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AIX Version 4.3 Differences Guide

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Chapter 1. Hardware Announcements<br />

The following RS/6000 severs, workstations, and adapters were companion<br />

announcements with <strong>AIX</strong> <strong>Version</strong> <strong>4.3</strong>.2. <strong>AIX</strong> is exhaustively tested on every new<br />

hardware enhancement.<br />

1.1 RS/6000 7017 Enterprise Server Model S70 Advanced<br />

The RS/6000 Enterprise Server Model S70 Advanced (Figure 1) is a member of a<br />

new generation of 64-bit, 4-way, 8-way, or 12-way symmetric multiprocessing<br />

(SMP) enterprise servers. The Model S7A provides the power, capacity, reliability,<br />

and expandability to support your next generation mission-critical commercial<br />

computing.<br />

With the Model S7A, you can manage the evolution of your business into 64-bit<br />

computing while still supporting your existing 32-bit applications. The I/O<br />

subsystem supports 32-bit and 64-bit standard PCI adapters.<br />

1.1.1 System Highlights<br />

The Model S7A is packaged as a central electronics complex (CEC) and an I/O<br />

rack. The Model S7A Central Electronics Complex entry configuration starts with<br />

a 4-way scalable SMP system that uses the 64-bit 262 MHz RS64 II processor<br />

with 8 MB of Level 2 (L2) cache per processor. The 4-way SMP can be expanded<br />

to a 12-way SMP, and the system memory can be expanded to 32 GB.<br />

The I/O rack contains the first drawer containing the following:<br />

• Service processor<br />

• High-performance disk drive<br />

• 32X maximum speed CD-ROM<br />

• 1.44 MB, 3.5-inch diskette drive<br />

• Two PCI disk adapters<br />

Up to three additional Model S7A I/O drawers can be added, with the restriction<br />

of a maximum of two I/O drawers per rack. Additional I/O racks can also be<br />

ordered with the S7A. Existing RS/6000 7015 Model R00 racks, or the 7014<br />

Model S00 rack, can also be used for additional storage and communication<br />

drawers. This helps to protect your existing investment in SSA or SCSI DASD.<br />

A fully configured system would be as follows:<br />

• 12-way processor<br />

• 32 GB of system memory<br />

• 55 available PCI adapter slots<br />

• 48 hot-pluggable disk bays<br />

• 7 available media bays<br />

The remaining space in the I/O racks can be used for additional storage and<br />

communication subsystems.<br />

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