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© Copyright IBM Corp. 2000 RS/6000 7044 Mod el 170 Technical Ove rview and Introduction Februa ry 24, 2 000 Volker Haug Jeanine I ndest Scott Vet ter Inte rnatio nal Tech nic al Supp ort O rgani zati.
RS/600 0 7044 M o del 170 Te chnic al Over view.
© Copyright IBM Corp. 2000 1 R S/6000 7044 Mode l 170 Tec hnical Overv ie w The IBM RS/6000 family is a scalable, software-compatible line of RI SC UNIX workstations, servers, and supercomputer s powered by IBMs AIX operating system. On February 7, 2000, IBM announced two exciting additions to this family, the 44P Models 170 and 270.
2 RS/6000 7 044 Mo de l 170 Tec hnica l Overv iew Ethernet (AUI and RJ45), par allel, two serial (9-pin D-shell), tablet (for use with legacy input devices), Ultra2 SCSI VHDC, and stereo/audio. To connect external SCSI devices to the U ltra2 SCSI adapter’s VHDC, orde r # 21 18 (mini-68 pin VHDC to 68 pin).
RS/6000 7044 Model 170 Technical Overview 3 Syst em Upgra de There are no system model upgrade conversions available for the 44P Model 170. Processor and memory expansion options are available for this system. The Model 170 is designed for customer setup of the machine and for the subsequent addition of most features (adapters and devices).
4 RS/6000 7 044 Mo de l 170 Tec hnica l Overv iew Figure 3. Mo del 170 - POW ER3 -II 400 MHz Blo ck Diagr am POWER3 Ve rsus POWER3 -II Pr ocessors The processor functional diagram of the POWER3 and the POWER3-II ar e similar; however, the use of copper in the POWER3-II represents a new generation of processing power.
RS/6000 7044 Model 170 Technical Overview 5 Copper and CMOS Technology The use of copper in chip design addresses several or the aspects that inhibit performance: power load, generated heat, clock signal distribution, and chip size.
6 RS/6000 7 044 Mo de l 170 Tec hnica l Overv iew Following is an example of the processor card infor mation for a 333 MHz Model 170: Proces so r Card : Part Nu mber ...... ....... ....11 K0857 EC Leve l... ...... ....... ....D7 2830 Seria l Numb er..
RS/6000 7044 Model 170 Technical Overview 7 Memory The system supports from 256 MB to 2 GB of ECC SDRAM using a 128-bit wide memory bus. Memory bus speed varies dependent upon processor selection. T he enhanced memory controller uses a 95.1 MHz memory bus speed on the 333 MHz system and a 100 MHz memory bus speed on the 400 MHz system.
8 RS/6000 7 044 Mo de l 170 Tec hnica l Overv iew Memory Boot Time D econfiguration Memory boot time deconfiguration is a function implemented in the service processor firmware to remove a memory segment or DIMM from the system configuration at boot time.
RS/6000 7044 Model 170 Technical Overview 9 A variety of PCI adapter, controller, graphics accelerator, SCSI, LAN, W AN, asynchronous, and SSA cards, to name a few, may be i nstalled in the 44P Model 170. Specific information on selected adapters is provided in the following sections: LAN Adapters The Model 170 can be connected through the LAN.
10 R S/6000 7044 M odel 17 0 Technic al Over view Inter nal Dis k Bays and Medi a Bays The disk bays provide from 9.1 GB to 72.8 GB of internal storage space and are populated with a combination of the following disk drives: • 9.1 GB 1" Ultra SCSI Hard Disk Drive ( # 2908) • 18.
RS/6000 7044 Model 170 Technical Overview 11 Miscella neous The following general information is included for convenience: DVD Support Currently, Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) drives are not supported in R S /6000 systems. ISA Support The Model 170 does not support industry standard ar chitecture (ISA) adapters.
12 R S/6000 7044 M odel 17 0 Technic al Over view The RS/6000 PCI 3-Channel Ultra2 SCSI RAID Adapter (# 2494) does not provide boot support from external devices. Fast Boot The Model 170 of fers a Fast Boot option. For more detailed information, re fer to “Selected Service Processor Functions” on page 10.
RS/6000 7044 Model 170 Technical Overview 13 • RS/6000 43P 7043 Models 150 and 260 H andbook , SG24-5144 • RS/6000 SMP Enterprise Servers Architecture and Implementation , SG24-2583 • AIX 4.
14 R S/6000 7044 M odel 17 0 Technic al Over view Biographies Volker Haug is an Advisory I/T Specialist. He has more than 13 years of experience in the I/T industry, the last 10 o f which he has devoted to RS/6000 and AIX systems. He holds a degree in Business Management from the Berufsakademie in Stuttgart.
RS/6000 7044 Model 170 Technical Overview 15 Spec ial Notice s This document was produced in the United States. I BM may not offer the products, programs, services or features discussed herein in other countries, and the information may be subject to change without notice.
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