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Sun-3 Hardware Configuration Guide November 1989 sun mlcrosystems Sun-3 Hardware Configuration Guide Sun Microsystems, Inc. • 2550 Garcia Avenue • Mountain View, CA 94043 • 415-960-1300 Credits and Trademarks Trademarks of Sun ALM, BITBLT, Catalyst, Catalyst Advantage, Connectathon, DOS Windows, DVMA, HULCC, NETDIAG, NETDISK, NeWS, NDE, NFS, NSE, ONC, Open Systems for Open Minds, OSN, PC-NFS, Pixrect, SCCS Alert­ ing, SIPP, SPARC, SPARCstation, SPE, STTYTOOL, SunAlis* Sun, Sun-2, Sun-3, Sun-4, Sun386i, SUNbus, SunCGI, SunClass, SunColor, SunDiagnostic Executive, SunDraw, SunGKS, SunGuide, SunINGRES** SunInstall, SunIPC, SunLink., SonNet, Sun Organizer, SunPaint, SunOS, SunPartners, SunPro, SunPVI, SunServer, SunSimplify, SunStation, SunStart, Sun Supercomputing Workstation, SunTechnology, SunTrac, SunUNIFY*** SunView, SunWindows, SunWrite, The Networlc Is The Computer, TAAC-l, TOPS Flashcard, TOPS Flashtalk, TOPS NetPrint, TOPS Repeater, TOPS Teleconnector, TOPS Termi­ nal, Trancept, the Trancept logo, and XII/NeWS t Registered Trademarks of Sun SunCore, the Sun logo, Sun Microsystems and the Sun logo (in combination), Sun Microsystems, Sun Worlcstation, TOPS :I: Other Trademarks UNIX is a registered trademark of AT&T. 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No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, translated, transcribed, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means manual, electric, electronic, electro-magnetic, mechanical, chemical, optical, or other­ wise, without prior explicit written permission from Sun Microsystems. *SunAlis is derived from A1is~, a trademark of Applix, Incorporated. **SunINGRES is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. and is derived from !NGRES, a product marketed by Relational Technology, Inc. ***SunUNIFY is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. and is derived from UNIF~, a product of Unify Corporation.) t X Window System is a product of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. :I: TOPS @ is a registered trademark of TOPS, A Sun Microsystems Company Contents Chapter 1 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 3 1.1. Sun-3 Product Overview ............................................................................................. 3 1.2. Basic Hardware ................................................................................................................. 4 1.3. Operating System ............................................................................................................ 4 1.4. Features and Packaging ................................................................................................ 4 Enclosure Styles ............................................................................................................ 5 Displays .............................................................................................................................. 5 1.5. Configuration Issues ....................................................................................................... 5 Role of the Workstations and Servers ............................................................... 5 Application Needs ........................................................................................................ 6 Disk Storage ..................................................................................................................... 7 Site Requirements ......................................................................................................... 7 1.6. Cardcage Slot Assignments ....................................................................................... 8 1.7. Ordering Procedures ...................................................................................................... 8 Chapter 2 Standard Configurations ............................................................................. 11 2.1. Sun-3/50 11 2.2. Sun-3/60 13 Sun3/60 series Configurations 2.3. Sun-3/80 ................................. .. Sun-3/80 Configurations Sun-3/80 Options ........................... .. 2.4. Sun-3/100 Series 18 Sun-3/l00 Series Configurations ..................... ,............................ ;;;;:i;:;iii';"~ .......... .. 18 -iii- Contents - Continued 2.5. Sun-3/200 Series .............................................................................................................. 20 Sun-3/200 Configurations ........................................................................................ 20 2.6. Sun-3/400 Series .............................................................................................................. 22 Sun-3/4oo Configurations ........................................................................................ 22 Sun-3/470 Deskside and SelVer Options ......................................................... 24 Sun-3/480 Data Center SelVer Options ............................................................ 25 Chapter 3 Standard Options .............................................................................................. 29 3.1. Keyboard .............................................................................................................................. 29 3.2. Mouse ..................................................................................................................................... 29 3.3. Sundials ................................................................................................................................. 30 3.4. The Sun Displays ............................................................................................................. 31 3.5. Enclosures ............................................................................................................................ 33 3.6. Data Center Enclosure .................................................................................................. 34 3.7. Board Options .................................................................................................................... 36 Memory Expansion Board ....................................................................................... 36 Floating Point Accelerator ....................................................................................... 36 VME(2)-to-VME(3) Adapter ................................................................................. 37 MCP...................................................................................................................................... 37 ALM-2 ................................................................................................................................ 37 Color Video Board ....................................................................................................... 37 SCSI Controller ............................................................................................................. 37 Second Ethernet Controller ..................................................................................... 38 SunIPC ................................................................................................................................ 38 Tape Controller .............................................................................................................. 38 SMD Controller ............................................................................................................. 38 3.8. Graphics Options ............................................................................................................. 38 GX Graphics Subsystem ........................................................................................... 38 GXP Graphics Subsystem ........................................................................................ 38 GP2, GP+, GB Graphics Options ........................................................................ 39 TAAC-l.............................................................................................................................. 39 3.9. Mass-Storage Options ................................................................................................... 39 External Storage Module .......................................................................................... 40 -iv- Contents - Continued Desktop Storage Pack ................................................................................................. 40 Mass Storage Subsystem (MSS) .......................................................................... 40 Backup ................................................................................................................................ 41 1600 bpi Tape ................................................................................................................