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Document:	DEC-4000-AXP-Servers
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DEC 4000 AXP Servers

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21st Century Computing for Single or Multiple Users Starts Today

Putting

Digital’s DEC 4000 AXPTM Servers provide solutions in a world that requires every

Imagination

organization to do more with less. Whether the challenge is to increase perfor-

to Work ...
Implementing

mance in compute-intensive applications or to increase productivity in database
applications, the DEC 4000 AXP systems deliver.

Open Client/Server

Incorporating Digital’s breakthrough Alpha AXP 64-bit RISC microprocessor,

Solutions

the DEC 4000 AXP system features exceptional uniprocessor power and symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) capabilities. And with Futurebus+ 1/0 rates of
160 MB per second, the DEC 4000 AXP systems become truly balanced systems.

The DEC 4000 AXP systems are available in a “go anywhere” pedestal and an
industry-standard rackmount configuration. Designed for maximum expandability,

these systems can be tailored to your application requirements. Thousands of
software products are available from Digital and third-party application providers.
As your organization downsizes and takes advantage of the cost

savings and

efficiency gains of distributed computing, DEC 4000 AXP systems can be an
important part of your strategy. They drive higher performance and productivity
into your power-hungry technical or business applications — helping you achieve
a clear advantage today while providing a secure growth path into the next century.

DEC 4000 AXP System Highlights

= Balanced performance
Digital open operating system of

choice

High-capacity, integrated system I/O
Flexible packaging

OpenVMS solutions to previously

Flexible Packaging

unachievable performance levels and,

The DEC 4000 AXP system is available

when running DEC OSF/1, offers the

in two packages, each optimal for dif-

industry’s highest-performance UNIX

ferent installation needs. The pedestal

platform for a distributed computing

package internal storage is limited to

environment.
Most existing OpenVMS and ULTRIX .

High availability features

applications can be ported to the DEC

less than 25% of the maximum storage
supported by its built-in disk controller.

Expansion is horizontal by adding
additional disk storage cabinets.

Easy upgrade procedures

4000 AXP system by simply recom-

Integration in multivendor

piling and relinking. Digital offers a

The rackmount package provides very

environments

range of tools, training, consulting

high density disk storage in a small

services and support to facilitate the

footprint. It also supports dual systems

Easy expandability

Enhanced Power and Performance

migration of applications from Digital

in a single rack. All this in an attractive

and non-Digital platforms to the high-

package suitable for an office environ-

performance DEC 4000 AXP system.

ment or satellite equipment room.

The DEC 4000 AXP system features
exceptional power balanced with capa-

bilities that makes high performance

High-Capacity Integrated

High Availability Features

System 1/0

Clustering allows multiple computer

available to a broader population of

Equipped with extraordinary through-

users than ever before. And system

systems to share disks for increased

performance can be nearly doubled

put capabilities, the DEC 4000 AXP

data availability. Distributing the com-

system offers a choice of integral I/0

when a DEC 4000 AXP system is

puting load across multiple systems

modules to meet varying application

configured with two CPUs running in

provides greater system uptime. The

requirements, whether that requirement

symmetric multiprocessing mode.

DEC 4000 AXP system supports

is the highest possible bandwidth to

Ethernet-based Local Area Clusters,

The DEC 4000 AXP system’s memory
subsystem is tightly integrated with
the system architecture. Maximum
memory is a substantial

512 MB

today
— with 2 GB available in the

future. A 128-bit super-high-speed
system bus provides memory access.

The bus eliminates bottlenecks and
allows additional performance boosts

through memory interleaving.
Support for Multiple

Operating Environments
The DEC 4000 AXP system supports
both DEC OSF/1TM AXP
— a standardscompliant UNIX® operating environ-

ment and OpenVMS AXP —an

industry-compliant open operating

environment. The system accelerates

disk or high-speed networking.
For applications that require the

highest possible bandwidth to disk, an

1/0 module is available that supports
four fast SCSI-2 buses, each of which
can operate at up to 10 MB/s — with

a total sustained throughput of up to

25 MB/s.

a low-cost avenue to resource sharing,

centralized system management, and
increased data storage for workgroup

users. With OpenVMS AXP V1.5,
high-performance DSSI clustering can
be configured with other DEC 4000

AXP systems or selected VAX systems.

