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AlphaServer” 8000 systems
IBreakthrough servers that set a new pace for business-critical applications

ALPH) W

teneR?

DATAMATION
PRODUCT

Servers that surpass the performance of a mainframe,

The world’s fastest enterprise
at a fraction of the cost — Digital’s 64-bit AlphaServer

server providing better-than-

8000 systems. Now you can reap the rewards of

performance at a fraction of

mainframe and supercomputer
the cost
increased productivity and cost savings from a superior

> 437 MHz Alpha processor,

platform that only Digital can provide. Enhance your

> 64-bit RISC architecture

the world’s fastest

OF THE

YEAR 1996

for very high throughput
and capacity

leadership and competitive position with applications
.

The world’s fastest cluster
> UNIX® TruCluster

SolutionsTM — 30,390

tpmC® @ $305/tpmC
At a glance

Scalability to grow as your

Best applications

> Complex data warehousing/

applications demand

> Symmetric multiprocessing
(SMP) and VLM64; up to 12

decision support

processors, 28 GB memory,

> Large business, manufacturing,

and financial applications
> High-performance technical

computing applications
> Sophisticated telecommuni-

cations applications
> Large-scale database
management

> Very large capacity

Incernet server

39 TB storage and beyond
> UNIX TruCluster Solutions
> OpenVMSTM clustering

High-availability computing
for minimum downtime
> UNIX TruCluster Solutions

> OpenVMS clustering

> Highly reliable and available
Alpha platform
> High-integrity data storage
.

Investment protection

> Compatibility across entire
AlphaServers 8200 and 8400~ enterprise
servers that break all the barriers.

64-bit AlphaServer family
> Easy, cost-effective processor
and component upgrades
> Industry-standard 1/O,
networking, storage, and

peripherals

“Digital’s AlphaServer 8000 has become a consistent
leader in high-end commercial performance and
price/performance. The affordable power shown in the
latest TPC-C tests translates into tangible benefits for
today’s savvy server buyers and their applications.”

Digital’s exclusive

Peter Kastner, Vice President, Aberdeen Group

VLM64 technalogy
gives you highDigital’s AlphaServer 8000

‘Warehouse Test-to-Scale

systems deliver better-than-

Certificate.) The AlphaServer

mainframe-class speed and

8400 system has demonstrated

performance at a mere fraction

leadership results for a single

of the price. No one else can

system in all three dimensions

make that claim — but then, no

of the TPC-D® benchmark —

one else has the AlphaServer

the industry standard bench-

Pperformance 64-bit
computing in every

direction to meet
your most demanding

business needs.

8000 systems’ high-performance

mark for decision support

If your need is speed ...

operations hundreds of times

architecture ... their lightning-

applications — that measures

If you're looking to get more

faster than you are now.

quick Alpha processors ... their

power, throughput, and

information to more users

64-bit VLM64 technology.

cost: QppD (864.3) and

in less time (and who isn’t),

The only way to benefit from

QrhD (445.4), at a cost of

strap on an AlphaServer 8000

VLM64 technology is to have

For your most demanding com-

$2,170.37/QphD. Digital sets

system and hold on tight.

a complete 64-bit computing

mercial and cechnical applica-

the industry standard with our

The Alpha processor continues

environment: system, operating

tions, there isn't a faster, more

Alpha Warehouse solutions.

to be the world’s fastest — now

system, middleware, database

up to 437 MHz — and most

applications, and development

powerful open client/server
system on the market than

For enterprise resource plan-

affordable. The systems’ 64-bit

tools. This leadership VLM64

an AlphaServer 8000 system.

ning applications such as A/P,

RISC architecture runs today’s

technology is only available

These systems deliver commer-

AR, GIL, asset management,

most complex applications

from Digital and its partners.

cial performance all the way up

and payroll, no other system

without breaking a sweat.

0 30,390 tpmC and beyond.

outruns the AlphaServer 8000

Running with the

Clustering: No-compromise

servers in application suites

How high is up?

computing

like SAP R/3.

Scalability has been redefined.

