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DIGITAL AlphaServer™ 800 system
The ultimate communications server

The DIGITAL AlphaSer ver 800 system keeps you
ahead of the pack with incredibly fast Internet, mail,
and messaging per formance. For today’s demanding
communications applications, it delivers the speed
and efficiency that is critical to your business –
at an affordable price.

Benefits

•

Gain the freedom to scale your
systems to meet your business
demands with rack-and-stack
configuration flexibility.

Keep your business up and
running with high-availability
features; a range of clustering
options; a full suite of InternetEnergized software; and
DIGITAL ServerWORKS ™
Manager software.

•
Reduce the need for specialized
personnel on-site with remote
management hardware and
software that monitors
temperature and power;
performs diagnostics; and
executes on/off, reboot,
and other tasks from remote
locations.

•
Achieve maximum flexibility
with access to thousands of
applications and a choice of
three operating systems –
DIGITAL UNIX ®, Microsoft®
Windows NT ™, or OpenVMS™.

•
Attain uncompromised
reliability and high availability
backed by a three-year warranty supported by a worldclass service organization.

Performance
Your remote possibilities
The DIGITAL AlphaServer 800
system combines the power of
the 64-bit Alpha processor
together with high-availability
design and a set of features that
make remote operation something you can count on. And
remote operation translates
into savings. You have the freedom to locate the AlphaServer
800 where you need it, and you
can minimize your costs by
having one location to manage
your systems. Most interventions can be handled easily by
a systems administrator –
across town or on the other
side of the world. Storage
devices plug in easily, too. With
TruCluster™ software, the
AlphaServer 800 has the high
availability required for
mission-critical applications.
Remote management and
diagnosis are easy using the
AlphaServer 800 integrated
Remote Management Console.
For instance, with the Remote
Management Console, an
operator in another location
can monitor machine “vital
signs” such as temperature
and voltage, perform power
off/on, reset, and halt. And
because the Remote Management Console is powered by

an auxiliary regulator in the
main power system, the system
can be interrogated even if the
system is turned off or shuts
down.
The AlphaServer 800 integrated Remote Management
Console can also be configured
to automatically dial a pager,
telephone, or another system
when it detects specified alert
conditions.

Robust, integrated features
Reliability in the DIGITAL
AlphaServer 800 system starts
with standard features such as
an enclosure temperature sensor, fan speed sensor, power
supply over/under protection,
and ECC memory. There are
a total of six expansion slots
(3 PCI/1 combined/ 2 EISA).
Additional features such as
an UltraSCSI controller, an
SVGA controller with 1 MB of

video RAM, two serial ports,
one parallel port, keyboard
and mouse controller, and a
Remote Management Console
are integrated into the system
board to reduce potential
failure points and economize
on space.

Management in depth
The AlphaServer 800 system
includes DIGITAL ServerWORKS Manager software, a
complete package of integrated
system and network software
tools, which provides “out-ofthe-box” network and server
management. ServerWORKS
provides a view of your server
network, enabling proactive
control and management of
your network resources. This
improves uptime and user productivity while also reducing
overall cost of ownership.

Using SNMP for Windows NT,
DIGITAL UNIX, and OpenVMS,
SNMP agents can acquire
and present critical server
information such as system
and network status, I/O
information, storage, and
disk activities.
Like Remote Management
Console, ServerWORKS
Manager can forward alarms
to the remote ServerWORKS
console and can also page
remote locations.

DIGITAL AlphaServer 800 – Powerful, affordable remote site server

Enterprise
Internet

Intranet/Internet
Server

Easily manage networked
servers with AlphaServer 800
Remote Management Console
and ServerWORKS Manager
Software.

ServerWORKS operates from
an easy-to-use GUI and can
provide automatic monitoring
of LAN and AlphaServers,
remote paging, and agents for
a variety of operating systems.
ServerWORKS is even SNMPcompliant (Simple Network
Management Protocol), so you
can monitor and manage
hardware from other vendors
as well.

Application
Server

Mail/Messaging
Server

ServerWORKS is integrated
with a number of leading thirdparty solutions that extend its
capability to provide application and data management,
enhanced power management
– and storage management –
through the DIGITAL StorageWorks™ Command Console.

For an array of applications
High availability and remote
operation aren’t the only
features that set the 64-bit
DIGITAL AlphaServer 800
apart from the typical 32-bit
server. The AlphaServer 800
systems provide 64-bit PCI I/O
bandwidth. This means higher
speed and throughput to get
the utmost application performance from your AlphaServer.
No matter how demanding the
application, you get predictable
response time.
And to run a broad range of
commercial applications, you
can choose between three
operating systems – DIGITAL
UNIX, OpenVMS, and Windows
NT Server – each of which supports thousands of business
applications.
DIGITAL has a rapidly
growing range of software
partners, including Microsoft,
INFORMIX®, ORACLE®,
SYBASE®, and Software AG.
And thousands of Alpha-ready
applications ensure the availability of complete solutions for
the AlphaServer 800 systems.

Flexible, full-strength design

3-year on-site warranty

The DIGITAL AlphaServer 800
system is a powerhouse
contained in a small footprint.
Pedestal and rackmount versions of the AlphaServer 800
system allow great rack-andstack configuration flexibility.
AlphaServer 800 systems are
fully clusterable. And ECCprotected cache, memory, and
system bus secure your data.
These features, along with
advanced memory and hotswap storage, make them
especially suited for highavailability applications.

