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VAX Systems Summary

A Complete Family of Proven, Powc;'ful, Opén Systems,

Putting

The VAX family includes a broad range of 100 percent compatible systems from

Imagination

the desktop to the data center, ensuring that there’s a system correctly sized for

to Work. ...

your computing needs. Because they are all part of the same family, they support

Implementing

Open Client/Server
Solutions

the same operating systems and applications and offer the same high levels of
functionality and openness.
VAX systems are built upon extremely fast microprocessors for outstanding

performance. Their fast CPUs are combined with advanced, high-speed 1/O subsystems, large memory capacities, and the latest storage devices to create very
well-balanced systems. Their performance is complemented by low initial cost

and low maintenance cost to create a level of price/performance that meets your
toughest qualifications.
The system features for data protection and high availability keep your missioncritical applications running around the clock. Designed for uptime, VAX systems
include built-in features that ensure data integrity, security, and reliability. And if
your needs grow, they offer you many ways to expand, including symmetric multi-

processing, networking, and clustering. Several clustering options are available to
you, ranging from a cluster of systems in a single office to a cluster of systems
located hundreds of kilometers apart.
One of the features of VAX systems is that they are “Alpha-ready.” This means
that if you have a VAX system, you have already made most of the investments
necessary for an Alpha AXPTM system. For example, the skills you have learned
on OpenVMS VAX systems will be the same skills you’ll need for an OpenVMS
Alpha AXP system. And the applications and data will be the same too. The

superior features of VAX systems make them well equipped fo meet your most
demanding needs now and well in to the future.

October 1993

OpenVMS VAX System Comparison Chart

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VLC: 6.2 SPECmark9®

Model
60: 12.0 SPECmarks9
Model 90: 32.8 SPECmark§9

Models 30, 40: 21

Model 80: 28 TPS
Model 90: 85 TPS

Number of Processors

CPU Clock Speed

VLC: 25 MHz

Models 30 and 40: 25 MHz

Model 60: 55 MHz

Model 80: 50 MHz

Model 90: 72 MHz

VLC: 8 KB/O KB
Models 60 and 90: 2 KB/256 KB

Models 30 and 40: 6 KB/0 KB
Model 80: 2 KB/256 KB

Cache Size
(On Chip/On Board)

Model 90: 10 KB/128 KB

In-Cabinet CPU Upgrade

Model 60 upgrades to Model 90

Model 40 upgrades to Model 80 or Model 90

Model 80 upgrades to Model 90

Alpha-Ready System

Upgrade

VLC upgrades to DEC 3000

System upgrades to DEC 2000

Model 300 AXP workstation

Model 300 AXP and DEC 3000

Models 60 and 90 upgrade to DEC 3000

Models 600S and 800S AXP servers

Models 600 and 800 AXP workstati

Maximum

Capacity

Memory

Models
30 and 40: 32 MB

VLC:
24 MB

Model 60: 104 MB

Model 80: 72 MB

Model 90: 128 MB

Maximum Disk
Capacity (in cabinet/ total)

VLC: 245 MB/8.5 GB
Models 60 and 90: 2.1 GB/9.3 GB

53GB/S.7 GB

Maximum /O Bandwidth

VLC: 5 MB/s

4MBJs

1/0 Support

VLC: SCSI, Ethernet

1 SCSI (30/40/80),

Models 60 and 90: SCSI, Ethernet,

2 SCSI (90), Ethernet

Models 60 and 90: 10 MB/s

1-slot TURBOchannel
Model 90: FDDI 3

OpenVMS Clusters

All ods: Elhmct

High-Availability Features
Supported

Disk shadowing

Operating Systems

OpenVMS, VAXELN

*AIITPS performance is estimated.

Model 90: FDDI

Ethernet
Disk shadowing

72 MHz,

10 KB/128 KB

N/A

Each VAX 4000 pedestal system upgrades

to any higher VAX 4000 system

System upgrades to DEC 3000 Models 600S
and 800S AXP servers

System upgrades to DEC 4000 AXP system

128 MB

512MB

4.8 GB/75 GB

14.4 GB/151 GB

16.3 MB/s

20.3 MB/s

4 DSSI

6 DSSI, Q-bus,

1 SCSI, 3 Ethernet, Q-bus

3 Ethernet

Ethernet, DSSI

Disk shadowing,
uninterruptible power supply

Ethernet, DSSI

OpenVMS

Disk shadowing,
uninterruptible power supply

OpenVMS

Performance is highly dependent on configuration, application, and operating environment. Individual workloads should be carefully evaluated
before
making performance estimates for specific applications. In this chart, no warranty of system performance is expressed or implied.
Details on configurations are found in the Digital Systems and Options Catalog.

