• Two 1000-MHz Alpha 21364 processors
  
• Advanced on-chip memory controllers and switch logic capable of providing 10.7-GB/s of peak memory bandwidth per processor
  
• Choice of memory options; up to 4-GB of RDRAM memory per processor (16-GB total)
  
• Redundant features providing maximum uptime - N+1 Voltage regulator Modules (VRMs); hot-plug redundant power supplies; cooling provided by four hot-plug redundant system fans
  
• Optional RAID memory support
  
• Five PCI-X I/O slots
  - One 64-bit/133-MHz slot
  - Four 64-bit/66-MHz slots

• One AGP slot
  
• Internal hot-plug disk drive storage of 292 GB with two 146-GB SCSI disk drives
  
• Integrated Ultra3 SCSI
  
• CD-RW Drive
  
• Dual USB port
  
• Enhanced reliability with ECC-protected memory, processor cache and system data paths
  
• Tru64 UNIX or OpenVMS factory installed software (FIS); optional high availability support with Tru64 UNIX and OpenVMS cluster solutions
  
• Product warranty, 1-year hardware, on-site next business day and 90-day software, telephone support delivered by
  HP Services
  
• Consult the HP Customer Support Center at 1-800 345 1518 for details

Low-latency, interprocessor (IP) network with on-chip RDRAM memory controllers and on-chip L2 cache

• Selection of system components must be made in the context of total application requirements. Although the configuration of system components must be done in steps (for example, base system, memories, disks, etc.), these steps should not be done in isolation.
  
• The order in which requirements are assessed is also important, since one requirement may impact others. Before proceeding, it would be useful to assess the total application requirements in the following order:
  
• What level of availability is required?
  
  • If no single points of failure are allowed, then the solution should be configured as a multi-system cluster.
    
  • If access to specific devices must be assured, consider redundant adapters, RAID memory, etc.
    
• What overall capacities are required in terms of performance, memory capacity, and disk storage?
  
• How should the system be configured to optimize performance?
  
  • Memory should be configured according to application guidelines listed in Step 4.
    
• What are the near-term system expansion needs?

Certain system components or services are either required for normal operation or are recommended for best system performance and/or operation. This document uses the following definitions to specify these options:

• Mandatory purchase: The system cannot function without this option or service - the option or service must be ordered with the system.
  
• Required to function: This option or service is needed to support a working system - the option or service must be ordered with the system or be available onsite.
  
• Recommended: System performance or function will be enhanced if this option or service is ordered.

• One Base system (see Step 2)
  
• One CPU Building Block Module (see Step 3)
  
• One memory option (see Step 4)
  
• One system disk drive (see Step 5)
  
• Two country-specific power cords (See Step 6)
  
• Ethernet adapter (see Step 8)

Optional Purchases:

• Software media and documentation only required for first system onsite
  
• Country-specific keyboard and mouse only if required (see Step 10)
  

Recommended Services:

• HP Care Pack Service Package

NOTE: The following Server Management requirements only apply to customers who prefer to use the AMS or AMU Server Management software.

• The AlphaServer Management Station (AMS) provides the highest level of server management for a single or multi platform environment. The AMS provides for a local or remote Web accessible central point of management and control for a multiple ES47/ES80/GS1280 environment.
• The AlphaServer Management Station software requires the following hardware in order to operate:
  - Tru64 UNIX platform with 1-GB memory, 1-GB disk space, and two network interface cards running Tru64 UNIX V5.1B
  - Wintel platform running Linux, 500-MHz CPU or faster, 1-GB memory, 10-GB disk space
  
• The AlphaServer Management Utility (AMU) provides the next highest level of server management. The AMU is a GUI based application that provides a sophisticated, yet user-friendly graphics interface to monitor and manage a single ES47/ES80/GS1280 system. From this application, the user can monitor the status of the platform, and provide a significant level of control of the platform. The AMU is a Web based utility, which allows a user local and remote access from a browser.
  
• The AlphaServer Management Utility requires one of the following hardware platforms in order to operate:
  - Wintel platform running Windows 2000, 500-MHz CPU or faster, 1-GB memory, 10-GB disk space
  - Wintel platform running Linux, 500-MHz CPU or faster, 1-GB memory, 10-GB disk space
  - Tru64 UNIX platform running V5.1B or later, 1-GB memory, 10-GB disk space
  
• Both the AMS and AMU Software require Internet Explorer 5 or later or Netscape 6.
  
