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NEC Enterprise Server

NEC Express5800/1000 Series

NEC Express5800/1000 Technology Guide Vol.1

Powered by the Dual-Core Intel

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 Itanium

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 Processor

Reliabilit y and Per for mance th rough  
the f usion of the N EC “A

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the Dual- Core Intel

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 Itaniu m

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 processor

NEC Express5800/1000 Series

1320Xf/1160Xf

1080Rf

Summary of Contents for 1000 Series

Page 1: ...NEC Express5800 1000 Technology Guide Vol 1 Powered by the Dual Core Intel Itanium Processor Reliability and Performance through the fusion of the NEC A3 chipset and the Dual Core Intel Itanium processor NECExpress5800 1000 Series 1320Xf 1160Xf 1080Rf ...

Page 2: ...l enterprises With the new Dual Core Intel Itanium processor 9000 series and the NEC designed third generation chipset A3 from chipset board to system level design NEC has never compromised to realize mainframe class reliability and supercomputer class performance Express5800 1000 series is the perfect IT platform for the most demanding mission critical enterprises Supercomputer class Performance ...

Page 3: ...retransmission of error data Two independent power sources Avoid system shutdown due to failures of the power distribution units Serviceability Autonomic reporting of logs with pinpoint prognosis of failed components allow for the realization of mainframe class platform serviceability n System Hardware Layout of the Express5800 1000 Series Server 1320Xf Redundant configuration available Fan box Ce...

Page 4: ...allelization is achieved however it is not maximized nor efficient Parallel processing with EPIC architecture In the EPIC architecture parallelization is run at compile time allowing for maximum parallelization with minimal scheduling Hardware Partial HW Parallelization Intel Itanium processor supported compiler Compiler Sequential Machine Code Intel Itanium processor source is parallelized at com...

Page 5: ...ise applications performance through reduced cache memory access latency Very Large Cache VLC Architecture Intel Itanium 2 processor Madison L3 9MB Latency Dual Core Intel Itanium processor Montvale L3 24MB Latency CPU CPU CPU Cache Memory Cache Memory CPU Cache Memory Cache Memory Intel Itanium 2 processor Madison L3 9MB Latency High speed cache to cache transfers Direct CPU to CPU transfers FSB ...

Page 6: ...cts Partial chipset degradation Dynamic recovery Hot Pluggable 4 Hot Pluggable 4 Hot Pluggable 4 Hot Pluggable 4 Hot Pluggable 4 Hot Pluggable 4 Duplexed 1 16 processor domain segmentation 2 Core I O Relief ECC protection SDDC Memory Memory Mirroring 1 Intel Cache Safe Technology 3 N 1 Redundant Two independent power sources Software RAID Hardware RAID 1 Available only on the 1320Xf 1160Xf 2 Avail...

Page 7: ...re may result in a multi partition shutdown To resolve this issue the Express5800 1000 series servers have been designed to allow for the partial degradation of chipsets Within each of the LSI chips which make up the chipset multiple LSI sub units exist These sub units are connected to other sub units located on separate LSI chips The combined sub units together make up single partition If an erro...

Page 8: ...ode that is linked directly to the failed crossbar will be temporarily shutdown The failed crossbar card can be replaced without halting other business operations Cell Cell Cell Cell Cell Cell Cell Cell Cell Cell Cell Cell Failure Down Operation 1 Node 1 Operation 2 Node 2 Operation 3 Node 3 Operation 4 Node 4 PCI box PCI box PCI box PCI box PCI box PCI box Cell card CPU CPU CPU CPU Memory Memory ...

Page 9: ... distribution mechanisms so that system downtime can be minimized The 1320Xf system allows for the division of the system into two 16 processor segments where one segment utilizes one system clock and the other 16 processor segment utilizes the remaining system clock A failure in a system clock therefore will not result in shutdown of the entire system Express5800 1000 Series Redundant Active Stan...

Page 10: ...lected by the chipset in the event of an error The BID is able to diagnose the location of the error and will pinpoint the required FRU Field Replaceable Unit so that the time required to replace the component and recover the system can be minimized In the event of a failure the Express5800 1000 series servers also have the capability to automatically send detailed error logs to maintenance person...

Page 11: ...figuration Small footprint and a highly scalable I O Along with the industry s prevalent Microsoft Windows operating system the Express5800 1000 series servers also support the Linux operating system By dividing the system into multiple partitions it is possible to support multiple operating systems within a single server With the inception of the Itanium Solutions Alliance ISA whose main objectiv...

Page 12: ...ntel logo Itanium and Itanium inside are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks or trademarks of the US Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries Red Hat and Shadow Man logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of Red Hat Inc in the United States a...

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