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Digital Prioris HX 5100MP SMP Systems

Highlights

*  Flexible symmetric multiprocessing to meet the demands of any IS manager
*  Designed for expansion and performance
*  Pentium 100 MHz performance in 1, 2, or 4 processor models--all in the
   same enclosure

Product description

The Prioris HX 5100MP Intel Pentium based symmetric multiprocessing (SMP)
systems provide the computing power, fault tolerant features, and investment
protection demanded by IS managers. The Prioris HX 5100MP platform is based
on Intel's 100 MHz Pentium processor and complements the Prioris HX 590 and
HX 590DP systems currently shipping.

Prioris HX 5100MP configurations

Prioris HX 5100MP   One 100MHz Pentium processor
Prioris HX 5100MP/2 Two 100MHz Pentium processors
Prioris HX 5100MP/4 Four 100MHz Pentium processors

These models include either a 2-channel 2940W SCSI controller or 2-channel
PCI RAID, plus a variety of SCSI hard drive configurations.

Prioris HX 5100MP feature matrix

Feature                    5100MP         5100MP/2        5100MP/4

Pentium processors         100 MHz        100 MHz         100 MHz

Number of processors       One            Two             Four

I/O bus                    PCI/EISA       PCI/EISA        PCI/EISA

Secondary cache            One 512 KB     Two 512 KB      Four 512 KB
(standard)                 Write-back,    Write-back,     Write-back
                           burst, set     burst,set       burst,set
                           associative    associative     associative

Standard ECC memory        32 MB          64 MB           128 MB
using parity SIMMs

Maximum RAM                1 GB           1 GB            1 GB

Graphics memory            512 KB/512 KB  512 KB/512 KB   512 KB/512 KB
(std/max)

Memory bandwidth           128-bit        128-bit         128-bit

Total option card slots    11             11              11

PCI slots                  5              5               5

EISA slots                 5              5               5

Shared PCI/EISA slots      1              1               1

Total device bays          11             11              11

Hot swap drive bays        7              7               7

5.25-inch half height bays 2              2               2

2X CD-ROM                  1-standard     1-standard      1-standard

3.5-inch 1.44 MB disk      1-standard     1-standard      1-standard
drive

I/O ports                  2 Serial/1     2 Serial/1      2 Serial/1
                           Parallel       Parallel        Parallel

Power supply               450 W          450 W           450 W
Three-year warranty        Yes            Yes             Yes

Benefits

*  Flexibility--Up to 1 GB of standard ECC system memory provides
   flexibility for new applications and emerging technologies
*  Investment protection--"PowerGrade" upgrades available to protect users'
   storage and memory investments
*  System performance--512 KB of secondary write-back burst cache per
   processor enhances system performance for processor intensive application
   environments
*  Support--Three year on-site warranty with next business day response
*  Expansion--"PowerSphere" expandable architecture provides internal
   support for a second current-sharing 450W power supply and redundant
   cooling subsystem with failover protection for processor(s), option
   cards, and hard drives

Product positioning

Digital's Prioris HX 5100MP models complement the Prioris HX PC server
family. The Prioris HX 5100MP is positioned above the HX 590 and HX 590DP
systems in price and performance. Although the Prioris HX 5100MP shares the
same chassis as the Prioris HX 590 and Prioris 590DP, there are many
performance features that differentiate the two product lines.

HX 5100MP, 5100MP/2, 5100MP/4            HX 590 and HX 590DP
Scalability from 1, 2, or 4 processors   Scalability 1P and 2P
Individual 512 KB burst cache per        Shared 512 KB cache
 processor (up to 4)
128-bit memory bus                       64-bit memory bus
1 GB maximum memory                      512 MB maximum memory
Always ECC using parity SIMMs            ECC memory optional via ECC SIMMs

Availability and ordering

The Prioris HX products are available now.