• Downloadable AMS/AMU kits and instructions available at: http://ftp.digital.com/pub/Digital/Alpha/firmware/interim/ams/index.html
  

CPU Building Block Modules

Capacity on Demand (CoD) CPU Building Block Modules

Memory options should be selected in the context of the application's sensitivity to memory bandwidth and future memory capacity expansion. This will determine the number of memory options to order. The total capacity required will determine the size of the options to be ordered.

• Mandatory selection of at least one memory option required per ES47 tower system. If CoD CPU is selected in Step 3, two memory options are required.
  
• Each ES47 tower system supports up to four memory options (four RIMMs each) and up to four memory RAID options
  (one RIMM each) for a total of 20 RIMMs.
  
• Each CPU has two memory controllers.
  
  • Each memory controller can support four RIMMs (one memory option) and a fifth RIMM slot for redundancy (RAID option).
    
  • If populated, the two memory controllers per CPU must contain the same size RIMMs.
    
• Order one RAID option (one RIMM) per memory option if desired.
  
• If RAID memory option is selected, the number of RAID options selected must equal the number of memory options selected.
  

The following examples illustrate different ways of configuring an ES47 Tower system with a total of 2 GB of memory

Memory Application Examples

Configuring memory is a compromise between cost, total memory capacity, and memory bandwidth requirements. The behavior of the application must be used to define the most-desired configuration. Some applications are sensitive to memory capacity while some are sensitive to memory bandwidth. If actual application measurements are not available, the following may be used as guidelines:

• Large memory (VLM) applications, in which large amounts of memory can substantially reduce I/O throughput, may be optimized for total memory capacity and future capacity growth. In VLM applications, the right balance might be one memory option per CPU. (Case B)
• Typical commercial applications, such as transaction processing (OLTP) and multi-user timesharing, usually operate efficiently from cache and may not be materially affected by memory bandwidth. Memory configuration is a balance between memory bandwidth and future capacity growth. It is advisable to match the number of memory options to the
  number of CPUs. (Case B)
• Data mining can benefit from additional memory bandwidth. In these cases, configure four memory options, two per
  CPU. (Case A)
• The most demanding high-performance technical applications achieve a performance level that is directly proportional to memory bandwidth. In these cases, configure four memory options, two per CPU. (Case A)

Step 5 - Select System Disk

• Mandatory selection of at least one system disk drive is required for each ES47 Tower system ordered.
  NOTE: Integrated Ultra3 SCSI controller for internal disk drives and cabling included.
  
• ES47 Tower systems support up to two internal hard disk drives.

Step 6 - Tower Enclosure Power Cords - Mandatory

• Mandatory selection of two power cords required for each ES47 Tower system ordered.
  NOTE: Power supplies included with the Base System.

I/O Configuration Guidelines:

Step 7a – Storage Adapters/Controllers.

• Tru64 UNIX: Requires V5.1B with Patch Kit: T64v51bb03as0001-20021229.tar
• OpenVMS: Requires V7.3-1 with TIMA kit: VMS73_1_SCSI_FIBRE_V0300
• OpenVMS Clusters: Requires V7.3-1 with TIMA kit: VMS7_31_cLUSTER_V0100

• AIT hot-plug tape drives require two Universal slots

Step 8a - Networks and Communications – Mandatory

• Mandatory selection of at least one of the following Ethernet adapters (3X-DE602-BB or 3X-DEGXA-TA) is required for each ES47 Tower system ordered

Step 8b - Networks and Communications – Optional

Step 9 - Graphics – Optional

• Select graphics adapter, monitor, and country-specific keyboard for Tru64 UNIX and OpenVMS systems if required

Step 10 - Mouse, Monitors, and Keyboards

• Graphics monitors other than those listed can be used if compatible with SVGA graphics ordered with system
  
• A video cable, 6-foot/1.8-meter length, is included with all variants of monitors
  
• Video extension cable required if monitor is located more than 1-meter from server
  
• Monitors will ship with, but not be integrated with systems.