DEC-MicroVAX-3100+VAX-4000

This document describes Digital's MicroVAX 3100 (Models 88 & 98) and VAX 4000 (Model 108, including rackmount) desktop servers, presenting them as affordable, dependable solutions for departmental and mission-critical applications.

Key features and benefits include:

• Proven VAX Technology: Leveraging VAX's core strengths in reliability, high availability, interoperability, and easy upgradability.
• Reduced Cost of Ownership: Achieved through affordable standard SIMM memory and storage options, and new space-saving designs (minitower, desktop, and efficient rackmount configurations) that reduce footprint by up to 50%.
• Enhanced Capacity: Supports increased memory (up to 256MB) and storage, utilizing modern SCSI disks with space for up to 6 internal devices.
• Scalability & Investment Protection: Compatible across the VAX family line, allowing easy in-box upgrades and simple transitions to AlphaServer™ systems. The VAX 4000 series offers robust clustering capabilities (DSSI) for high availability, disk shadowing, and integration within mixed VAX/AlphaServer environments.
• Software & Connectivity: All systems ship with OpenVMS™ v6.2 (compatible with v5.5-2) and NAS 200 software, providing comprehensive network application support including DECnet and TCP/IP.
• Support: Backed by an industry-leading 3-year on-site hardware warranty with next-business-day response.

The MicroVAX 3100 is presented as an affordable entry point for growing businesses, while the VAX 4000 offers more advanced, clusterable features for demanding, high-availability requirements.