HP 9000 Series And Models Old Series Servers N class

introduced in 1982. An earlier model, the HP 9836, was later merged into the HP 9000 lineup as the Series 236. All models in the HP 9000 line can run the

Initially, the HP 9000 line of computers used HP's FOCUS architechture for the Series 500. After incorporating the HP 9836 into the family, HP used Motorola's M68k architecture for its Series 200, 300, & 400. HP switched over to its proprietary RISC design, the PA-RISC, for the Series 700, 800, and later lines. Current models use either PA-RISC or the sucessor IA-64 architecture.

HP released the Series 400, also known as the Apollo 400, after acquiring Apollo Computers in 1989. These models had the ability to run either HP's HP-UX or Apollo's Domain/OS .

In 2001, HP changed the naming scheme for their HP 9000 servers. The A-class systems were converted to the rp2400s, the L-class became the rp5400s, and the N-class the rp7400s. The 'p' in the prefix signified a PA-RISC architecture, while an 'x' is used for the Integrity servers with IA-64 processors. The Integrity servers are no longer listed on this page.

1 Series and Models

The following series and models have been produced by the HP company in the HP 9000 line.

1.1 Old Series Servers

1.1.1 N-class

The N-class is a 10U server with up to 8 CPUs and 17 PCI slots with 15 available for the customer. It uses two Merced busses, one for each set of four processor slots. It is not a NUMA machine, having equal access to all memory slots. The I/O is unequal though, having one Ike IOMMU per bus means that one set of CPUs are closer to one set of I/O slots than the other.

The N-class servers were marketed as being " ItaniumIn computing, the Itanium is an IA-64 microprocessor developed jointly by Hewlett-Packard and Intel. The first version, code named Merced shipped in June 2001. Manufactured in a 180 nm process, it was offered at speeds of 733 and 800MHz, with a choice of-ready". Although they were ready for Itanium, when it shipped Itanium wasn't ready for them, and no Itanium upgrade was ever issued for the N class. The N class did profit from using the Merced bus, bridging the PA processors to it via a special adapter called DEW.

The N4000 was upgraded with newer processors throughout its lifespan, with models called N4000-36, N4000-44 and N4000-55 indicating the processor speeds. It was renamed to the rp7410 series in 2001.

1.1.2 L-class

The L-class servers are 7U with up to 4 CPUs (depending on model). They have 12 PCI slots with 10 being available for customer use. They were renamed to the rp5400 series in 2001.

The L1000 and L2000 are similar to the A400 and A500, being based on an Astro/Elroy combination. They initially shipped with 360MHz PA8500 and were upgraded with 440MHz PA8500 and 550MHz PA8600.

The L1500 and L3000 are similar to the N4000, being based on a DEW/Ike/Elroy combination.

1.1.3 A-class

The A180 and A180C were 32-bit, single CPU, 2U servers based on the PA7300LC processor with the Lasi and Dino ASICs.

The A400 and A500 servers were 64-bit, dual CPU 2U servers based on the PA8500 and later processors, using the Astro IOMMU and Elroy PCI adapters. The A400-36 and A500-36 machines used the PA8500 processor running at 360MHz; the A400-44 and A500-44 are clocked at 440MHz. The A500-55 uses a PA8600 processor running at 550MHz and the A500-75 uses a PA8700 processor running at 750MHz.

The A-class was renamed to the rp2400 series in 2001.

1.2 New Series Servers

rp2400s — rp2400, rp2405, rp2430, rp2470
rp3400s — rp3410-2, rp3440-4
rp4400s — rp4440-8
rp5400s — rp5400, rp5405, rp5430, rp5450, rp5470
rp7400s — rp7400, rp7405, rp7410, rp7420
rp8400s — rp8400, rp8410, rp8420

1.3 Workstations

Series 100 —
Series 200 — 236
Series 300 — 310, 318, 319, 320, 322, 330, 332, 340, 345, 350, 360, 362, 370, 375, 380, 382, 385
Series 400 (Apollo 400) — 400dl, 400s, 400t, 425dl, 425e, 425s, 425t, 433dl,433s, 433t
Series 500 — 520
Series 600 — 635SV, 645SV

1.3.1 Series 700

The Series 700 started with the "Snakes" workstations, the 705, 710, 720, 730 and 750. They were based on the PA7000 processor and had an NCR 53c700 SCSI controller for their onboard SCSI.

