Specifications

Escala Tower PL & S, E, T System Hardware
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Options
Optional features include:
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Internal Ultra SCSI RAID adapter
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System memory expansion up to 4 GB
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Internal disk expansion up to 218.4 GB
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Expansion disks/media cabinet (218.4 GB disk capacity)
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Internal media devices on Area N°1 and N°2 (up to 4 media)
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External disk storage and media devices, including
DAE JBOD subsystems
DAS SCSI and fibre RAID subsystems
EMC Symmetrix 3000 subsystem
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LAN, WAN, and asynchronous communications adapters
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Graphics adapter, graphics display, keyboard and mouse
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Redundant power supply.
Operational Requirements
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A system console.
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E230:
AIX version 4.3.2 or later.
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E250:
AIX version 4.3.3 or later.
7.2. Technical Architecture
7.2.1. The Escala E230 and E250 Basic Boards
The Escala E230 and E250 system board is the heart of the system and supports:
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1-2 CPU daughterboards
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Standard memory DIMMs
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1-2 I/O agents
1st agent is Bull Dual PCI bridge (DPCI)
2nd agent DPCI or alternative
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Dual PCI bus
Up to 9 I/O cards (9 PCI & 1 ISA with 1 shared slot)
Basic PCI = 4 x 64-bit & 5 x 32-bit slots @ 33 MHz
1 ISA slot shared with a 32-bit PCI slot
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BUMP & Super I/O daughterboard
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Connectors daughterboard
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Operator panel
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Integrated support for Ultra2 SCSI, Ultra Wide SCSI, Ethernet 10/100, SVGA graphics (E230
only)
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128-bit system bus running at 87.3 MHz (1.4 GB/s bandwidth).