AlphaServer 2100A

AlphaServer 2100A Specifications

Model	4/275	5/250	5/300	5/375

Family / Variant	Lynx / Lynx	Lynx / Lynx	Lynx / Lynx	Lynx / Lynx

Introduced	?	?	January, 1996	October, 1996
Base Price	?	?	?	?

Enclosure	Deskside, rackmount	Deskside, rackmount, low-profile	Deskside, rackmount, low-profile	Deskside, rackmount, low-profile

CPU Features
CPU / Clock Speed	21064A (EV45) / 275 MHz	21164 (EV5) / 250 MHz	21164 (EV5) / 291 MHz	21164A (EV56) / 375 MHz
Number of CPUs^[1]	1 to 4	1 to 4	1 to 4	1 to 4

Cache Size on Chip	16K I-cache 16K D-cache	8K I-cache 8K D-cache	8K I-cache 8K D-cache	8K I-cache 8K D-cache
Secondary Cache	-	96K	96K	96K
B-cache	4 MB / CPU	4 MB / CPU	4 MB / CPU	8 MB / CPU

In-cabinet Upgrades	CPU, memory, I/O	CPU, memory, I/O	CPU, memory, I/O	CPU, memory, I/O

Performance
tpmC @ $/tpmC	?	?	?	?
SPECint92	200.1	277.1	319.3	?
SPECfp92	292.6	410.4	477.3	?
SPECint95	?	5.96	7.03	11.5
SPECfp95	?	8.39	9.64	15.1

Memory / Storage
Memory^[2]	64 MB to 2 GB	128 MB to 2 GB	128 MB to 2 GB	128 MB to 2 GB

	Deskside	Rackmount	Low-profile
Internal Disk Bays	8 (standard), 8 (optional)	2	1
Internal Disk Storage	1.05 GB to 68.8 GB	1.05 GB to 8.6 GB	1.05 GB to 4.3 GB
Total Disk Storage	4 TB	4 TB	?

Removable Media Bays	4	3	2
Removable Media	1.44 MB floppy disk, 600 MB CD-ROM	1.44 MB floppy disk, 600 MB CD-ROM	1.44 MB floppy disk

I/O
Standard I/O	2 serial ports, 1 bi-directional enhanced parallel port, PS/2 keyboard and mouse, VGA^[3,4], Fast SCSI, 10 Mb Ethernet^[3,4]

	Deskside	Rackmount	Low-profile
I/O Slots	11: 8 PCI32 3 EISA	11: 8 PCI32 3 EISA	9: 6 PCI64 1 PCI32 1 EISA 1 PCI32/EISA
Max. I/O Throughput	PCI: 132 MB/s EISA: 33 MB/s	PCI: 132 MB/s EISA: 33 MB/s	PCI: 264 MB/s EISA: 33 MB/s

Options
Audio & Video	2D graphics

Networking	10/100 Mb Ethernet, FDDI, Token Ring, ATM, sync/async. communications, ISDN, Memory Channel

Storage	Fast SCSI, Fast Wide SCSI, Fast Wide Differential SCSI, Ultra Wide SCSI, Ultra Wide Differential SCSI, RAID, DSSI^[5], CI^[5], PrestoServe™^[6], 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	Yes

Hardware Partitioning	No

Environment
	Deskside	Rackmount	Low-profile
Acoustics (LWAd / LpAm)
Idle	6.5 B / 47 dBA^[7]	?	6.5 B / 43 dBA^[7]
Operating	6.5 B / 47 dBA^[7]	?	6.5 B / 43 dBA^[7]

Altitude
Operating	2,000 m (6,562 ft)	2,000 m (6,562 ft)	3,048 m (10,000 ft)
Non-operating	3,600 m (12,000 ft)	3,600 m (12,000 ft)	12,192 m (40,000 ft)

Shock (operating)	7.5 G, 10 ms	10 G, 10 ms	20 G, 10 ms
Vibration (operating)	10-500 Hz, 0.1 G max	200-500 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)	10-35 °C (50-95 °F)
Relative Humidity	20-80% (non-condensing)	10-90% (non-condensing)	10-90% (non-condensing)

Power Requirements
	Deskside	Rackmount	Low-profile
Nominal Voltage	100-120 V / 220-240 V	100-120 V / 220-240 V	100-120 V / 220-240 V
Frequency Range	50-60 Hz	50-60 Hz	50-60 Hz
Max. Nominal Current	8.5 A / 4.0 A	10.0 A / 5.0 A	8.2 A / 4.1 A

Power Source	Single phase	Single phase	Single phase
Power Supply	602 W (n+1 opt., conf.-dependent)	840 W (n+1 opt.)	810 W
Power Usage^[8]	?	?	?

Physical Characteristics
	Deskside	Rackmount	Low-profile
Height	70.0 cm (27.6 in	35.0 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)
Width	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	45.0 cm (19.0 in)?	48.3 cm (19.0 in)
Depth	81.0 cm (31.9 in)	70.5 cm (27.7 in)	67.3 cm (26.5 in)
Weight	75.0 kg (165.0 lb)	45.5 kg (100.0 lb)	34.0 kg (75.0 lb)

Warranty
	3 year on-site, next-business-day response time

^[1] Low-profile enclosure limited to 2 CPUs. ^[2] 4 CPU systems restricted to 1 GB memory, 2 CPU low-profile system restricted to 1.5 GB memory. ^[3] Deskside and rackmount. ^[4] Occupies one PCI slot. ^[5] OpenVMS only. ^[6] Digital UNIX only. ^[7] Configuration unknown. ^[8] "Packaged System" configuration (see SOC); halt in firmware.