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Sun Fire Server Overview

 Course Description
    Course Outline/Details

The Sun Fire Server Overview course describes various features and functions of the Sun Fire 3800, 4800, 4810, and 6800 servers. In addition, the course explains the physical architecture of the Sun Fire midframe servers.

  • Course length: 2-3 hours


  • Course ID:
    WE-1420-90
    Subscription Duration:
    90 days
    Price:
    $US  75.00
    How to Enroll
       
     Languages Offered Back To Top

    This course is currently available in English only.

     
     Who Can Benefit Back To Top

    Managers who are responsible for configuration management and server consolidation.

    Information Technology (IT) managers in any of the following roles:

  • Senior System Administrator
  • Capacity and Resource Planner
  • Database Administrator
  • Data Processing Planner
  • Operations Manager
  • Network Administrator
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     Skills Gained Back To Top

    Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
  • Explain the features of the Sun Fire 3800, 4800, 4810, and 6800 servers
  • Explain the functions of segments and domains
  • Describe the architecture of the Sun Fire 3800, 4800, 4810, and 6800 servers
  • Describe Sun Fire midframe I/O
  • Describe the snoopy bus architecture
  • System boards
  • ID board
  • Explain bus arbitration
  • List the features of Internet Protocol Multipathing (IPMP)
  • List the IPMP components
  • Describe multiplexed I/O (MPxIO)
  • List the features of MPxIO
  • Explain the functions and features of the following components of the Sun Fire midframe server: disks and disk arrays, backup storage devices, input/output (I/O) cards, Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) cards, Compact Peripheral Component Interconnect (cPCI) cards, integrated service processors, system controller boards, Sun Fire interconnect, Sun Fire switches, system boards, ID boards.
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     Related Courses Back To Top

  • Before: WE-1400: Sun Enterprise 10000 Server Overview
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         Course Content Back To Top



    Module 1: Introduction to the Sun Fire Midframe Servers

  • List the functional goals of the Sun Fire midframe server products
  • Identify each model of the Sun Fire midframe server
  • List the applications of the Sun Fire midframe servers
  • List and explain the features of the Sun Fire 3800, 4800, 4810, and 6800 servers


  • Module 2: Sun Fire Midframe Servers Segments and Domains
  • Describe the benefits of using segments and domains
  • Describe the hardware required to create multiple segments and domains
  • List the number of domains supported by each Sun Fire midframe server
  • List the benefits of dividing Sun Fire midframe servers into multiple segments and domains


  • Module 3: Sun Fire Midframe Server Architecture
  • Describe the architecture of the Sun Fire midframe server
  • Identify the physical resources of the Sun Fire midframe server
  • Describe the function and features of the hardware components of the Sun Fire midframe servers


  • Module 4: Sun Fire Midframe Server Multipathing I/O Management
  • Describe the purpose of IPMP
  • Identify the devices supported by IPMP
  • Describe the purpose of MPxIO
  • Identify the operating environments, hardware, and devices supported by MPxIO
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