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Escala Tower PL & S, E, T System Hardware Escala Tower PL & S, E, T Reference Guide System Hardware Table of Contents 1/16 9es3s1c0.doc Rev 5.9 09/12/2003 Escala Tower PL & S, E, T System Hardware Table of Contents 2/16 9es3s1c0.doc Rev 5.9 09/12/2003 Escala Tower PL & S, E, T System Hardware Table of Contents CHAPTER 1: FAMILY OVERVIEW..........................................................................................1 1. Escala Tower PL, S, E and T Series - General Features.............................................................................................3 1.1. Reliability Availability and Serviceability................................................................................................................3 1.1.1. RAS Functions Summary..................................................................................................................................3 1.2. PowerPC Architecture ..............................................................................................................................................4 1.3. Logical Partitioning ..................................................................................................................................................5 1.4. PowerPC 604e Processors.........................................................................................................................................6 1.5. PowerPC 620 Processors ..........................................................................................................................................7 1.5.1. 64-bit Advanced Superscalar Microprocessor ..................................................................................................7 1.5.2. Cache and MMU Support .................................................................................................................................8 1.5.3. Flexible Bus Support.........................................................................................................................................8 1.5.4. PowerPC 620 Microprocessor Major Features .................................................................................................8 1.6. PowerPC RS64-II Processors ...................................................................................................................................9 1.7. PowerPC RS64-III Processors ................................................................................................................................10 1.8. PowerPC RS64-IV Processors................................................................................................................................10 1.9. POWER3-II Architecture........................................................................................................................................11 1.10. POWER4 Architecture..........................................................................................................................................11 1.11. Escala Tower PL, E and T PowerPC System Structure........................................................................................12 1.12. PowerScale Architecture - PowerPC SMP Design...............................................................................................12 1.12.1. PowerScale/2 Architecture............................................................................................................................14 1.12.2. PowerScale/4 Architecture............................................................................................................................15 1.12.3. PowerScale/Flex Architecture.......................................................................................................................16 2. Escala Tower PL, S, E and T Systems ........................................................................................................................18 2.1. Servers Series..........................................................................................................................................................18 2.1.1. Escala S Series Servers ...................................................................................................................................18 2.1.2. Escala E Series Servers ...................................................................................................................................19 2.1.3. Escala T Series - Tower Servers .....................................................................................................................20 2.1.4. Escala Tower PL Series ..................................................................................................................................20 3. Escala Tower PL, S, E and T Series Features Summary ..........................................................................................21 3.1. Escala S100.............................................................................................................................................................21 3.2. Escala S120.............................................................................................................................................................22 3.3. Escala PL220T........................................................................................................................................................22 3.4. Escala PL240T........................................................................................................................................................23 3.5. Escala E604e...........................................................................................................................................................24 3.6. Escala E620.............................................................................................................................................................24 3.7. Escala E230.............................................................................................................................................................25 3.8. Escala E250.............................................................................................................................................................25 3.9. Escala T604e...........................................................................................................................................................26 3.10. Escala T430...........................................................................................................................................................26 3.11. Escala T450...........................................................................................................................................................27 3.12. Escala PL400T......................................................................................................................................................27