Specifications

unmatched performance
and scalability
superior operating system
flexible configuration
The rp8400 features performance and scalability unmatched in a midrange server offering:
• high-performance RISC processor
– 650-MHz, 750-MHz (PA-8700), and 875-MHz (PA-8700+); 4-way superscalar CPU
– 56-way instruction reorder buffer
– 10 functional units
– 2.25-MB on-chip cache (1.5-MB data cache, 0.75-MB instruction cache)
• increased memory subsystem performance
– increased peak memory bandwidth to 16 GB/s
– higher-density system packaging, providing 64 GB of total memory capacity
• increased processor capacity per chassis
– configurations available from 2 to 16 CPUs
• increased I/O interface performance; more I/O connectivity
– 64-bit 66-MHz (4X) industry-standard PCI
– 16 independent PCI card slots
– 8.5-GB/s aggregate I/O slot bandwidth
The rp8400 runs the industry-leading HP-UX 11i operating environment. HP-UX addresses the
major computing challenges that customers face today in online transaction processing (OLTP),
enterprise resource planning (ERP), supply chain management (SCM), server consolidation, telco
billing applications, high-performance technical computing, and customer relationship
management (CRM). It’s also ideal for use in business intelligence systems and in Internet,
scientific, and technical applications. This mainframe-class, 64-bit operating system enjoys the
industry’s greatest support from independent software vendors, allowing you to choose from more
than 16,000 applications, including native 64-bit versions of all major databases and leading
ERP applications.
Whether mounted in a rack or in a standalone pedestal configuration, the rp8400 saves valuable
data center space and power.
figure 2. The rp8400 saves space in its figure 3. The pedestal configuration is
rack-mount configuration. extremely flexible.
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