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... 1 Features and Benefits 1 Architecture 2 System Block Diagram System Board 3 Component and Connector Locations Third-Generation Alpha Chip 4 Chip Operation Alpha 21264 Features Processor Module 4 Processor Configuration Rules Processor Upgrade Memory 5 Memory Options Memory Configuration Rules System I/O...Memory Channel Interconnect Operating System Support Performance 9 Sources of Performance Information Information for Compaq Partners Service and Support 9 Hardware Warranty Software Warranty Compaq AlphaServer DS20E System Diagrams 10 System Features at a Glance 11 Physical Characteristics 12
... 1 Features and Benefits 1 Architecture 2 System Block Diagram System Board 3 Component and Connector Locations Third-Generation Alpha Chip 4 Chip Operation Alpha 21264 Features Processor Module 4 Processor Configuration Rules Processor Upgrade Memory 5 Memory Options Memory Configuration Rules System I/O...Memory Channel Interconnect Operating System Support Performance 9 Sources of Performance Information Information for Compaq Partners Service and Support 9 Hardware Warranty Software Warranty Compaq AlphaServer DS20E System Diagrams 10 System Features at a Glance 11 Physical Characteristics 12
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..., one additional 5.25-inch removable media device. Compaq AlphaServer DS20E Systems The Compaq AlphaServer DS20E system delivers high performance for business, technical, and scientific applications at low cost. Compaq AlphaServer products use the 64-bit Alpha RISC architecture that meets their present application needs;... The Compaq AlphaServer DS20E uses the third-generation Alpha 21264 processor. or 79-inch M-series cabinet, along with a switch-based interconnect demonstrates its side. The system supports up to 218.4 GB of up to 5.2 Gbytes/sec (peak) using 36.4 GB disks....
..., one additional 5.25-inch removable media device. Compaq AlphaServer DS20E Systems The Compaq AlphaServer DS20E system delivers high performance for business, technical, and scientific applications at low cost. Compaq AlphaServer products use the 64-bit Alpha RISC architecture that meets their present application needs;... The Compaq AlphaServer DS20E uses the third-generation Alpha 21264 processor. or 79-inch M-series cabinet, along with a switch-based interconnect demonstrates its side. The system supports up to 218.4 GB of up to 5.2 Gbytes/sec (peak) using 36.4 GB disks....
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...to 4 Gbytes memory in performance as the number of CPUs, memory, and I/O users increase. Transactions are parity protected. As the number of the Alpha 21264 chip. Although the users increase, the speed is designed to maximize the potential of bus users increases, the transactions interfere with a switch-based ...system there is only one in the system, it allows each CPU to two independent 64-bit PCI buses. The DS20E system supports up to two CPUs and up to -point interconnect, the performance remains constant, even though the number of one another, increasing ...
...to 4 Gbytes memory in performance as the number of CPUs, memory, and I/O users increase. Transactions are parity protected. As the number of the Alpha 21264 chip. Although the users increase, the speed is designed to maximize the potential of bus users increases, the transactions interfere with a switch-based ...system there is only one in the system, it allows each CPU to two independent 64-bit PCI buses. The DS20E system supports up to two CPUs and up to -point interconnect, the performance remains constant, even though the number of one another, increasing ...
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... processor modules requires setting a switch on the final execution path. For more information about the chip, see: http://www.compaq.com/alphaserver/download/ev6chip.pdf Alpha 21264 Features • Out-of -order execution, permits instructions to second-level cache and system memory • Motion video...data types • 80 integer registers, 64 bits wide • 72 floating-point registers, 64 bits wide Processor Module An AlphaServer DS20E can be on the system board. 4 The sophisticated branch prediction in an order different from applications. The first offering of the ...
... processor modules requires setting a switch on the final execution path. For more information about the chip, see: http://www.compaq.com/alphaserver/download/ev6chip.pdf Alpha 21264 Features • Out-of -order execution, permits instructions to second-level cache and system memory • Motion video...data types • 80 integer registers, 64 bits wide • 72 floating-point registers, 64 bits wide Processor Module An AlphaServer DS20E can be on the system board. 4 The sophisticated branch prediction in an order different from applications. The first offering of the ...
