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© Copyright IBM Corp. 2000 1 R S / 6 0 0 0 7 0 4 4 M o d e l 1 7 0 T e c h n i c a l O v e r v i ew The IBM RS/6000 family is a scalable, software-compatible line of RISC UNIX workstations, servers, and supercomputers powered by IBMs AIX operating system. On February 7, 2000, IBM announced two excit...

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2 RS/6000 7044 Model 170 Technical Overview Ethernet (AUI and RJ45), parallel, two serial (9-pin D-shell), tablet (for use with legacy input devices), Ultra2 SCSI VHDC, and stereo/audio. To connect external SCSI devices to the Ultra2 SCSI adapter’s VHDC, order # 2118 (mini-68 pin VHDC to 68 pin). Th...

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RS/6000 7044 Model 170 Technical Overview 3 S y s t e m U p g r a d e There are no system model upgrade conversions available for the 44P Model 170. Processor and memory expansion options are available for this system. The Model 170 is designed for customer setup of the machine and for the subsequen...

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4 RS/6000 7044 Model 170 Technical Overview Figure 3. Model 170 - POWER3-II 400 MHz Block Diagram P OW E R 3 V er su s P O W ER 3- I I P ro c es so r sThe processor functional diagram of the POWER3 and the POWER3-II are similar; however, the use of copper in the POWER3-II represents a new generation...

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RS/6000 7044 Model 170 Technical Overview 5 C o p p e r an d C M O S T e ch n o l o g yThe use of copper in chip design addresses several or the aspects that inhibit performance: power load, generated heat, clock signal distribution, and chip size. The complexity of the chip design (roughly equated ...

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RS/6000 7044 Model 170 Technical Overview 7 M e m o r y The system supports from 256 MB to 2 GB of ECC SDRAM using a 128-bit wide memory bus. Memory bus speed varies dependent upon processor selection. The enhanced memory controller uses a 95.1 MHz memory bus speed on the 333 MHz system and a 100 MH...

Page 10 - Memory can also be decreased through AIX using the; rmss; useful for certain benchmark simulations.; S y s t e m B u s e s; N ote

8 RS/6000 7044 Model 170 Technical Overview M e m o r y B o o t T i m e D ec o n f i g u r at i o n Memory boot time deconfiguration is a function implemented in the service processor firmware to remove a memory segment or DIMM from the system configuration at boot time. The objective is to minimize...

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RS/6000 7044 Model 170 Technical Overview 9 A variety of PCI adapter, controller, graphics accelerator, SCSI, LAN, WAN, asynchronous, and SSA cards, to name a few, may be installed in the 44P Model 170. Specific information on selected adapters is provided in the following sections: L A N A d a p t ...

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10 RS/6000 7044 Model 170 Technical Overview I n t e r n a l D i s k B a y s a n d M e d i a B a y s The disk bays provide from 9.1 GB to 72.8 GB of internal storage space and are populated with a combination of the following disk drives: • 9.1 GB 1" Ultra SCSI Hard Disk Drive (# 2908) • 18.2 GB...

Page 13 - M i s c e l l a n e o u s; The following general information is included for convenience:; In t e rn a l D ev ice s; Boot support is available for every internal SCSI disk.; E xt er n al De vi ce s; Does the PCI card have RAID functionality?; boot support

RS/6000 7044 Model 170 Technical Overview 11 M i s c e l l a n e o u s The following general information is included for convenience: D V D S u p p o r tCurrently, Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) drives are not supported in RS/6000 systems. I S A S u p p o r tThe Model 170 does not support industry sta...

Page 14 - S e c u r i t y; R e f e r e n c e; S y s t e m D o c u m e n t a t i o n; For more detailed information, refer to the following documents:; 4P Series Model 170 Setup Instructions; I B M R e d b o o k s

12 RS/6000 7044 Model 170 Technical Overview The RS/6000 PCI 3-Channel Ultra2 SCSI RAID Adapter (# 2494) does not provide boot support from external devices. F as t B o o t The Model 170 offers a Fast Boot option. For more detailed information, refer to “Selected Service Processor Functions” on page...

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RS/6000 7044 Model 170 Technical Overview 13 • RS/6000 43P 7043 Models 150 and 260 Handbook , SG24-5144 • RS/6000 SMP Enterprise Servers Architecture and Implementation , SG24-2583 • AIX 4.3 Differences Guide , SG24-2014 • Understanding IBM RS/6000 Performance and Sizing , SG24-4810 I n t e r n e t ...

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14 RS/6000 7044 Model 170 Technical Overview B i o g r a p h i e s Volker Haug is an Advisory I/T Specialist. He has more than 13 years of experience in the I/T industry, the last 10 of which he has devoted to RS/6000 and AIX systems. He holds a degree in Business Management from the Berufsakademie ...

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RS/6000 7044 Model 170 Technical Overview 15 Sp ec ia l Noti ce s This document was produced in the United States. IBM may not offer the products, programs, services or features discussed herein in other countries, and the information may be subject to change without notice. Consult your local IBM b...