C122-B001-02EN
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1.1 Basics of PRIMEQUEST
The system interconnect is a bus with the crossbar function, which sends and receives
addresses and data between SBs or between an SB and IO_Unit. Two types of boards
compose the system interconnect: the Xbar address interconnect (XAI) for the address
bus, and the Xbar data interconnect (XDI) for the data bus. The XAI and XDI are
duplicated to increase the reliability of each bus.
The MMB is connected to each component in the cabinet and manages hardware as a
whole. The MMB is also duplicated to increase its reliability.
The GSWB, an optional product, is a switching board used to construct a business
LAN. One GSWB has eight 1000Base-T ports.
The GSWB also can be duplicated to increase its reliability.
Figure 1.3 Configuration of all hardware (PRIMEQUEST 480)
1.1.2
Product lineup
The PRIMEQUEST lineup consists of two models: a high-end server that
accommodates up to 32 CPUs, and a mid-range server that accommodates up to 16
CPUs.
Table 1.1 Hardware specifications
Item
Specification
PRIMEQUEST 480
PRIMEQUEST 440
CPU
Type
Itanium2
Itanium2
Core frequency
1.60 GHz, 1.50 GHz
1.60 GHz, 1.50 GHz
Number of CPUs
Up to 32 CPUs
Up to 16 CPUs
MMB
#0
MMB
#1
IOU
#1
IOU
#2
IOU
#3
IOU
#4
IOU
#5
IOU
#6
IOU
#7
SB
#1
SB#0
CPU
Chipset
Crossbar
Memory
HDD
PCI card
slot
SB: System board
IOU: IO_Unit
SB
#2
SB
#3
SB
#4
SB
#5
SB
#6
SB
#7
GSWB#0
PCI_Box#7
PCI_Box#1
PCI_Box#0
GSWB#1
BP
BP
IOU#0
MMB: Management board
GSWB: Gigabit switch board
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