They were superseded by the 715/33, 715/50, 715/75, 725/50, 725/75, 735/99, 735/125, 755/99 and 755/125 with a PA7100 processor. The number after the / provides an indication of processor clock speed.

Increasing integration led to the introduction of the 712/60, 712/80, 712/100, 715/64, 715/80, 715/100, 715/100 XC and 725/100 workstations. These use the PA7100LC CPU and the Lasi ASIC, connected by the GSC busGSC is a bus used in many of the HP 9000 workstations and servers. The acronym has varied explanations, including "Gecko System Connect" (Gecko being the codename of the 712 workstation), "Gonzo System Connect" and "General System Connect". The GSC bus wa. The Lasi ASIC contains an NCR 53c710 SCSI interface, the Intel Apricot 10 Mbit Ethernet interface, CD-quality sound, PS/2 keyboard and mouse, a serial and a parallel port. All except the 712 series machines also use the Wax ASIC to provide an EISAThe Extended Industry Standard Architecture (in practice almost always shortened to EISA is a bus standard for IBM compatible computers. It was announced in late 1988 by PC clone vendors as a counter to IBM's use of its proprietary MicroChannel Architectu adapter, a second serial port and support for the HIL busHIL Human Interface Loop is the name of a computer bus used by Hewlett-Packard to connect keyboards, mice and less common human interface peripherals to their HP 9000 workstations. The bus was in use until the mid 1990s, when HP substituted PS/2 technolog.

1.3.2 Industrial Workstations

742, 743, 744, 745i, 747i, 748,

1.3.3 B, C, J class

The C100, C110, J200, J210 and J210XC use the PA7200 processor, connected to the UTurn IOMMU via the Runway busIn computing, the Runway bus is a Front side bus used by several generations of PA-RISC processors from the PA7200, through the PA8000, PA8200, PA8500, PA8600 and PA8700. Most machines use the Runway bus to connect the CPUs directly to the IOMMU (Astro, U. The C100 and C110 are single processor, and the J200 and J210 are dual processor. The Uturn IOMMU has two GSC busses. These machines continue to use the Lasi and Wax ASICs.

The B132L, B160L, B180L, C132L, C160L and C180L workstations are based on the PA7300LC processor (a development of the PA7100LC processor). These machines use the Dino GSC to PCIFor other meanings of PCI see PCI (disambiguation). motherboard The Peripheral Component Interconnect standard (in practice almost always shortened to PCI specifies a computer bus for attaching peripheral devices to a computer motherboard. These devices c adapter which also provides the second serial port in place of Wax. These machines optionally have the Wax EISA adapter.

The C160, C180, C180-XP, J280 and J282 use the PA8000 processor and are the first 64-bit capable workstations. They are normally used in 32-bit mode, however. They are based on the same Runway/GSC architecture as the earlier C and J class workstations.

The C200, C240 and J2240 offer increased speed with the PA8200 processor and the C360 uses the PA8500 processor.

The B1000, B2000, C3000, J5000, J7000 were also based on the PA8500 processor, but had a very different architecture. The U2/Uturn IOMMU and the GSC bus is gone, replaced with the Astro IOMMU, connected via Ropes to several Elroy PCI host adapters.

The B2600, C3600 and J5600 upgrade these machines with the PA8600 processor. The J6000 is a rackable workstation which can also be stood on its side in a tower configuration.

The C3650, C3700, C3750, J6700 and J6750 are PA8700 processor based.

The C8000 uses the dual-core Mako processor. It has the same bus as the McKinley and Madison ia64 processors and uses the same zx1The zx1 chipset is an Itanium 2 chipset from Hewlett Packard used in some of the HP Integrity servers and workstations. It supports machines with up to 4 CPUs (compare to sx1000). It includes 3 distinct ASICs; a memory and I/O controller, a scalable memor chipset as them. The Elroy PCI adapters have been replaced with Mercury PCI-X adapters and one Quicksilver AGP 8x adapter.

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