1-2 System Overview
Overview
Your Express5800/1000 series server is a modular, multiprocessing server based on the
Intel
®
Itanium
®
2 64-bit processor. The combination of Intel Itanium 2 architecture,
along with your server’s innovative crossbar switch and high-speed memory access
technology, provides for massive power and scalability using the latest available
operating systems. Your server is ideal for large-scale applications as well as compute
intensive environments. Your server is conveniently housed in a standalone cabinet (see
Figure 1-1).
Figure 1-1. Express5800/1160Xd/1320Xd Server
Advanced features of your Express5800/1000 series server include:
! High-speed processing and high scalability
High-speed processing is realized through a combination of the new Intel CPU
and NEC crossbar switch and high-speed memory access technologies.
Supporting up to 32 CPUs (32-way model) and employing the advanced PCI-X
bus to connect peripheral and network devices, the Express5800/1000 series
server can be configured with up to 112 I/O slots (32-way model), demonstrating
the high scalability ideal for large-scale configurations.
! Partitioning functionality for flexible system operation
Your server can be partitioned at the hardware level, enabling each subsystem to
operate as an independent computer system. It is possible to divide a 32 CPU
system configuration into 8 subsystems, each of which has 4 CPUs, and let them
each operate separately. In this way, it’s possible to allocate processor capacity
according to workload status, resulting in flexible system operation and
guaranteed security.
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