Order No.           Description

FR-890WW-AA         Prioris HX 5100MP - One Pentium 100 MHz, 32 MB ECC
		    memory,one 512 KB write-back cache module, 2 channel
		    Wide Adaptec 3940W SCSI controller, dual speed CD-ROM,
		    3.5" 1.44 MB diskette drive, on-board Cirrus 5428 SVGA

FR-890WW-AB         Prioris HX 5100MP - One Pentium 100 MHz, 32 MB ECC
		    memory, one 512 KB write-back cache module, 2 channel
		    Wide RAID controller, three 2 GB 7200 RPM SCSI hdds,
		    dual speed CD-ROM, 3.5" 1.44 MB diskette drive, on-board
		    Cirrus 5428 SVGA

FR-890WW-AC         Prioris HX 5100MP - One Pentium 100 MHz,32 MB ECC
                    memory, one 512 KB write-back cache module, 2 channel
                    Wide RAID controller, dual speed CD-ROM, 3.5" 1.4 MB
                    diskette drive, on-board Cirrus 5428 SVGA

FR-891WW-AA         Prioris HX 5100MP/2 - Two Pentium 100 MHz, 64 MB ECC
                    memory, two 512 KB write-back cache modules, 2 channel
                    Wide Adaptec 3940W SCSI controller, dual speed CD-ROM,
                    3.5" 1.44 MB diskette drive, on-board Cirrus 5428 SVGA

FR-891WW-AB         Prioris HX 5100MP/2 - Two Pentium 100 MHz, 64 MB ECC
                    memory, two 512 KB write-back cache modules, 2 channel
                    Wide RAID controller, three 2 GB 7200 RPM SCSI hdds,
                    dual speed CD-ROM, 3.5" 1.44 MB diskette drive, on-board
                    Cirrus 5428 SVGA

FR-891WW-AC         Prioris HX 5100MP/2 - Two Pentium 100 MHz, 64 MB ECC
                    memory, two 512 KB write-back cache modules, 2 channel
                    Wide RAID controller, dual speed CD-ROM, 3.5" 1.44 MB
                    diskette drive, on-board Cirrus 5428 SVGA

FR-892WW-AA         Prioris HX 5100MP/4 - Four Pentium 100 MHz, ECC memory,
                    four 512 KB write-back cache modules, 2 channel Wide
                    Adaptec 3940W SCSI controller, dual speed CD-ROM, 3.5"
                    1.44 MB diskette drive, on-board Cirrus 5428 SVGA

FR-892WW-AB         Prioris HX 5100MP/4 - Four Pentium 100 MHz,128 MB ECC
                    memory, four 512 KB write-back cache modules, 2 channel
                    Wide RAID controller, three 2 GB 7200 RPM SCSI HDDs,
                    dual speed CD-ROM, 3.5" 1.4 MB diskette drive, on-board
                    Cirrus 5428 SVGA

FR-892WW-AC         Prioris HX 5100MP/4 - Four Pentium 100 MHz, 128 MB ECC
                    memory, four 512 KB write-back cache modules, 2 channel
                    Wide RAID controller, dual speed CD-ROM, 3.5" 1.44 MB
                    diskette drive, on-board Cirrus 5428 SVGA

FR-PC89K-AA         U.S. country kit for Prioris HX 5100MP family including
                    user documentation, keyboard, and mouse upgrades

FR-PC89U-AA         HX590 or HX590 DP to HX 5100MP (1 processor) Upgrade

FR-PC89U-AB         HX590 or HX590 DP to HX 5100MP/2 (2 processors) Upgrade

FR-PC89U-AC         HX590 or HX590 DP to HX 5100MP/4 (4 processors) Upgrade

FR-PC89U-AD         HX 5100MP (1 processor) to HX 5100MP/2 (2 processors)
                    Upgrade

FR-PC89U-AE         HX 5100MP or HX 5100MP/2 to HX 5100MP/4 (4 processors)
                    Upgrade Memory

FR-PC77M-AP         16 MB of 70ns SIMMs (4 x 4MB)

FR-PC77M-AK         32 MB of 70ns SIMMs (4 x 8MB)

FR-PC77M-AL         64 MB of 70ns SIMMs (4 x 16MB)

FR-PC77M-AM         128 MB of 70ns SIMMs (4 x 32MB)

FR-PC89U-MC         Memory card for Prioris HX 5100MP family, 16 SIMM slots
                    (0 MB included) Hard disk drives

FR-PCWVR-AY         2.0 GB 7200 RPM Wide SCSI hard drive in SBB(1)