Other high availability features include
ECC error detection and correction

The DEC 4000 AXP system also

memory and optional Uninterruptible

incorporates six Futurebus+ (Profile B)

Power Supply (UPS).

slots for system expansion supported
by a growing number of peripheral

Investment Protection

vendors around the world. Customers

To maximize investments made in

can choose from a broad variety of

Digital server platforms, upgrading

network adapters including FDDI and

from current models to the new models

Genroco’s Futurebus+TM velocitor IPI

has been made easy. In many cases, a

disk controller, as well as a variety of

simple exchange of the CPU board is

bus bridges and other vendor supplied

all that is necessary. Because of the

adapters.

change in clock speeds, the CPU from
the Model 710 cannot be used with a

CPU from a Model 610 in a symmetrical multiprocessor environment.

In-cabinet System
Expansion
* Symmetric

However, all the components of
preserved. This includes memory,

disks, tapes and any Futurebus+
options already installed. The upgrade
packages include all operating system
upgrade licenses.

* Increased /0
and Memory
« Higher Availability

standards-compliant software ensure
that your DEC 4000 AXP system
works seamlessly with your existing
VAX and DECsystem computers —
as well as with virtually any other
vendor’s systems.

Digital offers a wide array of products
including PATHWORKS and DEC 4000
AXP ADVANTAGE-SERVER systems.

the requirement for continued improvements in technology.

Highlights

Upgrades

Client/Server

running within ULTRIX, OpenVMS,
MS-DOS? 0S/2" Macintosh? NetWare,

<LAN

« Board

Price/performance that translates into

System

* WAN

Clustered

Systems

* Local Area
*DS8I, CI, FODI

Unprecedented Expansion

leading performance is possible.

Digital’s SF100, SF200, and SF210

ADVANTAGE-SERVER systems,

Storage Array Subsystems in separate

the package-priced computing

enclosures. These expansion cabinets

solution, is complete with memory,

can be loaded with DSSI storage disks

1/O controllers, disks, tape, and a

and tapes to keep pace with your work-

wide variety of needed middleware

load requirements.

software.

performance file sharing with a
network of UNIX-based machines.
Easy Expandability

‘With the DEC 4000 AXP system,
additional users can be supported
easily by adding memory and disks.
You can increase memory from 64 MB

to 512 MB and expand internal disk
storage to 32 GB. And disk storage

capacity can be extended to 99.6 GB
with external disks, to accommodate
your needs as they grow. With the

availability of Futurebus+ storage
adapters, additional storage expansion

dollars saved

Greater memory and address space for
enhanced processing

The DEC 4000 AXP System in
Commercial Environments
Across all service and retail industries,
and within an organization’s departments, the ability to manage and
analyze increasing amounts of data

into the terabyte range with industry-

environments. DEC 4000 AXP

soon support Prestoserve® for high-

——

development

The DEC 4000 AXP system supports

DEC OSF/1 supports NFS® and will

Processors , p

and Banyan® VINES® operating

The DEC 4000 AXP system running

e levels of support for applications

to Faster

The PATHWORKS family of PC LAN
software enables you to connect systems

]

Computing

* PCLAN

Digital’s networking capabilities and

the DEC 4000 AXP system delivers the
computer resources needed to meet

Multiprocessing

Networking and

Simplifying Multivendor Integration

For government and industrial users,

existing Model 610/620 systems are

The DEC 4000 AXP System in
Technology-Intensive Industries
- The DEC 4000 AXP system supports

the development of tomorrow’s
scientific and technical applications,
handling the processing of increasing
amounts of data, while delivering the
capabilities for real-time decision mak-

ing. The system leads CPU-intensive

applications, such as seismic analysis,

cost-effectively is key to superior
customer service and decision support.
The systems that deliver the data must
provide excellent price/performance in

order to make them affordable by many
departments, without eroding shrinking
profit margins. The new DEC 4000
AXP Model 710 system increases the

speed and capacity for handling large
databases, with the price/performance
to easily justify the purchase.