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... management. This feature ensures that data, by giving access to monitor and control Alpha based servers. It also detects RAM address errors. • Memory failover. Platform Management The AlphaServer DS20E systems support platform management tasks such as it and an analysis to the user....built into disk drives. • Optional internal RAID improves reliability and data security. • Disk hot swap. 7 Error Reporting Compaq Analyze, a diagnostic tool used to determine the cause of the operating system or hardware state. When an error condition is installed with...
... management. This feature ensures that data, by giving access to monitor and control Alpha based servers. It also detects RAM address errors. • Memory failover. Platform Management The AlphaServer DS20E systems support platform management tasks such as it and an analysis to the user....built into disk drives. • Optional internal RAID improves reliability and data security. • Disk hot swap. 7 Error Reporting Compaq Analyze, a diagnostic tool used to determine the cause of the operating system or hardware state. When an error condition is installed with...
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... Warranty The warranty for a period of 90 days. Sources of the AlphaServer DS20E systems. System performance, however, is conformance to SPD with other components. http://www.compaq.com/alphaserver/performance/index.html http://www.ideasinternational.com/benchmark/spec/specfp_s2000.html Information...you can upgrade to higher levels of service through a variety of Alpha systems, software, and applications. See Table 1 for the performance numbers of Performance Information Performance information is one year for Compaq Partners If you are a Channel or Reseller Partner, you need...
... Warranty The warranty for a period of 90 days. Sources of the AlphaServer DS20E systems. System performance, however, is conformance to SPD with other components. http://www.compaq.com/alphaserver/performance/index.html http://www.ideasinternational.com/benchmark/spec/specfp_s2000.html Information...you can upgrade to higher levels of service through a variety of Alpha systems, software, and applications. See Table 1 for the performance numbers of Performance Information Performance information is one year for Compaq Partners If you are a Channel or Reseller Partner, you need...
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System Features at a Glance Table 1 provides a quick reference to features of Compaq AlphaServer DS20E systems. Table 1 AlphaServer DS20E Features CPU Features Processor CPU clock speed Cache on chip On-board cache Upgradable in pedestal and cabinet Memory (maximum) ... TruClusters Solutions Operating Systems Warranty Hardware Software 67/667 68/833 1-2 Alpha 21264 chips 667 MHz 64 KB I-cache 64 KB D-cache 8 MB CPU, memory, I/O, storage 1-2 Alpha 21264A chips 833 MHz 64 KB I-cache 64 KB D-cache 8 MB CPU, memory, I/O, storage 4 GB 1 CPU 2 CPUs 1 CPU 2 CPUs 444 - 571 - 514 ...
System Features at a Glance Table 1 provides a quick reference to features of Compaq AlphaServer DS20E systems. Table 1 AlphaServer DS20E Features CPU Features Processor CPU clock speed Cache on chip On-board cache Upgradable in pedestal and cabinet Memory (maximum) ... TruClusters Solutions Operating Systems Warranty Hardware Software 67/667 68/833 1-2 Alpha 21264 chips 667 MHz 64 KB I-cache 64 KB D-cache 8 MB CPU, memory, I/O, storage 1-2 Alpha 21264A chips 833 MHz 64 KB I-cache 64 KB D-cache 8 MB CPU, memory, I/O, storage 4 GB 1 CPU 2 CPUs 1 CPU 2 CPUs 444 - 571 - 514 ...
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Information on the Internet Visit the following Compaq DS20E Web site for support resources for performing firmware updates is available at: ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/Digital/Alpha/firmware/readme.html xv http://www.compaq.com/alphaserver/ds_series.html Information and files for this system.
Information on the Internet Visit the following Compaq DS20E Web site for support resources for performing firmware updates is available at: ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/Digital/Alpha/firmware/readme.html xv http://www.compaq.com/alphaserver/ds_series.html Information and files for this system.
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..., Reset, and Halt buttons. Enclosure The system is the chassis, which houses the following common components: • Up to two CPUs, based on the 21264 Alpha chip • Up to 16, 200-pin memory DIMMs • Five 64-bit PCI slots and one shared 32-bit ISA or 64-bit PCI...
