By Dave Snow
With MPE/iX Release 7.0, HP is introducing new HP e3000 A-
and N-Class Servers which in new sales situations will replace the
HP e3000 9x8, 9x9KS and 997 Servers. The HP e3000 9x8, 9x9KS and
997 Servers will continue to be sold on a limited basis into the 2CH2001
with add-on processors being sold into C2002.
The HP e3000 N-Class Servers are the new 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.
Server
Product Number
Description
Relative Perf.
SW Tier
N4000-100-220
A6449B
N4000 1-way server using a 220 MHz processor
9
4 (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 plus
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)
N4000-100-220
A6449B
N4000 1-way server using a 220 MHz processor
9
4 (330)
N4000-400-550
A6453B plus A6177A proc.
N4000 4-way server using 550 MHz processors
72*
6 (340)
* estimated as of January 2001
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 will be
in place with MPE/iX Release 7.0 Express 1 expecting to ship in
June/July 2001.
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 (not activated
until MPE/iX Express 1). Until MPE/iX Express 1 begins shipping
in the June/July 2001 timeframe, all HP e3000 Servers have bundled
in a 10/100BaseT LAN card (which will use one of the I/O slots).
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 support 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 shipping in the June/July 2001 timeframe.
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 new 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.
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 a 140 MHz processor
5.4*
1 (310)
* estimated as of January 2001
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 will be in place with MPE/iX Release 7.0
Express 1 expecting to ship in June/July 2001.
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 (not activated until MPE/iX Express
1). Until MPE/iX Express 1 begins shipping in the June/July 2001
timeframe, all HP e3000 Servers have bundled in a 10/100BaseT LAN
card (which will use 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 support up to 2 Gbytes of main memory
with Release 7.0 and with the A500 supporting up to 8 Gbytes of
main memory with MPE/iX Release 7.0 Express 1 shipping in the June/July
2001 timeframe. In addition, all HP e3000 N-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.
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