4.2System Drawer Architecture

The system drawer houses a QBB consisting of a backplane that supports four CPU modules, four memory modules, two power modules and two I/O riser modules. These modules are identical to those used in the box systems. The global port is part of the backplane. In a two- drawer system, the drawers are linked by a distribution board.

Figure 4–2 Two-Drawer Block Diagram

PCI Box

PCI Box

PCI Box

System Drawer 1

CPU

CPU

CPU

CPU

I/O

Switch

GP

MEM

MEM

MEM

MEM

 

 

 

Distribution

System Drawer 2

Board

CPU

CPU

CPU

CPU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I/O

 

 

Switch

 

 

GP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEM

 

MEM

 

MEM

 

MEM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCI Box

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Compaq GS160, GS80, GS320 manual System Drawer Architecture, Two-Drawer Block Diagram