..., Reset, and Halt buttons. Enclosure The system is the chassis, which houses the following common components: • Up to two CPUs, based on the 21264 Alpha chip • Up to 16, 200-pin memory DIMMs • Five 64-bit PCI slots and one shared 32-bit ISA or 64-bit PCI...
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... A) block 0 of memory Master cpu at 0xfffffc000057e370 Loading vmunix symbol table ... [1416456 bytes] Alpha boot: available memory from 0x1138000 to 0x17f5a000 Digital UNIX V4.0G (Rev. 1530); available memory = 366.14 megabytes. Firmware revision: 5.5-9 PALcode: UNIX version 1.54-51 COMPAQ AlphaStation DS20E 666 MHz . . . 4.2 Booting Tru64 UNIX Tru64 UNIX can be booted from a CD...
... A) block 0 of memory Master cpu at 0xfffffc000057e370 Loading vmunix symbol table ... [1416456 bytes] Alpha boot: available memory from 0x1138000 to 0x17f5a000 Digital UNIX V4.0G (Rev. 1530); available memory = 366.14 megabytes. Firmware revision: 5.5-9 PALcode: UNIX version 1.54-51 COMPAQ AlphaStation DS20E 666 MHz . . . 4.2 Booting Tru64 UNIX Tru64 UNIX can be booted from a CD...
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...the unit number of the drive for your boot device, in the Alpha Linux installation document for your Linux distribution. Then verify the firmware ...the latest firmware images, see the following Web site: http://www.compaq.com/alphaserver/linux You need to verify the firmware version. Power ...Nov 30 1999 08:36:11 2. http://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/ Linux Boot Procedure 1. The procedure for installing Linux on the system....7.0.106.0 P00>>> DKA0 DKA200 DQA0 DVA0 EWA0 PKA0 PKB0 PKC0 COMPAQ BD018122C9 B016 COMPAQ BD018122C9 B016 CD-224E 9.5B 00-00-F8-1B-9C-47 SCSI Bus...
...the unit number of the drive for your boot device, in the Alpha Linux installation document for your Linux distribution. Then verify the firmware ...the latest firmware images, see the following Web site: http://www.compaq.com/alphaserver/linux You need to verify the firmware version. Power ...Nov 30 1999 08:36:11 2. http://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/ Linux Boot Procedure 1. The procedure for installing Linux on the system....7.0.106.0 P00>>> DKA0 DKA200 DQA0 DVA0 EWA0 PKA0 PKB0 PKC0 COMPAQ BD018122C9 B016 COMPAQ BD018122C9 B016 CD-224E 9.5B 00-00-F8-1B-9C-47 SCSI Bus...
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... = 13000 initializing HWRPB at 2000 initializing page table at 3ff46000 initializing machine state setting affinity to the primary CPU jumping to bootstrap code aboot: Linux/Alpha SRM bootloader version 0.5 aboot: switching to configure boot parameters for booting from the system hard drive (DKA0). 3. P00>>>set bootdef_dev dka0 P00>>>set boot_file P00...
... = 13000 initializing HWRPB at 2000 initializing page table at 3ff46000 initializing machine state setting affinity to the primary CPU jumping to bootstrap code aboot: Linux/Alpha SRM bootloader version 0.5 aboot: switching to configure boot parameters for booting from the system hard drive (DKA0). 3. P00>>>set bootdef_dev dka0 P00>>>set boot_file P00...
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...47 I/O base 0xb800 4-22 DS20E Reference Guide Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for Linux NET4.0. Serial driver version 4.27 with no serial options enabled ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A ttyS01 at 0x3bc [SPP] Detected PS/2 Mouse Port. Alpha PCI BIOS32 revision 0.04 ...fd0 is 2.88M DAC960: ***** DAC960 RAID Driver Version 2.2.5 of 23 January 2000 ***** DAC960: Copyright 1998-2000 by Leonard N. RAM disk driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 2 processors activated (1988.10 BogoMIPS). Zubkoff DAC960#0: Configuring Mylex DAC960PRL PCI RAID Controller DAC960#0: Firmware Version: 4.07...