The AlphaServer 800 system
comes standard with a 3-year
hardware warranty. If your
system should need service,
you can count on DIGITAL to
be there with one of the most
highly acclaimed services
organizations in the industry.

Internet-Energized
Every DIGITAL AlphaServer
system ships with a complete
suite of Web server software.
From the robust DIGITAL UNIX
platform – featuring one of the
industry’s leading Web content
and authoring tools, Netscape
Enterprise Server® – to the
Windows NT and OpenVMS
offerings with premier Web
authoring, security, and management tools, AlphaServer
systems facilitate your
business’ migration to future
Internet applications. Prepared
to deliver on the additional
system demands of Internet
applications, such as the performance and availability to
handle peak loads and constant
access with predictable and
consistent user response time,
DIGITAL Internet-Energized
AlphaServer systems help you
win in a networked world.

A full range of services
DIGITAL and its partners
offer the broadest range of
multivendor support services
in the industry. For training,
consulting, network integration, software support, and
comprehensive system
maintenance, DIGITAL,
with its partners, is the
single-source solution to
meet your needs.

Your next step
To learn more about the
DIGITAL AlphaServer 800
systems, visit our AlphaServer
Web site at http://www.
digital.com/alphaserver
or call 1-800-DIGITAL via a
touch-tone phone in the U.S.
and Canada, or 1-908-885-6426
from other regions.

High availability
“The integration of the new DIGITAL AlphaServer 800 with its leadership
reliability and availability features helps to increase our competitive offering.”
Freek Knoet
Director – MRI Division
Philips Medical Systems

DIGITAL AlphaServer 800

CPU features

5/333

5/400

5/500

Number of processors
CPU/clock speed
Cache size
(on-chip/on-board)

1
21164/333 MHz
8 KB-I,
8 KB-D,
96 KB secondary/2 MB

1
21164/400 MHz
8 KB-I,
8 KB-D,
96 KB secondary/2 MB

1
21164/500 MHz
8 KB-I,
8 KB-D,
96 KB secondary/2 MB

10.1
12.9
90.9
116
374.60
—

11.7
13.7
105
123
412.50
934

14.2
16.1
129
145
496.90
1,545

2 GB
36 GB/5.3 TB
266 MB/s
3 PCI slots, 2 EISA slots, 1 64-bit PCI/EISA slot

2 GB
36 GB/5.3 TB
266 MB/s

Performance
SPECint95®
SPECfp95®
SPECint_rate95®
SPECfp_rate95®
LINPACK 1000 X 1000
SPECweb96®

Configurations
Maximum memory
Maximum disk capacity (in-cabinet/total)
Maximum I/O bandwidth
I/O support (max. config.)

Standard Features
1.44 MB diskette drive, 4.3 GB Hard drive, 12X CD-ROM drive, hot-swap drives, 10/100 Mbit Ethernet controller,
integral ultra FWSE SCSI-2 controller, integrated SVGA controller, 2 serial ports, 1 parallel port, keyboard and mouse
controller, integrated remote management console, ServerWORKS Manager software, Internet software
OpenVMS Clusters
UNIX Clusters (DIGITAL UNIX)
DIGITAL Clusters for Windows NT
High-availability features

SCSI, DSSI, Ethernet, FDDI
TruCluster Available Server, TruCluster Production Server
Supported
ECC memory, ECC cache, hot-swap drives, memory failover, thermal management, auto reboot, remote management
console, optional UPS, ServerWORKS Manager software

Storage
Internal
External

UltraSCSI SCA-2
StorageWorks

Software Features
Operating Systems

DIGITAL UNIX, OpenVMS, Windows NT

Options
Networking
Storage

Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, FDDI, Token Ring, synchronous comms., ATM
Fast SCSI-2, FW SCSI-2, UltraSCSI, RAID

Operating Environment

Pedestal

Rackmount

Temperature
Relative humidity
Power supply

10°-40°C (95°-104°F)
20-80%
300 Watts

10°-35°C (50°-95°F)
20-80%
300 Watts

Enclosure Characteristics

Pedestal

Rackmount

Height
Width
Depth
Weight

45 cm (17.5 in.)
22.6 cm (8.9 in.)
65.8 cm (25.9 in.)
28 kg (62 lb.) maximum

22 cm (fits 8.75 in. [5u] standard)
Standard EIA 310D (RETMA)
63.8 cm (25.1 in.)
28 kg (62 lb.) maximum

Warranty
Hardware: three-year, on-site, with 5x9, 24-hour response
Software: 90-day SPD conformance, with advisory telephone support

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 inadvertent errors.
DIGITAL conducts its business in a manner that conserves the environment and
protects the safety and health of its employees, customers, and the community.
DIGITAL, the DIGITAL logo, OpenVMS, AlphaServer, TruCluster, ServerWORKS,
and StorageWorks are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation. Microsoft is a
registered trademark and Windows NT is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Netscape is a registered trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation in
the United States and other countries. Enterprise is also a trademark of Netscape
Communications Corporation, which may be registered in other countries.

SPEC, SPECint95, SPECfp95, SPECint_rate 95, SPECfp_rate 95, and SPECweb 96 are
registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. UNIX
is a registered trademark in the U.S. and other countries, licensed exclusively through
X/Open Company Ltd. INFORMIX is a registered trademark of Informix Software, Inc.
ORACLE is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation. SYBASE is a registered
trademark of Sybase Corporation.

Reliability/high-availability features