Re: DS20L

["Peter Watkinson" <peter watkinson1 ntlworld com>]

Maybe it means SC20

http://www.compaq.com/hpc/systems/sys_sc20_features.html

Apparently they've sold over 1000 ds20 already




     HP Introduces Powerful, High-density Server and Supercomputer
      More Than 1,000 New AlphaServer Systems Already Sold
      PALO ALTO, Calif., May 28, 2002


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      HP (NYSE:HPQ) today introduced the HP AlphaServer DS20L server and HP
AlphaServer SC20 supercomputer, which deliver to customers in fields as
diverse as entertainment to defense the power of a supercomputer in a
space-saving, rack-mounted configuration.

      The systems further strengthen HP's position as the leader in the
high-performance technical computing marketplace. According to industry
research group International Data Corp., the combined market share of HP and
Compaq represented 41.5 percent of the $5.06 billion high-performance
computing market.(1) More than 1,000 of the HP AlphaServer DS20L servers
have already been sold to customers throughout the world.

      "In high-end film production, quality is key and projects live or die
by the clock and our computer-generated feature film 'Ice Age' was no
exception. HP's AlphaServer systems helped us increase quality and shorten
the design cycle," said Carl Ludwig, vice president of research and
development, Blue Sky Studios. "With the HP AlphaServer DS20L we can expect
even more power in a single rack, deliver the high-quality rendering that
made 'Ice Age' so unique, and do it even faster."

      The HP AlphaServer DS20L server, based on the 1U high-density
computing format, is 1 ¾ inches high, 19 inches wide and 20 inches deep.
Each system contains two 64-bit Alpha processors with up to 2 GB of memory.
As many as 40 DS20L servers with 80 Alpha processors can be combined in a
single 6.5-foot-high rack-mounted configuration.

      The HP AlphaServer SC20 is a scalable, single-image supercomputer
based on DS20L building blocks. The SC20, which is available with HP Tru64
UNIX®, can combine up to 128 DS20L units via a high-speed interconnect and
deliver up to 426 gigaflops of performance.

      "The new HP AlphaServer DS20L doubles the per rack performance of the
nearest competitor," said Troy Deel, lead engineer, Zeta Associates, Federal
Program. "The ability to pack this much power into a small space will be
very appealing to our government customers."

      HP, the industry leader in clustering technology, also offers the
AlphaServer DS20L in HP Tru64 UNIX and Linux clustered configurations with a
broad variety of interconnects.

      "To help us increase quality and shorten design cycles, we've combined
dozens of AlphaServer DS series units in racks to create a very powerful,
easy-to-manage system that works as one," said Mark Hill, manager of
mid-range systems, Corning Inc. "The new HP AlphaServer DS20L gives us the
opportunity to pack even more power into a single rack and deliver
high-quality results faster."

      The new HP AlphaServer DS20L systems, rated at 132 gigaflops of peak
performance in a single rack, have produced the highest sustained
performance per rack (a rating of 724 per processor) for high-density
servers as measured by the industry-standard SPECfp_2000 benchmark.(2) The
DS20L also produced outstanding results in the SPECint2000, SPECfp_rate2000
and Linpack benchmarks.

      "The introduction of these high-density HP AlphaServer systems
reaffirms our commitment to meeting the milestones we outlined to our
customers in our AlphaServer product roadmap," said Rich Marcello, vice
president and general manager, HP Alpha Systems Division. "These AlphaServer
systems will be particularly significant for customers in areas such as
government security, scientific research and automotive and aerospace
engineering, which all need increasingly higher levels of performance but
have space and cost constraints."

      "The announcement of the HP AlphaServer DS20L is a strong indication
of the company's ongoing commitment to the HPTC community and to the
AlphaServer roadmap," said Debra Goldfarb, group vice president, Worldwide
Systems and Servers, IDC.

      "We see this product family enhancing HP's ability to support the
broad range of technical computing requirements from the department up to
terascale workloads. The DS20L further strengthens HP's overall portfolio of
products, enabling the company to maintain a leadership position within the
high-performance technical marketplace."

      HP also plans to introduce a high-end HP AlphaServer family based on
new Alpha EV7 processor technology later this year. The company has already
begun previewing early versions of these systems with select customers and
software partners.

      Pricing for the HP AlphaServer DS20L system, complete with two Alpha
processors, 512 MB of memory and 18.2 GB of disk storage, starts at an
estimated U.S. street price of less than $18,000. The HP AlphaServer SC20
supercomputer with a base system of eight Alpha processors and 4 GB of
memory is expected to begin shipping in August with an estimated U.S. street
price starting at $290,000.(3)

      Additional information on the new HP AlphaServer systems is available
at http://www.hp.com/products/alphasystems.

      About HP

      HP is a leading global provider of products, technologies, solutions
and services to consumers and businesses. The company's offerings span IT
infrastructure, personal computing and access devices, global services and
imaging and printing. HP merged with Compaq Computer Corp. on May 3, 2002.
The merged company had combined revenue of approximately $81.7 billion in
fiscal 2001 and operations in more than 160 countries. More information
about HP is available at http://www.hp.com.


      (1) IDC, Worldwide High Performance Technical Computing Census, 2001.

      (2) The SPEC benchmark is designed to provide a comparative measure of
compute-intensive performance across a range of hardware, using source code
developed from real world applications.

      (3) Actual prices may vary.












Peter Watkinson
peter.watkinson1@ntlworld.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kurt A. Ludwig" <n1pfc@isobutane.net>
To: <axp-list@redhat.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 2:12 PM
Subject: Re: DS20L


> hmm... Tru64 ran on them... at least on the IDE controller... are you
> talking about the SCSI controller?
>
> I know there was talk about changing it to an adaptec U160, which I guess
> was supported in Tru64 whereas the original LSI one wasn't...
>
> the funnier thing is if you go through the user manual and look at the WOL
> stuff.... still says CS20 in it =).
>
> Kurt
>
> On Wed, 29 May 2002, Maurice Hilarius wrote:
>
> > With regards to your message at 09:57 PM 5/29/02, Christopher C.
Chimelis.
> > Where you stated:
> >
> > >IIRC, there are some differences in the case design other than the
> > >face.  If they kept the changes that I saw in their pre-production
> > >DS20L's, they modified or replaced some of the things about the case
> > >design that were weak points on the CS20 (torsion resistance and fan
> > >attachment especially).
> > Where?
> > Same cheesy plastic fan brackets.
> > And no additional metal re-inforcements are visible.
> > If anyone seriously doubts I can post some internal pics on a webpage to
> > peruse.
> > Seems they DID finally get TRU64 running on them though.
> >
> >
> >
> > With our best regards,
> >
> > Maurice W. Hilarius       Telephone: 01-780-456-9771
> > Hard Data Ltd.               FAX:       01-780-456-9772
> > 11060 - 166 Avenue        mailto:maurice@harddata.com
> > Edmonton, AB, Canada      http://www.harddata.com/
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> >
> > Ask me about the UP1500 Alpha - Full systems from $3,500!
> >
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