Positioning............................................................................................5 Introduction........................................................................................................................................5 Product Family Placement..................................................................................................................6 Key Messages...................................................................................................................................7 Availability..........................................................................................................................................8 Target Users......................................................................................................................................8 Target Markets...................................................................................................................................8 Selling Highlights...............................................................................................................................10 Compatibility.....................................................................................................................................10 Market Value Propositions................................................................................................................10 Enabling Technologies.......................................................................................................................11 UltraSPARC−III Processor...............................................................................................................11 New I/O Interfaces...........................................................................................................................11 Fiber Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC−AL)............................................................................................11 Graphics Variety and Power.............................................................................................................11 System Architecture...........................................................................................................................13 Technology Overview.......................................................................................................................13 Technical Fact Summary..................................................................................................................14 UltraSPARC−III Processor...............................................................................................................14 Sun Fireplane Interconnect...............................................................................................................15 Memory............................................................................................................................................15 Storage............................................................................................................................................15 Networking and I/O...........................................................................................................................16 Sun Creator3D Graphics Series 3 Overview.....................................................................................16 Sun Elite3D Graphics Overview........................................................................................................18 Sun Expert3D Graphics Overview....................................................................................................20 Graphics Compatibility and Possible Configurations..........................................................................22 Sun Blade 1000 Workstation Graphics Performance.........................................................................23 System Configuration.........................................................................................................................25 Requirements and Specifications......................................................................................................27 Environment.....................................................................................................................................27 Regulations......................................................................................................................................28 Power..............................................................................................................................................28 Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS)..............................................................................30 Reliability..........................................................................................................................................30 Availability........................................................................................................................................30 Serviceability....................................................................................................................................31 System Management...........................................................................................................................32 Software...........................................................................................................................................32 System Administration......................................................................................................................32 The Solaris 8 Operating Environment...............................................................................................33 Graphics Software Interfaces............................................................................................................37 Sun OpenGL for Solaris 1.2.1 Software............................................................................................38 Sun OpenGL for Solaris 1.2.1 Software Tech Facts..........................................................................40 Ordering Information..........................................................................................................................41 Model Key (Subset of Part Number Definitions)................................................................................41 Sun Blade 1000 Workstation............................................................................................................42 Ordering Guidelines and Notes.........................................................................................................42 Just the Facts October 2000 3 Options................................................................................................................................................44 Upgrades.............................................................................................................................................51 Key Messages..................................................................................................................................51 Sun Upgrade Allowance Program (Sun UAP)....................................................................................51 Allowance Code Numbering Scheme................................................................................................51 Upgrade Ordering Notes...................................................................................................................52 Service and Support...........................................................................................................................53 SunClient Support Program..............................................................................................................55