[Search for users] [Overall Top Noters] [List of all Conferences] [Download this site]

Conference mvblab::alphaserver_4100

Title:AlphaServer 4100
Moderator:MOVMON::DAVISS
Created:Tue Apr 16 1996
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:648
Total number of notes:3158

79.0. "To B-cache or not to B-cache" by PERFOM::HENNING () Tue May 28 1996 18:16

T.RTitleUserPersonal
Name
DateLines
79.1Draft 1PERFOM::HENNINGTue May 28 1996 18:16214
79.2Can the Bcache be taken out/disabled ??WBC::DOERINGWash BM Center 339-5213Wed May 29 1996 15:4311
79.3No way to disable b-cache; CPU_ENABLED feature for SMP scalingLANDO::CUMMINSWed May 29 1996 15:5616
79.4WBC::DOERINGWash BM Center 339-5213Wed May 29 1996 16:377
79.5mixing CPU variants?CUJO::SAMPSONWed May 29 1996 20:315
79.6LANDO::CUMMINSWed May 29 1996 20:415
79.7Possible, but not recomendedSTAR::jacobi.zko.dec.com::JACOBIPaul A. Jacobi - OpenVMS Alpha DevelopmentFri May 31 1996 18:1317
79.8LANDO::CUMMINSFri May 31 1996 18:224
79.9Sort of..VNASWS::ERIKErik A.Rosdol, ACT-IT Vienna, AustriaMon Jun 17 1996 05:548
79.10i.e. no, it doesn't work...USPS::FPRUSSFrank Pruss, 202-232-7347Fri Jul 19 1996 22:005
79.11cacheless writeup ok to forwardPERFOM::HENNINGThu Oct 17 1996 12:014
79.12does the price make the performance reasonable?TROOA::MSCHNEIDERNothing witty to sayFri Nov 15 1996 18:209
79.13Change in cache RAM and Rawhide pricingSTAR::jacobi.zko.dec.com::jacobiPaul A. Jacobi - OpenVMS Systems GroupMon Nov 18 1996 12:5814
79.14BCache RAM pricesPOBOXB::STEINMANMon Nov 18 1996 16:0314
79.15slower, but still viable?TROOA::MSCHNEIDERNothing witty to sayTue Nov 19 1996 08:1811
79.16"slightly substantiated opinion"DANGER::HAYESTue Nov 19 1996 10:1447
79.17Cacheless Rawhide vs Pentium ProSTAR::jacobi.zko.dec.com::jacobiPaul A. Jacobi - OpenVMS Systems GroupTue Nov 19 1996 13:2216
79.18PPro for UNIX or VMS?TROOA::MSCHNEIDERNothing witty to sayWed Nov 20 1996 00:023
79.19App Server vs DB ServerTROOA::NAISHO�4ME Paul Naish DTN 631-7280Fri Nov 29 1996 12:4611
79.20AMCFAC::RABAHYdtn 471-5160, outside 1-810-347-5160Wed Mar 05 1997 13:206
re .5-.10:

There's an AlphaServer 4100 with two CPU's, one 5/300 and one 5/300E, running
Windows NT Server V4.0 as a demo system at a customer site.  It appears to be
functioning correctly.  Do we need to deal with this, or can it safely be left
as is for the duration of the demo?
79.21mixing not recommendedPOBOXB::STEINMANWed Mar 05 1997 16:328
    
    I would strongly recommend that you don't mix the CPU types.  I
    personally have seen this fail in the lab, although I've heard of many
    reports that it does indeed work.  We've performed no qualification of
    this type of configuration, and seeing as it's a customer demo, it
    isn't worth the risk of discovering any incompatibilities.
    
    mo