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Preface
This manual describes both the Compaq AlphaServer GS60 and GS140 systems as
well as the AlphaServer 8200 and 8400 systems. The AlphaServer 8200 and 8400
systems were introduced by Digital Equipment Corporation in 1995. Now Compaq
Computer Corporation, with the introduction of the Alpha 21264 chip, is calling the
latest offering Compaq AlphaServer Global Solutions (GS) systems.
The Compaq AlphaServer GS60 and GS140 systems offer all the robust
features of the current 8200/8400 product plus the fastest processors in the
industry, the Alpha 21264 (EV6), a new blue enclosure, and a Compaq
AlphaServer brand name. The GS60 offers the same five-slot system bus with
support for up to six CPUs, up to 12 Gbytes memory, and the same I/O options
supported by the AlphaServer 8200. The GS140 has the same nine-slot system
bus with support for up to 14 CPUs, up to 28 Gbytes memory, and the same
I/O options as the AlphaServer 8400.
This manual was originally written to describe the DIGITAL AlphaServer 8200
and 8400 systems. Although the console displays in this book show an 8200 or
8400 system, the same examples and descriptions apply to the GS60 and GS140
systems. Only the identification line at the bottom of the display is different. A
sample GS140 console display is shown in Example 1.
AlphaServer 8200 and 8400 systems can be upgraded to the new GS60 and
GS140 systems, respectively, with simple to install CPU module upgrades and
minimal operating system updates.
