HP GS1280 Processor, Cache Memory, Architecture, CPUs, Memory, and I/O slots, Interfaces, Devices

QuickSpecs

HP AlphaServer GS1280 Systems

Standard Features

Processor	Up to 64 Alpha 21364 EV7 processors at 1300 MHz and 1150 MHz
Cache Memory	1.75-MB ECC L2 on-chip cache, 7-way set associative
Architecture	Glue-less processor-to-processor multiprocessor architecture constructed from a set of basic
	components:
	System Building Block Drawers
	CPU Building Block Modules
	I/O Expansion Building Block Drawers
CPUs, Memory, and I/O slots		GS1280 Model
Maximum CPUs supported		64 (64 per hard partition for Tru64 UNIX, 32 per hard partition for OpenVMS)
Maximum memory supported		512 GB
Maximum PCI-X/PCI slots supported		704, 176 per hard partition
Maximum AGP slots supported		64, 16 per hard partition

Interfaces	USB		One Dual USB port per Master I/O Drawer
	Server Management		Server Management LAN Connection to Cable/DSL hub.
	Serial		One MBM serial connection per System Building Block Drawer
Form Factor	1 x 41U Rack (Model 8 and Model 16)
	2 x 41U Rack (Model 32)
	3 x 41U Rack (Model 64)
Boot/Diagnostic	Load Device	One slim-line DVD/CD-RW per Master I/O Drawer
Devices		NOTE: Only bootable CD media is supported for firmware and operating system
		booting. Bootable DVD media is not supported.
	Hard Drives	Choice of 18.2/36.4/72.8/146-GB/300-GB SCSI disk drives in each Master I/O
		Drawer
Power Supplies	3-phase power subsystem with power cords, redundant 48 Vdc hot-swap power supplies, and dual
	AC feed included
OS Support	Tru64 UNIX V5.1B + IPK, or later required for EV7 CPU at 1150 MHz
	Tru64 UNIX V5.1B* + PK4, or later required for EV7 CPU at 1300 MHz
	AlphaServer Tru64 UNIX systems include pre-installed software, Base license, Unlimited User
	license, Server Extension license, Internet Express, and Secure Web Server

OpenVMS V7.3-1 plus Update Kit, or later

AlphaServer OpenVMS systems include pre-installed software, Base license with System

Manager license and Enterprise Integration Server License Package for OpenVMS

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