...47 I/O base 0xb800 4-22 DS20E Reference Guide Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for Linux NET4.0. Serial driver version 4.27 with no serial options enabled ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A ttyS01 at 0x3bc [SPP] Detected PS/2 Mouse Port. Alpha PCI BIOS32 revision 0.04 ...fd0 is 2.88M DAC960: ***** DAC960 RAID Driver Version 2.2.5 of 23 January 2000 ***** DAC960: Copyright 1998-2000 by Leonard N. RAM disk driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 2 processors activated (1988.10 BogoMIPS). Zubkoff DAC960#0: Configuring Mylex DAC960PRL PCI RAID Controller DAC960#0: Firmware Version: 4.07...
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Sectors= 17773524 [8678 MB] [8.7 GB] PPP: version 2.3.7 (demand dialling) TCP compression...PHY (2) block. Booting and Installing an Operating System 4-23 eth0: Index #1 - scsi0 : QLogic ISP1020 SCSI on an alpha login: NOTE: The Linux banner is slightly different for the SuSE 6.4 and TurboLinux 6.0 distributions. eth0: EEPROM default media ...freed Adding Swap: 1028144k swap-space (priority -1) Adding Swap: 1026032k swap-space (priority -2) . . . Vendor: COMPAQ Model: BB00921B91 Rev: 3B05 Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 Detected scsi disk sda at 0x8000, 08 00 ...
Sectors= 17773524 [8678 MB] [8.7 GB] PPP: version 2.3.7 (demand dialling) TCP compression...PHY (2) block. Booting and Installing an Operating System 4-23 eth0: Index #1 - scsi0 : QLogic ISP1020 SCSI on an alpha login: NOTE: The Linux banner is slightly different for the SuSE 6.4 and TurboLinux 6.0 distributions. eth0: EEPROM default media ...freed Adding Swap: 1028144k swap-space (priority -1) Adding Swap: 1026032k swap-space (priority -2) . . . Vendor: COMPAQ Model: BB00921B91 Rev: 3B05 Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 Detected scsi disk sda at 0x8000, 08 00 ...
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....0.0.7.1 -flags 0,0) block 0 of dka0.0.0.7.1 is a valid boot block reading 898 blocks from the Local CD-ROM Drive P00>>> show device dka0.0.0.7.1 DKA0 COMPAQ BD018122C9 dka200.2.0.7.1 DKA200 COMPAQ BD018122C9 dqa0.0.0.105.0 DQA0 CD-224E dva0.0.0.0.0 DVA0 ewa0.0.0.9.0 EWA0 00-00-F8-1B-9C-47 pka0.7.0.7.1 PKA0 SCSI Bus ID 7 pkb0.7.0.6.0 PKB0 SCSI.... 4.5 Booting OpenVMS OpenVMS can be booted from a CD-ROM on a local drive (the CD-ROM drive connected to bootstrap code B016 B016 9.5B OpenVMS (TM) Alpha Operating System, Version V7.2-1 4-24 DS20E Reference Guide
....0.0.7.1 -flags 0,0) block 0 of dka0.0.0.7.1 is a valid boot block reading 898 blocks from the Local CD-ROM Drive P00>>> show device dka0.0.0.7.1 DKA0 COMPAQ BD018122C9 dka200.2.0.7.1 DKA200 COMPAQ BD018122C9 dqa0.0.0.105.0 DQA0 CD-224E dva0.0.0.0.0 DVA0 ewa0.0.0.9.0 EWA0 00-00-F8-1B-9C-47 pka0.7.0.7.1 PKA0 SCSI Bus ID 7 pkb0.7.0.6.0 PKB0 SCSI.... 4.5 Booting OpenVMS OpenVMS can be booted from a CD-ROM on a local drive (the CD-ROM drive connected to bootstrap code B016 B016 9.5B OpenVMS (TM) Alpha Operating System, Version V7.2-1 4-24 DS20E Reference Guide
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... Menu 2 - APB_0721 is EWA0. Power up the system. Enter known Service Name Enter an Option ID value: 2 Enter a Known Service Name: ALPHA_V72-1_SSB OpenVMS (TM) Alpha Operating System, Version V7.2-1 1. In Example 4-6 the device is the file name of the drive for the initial system load (ISL) boot program. Insert the...
