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NEC Enterprise Server NEC Express5800/1000 Series NEC Express5800/1000 Technology Guide Vol.1 Powered by the Dual-Core Intel ® Itanium ® Processor NEC Express5800/1000 Series Reliabilit y a nd Per for ma nce t h roug h the f usion of t he N EC “A ”...
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With the new Dual-Core Intel third generation chipset “A compromised to realize mainframe-class reliability and supercomputer-class per formance. Express5800 /1000 series is the per fect IT platform for the most demanding mission critical enterprises. Supercomputer-class Performance •...
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Internal Connections of the Express5800/1000 Series Increased inter-Cell data transfer speeds Cell Processor Cell Controller Processor Processor Chipset Processor Memory Memory Mainframe-class RAS features Reliability / Availability • Dual-Core Intel ® Itanium ® processor: Error handling of hardware and operating system through Machine Check Architecture (MCA) •...
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Features for performance improvement ® ® Dual-Core Intel Itanium processor and high-speed inter/intra Cell cache-to-cache data transfer At the heart of the Express5800/1000 series server is the ® ® 64-bit Dual-Core Intel Itanium processor, redesigned for even faster processing of larger data sets.
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Memory Data Size The benefit of the TAG based mechanism, thus implemented in the Express5800/1000 series server, is that by accessing the TAG, unnecessary inquiries to the cache memory are filtered for a smoother transfer of data. Furthermore, the Express5800/1000...
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Generally, in order to achieve reliability and availability on an open server, clustering would be implemented. However, clustering comes with a price tag. To keep costs at a minimum, the Express5800/1000 series servers were designed to achieve a high level of reliability and availability, but within a single server.
To resolve this issue, the Express5800/1000 series servers have been designed to allow for the partial degradation of chipsets. Within each of the LSI chips, which make up the chipset, multiple LSI sub-units exist.
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(The 1080Rf has a crossbar-less configuration.) Complete modularization and redundancy Improvements in fault resilience, continuous operation and serviceability Major components of the Express5800/1000 series servers have been modularized, allowing for better serviceability and easy replacement in the event of a component failure.
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Integral clock distribution mechanisms such as the clock driver or the amplifier are, many times, not redundant. Such a construct leads to the existence of system single point of failures. The Express5800/1000 series servers have redundancy in not only Express5800/1000 Series Redundant: Active, Standby...
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In the event of a failure, the Express5800/1000 series servers also have the capability to automatically send detailed error logs to maintenance personnel, enabling us to further lessen the time required to resolve a system error.
® processors the Express5800/1000 series server, it is an ideal candidate for replacement or consolidation of older systems. The 1080Rf is a very compact 8U model which can support up to 8 internal 3.5 inch HDD and 16 PCI cards.
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Supported OS * NEC is a registered trademark and Empowered by Innovation a trademark of NEC Corporation and/or one or more of its subsidiaries. All are used under license. * Intel, Intel logo, Itanium and Itanium inside are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. * Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks or trademarks of the US Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.