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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