Specifications

Escala Tower PL & S, E, T System Hardware
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2.1.3. Escala T Series - Tower Servers
The Escala T Series servers provide scalable solutions based on SMP architecture using PCI and ISA
buses. The Escala T604e, T620, T430 and T450 are designed with the PowerScale/4 and PowerScale
/Flex architecture to increase access to distributed data, to improve productivity, to integrate large PC
workgroups in a multi-vendor environment and to consolidate increasing quantities of business-critical
data without compromising existing investments.
The Escala T Series provides power scalability, disk capacity and performance through SCSI Fast
Wide Ultra and Ultra2 SCSI interfaces, Disk Array Subsystems (SCSI or Fibre Channel connections),
availability through the robust Operating System AIX® and HA technology, communicability through
LAN/WAN and Internet offering. The Escala T Series offers a very suited platform to plug end-user
solutions or to build appropriate Customer solutions.
The Escala T Series servers are designed to house the PowerPC RS64-II and the PowerPC RS64-III
processors, and to offer full 64-bit capability.
2.1.4. Escala Tower PL Series
The Escala Tower PL are powerful, reliable and scalable servers well suited for Web hosting and
advanced e-business enterprise applications -- including Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Supply
Chain Management (SCM) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM). This allows to effectively
integrate suppliers, business partners and customers for improved efficiency and customer service.