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

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New HP e3000 N-Class and A-Class Servers
New HP e3000 N-Class and A-Class Servers
By Dave Snow
Commercial Systems Division
With MPE/iX Release 7.0, HP introduced new HP e3000 A- and N-Class Servers which in
new sales situations replaced the HP e3000 9x8, 9x9KS and 997 Servers. Most HP e3000
9x8, 9x9KS and 997 Servers continue to be sold on a limited basis until September 1, 2001
with most add-on processors being sold until June 1, 2002.
The HP e3000 N-Class Servers are the mid-range and high-end HP e3000 Servers
replacing the 9x9KS and 997 servers with relative performance between 9 and 72. These
servers come in 1 to 4-way multi-processing configurations using 220, 330, 440 and 550
MHz PA-8500 and PA-8600 processors.
HP e3000 220 and 330 MHz N-Class Servers support only 1 processor, 440 MHz N-Class
Servers support 1 to 4 processors, and 550 MHz Servers support only 3 and 4 processors.
Multi-processor support was added with MPE/iX Release 7.0 Express 1.
The HP e3000 N-Class Servers support ten Twin Turbo 4x PCI I/O slots with 480-530
Mbytes/sec of I/O bandwidth each. They also support two Turbo 2x PCI I/O slots with
240-266 Mbytes/sec of I/O bandwidth each. Each HP e3000 N-Class Server comes with a
core I/O card that has one Ultra2 SCSI LVD/SE 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
Server Product
Number
Description Relative
Perf.
SW
Tier
N4000-100-220 A6449B N4000 1-way server using a 220 MHz
processor
94
(330)
N4000-100-330 A6450B N4000 1-way server using a 330 MHz
processor
13 4
(330)
N4000-100-440 A6451B N4000 1-way server using a 440 MHz
processor
18 4
(330)
N4000-200-440 A6451B plus
A6176A proc
N4000 2-way server using 440 MHz
processors
33 4
(330)
N4000-300-440 A6452B N4000 3-way server using 440 MHz
processors
46 6
(340)
N4000-400-440 A6452B plus
A6176A proc.
N4000 4-way server using 440 MHz
processors
57 6
(340)
N4000-300-550 A6453B N4000 3-way server using a 550 MHz
processor
58 6
(340)
N4000-400-550 A6453B plus
A6177A proc.
N4000 4-way server using 550 MHz
processors
72 6
(340)