QuickSpecs
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− Evaluate Configuration Requirements to Support Optional Partitioning (continued)
System Software Required for AlphaServer GS80 Hardware Partition Support
Software Licensing for Hardware Partitions
• Base systems include operating system license (Tru64 UNIX or OpenVMS) that licenses up to two hardware partitions
User and capacity-based licensing is unaffected by hardware partitions. Examples:
• If a product is licensed for 200 concurrent users, these users can be split among the partitions, but cannot exceed 200 total users.
• If users have a departmental (license code ″G″) capacity license for a product, that license can be loaded into the license databases on each of
the hardware partitions.
Licensing Partitioned AlphaServer GS80 Systems for Both OpenVMS and Tru64 UNIX
• If the system requires both OpenVMS and Tru64 UNIX operating systems be licensed, one operating system license is included in the
base system and the second is added as a line item. The second operating system license upgrade, which includes the license for only
one CPU, would be added to the order using the following part numbers. Order appropriate media and documentation kits from Step 13.
OpenVMS software upgrade for GS80
QB-63PAG-AG
Tru64 UNIX software upgrade for GS80
QB-595AM-AA
• Only those SMP processors intended for use with the second operating system must be similarly licensed. Use the following license-only
part numbers to add an SMP license for any CPUs intended for use with the second operating system:
OpenVMS Alpha SMP license for GS80
QL-MT1A9-6Q
Tru64 UNIX Alpha SMP license for GS80
QL-MT4A9-6Q
• The order of licensing is not important, but the following examples are similarly constructed for clarity: The configuration starts with a
Tru64 UNIX base system part number and the addition of OpenVMS licenses.
Example 1: 8-CPU GS80 system in which all processors are licensed for both OpenVMS and Tru64 UNIX:
• Base system order would include a DA-A80BE-Ax and seven 3X-KN8AB-AB SMP upgrade CPUs
• Add one QB-63PAG-AG OpenVMS software upgrade and seven QL-MT1A9-6Q OpenVMS Alpha SMP licenses
Example 2: 8-CPU GS80 system in which all the processors are licensed for Tru64 UNIX and four processors are also licensed for OpenVMS:
• Base system order would include a DA-A80AE-Ax and seven 3X-KN8AB-AB SMP upgrade CPUs
• Add one QB-63PAG-AG OpenVMS software upgrade and three QL-MT1A9-6Q OpenVMS Alpha SMP licenses
• User and capacity-based licenses would be added for the second operating system environment as though it were a standalone system.
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− Configure Packaging Options
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− Redundant (N+1) Power Supplies
• Power supplies included with Model 4 and Model 8 systems can support all combinations of CPUs, memory, and I/O that can be
configured within the system boxes.
• Additional 48V power regulators can be ordered to provide N+1 power redundancy.
• For Model 4 systems, order one power supply to achieve N+1 capability; for Model 8 systems, order two power supplies to achieve N+1
capability.
1000W 48V power supply
H7510-BA
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− Internal System Expansion
• AlphaServer GS80 Model 4 and Model 8 systems can support one additional PCI drawer (master or expansion) or
DS-SL13R-xx StorageWorks shelf in the system cabinet.
• System cabinet provides space for one forward facing StorageWorks shelf.
− One DS-SL13x-xx Ultra3 SCSI (LVD) shelf; shelf supports a
maximum of 14 Ultra3 disk drives
Internal StorageWorks Expansion
• Each UltraSCSI StorageWorks shelf requires a SCSI controller and a SCSI cable
to connect controller to shelf
• StorageWorks drives are listed in a subsequent section