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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.
| 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 | 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) |
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 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.
| 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) |
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.
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