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The A-Class server is a compact addition to the HP9000 server family, targeted at the ISP server market. The A-Class server design allows the use of existing qualified peripherals and I/O add-in options. It is a PCXL-2 (PA-7300 RISC Processor) based platform designed to support the UNIX Internet Service Provider (ISP) market.

System Hardware Overview

A-Class server hardware has the following characteristics:

  • It has a two rack unit height that makes it suitable for racked (up to 20 per rack) or stand-alone installations.

  • It comes configured with one (1-way) 180 MHz. PA-7300 RISC Processor. An additional (optional) 1Mb of 2nd-level cache is available.

  • It has eight RAM memory slots that can use 128, 256 or 512MB memory modules.

  • There are two I/O slots each capable of handling either PCI or HSC add-in cards. One slot is Access Port (AP) card capable.

  • The embedded disk bay is capable of supporting 2 single-ended type-1 SCSI drives.

  • The server supports the following core I/O functions:

    • One 10/100 Base-T port supports connection to the primary LAN.

    • One 10 Base-T Port supports connection to the integrated web-based console.

    • One 9-Pin RS-232 port supports connection to an ASCII console.

    • The internal SCSI bus is available externally to connect additional single-ended Type-1 SCSI devices.

System Software Overview

A-Class servers require the HP-UX 10.20 or 11.0 operating system with an Independent Peripheral Release (IPR) date of October 1998 (9810) or later.

NOTE: HP-UX is the only supported operating system for A-Class servers.


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