Specifications
Escala Tower PL & S, E, T System Hardware
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CHAPTER 1: FAMILY OVERVIEW..........................................................................................1
1. Escala Tower PL, S, E and T Series - General Features.............................................................................................3
1.1. Reliability Availability and Serviceability................................................................................................................3
1.1.1. RAS Functions Summary..................................................................................................................................3
1.2. PowerPC Architecture ..............................................................................................................................................4
1.3. Logical Partitioning ..................................................................................................................................................5
1.4. PowerPC 604e Processors.........................................................................................................................................6
1.5. PowerPC 620 Processors ..........................................................................................................................................7
1.5.1. 64-bit Advanced Superscalar Microprocessor ..................................................................................................7
1.5.2. Cache and MMU Support .................................................................................................................................8
1.5.3. Flexible Bus Support.........................................................................................................................................8
1.5.4. PowerPC 620 Microprocessor Major Features .................................................................................................8
1.6. PowerPC RS64-II Processors ...................................................................................................................................9
1.7. PowerPC RS64-III Processors ................................................................................................................................10
1.8. PowerPC RS64-IV Processors................................................................................................................................10
1.9. POWER3-II Architecture........................................................................................................................................11
1.10. POWER4 Architecture..........................................................................................................................................11
1.11. Escala Tower PL, E and T PowerPC System Structure........................................................................................12
1.12. PowerScale Architecture - PowerPC SMP Design...............................................................................................12
1.12.1. PowerScale/2 Architecture............................................................................................................................14
1.12.2. PowerScale/4 Architecture............................................................................................................................15
1.12.3. PowerScale/Flex Architecture.......................................................................................................................16
2. Escala Tower PL, S, E and T Systems ........................................................................................................................18
2.1. Servers Series..........................................................................................................................................................18
2.1.1. Escala S Series Servers ...................................................................................................................................18
2.1.2. Escala E Series Servers ...................................................................................................................................19
2.1.3. Escala T Series - Tower Servers .....................................................................................................................20
2.1.4. Escala Tower PL Series ..................................................................................................................................20
3. Escala Tower PL, S, E and T Series Features Summary ..........................................................................................21
3.1. Escala S100.............................................................................................................................................................21
3.2. Escala S120.............................................................................................................................................................22
3.3. Escala PL220T ........................................................................................................................................................22
3.4. Escala PL240T ........................................................................................................................................................23
3.5. Escala E604e...........................................................................................................................................................24
3.6. Escala E620.............................................................................................................................................................24
3.7. Escala E230.............................................................................................................................................................25
3.8. Escala E250.............................................................................................................................................................25
3.9. Escala T604e...........................................................................................................................................................26
3.10. Escala T430...........................................................................................................................................................26
3.11. Escala T450...........................................................................................................................................................27
3.12. Escala PL400T ......................................................................................................................................................27
3.13. Escala PL420T ......................................................................................................................................................28
3.14. Escala T610...........................................................................................................................................................28
3.15. Escala PL600T ......................................................................................................................................................29