Specifications

30 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT
2.3.2 Installing the Processor Upgrade
The Netfinity 7000 comes standard with 256 MB main memory and one processor
installed. There are four different standard models available:
• Netfinity 7000 8651-TM0 tower model, Pentium Pro 200/66MHz, 512KB L2
cache
• Netfinity 7000 8651-TH0 tower model, Pentium Pro 200/66MHz, 1MB L2
cache
• Netfinity 7000 8651-RM0 rack model, Pentium Pro 200/66MHz, 512KB L2
cache
• Netfinity 7000 8651-RH0 rack model, Pentium Pro 200/66MHz, 1MB L2 cache
The IBM Netfinity 7000 Server is SMP-capable with one to four Pentium Pro 200
MHz processors.
The Netfinity 7000 system board has two slots for processor boards and each
system ships with two processor cards. The system board has a primary and a
secondary connector for processor cards. Figure 6 shows the locations of the
connectors for the processor cards.
One advantage of the Pentium Pro processor in SMP environments
is that every processor has its own integrated second level cache.
As the second level cache is integrated on the processor it works
with the same clock speed as the processor itself. In older Pentium
SMP environments the second level cache and shared memory
were integrated on the system board.
Remember
If multiple processors are installed, they must operate at the same
speed and have the same cache size. There are different stepping
levels of the Pentium Pro processor that can be mixed within the
same system and ones that cannot be mixed. Your best bet will be
to order the original IBM upgrades for your Netfinity 7000 system to
ensure that you get a reliable and supported system (option
#94G7147 for the 200MHz/1MB and option #94G6678 for the
200MHz/512KB processor upgrade kit).
SMP Upgrade