AlphaServer ES47
Specifications
- Dual 1130MHz EV7 CPUs, each with 1.75MB on-chip L2 cache
- 8 GB ECC Registered PC1066 RDRAM (with 2 additional RIMMs for RAID memory)
- 2× 72 GB 10K RPM SCSI Drives
- Radeon 7500 in an AGP 4x
- Dual-port Gigabit Broadcom Tigon 3 NIC
- Dual-port SIIG serial card
The Marvel-series AlphaServers (ES47, ES80, and GS1280) support some quite interesting features. When powered the ES47 boots an embedded operating system running on an i386 EX that organizes one or more connected AlphaServers into many logical systems each capable of running its own operating system instance. I can, for instance, partition my 2 CPU system into two logical systems, each with a single CPU running different operating systems.
Marvel also supports RAID memory via a 5th RIMM on each memory channel. Whereas normal ECC memory can correct single-bit errors and detect double-bit errors, the memory system on Marvel can correct double-bit errors.
The system uses more than 600 watts, so it was very kind of the Computer Action Team at Portland State University to host it for me in their lab for nearly 10 years.
My good friend Ian made a video for his YouTube Channel about my ES47.
hp AlphaServer ES47 7/1300
SRM Console V7.2-11, built on Oct 4 2006 at 10:30:07
PALcode OpenVMS PALcode V2.11-25, Tru64 UNIX PALcode V2.08-19
PID 0 CPU 0 Cabinet 0 Drawer 0
NS,EW (0,0) Hard ID 0 1.75 MB Cache EV7 rev 3.0, 1300 MHz
Memory 0 4 GB
IO7 0 Embedded I/O IO7 pass 3
I/O Drawer 0 Cabinet 0 Riser 0 Backplane rev 2
PCI Bus 0 Hose 0 64 Bit, 66 MHz PCI 2.2 mode
PCI Bus 1 Hose 1 64 Bit, 33 MHz PCI 2.2 mode
PCI Bus 2 Hose 2 64 Bit, 33 MHz PCI 2.2 mode
AGP Bus 3 Hose 3 AGP rev 2.0 AGP 1x/4x mode
PID 1 CPU 1 Cabinet 0 Drawer 0
NS,EW (1,0) Hard ID 1 1.25 MB Cache EV7 rev 3.0, 1300 MHz
Memory 1 4 GB
No Local I/O
System Memory 8 GB
RIMMs
PID Cab Drw CPU 0123456789 Size Address
0 0 0 0 PPPPP..... 4 GB 0 Non-Striped
1 0 0 1 PPPPP..... 4 GB 400000000 Non-Striped
Cab Dwr IOR Port Slot Option Hose Bus Slot Function Name
0 0 0 0 1 164814E4/164814E4 0 0 1 0
+ 164814E4/164814E4 0 0 1 1
0 0 0 1 3 950A1415/2031131F 1 0 3 0
+ 95101415/0000131F 1 0 3 1
0 0 0 2 1 Adaptec AIC-7892 2 0 1 pka
0 0 0 2 2 CMD 649 PCI-IDE 2 0 2 dqa
0 0 0 2 3 USB 2 0 3 0 usba
+ USB 2 0 3 1 usbb
+ USB 2 0 3 2 usbc
+ USB 2 0 3 3 usbd
0 0 0 3 1 Radeon 7500 AGP 3 0 5 vga
Hose Cab Dwr IOR Port Slots
Slot Option Hose 0, Bus 0, PCI
1/0 164814E4/164814E4
1/1 164814E4/164814E4
Slot Option Hose 1, Bus 0, PCI
3/0 950A1415/2031131F
3/1 95101415/0000131F
Slot Option Hose 2, Bus 0, PCI
1 Adaptec AIC-7892 pka0.7.0.1.2 SCSI Bus ID 7
dka0.0.0.1.2 COMPAQ BD07285A25
dka100.1.0.1.2 COMPAQ BD07285A25
2 CMD 649 PCI-IDE dqa.0.0.2.2
dqa0.0.0.2.2 CD-W216E
3/0 USB usba0.0.0.3.2 hub
3/1 USB usbb0.0.0.103.2 hub
3/2 USB usbc0.0.0.203.2 hub
3/3 USB usbd0.0.0.303.2
Slot Option Hose 3, Bus 0, PCI
5 Radeon 7500 AGP vga0.0.0.5.3
Links
- HP AlphaServer ES47 and ES80 - Overview
- HP AlphaServer ES47, ES80, GS1280 - How to Connect to MBM Console
- HP AlphaServer GS1280/ES80/ES47 Systems - Benefits of Using RAID Memory Option
- HP AlphaServer GS1280/ES80/ES47 - DUO/CPU Speed Check
- HP AlphaServer GS1280/ES80/ES47 - Configuring Memory
- Performance Analysis of Alphaserver GS1280
