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In article <6998@castle.ed.ac.uk>, cmb@castle.ed.ac.uk (Colin Brough) writes:
> I realise that this request has probably been aired on the net before,
> but I missed it first time round...(And sorry if its the wrong group!)
>
	I started doing this from memory, but got the chance to
	go by work this morning to get a copy of the Systems and
	Options Catalog and the Fall Decus presentation on the
	VAX 9000 performance.
 
> I am looking for information on the Vax 9000 series of mainframes from
> DEC.  Performance (vector and scalar), memory size, I/O connections,
> physical configuration, power requirements and cost are all figures I'd 
> be interested in.  Also, what relationship does the 9000 bear to the
> earlier 6000 series?

	Scaler Performance: ~40 VUPS per CPU.  I've seen the combined 
	SPEC number, but I don't think we've made it public yet.

	Vector Performance: Some of the Vector numbers given:

		1000x1000 LINPACK - 80 MFLOPS
		Lawrence Livermore Loops
		    Maximum - 101.3 MFLOPS
		    Arithmetic Mean - 23.3 MFLOPS
		    Geometric Mean - 16.0 MFLOPS
		Perfect Club - 6 to 24 MFLOPS (*)
		    ADM    -  9.0 MFLOPS
		    ARC2D  - 11.9 MFLOPS
		    FLO52  - 16.0 MFLOPS
		    OCEAN  - 10.0 MFLOPS
		    SPEC77 - 15.3 MFLOPS
		    BDNA   -  6.8 MFLOPS
		    MDG    -  6.2 MFLOPS
		    OCD    -  7.7 MFLOPS
		    TRFD   - 10.7 MFLOPS
		    DYFESM - 23.8 MFLOPS
		    SPICE  -  4.3 MFLOPS
		    MG3D   -  N/A MFLOPS
		    TRACK  -  5.8 MFLOPS

		(*) The comment in the original slides is, "These tests
		are baseline, optimized results will be released later".

	Memory size: At the moment 256 MB and 512 MB.  With higher
	density memory chips this can be expanded to 2 GB.  The
	operating systems will probably need a couple of changes	
	to support this though.

	I/O connections: It depends on the model.

		VAX 9000-210 - One XMI I/O bus included.  Up to four VAX
		channels available.

		VAX 9000-410/420 - Two XMI I/O buses included.  Up to
		8 VAXBI channels available.

		VAX 9000-430/440 - Four XMI I/O buses include.  Up to
		14 VAXBI channels available.

	The native XMI I/O adapters currently available are:

		KDM70: DSA disk and tape controller (8 ports, two
		available for tapes).

		    VAX 9000-210     - Up to 5 per system.
		    VAX 9000-410/420 - Up to 9 per system.
		    VAX 9000-430/440 - Up to 19 per system.

		CIXCD: CI adapter.

		    VAX 9000-210 - Up to 8 per system.
		    VAX 9000-4x0 - Up to 10 per system.

		DEMNA: Ethernet adapter.

		    VAX 9000-210     - Up to 4 per system.
		    VAX 9000-410/420 - Up to 8 per system.
		    VAX 9000-430/440 - Up to 16 per system.

	The individual operating systems may adjust the numbers
	of things supported according to tested configurations.

	Physical configuration: The VAX 9000-210 is a single CPU 
	system in an a set of 60 inch cabinets.  There are four
	cabinets with an optional fifth for the VAXBI expansion.
	Below are the widths of the cabinets.

		CPU cabinet - 36 inches
		System Control Unit and Memory - 26 inches
		Front End Cabinet - 36 inches
		VAXBI Cabinet - 29 inches
		Utility Port Conditioner Cabinet (UPC) - 45

	    It appears there is an integrated power front-end
	    option available in North America only (H7390).

	The VAX 9000-410 (single CPU) and VAX 9000-420 (two CPUs)
	come in a similar configuation to the Model 210.  The
	Front End Cabinet is replaced by a XMI Cabinet that is
	29 inches wide and contains two 14 slot XMI I/O buses.
	The UPC is included.  Each cabinet is 72 inches tall,
	except the VAXBI and UPC cabinets that are still 60
	inches tall.

	The VAX 9000-430 (three CPUs) and VAX 9000-440 include
	another CPU cabinet, XMI cabinet and UPC cabinet.

	Power requirements: The following is transcribed as
	closely as possible from the SOC.

				210	410	420	430	440
	Amps/phase  H7390	35
		    UPC 208V	35	38	51	51+38	2 x 51
		    UPC		19	21	28	28+21	2 x 28
		    (380/416 V)
		      
	Input Voltage H7370	208 V 50 Hz, 3-phase, 100 amps/phase cir.
		      UPC	208 V 50/60 Hz, 3-phase, 100 amps/phase
				380 V/416 V, 50 Hz, 3-phase, 50 amps/phase

	If you want more details track down a DEC sales critter.

	Cost: Our on-line price listed didn't have any of the systems 
	and I didn't check the price book.  I'd rather not try to
	guess.

> 
> Thanks in advance for any information.
> 

	You're welcome.
> __________________________________________________________________________
> Colin Brough                           Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre


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