Communicator e3000 MPE/iX Release 7.0 Express 1 (Software Release C.70.01) (30216-90328)

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Technical Articles
New HP e3000 N-Class and A-Class Servers
HP e3000 Servers had bundled with the server a 10/100BaseT LAN card (which used one
of the I/O slots). With MPE/iX Release 7.0 Express 1, this 10/100Base-T lan card is not
bundled with the server. HP e3000 N-Class Servers can also support one or two internal
disk drives of 9, 18 or 36 Gbytes in size.
HP e3000 N-Class Servers supported up to 2 Gbytes of main memory with Release 7.0 and
up to 16 Gbytes of main memory with MPE/iX Release 7.0 Express 1. In addition, all HP
e3000 N-Class Servers come standard with an HP Secure Web Console bundled in.
The HP e3000 A-Class Servers are the entry level HP e3000 Servers replacing the 9x8 and
most 9x7 servers with relative performance between 2.2 and 5.4. These servers come in 1
to 2-way multi-processing configurations using 110 and 140 PA-8500 processors.
The HP e3000 A400 Server supports only one 110 MHz processor. The HP e3000 A500
Server supports one or two 140 MHz processors. Multi-processor support was added with
MPE/iX Release 7.0 Express 1.
The HP e3000 A400 Servers support two Twin Turbo 4x PCI I/O slots with 500 Mbytes/sec
of I/O bandwidth each. The HP e3000 A500 Servers support two Twin Turbo 4x PCI I/O
slots with 500 Mbytes/sec of I/O bandwidth each and two Twin Turbo 4x PCI I/O slots that
share 500 Mbytes/sec of I/O bandwidth. Each HP e3000 A-Class Server comes with a core
I/O card that has one Ultra2 SCSI LVD/SE connection for external peripherals; one SE
SCSI connection for external peripherals, two Ultra2 SCSI busses for integrated disks;
three RS-232 ports for console, remote access and uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
control; and one 10/100BaseT LAN connection (activated with MPE/iX Release 7.0 Express
1). Prior to MPE/iX Release 7.0 Express 1, all HP e3000 Servers had bundled in a
10/100BaseT LAN card (which used one of the 2 or 4 I/O slots). HP e3000 A-Class Servers
can also support one or two internal disk drives of 9, 18 or 36 Gbytes in size.
HP e3000 A-Class Servers supported up to 2 Gbytes of main memory with Release 7.0 and
the A500 supports up to 8 Gbytes of main memory with MPE/iX Release 7.0 Express 1. In
addition, all HP e3000 A-Class Servers can be ordered with an HP Secure Web Console
that will use a PCI I/O slot.
All HP e3000 A-Class and N-Class Servers come standard with an unlimited user license
and with Image/SQL bundled into the server. Customers who wish to buy the Allbase/SQL
database can purchase the Allbase/SQL product ( 30368B) and specify an appropriate SW
Tier option.
Server Product
Number
Description Relative
Perf.
SW
Tier
A400-100-110 A6398B A400 1-way server using a 110 MHz
processor
2.2 1
(310)
A500-100-140 A6399B A500 1-way server using a 140 MHz
processor
3.2 1
(310)
A500-200-140 A6399B plus
A6394A proc.
A500 2-way server using a140 MHz
processor
5.4 1
(310)