FR-PCXAR-AZ         4.0 GB 7200 RPM narrow SCSI hard drive

FR-PCXWR-AZ         4.0 GB 7200 RPM Wide SCSI hard drive

FR-PCXVR-AZ         4.0 GB 7200 RPM narrow SCSI hard drive in SBB(1)

FR-PCWVR-AZ         4.0 GB 7200 RPM Wide SCSI hard drive in SBB(1) SCSI
                    options

FR-KZPSC-AI         PCI 1 channel RAID controller (includes drivers for
                    NetWare, SCO UNIX,NT)

FR-KZPSC-BI         PCI 3 channel RAID controller (includes drivers for
                    NetWare, SCO UNIX,NT)

FR-PCXCR-AN         Quad Speed CD-ROM

FR-BN31S-IE         1.5 meter Wide SCSI cable for connection to Wide BA3X6
                    tower

(1)  SBB (Storage Building Block)

Services

The Prioris HX family includes a three year on-site warranty with next
business day response. This warranty is one of the most comprehensive in the
industry and includes product lifetime toll-free technical assistance,
Digital Bulletin Board Service, and Digital's automated fax back service.

Technical data

The Prioris HX 5100MP includes the following features:

*  Compliance with Intel's MPS 1.1 specification, which ensures SMP
   operating system compatibility
*  PCI bridge technology with five full bus master PCI slots, plus four EISA
   slots plus one PCI/EISA shared slot that can scale as processors and
   memory increase
*  128-bit memory bus keeps pace with the fast 100 MHz Pentium processors
*  Up to 1 GB of ECC system memory provides expansion for new applications
   and emerging technologies
*  Seven hot swap drive bays with dual-segment SCSI backplane for disk
   redundancy standard and support for RAID levels 0, 1, and 5
*  Support of the existing SCSI hard drives in Storage Building Blocks
   (SBBs), plus the recently announced 7200 RPM hard drives
*  Support for Digital's Remote Server Manager, with out-of-band server
   support via modem connections
*  Tested compatible operating environments:
     - Windows NT Server 3.50
     - Windows NT Workstation 3.5
     - Windows for Workgroups 3.11
     - Windows 3.0 and 3.1
     - IBM OS/2 2.1 and 3.1
     - IBM OS/2 SMP
     - SCO UNIX 3.2.4 (MPX license support)
     - SCO ODT 3.2.4
     - Novell NetWare 386 3.11 and 4.0
     - Novell UnixWare 2.0
     - Digital PATHWORKS V5.1
     - Banyan Vines
     - MS-DOS 5.0 and 6.22
*  Rackmountable (see related article in this issue)

PowerGrade Upgrade Path

Investment protection is important for any type of PC. It's even more
important when investing in servers. The Prioris HX family offers a number
of upgrade paths from the HX 590 and 590DP up to the HX 5100MP/4. The chart
below outlines the upgrade paths supported within the Prioris HX family.

From/To     HX 5100MP        HX 5100MP/2       HX 5100MP/4
            1 - Processor    2 - Processor     4 - Processor
HX 590      FR-PC89U-AA      FR-PC89U-AB       FR-PC89U-AC
            5100MP 1P        5100MP 2P         5100MP 4P
            Upgrade Kit      Upgrade Kit       Upgrade Kit
HX 590DP    FR-PC89U-AA      FR-PC89U-AB       FR-PC89U-AC
            5100MP 1P        5100MP 2P         5100 4P
            Upgrade Kit      Upgrade Kit       Upgrade Kit
HX 5100MP   N/A              FR-PC89U-AB       N/A
1P to 2P                     5100MP 2P
                             Upgrade Kit
HX 5100MP   N/A              N/A               FR-PC89U-AD
1P to 4P                                       5100MP 1P-to-
                                               2P
                                               Upgrade and
                                               FR-PC89U-AE
                                               5100MP 2P-to-
                                               4P Upgrade
HX 5100 MP  N/A              N/A               FR-PC89U-AE
2P to 4P    5100MP 2P-to-4P
            upgrade

Note:  PowerGrade packages upgrading the HX 590 and HX 590DP (models
FR-PC89U-AA, FR-PC89U-AB, and FR-PC89U-AC) include a new main logic board in
the upgrade kit and are NOT customer installable. Either a Digital Systems
Engineer or an Authorized Warranty Service Provider will install the upgrade
at no charge for these models only.
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