If you think the AlphaServer

AlphaServer 8000 architecture

solutions can’t get more

right crowds

From large corporations to

In the rapidly expanding

is designed for expansion and

impressive, think clustering.

small start-ups, wherever

telecommunications field,

very high throughput, with

Connect a series of AlphaServer

high-powered productivity

AlphaServer 8000 systems are

single-system specs such as

systems with either Digital’s

is demanded, you'll find

ideal for running your cus-

28 GB of memory, 39 TB of

TruCluster Solutions and

AlphaServer 8000 systems

tomized and demanding appli-

disk storage and beyond main-

PCI to Memory Channel

breaking speed records.

cations, from sophisticated fraud

frame-class I/O bandwidth at

Interconnect or OpenVMS

detection database software to

1200 MB/sec.

cluster software. You'll have a

With AlphaServer sys-

cellular billing packages.

tems at the core of your

combination that’s been heretoDigital’s exclusive 64-bic

fore unattainable: accelerated

Alpha WarehouseTM, you can

And of course, the technical

Very Large Memory (VLM64)

throughput without changing

scream through your market-

crowd is already familiar with

addresses up to 28 GB of mem-

architectures, and increased

ing data in nearly no time,

AlphaServers’ supercomputer-

ory for a single application —

availability (if one system goes

thanks to alliances with lead-

like power. Finite element

far higher than the 2 GB

down, the others quickly take

ing applications and database

analyses, computational fluid

ceiling of 32-bit systems. That

over processing) with no need

providers such as ORACLE?,

dynamics, molecular modeling,

means you can dump entire

to switch operating systems,

SYBASE’, INFORMIX", SAS",

and high-end MCAD and

applications and huge portions

ports, or software .. all at lower

and Software AG. (In fact, the

ECAD applications are being

of your database into physical

cost. We call it no-compromise

AlphaServer 8400 system was

simulated and rendered at

memory. And, with minimal

computing. You'll call it

among the first servers in the

blinding speed.

disk I/O standing in the way,

remarkable, shattering the bar-

you can speed through financial

tiers to scalability, availability,

modeling and data warehousing

and affordability.

industry to earn Oracle’s

“We selected the Digital/Oracle/UNIX
solution because
of its superior performance, flexibility, and growth
potential, at one-tenth the cost of competing systems.”

William S. Watson, Executive Vice Presiden,
Best Western International

“The line of servers that is turning heads is from
the comeback kid of the computer industry, Digital
Equipment Corp ... In benchmarks, the Alpha systems
can make the competition look miserable.”

Computerworld Magazine

Speaking of availability ...

‘When you invest in Digital

Clustering isn't the only way

AlphaServer 8000 systems,

thar these systems maximize

you're investing in technology

uptime. Since no one can afford

that’s leading the industry ...

downtime, every AlphaServer

and leading the way into 21sc

8000 system has built-in fea-

century computing. Alpha

tures for reliability and avail-

technology is here to stay, as

ability. Internal error checking

Digital continues to exhibit

and correcting are standard, as

the technological leadership

are high-data-integrity Storage-

that has been our trademark

WorksTM storage subsystems

for more 35 years.

and RAID (which let users

cost-effectively organize disk

We stand by you

data to improve data perfor-

A 1-year on-site hardware

nmance, integrity, and security),

product warranty is standard

hot swap disks, N+1 power,

on the AlphaServer 8000 sys-

and auto reboot.

tems, and so is installation on

the Model 5/440 system. If you
Your growth is ensured

need support or service, count

Thanks to an open scalable

on Digital to respond within

modular platform, you can

four hours. You can also rely

easily upgrade an AlphaServer

on Digital — the recognized

8000 system simply by adding

leader in multivendor services

system boards, processors,

— to stand by you with con-

memory, and storage. You can

sulting, technical, and support

enhance the rest of your sys-

professionals.

tems just as easily, since the
system is based on industry-

A range of services

standard I/O, networking,

Digital offers three AlphaServer

storage, and peripherals.

Support Plans (100, 300, and

500) to help you put in place

the most cost-efficient and

Cluster AlphaServer 8200 and 8400 systems with Digital’s

appropriate services for your

TruCluster Solutions to set up a highly reliable, highly available

AlphaServer 8000 system.

environment with outstanding growth capability.

Each plan consists of a recom-

mended and modular suite of
preventative, remedial, and
recovery services to meet your

availability needs.
Your next step

Looking for an open server
solucion that delivers main-

frame performance at a fraction of the cost? Consider the
AlphaServer 8000 systems.