Highlights
= Client/server system to support new.
computing options
. Software development and database

environment for applications building
Database building and access

Symmetric multiprocessing

CAD/CAM, and simulations, to new

performance frontiers. And emerging

For Further Information

applications such as multimedia, imag-

For more information about the

ing, complex document processing, and

DEC 4000 AXP systems and servers,

visualization will be well served by the

contact your local Digital sales

performance of this powerful system.

representative.

DEC 4000 AXP Specifications

Model

610

620

710

720

Number of processors

TPS (est.)

183

300

SPECint92

83.6

93.8

SPECfp92

143.1

188.4

SPECrate_int92

1,921

3,696

2,201

4,343

SPECrate_fp92

3,318

6,214

4,414

8,344

LINPACK 1000 1000 (DP MFLOPS)

113.5

—

TPS (est.)

—

SPECint92

113.6

SPECfp92

137.6

185.4

SPECrate_int92

2,198

SPECrate_fp92

3,247

LINPACK 1000% 1000 (DP MFLOPS)

110

145.6

Operating Systems

OpenVMS AXP, DEC OSF/I AXP

CPU Clock Speed

DECchip 21064/160 MHz

OpenVMS Performance

DEC OSF/1 Performance

DECchip 21064/190MHz

Cache Size on chip/board

16 KB/1 MB per processor (600), 4 MB processor (700)

In-cabinet CPU Upgrade

Model 610 upgrades to Model 620 and Model 710;

High-Speed System Interconnect

640 MB/s peak

1/O Features
Maximum Memory Capacity

512 MB/2 GB

Maximum Disk Capacity

32 GB/100 GB

Maximum I/0 Bandwidth

160 MB/s (Futurebus+) 50 MB/s (local storage bus)

1/0 Support

Futurebus+, SCSI-2, DSSI, FDDI* Prestoserve® Ethernet, HiPPI* IPI VME

Cluster Support (OpenVMS)

Ethernet, DSSI, FDDI

High Availability Features Supported

Disk Shadowing, Journaling, Integrated Uninterruptible Power System, Disk Warm Swap*
POLYCENTER Advanced File System (DEC OSF/1)

Operating Environment

Temperature

10°C—35°C (50°F-95°F)

Humidity

20% - 80%

Maximum Heat Dissipation?

4,774 B/h @ 1,400 watts

Power Requirements

120 VAC/20 amp/60 Hz, 240 VAC/10 amp/50 Hz

Phases

Single phase power

Maximum AC Power

1,650 watts

Altitude

2,400 m (8,000 f1)

Physical Characteristics
Dimensions (Pedestal)

Height: 883 mm (35 in)

‘Width: 499 mm (20 in)

Depth: 775 mm (31 in)

Weight: 124 kg (275 Ib) max

* Available with upcoming operating system release
Digital believes the information in this publication s accurate as of its publication date; such information is subject to change without notice. Digital is not

responsible for any errors in the information given in this publication.
Digital will conduct its business in a manner that conserves the environment.
‘The following are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation: AXP, Alpha AXP, CI, DEC, DECsystem, the DIGITAL logo, DSSI, NAS, OpenVMS,

PATHWORKS, DECchip, DECram, ULTRIX, VAX.
‘Third-party Trademarks: Banyan and VINES are registered trademarks of Banyan Systems Inc. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.

Futurebus +is a trademark of Force Computers GMBH, Fed. Rep. of Germany. MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. NFS is a registered

trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. OS/2 is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. OSF/1 is a trademark of the Open Software
Foundation, Inc. NetWare is a registered trademark of Novell Inc. Prestoserve is a registered trademark of Legato Systems, Inc. SPEC is a registered trademark
of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. UNIX is a registered trademark of UNIX System Laboratories, Inc.

Model 620 upgrades to Model 710; Model 710 upgrades to Model 720