AlphaServer 2100 Specifications

Model4/2334/2755/2505/300
Family / Variant Sable / Sable Sable / Sable Sable / Gamma Sable / Gamma
Introduced April, 1995 November, 1994 July, 1995 January, 1996
Base Price 21,940 USD 33,390 USD 59,960 USD ?
Enclosure Deskside,
rackmount,
cabinet		 Deskside,
rackmount,
cabinet		 Deskside,
rackmount,
cabinet		 Deskside,
rackmount,
cabinet
CPU Features
CPU / Clock Speed 21064A (EV45) / 233 MHz 21064A (EV45) / 275 MHz 21164 (EV5) / 250 MHz 21164 (EV5) / 291 MHz
Number of CPUs 1 to 4 1 to 4 1 to 4 1 to 4
Cache Size on Chip 16K I-cache
16K D-cache		 16K I-cache
16K D-cache		 8K I-cache
8K D-cache		 8K I-cache
8K D-cache
Secondary Cache - - 96K 96K
B-cache 1 MB / CPU 4 MB / CPU 4 MB / CPU 4 MB / CPU
In-cabinet Upgrades CPU, memory, I/O CPU, memory, I/O CPU, memory, I/O CPU, memory, I/O
Performance
tpmC @ $/tpmC ? 1,708.12 @ $555 ? 3,194.4 @ $196
SPECint92 177.3 202.9 277.1 319.3
SPECfp92 215.0 292.6 410.4 477.3
SPECint95 ? ? 5.96 7.03
SPECfp95 ? ? 8.39 9.64
Memory / Storage
Memory[1] 64 MB to 2 GB 64 MB to 2 GB 64 MB to 2 GB 64 MB to 2 GB
Deskside Rackmount
Internal Disk Bays 8 (standard), 8 (optional) 2
Internal Disk Storage 1.05 GB to 68.8 GB 1.05 GB to 8.6 GB
Total Disk Storage 4 TB 4 TB
Removable Media Bays 4 3
Removable Media 2.88 MB floppy disk, 600 MB CD-ROM 2.88 MB floppy disk, 600 MB CD-ROM
I/O
Standard I/O
2 serial ports, 1 bi-directional enhanced parallel port, PS/2 keyboard and mouse, VGA[2], Fast SCSI, 10 Mb Ethernet
I/O Slots 13:
  • 8 EISA
  • 3 PCI32
  • 2 PCI64 (optional I/O module[3])
Max. I/O Throughput PCI: 132 MB/s (standard), ? MB/s (optional)
EISA: 33 MB/s
Options
Audio & Video
2D/3D graphics
Networking
10/100 Mb Ethernet, FDDI, Token Ring, ATM, sync/async. communications, ISDN, internal modem, Memory Channel
Storage
Fast SCSI, Fast Wide SCSI, Fast Wide Differential SCSI, Ultra Wide SCSI, Ultra Wide Differential SCSI, RAID, DSSI[4], CI[4], PrestoServe™[5], DDS-1, DDS-2, CompacTape III, DLT2000, DLT4000, DLT7000, QIC-525, QIC-2GB, IBM 3480/3490/3490E, 9-track reel-to-reel, Exatape, SSD
Availability Features
Auto reboot, thermal management, remote system management, RAID, disk hot-swap, dual SCSI backplane, memory failover, ECC memory, ECC cache, CPU failover, error logging, optional redundant power system
Operating Systems / Clustering
OS Support Digital UNIX, OpenVMS, Windows NT Server
TruCluster Yes (ASE and PDB)
OpenVMS Cluster Yes
MSCS ?
Hardware Partitioning No
Environment
Deskside Rackmount
Acoustics (LWAd / LpAm)
Idle 6.5 B / 47 dBA[6] 6.4 B / 52 dBA[6]
Operating 6.5 B / 47 dBA[6] 6.4 B / 52 dBA[6]
Altitude
Operating 2,000 m (6,562 ft) 2,000 m (6,562 ft)
Non-operating 3,600 m (12,000 ft) 3,600 m (12,000 ft)
Shock (operating) 7.5 G, 10 ms 10 G, 10 ms
Vibration (operating) 10-500 Hz, 0.1 G max 200-500 Hz, 0.1 G max
Temperature 10-35 °C (50-95 °F) 10-40 °C (50-104 °F)
Relative Humidity 20-80% (non-condensing) 10-90% (non-condensing)
Power Requirements
Deskside Rackmount
Nominal Voltage 100-120 V / 220-240 V 100-120 V / 220-240 V
Frequency Range 50-60 Hz 50-60 Hz
Max. Nominal Current 8.5 A / 4.0 A 10.0 A / 5.0 A
Power Source Single phase Single phase
Power Supply 602 W (n+1 optional, conf.-dependent) 840 W (n+1 optional)
Power Usage[7] ? ?
Physical Characteristics
Deskside Rackmount
Height 70.1 cm (27.6 in) 35.0 cm (14.0 in)
Width 43.0 cm (16.9 in) 45.0 cm (19.0 in)?
Depth 81.0 cm (31.9 in) 70.5 cm (27.7 in)
Weight 75.0 kg (165 lb) 45.5 kg (100 lb)
Warranty
3 year on-site, next-business-day response time
[1] 4 CPU systems restricted to 1 GB memory.
[2] Occupies one EISA slot.
[3] Occupies one CPU slot.
[4] OpenVMS only.
[5] Digital UNIX only.
[6] Configuration unknown.
[7] "Packaged System" configuration (see SOC); halt in firmware.
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