For information by fax, call
1-800-DIGITAL via a touchtone phone in the U.S. or

Canada, or 1-908-885-6426
outside the U.S. and Canada.
For online product informa-

tion, including how to order,
PCI to Memory

Channel Interconnect

visit Digital’s AlphaServer
Home Page on the Internet
at heep://www.digital com/info

/alphaserver

AlphaServer 8000 Systems

8200 5/300 & 5/440

8400 5/300 & 5/440

No. of processors

Upw6

o 12
Up

Alpha CPU/clock speed

21164/300 MHz _ 21164A/437 MHz

21164/300MHz _ 21164A/437 MHz

Cache size (on chip/on board)

8 KB I-cache, 8 KB D-cache, 96 KB

combined /4 MB per processor

combined/4 MB per processor

CPU, memory, storage

CPU Features

In-cabinet upgrades
Performance

QppD 864.3, QthD 445.4

TPC-D

7,426 @ $235% 2

SPEC(p95° SMP

314% e

341.4/555.1

SPECint95"

7.43/13.6

SPECint92°
SPECfp92°

512.9/708.6

11,014 @ $222/14,227 @ $269** =

38.5%* [42.6%*

512.9/708.6

SPECHp95

1241162

12.4/16.2

Max. SPECint_rate95°

388/701

767/1,358

Max. SPECip_rate95°

420/588

919/1,118

Up to 2,445/up t0 3,337

LINPACK NxN

Up to 4,996/up t0 6,654

1/O Features
Max. memory

12GB

28 GB

Max. disk (in cabinet/total)

160 GBJover 39 TB

192 GBlover 39 TB

Max. /O bandwidth

1200 MB/sec.

1/O support

Up to 132 PCl slots,
up to 8 EISA slots

Network

1200 MB/sec.

" Up to 144 PCI slors,
up to 8 EISA slots, XMI, Futurebus+2

Ethernet, FDDI, Token Ring, Synchronous Communications, HiPPI, Fiber Channel

options

1O oprions

CI (OpenVMS), IPI, SCSI-2, RAID, DSSI (OpenVMS), Prestoserve” (Digital UNIX )

Availabi

OpenVMS Clusters

~ Ethernet, DSSI, FDDI, CI
TruCluster Solutions, DECsafeTM ASE, Parallel Software Environment

UNIX Clusters

High-Availability Features

Auto reboot, thermal management, optional redundant power system, remote system

CPU failover, error logging, optional battery backup, optional UPS
Software

Operating Systems

Digital UNIX, OpenVMS

Enclosure

Cabinet, Rackmount

Packaging

**Eight CPUs

(including PCI to Memory ChannelTM Interconnect)

management, RAID, disk hot swap, memory failover, ECC memory, ECC cache, SMP

*Six CPUs

“Model 5/350

Features may differ among operating environments. Performance may vary depending on configuration, application, and operating environment
Digital believes the information in this publication is accurate as of its publication date. Such information is subject to change without notice. Digital is not responsible
for any inadvercent errors.

Digical conducts its business in a manner chat conserves the environment and protects che safecy and healch of its employees, customers, and the community.
Digital, the Digital logo, AlphaGeneration design mark, AlphaServer, Alpha Warehouse, DECsafe, OpenVMS, TruCluscer Solutions and StorageWorks are trademarks of
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Memory Channel is a trademark of Encore Computer Corporation. Prestoserve is a trademark of Legato Systems, Inc. Futurebus is a registered trademark of Force Computers GMBH, Fed. Rep.
of Germany. INFORMIX is a registered trademark of INFORMIX Sofeware, Inc. ORACLE is a registered trademark of ORACLE Corporation. SAS is a registered trademark of SAS Institute,
Tnc. SPEC, SPECint92, SPECint95, SPECfp92, SPECIp95, SPECint_rate95 and SPECIp_rate93 are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. SYBASE is a

registered trademark of SYBASE, Inc. tpmC is a registered crademark of the Transaction Processing Performance Council. TPC-D is a registered trademark. UNIX is a registered trademark in
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The PCI to Memory Channel Interconnect includes technology licensed from Encore Computer Corporation.