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System Features at a Glance 

 
Table 1 provides a quick reference to features of Compaq AlphaServer DS20E systems. 
 

Table 1  AlphaServer DS20E Features 
 

CPU Features

 

67/667 68/833 

Processor 1–2 Alpha 21264 chips 

1–2 Alpha 21264A chips 

CPU clock speed 

667 MHz 

833 MHz 

Cache on chip 
 

64 KB I-cache 
64 KB D-cache 

64 KB I-cache 
64 KB D-cache 

On-board cache  

8 MB  

8 MB 

Upgradable in pedestal and cabinet 

CPU, memory, I/O, storage 

CPU, memory, I/O, storage 

Memory (maximum)

 

4 GB 

Performance 

1 CPU 

2 CPUs 

1 CPU 

2 CPUs 

SPECint2000 444 

– 571 

– 

SPECfp2000 514 

577 

784 

– 

SPECweb99 685 

1,050 

– 

– 

Standard Features 

1.44 MB diskette drive, CD-ROM drive, 2 serial ports, 1 parallel port, keyboard and mouse, integrated 
remote system management console, operating system license and customer documentation, Internet 
software 

Internal Storage

 

 

Removable media 

CD-ROM, floppy diskette, one additional 5.25-inch removable media bay 

Hard disks 

218.4 GB  (6 hot swap disks, 36.4 GB each) 

I/O slots 

6 PCI slots (5 PCI and 1 PCI/ISA) 

Maximum PCI throughput 

Over 500 MB/sec with two 256 MB/sec buses  

Availability Features

 

 

System 

System auto reboot, thermal management, remote system management, RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5, hot swap of 
disks, power supplies, and fans, memory failover, ECC memory, ECC cache, N+1 power supply, SMP 
CPU failover, error logging, optional uninterruptible power supply 

OpenVMS clusters 

CI, Ethernet, DSSI, SCSI, FDDI, PCI to Memory Channel Interconnect  

Tru64 UNIX TruClusters Solutions 

SCSI, PCI to Memory Channel Interconnect 

Operating Systems 

Tru64 UNIX, OpenVMS, Linux 

Warranty  

 

Hardware 

3-year, on-site, 5 day x 9 hour warranty with 24-hour response 

Software

 

90-day telephone advisory support for OpenVMS and Tru64 UNIX 

 

Summary of Contents for AlphaServer DS20E

Page 1: ...Compaq AlphaServer DS20E Systems Technical Summary ...

Page 2: ...ol 6 Storage 6 Fibre Channel RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks Server Management 7 Operational Management Platform Management Error Reporting Reliability Availability and Maintainability 7 Processor Features Memory Features I O Features System Features Installation and Maintenance 8 Clustering 8 PCI to Memory Channel Interconnect Operating System Support Performance 9 Sources of Performanc...

Page 3: ...floppy diskette drive a CD ROM and space for one additional 5 25 inch removable media device The system supports up to 218 4 GB of internal storage using 36 4 GB disks There are 6 PCI slots one of which could be used for an ISA device Integrated on the system board are controllers for a SCSI tape device a diskette two serial ports one parallel port and the keyboard and mouse Three operating system...

Page 4: ...ht D chips and two P chips C chip Provides the interface from the CPUs and main memory Although there is only one in the system it allows each CPU to do transactions simultaneously D chips Provide the data path for the CPUs main memory and I O P chips Provide the interface to two independent 64 bit PCI buses The DS20E system supports up to two CPUs and up to 4 Gbytes memory in 16 DIMM slots Each m...

Page 5: ...e floppy diskette the CD ROM a SCSI tape drive two serial ports one parallel port and keyboard and mouse Connectors are provided for the following 2 CPU modules 16 DIMM memory modules 6 PCI devices 1 ISA device 1 floppy diskette drive 1 IDE CD ROM I O panel for parallel port COM1 and COM2 ports keyboard and mouse CPU 0 CPU 1 C Chip D Chip D Chip D Chip D Chip D Chip D Chip D Chip D Chip P Chip P C...

Page 6: ...ffect instructions execute as soon as possible This allows for faster execution since critical path computations are started and completed as soon as possible In addition the Alpha 21264 employs speculative execution to maximize performance It speculatively fetches and executes instructions even though it may not know immediately whether the instruction will be on the final execution path This is ...

Page 7: ...o 64 bit PCI buses Industry standard PCI I O buses allow you to use inexpensive widely available I O options Both 32 bit and 64 bit PCI options can be used Six slots can be used for PCI controllers or five slots for PCI and one slot for an ISA option PCI Bus The industry standard PCI bus is the number one choice for high performance I O options such as disk storage and high performance video appli...

Page 8: ...he system supports up to 218 4 Gbytes of internal storage using 36 4 GB disks The disk cage supports up to six Ultra3 SCSI Universal 1 inch disk drives 9 1 18 2 or 36 4 GB The drives are available at 10 000 or 15 000 RPM Fibre Channel Available on these AlphaServer systems is the next storage interface Fibre Channel which eliminates issues with today s SCSI interfaces such as distance bandwidth sc...

Page 9: ...Analyze a diagnostic tool used to determine the cause of hardware failures is installed with the operating systems It provides automatic background analysis as it constantly views and reads the error log file It analyzes both single error fault events and multiple events When an error condition is detected it collects the error information and sends it and an analysis to the user The tool requires...

Page 10: ...rt critical customer con figurations Because power is maintained for the entire system CPU memory and I O power interruptions are completely transparent to users Installation and Maintenance The systems are designed for easy hardware software and option installation Options ordered with a system are preinstalled and tested at the factory The operating systems are also installed at the factory Inst...

Page 11: ...ools resources and information you need to conduct Compaq business online on the secure Compaq Partner Network extranet site http CPN compaq com Also see the Compaq Solutions Alliance site at http csa compaq com Service and Support Compaq provides a comprehensive set of services that range from migration consulting and training to direct support of Alpha systems software and applications For infor...

Page 12: ...board 3 PCI slots 4 System features module 5 Control panel 6 Removable media bay 7 CD ROM floppy diskette drive 8 Storage drive bays 9 Power supplies 2 minimum 1 Parallel port 2 Serial port COM2 3 Serial port COM1 4 Keyboard port 5 Mouse port 6 AC power inlet 7 System fans 8 SCSI breakouts 9 PCI ISA bulkhead ports ...

Page 13: ...license and customer documentation Internet software Internal Storage Removable media CD ROM floppy diskette one additional 5 25 inch removable media bay Hard disks 218 4 GB 6 hot swap disks 36 4 GB each I O slots 6 PCI slots 5 PCI and 1 PCI ISA Maximum PCI throughput Over 500 MB sec with two 256 MB sec buses Availability Features System System auto reboot thermal management remote system manageme...

Page 14: ...ure Operating 2 C 36 F Maximum heat dissipation Nominal Maximum 550 watts 1 878 Btu hr 780 watts 2 664 Btu hr Airflow Intake location Exhaust location Front Rear Altitude Operating Nonoperating 3 037 m 10 000 ft 12 192 m 40 000 ft Vibration Operating 10 500 Hz 1 G peak Mechanical shock Operating Pedestal M series cabinet 7 5 G 10 3ms 5 0 G 10 3ms Acoustics Idle Operating Average Declared 5 8 LwA B...

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