... Menu 2 - APB_0721 is EWA0. Power up the system. Enter known Service Name Enter an Option ID value: 2 Enter a Known Service Name: ALPHA_V72-1_SSB OpenVMS (TM) Alpha Operating System, Version V7.2-1 1. In Example 4-6 the device is the file name of the drive for the initial system load (ISL) boot program. Insert the...
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... the OpenVMS installation document for help: (1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/?) 1 1. Choose option 1 (Install or upgrade OpenVMS Alpha). Boot the OpenVMS operating system CD-ROM. 2. To create the system disk, see the OpenVMS installation document. 4-28 DS20E Reference Guide Example 4-7 OpenVMS Installation Menu OpenVMS (TM) Alpha Operating System, Version V7.2-1 Copyright © 1999 Digital Equipment Corporation. Please choose...
... the OpenVMS installation document for help: (1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/?) 1 1. Choose option 1 (Install or upgrade OpenVMS Alpha). Boot the OpenVMS operating system CD-ROM. 2. To create the system disk, see the OpenVMS installation document. 4-28 DS20E Reference Guide Example 4-7 OpenVMS Installation Menu OpenVMS (TM) Alpha Operating System, Version V7.2-1 Copyright © 1999 Digital Equipment Corporation. Please choose...
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...Alpha processor configuration, you must be installed in either processor socket. • A single processor configuration does not require termination in the empty socket. • Dual processors must purchase and install one of the following upgrade kits from Compaq. The upgrade kit contains installation instructions. To upgrade to determine the processor revision. 5-10 DS20E... • A single processor configuration can upgrade by installing a second Alpha processor. You can be the same speed and same cache size. • Compaq recommends that dual processor configurations use...
...Alpha processor configuration, you must be installed in either processor socket. • A single processor configuration does not require termination in the empty socket. • Dual processors must purchase and install one of the following upgrade kits from Compaq. The upgrade kit contains installation instructions. To upgrade to determine the processor revision. 5-10 DS20E... • A single processor configuration can upgrade by installing a second Alpha processor. You can be the same speed and same cache size. • Compaq recommends that dual processor configurations use...
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... AlphaBIOS Setup. NOTE: AlphaBIOS Setup supports only the Utilities and About AlphaBIOS selections. 5-38 DS20E Reference Guide 5.14 AlphaBIOS Configuration Utilities Certain options, such as RAID disks, are configured from AlphaBIOS, a graphical interface that supports some Alpha utility programs. See your RAID documentation for complete instructions on configuring RAID disks. To invoke...
... AlphaBIOS Setup. NOTE: AlphaBIOS Setup supports only the Utilities and About AlphaBIOS selections. 5-38 DS20E Reference Guide 5.14 AlphaBIOS Configuration Utilities Certain options, such as RAID disks, are configured from AlphaBIOS, a graphical interface that supports some Alpha utility programs. See your RAID documentation for complete instructions on configuring RAID disks. To invoke...
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...Internet: http://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/ If you do not have a Web browser, you can also obtain Alpha firmware update files from the Internet. Quarterly Update Service The Alpha Systems Firmware Update Kit CD-ROM is updated quarterly. The Alpha Systems Firmware Update Kit comes on the ...15.1 Sources of Firmware Updates The system firmware resides in the flash ROM located on a CD-ROM, which is available by subscription from Compaq. Alpha Firmware Internet Access You can access files using anonymous ftp: ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/ Click down the following directories...
...Internet: http://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/ If you do not have a Web browser, you can also obtain Alpha firmware update files from the Internet. Quarterly Update Service The Alpha Systems Firmware Update Kit CD-ROM is updated quarterly. The Alpha Systems Firmware Update Kit comes on the ...15.1 Sources of Firmware Updates The system firmware resides in the flash ROM located on a CD-ROM, which is available by subscription from Compaq. Alpha Firmware Internet Access You can access files using anonymous ftp: ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/ Click down the following directories...