IBM Intellistation POWER 9114 Model 275, a Design and Analysis Workstation
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Hardware Announcement June 24, 2003 IBM IntelliStation POWER 9114 Model 275, a design and analysis workstation Other integrated features include: Overview At a glance • The IntelliStation POWER 9114 Six 3.3v PCI-X slots • Model 275, a high-performance Service processor The IntelliStation POWER 9114 • deskside/desktop workstation, is an One 10/100 Ethernet port Model 275 offers: • Dual Ultra3 SCSI controllers affordable 64-bit symmetric • multiprocessing (SMP) system that (internal) Outstanding value for a 3D • offers significant price/performance Three serial ports and one symmetric multiprocessing improvement over previous models. parallel port (SMP) workstation • Keyboard and mouse ports • Excellent performance for 3D The POWER 9114 lowers the cost of • Two HMC ports CAD/CAM and petroleum a high-end design and analysis • Hot-swap power and cooling visualization applications applications workstation. With it′s • Redundant cooling 2D and 3D graphics adapters, it is • Powerful analysis workstation the ideal single-seat MCAD design Key prerequisites for complex computational and analysis solution. chemistry, computational fluid If installing AIX on the system: dynamics, and structural SMP uses one-way or two-way, analysis applications 64-bit, copper-based, POWER4+ • AIX Version 5L for Power V5.1 microprocessors running at 1.45 GHz with the 5100-04 Recommended • One one-way or two-way or a one-way running at 1.0 GHz. Maintenance Package (APAR state-of-the art, 64-bit Each processor includes 8 MB of IY39794), or later POWER4+ processor running level 3 cache. The base 1 GB of main at 1.45 GHz or a one-way memory can be expanded to 16 GB or running at 1.0 GHz for faster performance and • AIX Version 5L for Power V5.2 • exploitation of 64-bit addressing. Up to 16 GB of memory with the 5200-01 Recommended • Up to 587.2 GB of internal disk The Model 275 contains seven bays. Maintenance Package (APAR storage Four are front-accessible, IY39795), or later hot-swap-capable DASD bays that • Four hot-swap disk bays and six can contain up to 587.2 GB of disk Planned availability date PCI-X slots for feature storage. Two of the remaining three expandability bays contain a DVD-ROM and a July 25, 2003 diskette drive. The third bay can • DVD-ROM and diskette contain a DVD-RAM or tape drive. • Optional tape drive or DVD-RAM For ordering, contact: Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL Reference: RE001 This announcement is provided for your information only. For additional information, contact your IBM representative, call 800-IBM-4YOU, or visit the IBM home page at: http://www.ibm.com. IBM United States IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. 103-189 • Integrated: Description − One 10/100 Ethernet − Two Ultra3 SCSI controllers (internal) − Service processor − Hot-swap and redundant fans − One parallel port − Three serial ports − Keyboard and mouse ports • One hot-swap power supply (redundant power optional) • AIX V5.1 or V5.2, or later, operating system The minimum Model 275 configuration must include a processor, memory, power supply, hard disk, DVD-ROM, diskette, a disk drive enclosure, a 3D graphics accelerator, and sound card. The defaults, if no choice is made, are: Feature Description Number Processor 1-way, 1.0 GHz 5218 Memory 1 GB memory DIMM 4446 Power supply (Base) 6266 Disk drive 36.4 GB hard drive 3273 4-pack disk drive enclosure 6574 DVD-ROM 2640 Diskette 2611 3D graphics accelerator 2842 Sound Card 8244 Language group (Specify) 93xx Power cord (Specify) 98xx A keyboard, mouse, and monitor are available as options. IntelliStation 9114 Model 275 Express Configurations All express configurations consist of a standard configuration that must be part of the order. These configurations must include at a minimum the hardware features listed, ordered together as specified. You can make upgrades to the standard features as needed. Express Configuration (140W): One 9114-275, including a minimum of: Model 275 • One feature number indicator for Express Summary of standard features: Configuration • IntelliStation Model 275 (140W)(#8181) • One-way and two-way SMP design (one processor • One 1-way POWER4+ 1.45 GHz processor (#8182) card) • One 2048 MB Memory DIMMS (#8157) • • 1.0 or 1.45 GHz POWER4+ 64-bit processor One 36.4 GB hot-swap disk drives (#3273) • One four-pack disk enclosure (#6574) • 8 MB of L3 cache per processor • One 3D graphics accelerator (#2842) • • One L200P display (#3636) 1 GB of DDR memory: Expandable to 16 GB • One sound card (#8244) • Four hot-swap disk drive bays • One language group specify — (#9xxx) • One power cord specify — (#98xx) • Three media bays: • One software preinstall — (#5005) • One AIX V5.1 or V5.2, or later, license − One DVD-ROM (mandatory) − One diskette drive (mandatory) Notes − One DVD-RAM or tape drive (optional) • The 8xxx feature numbers are mandatory. • Six — PCI-X slots: • Additional, optional 9114-275 features can be added. − Four 64-bit, 3.3 volt, 133 MHz (long) − Two 32-bit, 3.3 volt, 66 MHz (short) • Upgrades can be made to the minimum configurations, other than processors and memory. • One four-pack disk drive enclosure 103-189 -2- • Minimum configuration may change depending on errors and graceful transition to the I/O device-available features ordered. state in the case of a permanent parity error in the PCI • bus. With this EEH mechanism adapters respond to a The 8xxx feature numbers are mandatory. special data packet generated from the affected PCI slot hardware by calling system firmware. It examines the Express Configuration (240W): One 9114-275, including a affected bus, allows the device driver to reset it, and the minimum of: system continues without a system reboot. • One feature number indicator for Express Configuration IntelliStation Model 275 (240W) (#8183) Memory Error Correction Extensions: The standard memory card has single error-correct and double-error • One 2-way POWER4+ 1.45 GHz processor (#8184) detect ECC circuitry to correct single-bit memory failures. • The double-bit detection helps maintain data integrity by One 4096 MB Memory DIMMS (#8158) detecting and reporting multiple errors beyond what the • Two 36.4 GB hot-swap disk drives (#3273) ECC circuitry can correct. The memory chips are organized so that the failure of any specific memory • One 3D graphics accelerator (#2842) module affects only a single bit within an ECC word (bit scattering). This allows for error correction and continued • One L200P Display (#3636) operation in the presence of a complete chip failure • One sound card (#8244) (Chipkill recovery). • One four-pack disk enclosure (#6574) The memory card also uses memory scrubbing and thresholding to determine when spare memory modules • — One language group specify (#9xxx) (if available) within each bank of memory should be used • One power cord specify (#98xx) to replace ones that have exceeded their threshold value (dynamic bit steering). • One software preinstall — (#5005) Redundancy For Array Self-Healing: While the most likely • One AIX V5.1 or V5.2, or later, license failure event in a processor is a soft single-bit error in one Notes of its caches, other events can occur that need to be distinguished from one another. For the L1, L2, and L3 • The 8xxx feature numbers are mandatory. caches and their directories, hardware and firmware keep • track of whether permanent errors are being corrected Additional, optional 9114-275 features can be added. beyond a threshold. If exceeded, a deferred repair error • Upgrades can be made to the minimum configurations, log is created. Additional run-time availability actions, other than processors and memory. such as CPU vary off or L3 cache line delete are also initiated. L1, L2, caches and L2, L3 directories on the • Minimum configuration may change depending on POWER4+ chip are manufactured with spare bits in their features ordered. arrays that can be accessed via programmable steering logic to replace faulty bits in the respective arrays. This Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS) is analogous to the redundant bit steering employed in main store as a mechanism to avoid physical repair that Reliability, Fault Tolerance, and Data Integrity: The is also implemented in POWER4+ systems. The steering reliability of the Model 275 system starts with reliable logic is activated during processor initialization and is components, devices, and subsystems. During the design initiated by the built-in system test (BIST) at power on and development process, subsystems go through time. L3 cache redundancy is implemented at the cache rigorous verification and integration testing processes. line granularity level. Exceeding correctable error During manufacturing, systems go through a thorough thresholds while running causes invocation of a dynamic testing process to ensure the highest product quality L3 cache line delete function, capable of up to two deletes level. per cache. In the rare event of solid bit errors exceeding this quantity, the cache continues to run, but a message The Model 275 system L3 cache and system memory calling for deferred repair is issued. If the system is offers error checking and correcting (ECC) fault-tolerant rebooted without such repair, the L3 cache is placed in features. ECC can correct environmentally induced, bypass mode, and the system comes up with this cache single-bit, intermittent memory failures. With ECC, the deconfigured. likelihood of memory failures is substantially reduced. ECC also provides double-bit memory error detection that Service Processor: With the service processor included helps protect data integrity in the event of a double-bit in the Model 275 you can diagnose, check status, and memory failure. System memory also provides 4-bit sense operational conditions of a remote system, even packet error detection that helps to protect data integrity when the main processor is inoperable.