'VAXft Models 110, 410, and 810

'VAX 7000 Data Center Systems and

System

Model 110: 13 TPS

Model 610: N/A

Performance*

Model 410: 18 TPS

Model 620: 335 TPS

Fault-Tolerant Systems

'VAX 10000 Enterprise Systems

Model 810: 90 TPS
2 X 2 redundant processors

Upto6

Number of Processors

Model 110: 16 MHz

91 MHz

CPU Clock Speed

10 KB/4 MB per processor

Cache Size

Model 410: 28 MHz

Model 810: 83 MHz
Model 110: 1 KB/32 KB

(On Chip/On Board)

Model 410: 6 KB/128 KB
Model 810: 8 KB/512 KB
N/A

To symmetric multiprocessing VAX CPUs,

In-Cabinet CPU Upgrade

and to Alpha AXP CPUs
N/A

In-cabinet CPU upgrade to DEC 7000 AXP

Alpha-Ready System

system or DEC 10000 AXP system

Upgrade

VO Features
Model 110: 96 MB

3.5GB

Models 410, 810: 256 MB
Model 110: 4 GB/4 GB

Maximum Memory
Capacity

42 GB/Over 10 TB

Model 410: 8 GB/48 GB

Maximum Disk

Capacity (in cabinet/ total)

Model 810: 56 GB

400 MB/s

Maximum I/O Bandwidth

Model 110: 2 DSSI, 3 Ethernet

4 XML, 10 CI, 24 DSSI, 8 FDDI,

1/0 Support

Model 410: 2 DSSI, 4 Ethernet

16 Ethernet, 12 SDI, 6 VAXBI,

Model 810: 6 DSSI, 4 Ethernet (8 total)

8 VME

Ethernet, DSSI

Ethernet, DSSI, CI, FDDI

Disk shadowing, uninterruptible power system,

Disk shadowing, N-+1 redundant power sys

battery backup, full hardware redundancy,

integrated uninterruptible power system.f

Models 110, 410: 8 MB/s
Model 810: 10 MB/s

High-Availability Features

transparent online reconfiguration

OpenVMS Clusters

High-Availability Features

Supported

integrated power conditioning

Software Features
OpenVMS

+ Standard on the VAX 10000. Optional on the VAX 7000.

Operating Systems

High-Performance, Balanced Systems
To take full advantage of fast microprocessors, you need to balance their
speed with advanced 1/0 features. A

truly balanced system can handle the
toughest applications and the largest

databases.’

The Highest Levels of System Availability
VAX systems offer features for high
availability that keep your business-

Higher Levels of

critical applications running day and
night, through fire and flood. With

System Availability
* Fault-Tolerant Systems

* OpenVMS Cluster Systems
* RAID Technology for Disks

features ranging from built-in hardware

and software redundancy, to several
types of clustering, to fault-tolerant
systems, there is a level of high avail-

* Optional Redundancy Features

ability that suits your business needs.

Power Conditioniong
Proven High-Reliability Technology
Built-in Redundancy

Unprecedented Expansion
VAX systems offer several ways to
In-cabinet
System
Expansion

Networking and

Client/Server
Computing

grow and expand as your needs grow.

Traditional ways of expanding a sys-

tem include adding more processors to
your present system, or upgrading to

Upgrades

to Faster
Processors

a faster VAX or AXP processor. You
can also place VAX systems in several
types of clusters, in client/server configurations, and in global networks to
expand their abilities to deliver costeffective, up-to-the-minute solutions.

For More Information
For more information on the VAX

family and Digital’s many other products, please contact your local Digital

representative or reseller. With sales
the globe, Digital can provide the
information you need to become more
productive.
Digital believes the information in this publication

s accurate as of its publication date; such information is subject to change without notice. Digital is

ighis Reserved

and service offices located all over

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not responsible for any errors in the information

given in this publication.

Digital will conduct its business in a manner that
conserves the environment.
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Q-bus, VAX, VAXBI, VAXcluster, VAXt,
'VAXstation, VMS.

SPEC is a registered trademark of the Standard
Performance Evaluation Corporation.

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