2 Boardset Description
The modular scaleable architecture of the SRPL8 rack server supports symmetrical multiprocessing (SMP) and a variety of operating systems. The server comes with Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) and Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) buses. ISA buses are used internally only. The system has no ISA slots or a way for the user to make use of the ISA bus. The server boardset consists of a set of printed circuit boards:
∙Profusion carrier
⎯Processor mezzanine board(s)
⎯Front side bus (FSB) terminator modules
⎯Cache coherency filters
∙PCI
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⎯I/O riser board
∙Two memory modules
∙Front panel controller board
∙Midplane
The profusion carrier is mounted horizontally toward the front of the chassis, and the PHP I/O carrier is mounted horizontally towards the rear of the chassis. The carriers plug into connectors on the midplane mounted between the two carriers. The midplane interconnects the carriers with the memory modules and power supplies. The front panel board is mounted in front of the profusion carrier in the same plane. This board provides the user interface, server management, cooling system control, and power control.
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