Appendix A. Technical Specifications and Pinouts
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Appendix A. Technical Specifications and Pinouts

This appendix contains technical specification information about your system, as follows:

System-level Specifications

Table A-1 and Table A-2 summarize the system configuration ranges.

Table A-1. Altix 3300 System Configuration Ranges

Category

Minimum

Maximum

Processors

4

12

Peak performance
900 MHz processor

~14.4 Gflops
(one 4P-node brick)

~43.2 Gflops
(three 4P-node bricks)

C–brick memory capacity

2 GB

16 GB

System main memory capacity

2 GB (one node brick)

48 GB (3-node bricks)

I/O channels

2

6

Number of I/O bricks

One IX-brick

One IX-brick


Table A-2. Altix 3700 System Configuration Ranges

Category

Minimum

Maximum

Processors

16

512

Peak performance
1.0 GHz processor

~64 Gflops
(four 4P-node bricks)

~2 Tflops
(128 4P-node bricks)

C–brick memory capacity

2 GB

16 GB

System main memory capacity

8 GB (4-node bricks)

2 TB (128-node bricks)

I/O channels

8

256

Number of I/O bricks

One IX-brick

One IX-brick and seven PX-bricks


Physical Specifications

Table A-3 shows the physical specifications of the Altix 3300 system.

Table A-3. Altix 3300 Physical Specifications

Feature

Specification

Dimensions for a single rack, including doors and side panels

Height: 36.06 in. (916 mm)
Width: 25.41 in. (645 mm)
Depth: 41.83 in. (1062 mm)

 

 

Shipping dimensions

Height: 48.75 in. (1238 mm)
Width: 29.25 in. (743 mm)
Depth: 42.75 in. (1086 mm)

Weight (maximum)

Compute rack

Disk rack

 

 

507 lb (230 kg)

1400 lb (635 kg)

Shipping weight (maximum)

Compute rack

Disk rack

 

 

582 lb (264 kg)

1785 lb (810 kg)

Access requirements

Front

Rear

Side

 

 

36 in. (91.4 cm)

36 in. (91.4 cm)

None

Table A-4 shows the physical specifications of the Altix 3700 system.

Table A-4. Altix 3700 Physical Specifications

Feature

Specification

Dimensions for a single tall rack, including doors and side panels

Height: 74.25 in. (1886 mm)
Width: 30.88 in. (784 mm)
Depth: 53.27 in. (1353 mm)

Shipping dimensions

Height: 80 in. (2032 mm)
Width: 41.5 in. (1054 mm)
Depth: 62.75 in. (1594 mm)

Weight (maximum)

Compute rack

I/O rack

Disk rack

 

 

1400 lb (635 kg)

1225 lb (556 kg)

1400 lb (635 kg)

 

Shipping weight (maximum)

Compute rack

I/O rack

Disk rack

 

 

1785 lb (810 kg)

1588 lb (720 kg)

1785 lb (810 kg)

Access requirements

Front

Rear

Side

 

 

48 in. (1219 mm)

48 in. (1219 mm)

None


Environmental Specifications

Table A-5 lists the environmental specifications of the system.

Table A-5. Environmental Specifications

Feature

Specification

Temperature tolerance
(operating)

+5 °C (41 °F) to +35 °C (95 °F) (up to 1500 m / 5000 ft.)
+5 °C (41 °F) to +30 °C (86 °F) (1500 m to 3000 m /5000 ft. to 10,000 ft.)

Temperature tolerance
(non-operating)

-40 °C (-40 °F) to +60 °C (140 °F)

Relative humidity

10% to 80% operating (no condensation)
10% to 95% non-operating (no condensation)

Heat dissipation to air

Altix 3300

Altix 3700

 

7.98 kBTU/hr maximum (based on 2.34 kW)

21.73 kBTU/hr maximum (based on 6.37 kW)

Cooling requirement

Ambient air

Air flow: intake (front), exhaust (rear)

Less than 3200 CFM

Maximum altitude

10,000 ft. (3,049 m) operating
40,000 ft. (12,195 m) non-operating

Acoustical noise level

Less than 65 dBa maximum


Power Specifications

Table A-6 shows the power specifications for the system.

Table A-6. Power Specifications

Feature

Specification

Single-phase power requirements

Voltage

Frequency

Power

 

100-240 VAC

50-60 Hz

6.37 kW

Hold-up time

20 ms

Total harmonic distortion

Less than 14% at full load


I/O Port Specifications

This section contains specifications and port pinout information for the I/O ports of your system, as follows:

Ethernet Port

The system auto-selects the Ethernet port speed and type (duplex vs. half-duplex) when the server is booted, based on what it is connected to. Figure A-1 shows the Ethernet port.

Figure A-1. Ethernet Port

Ethernet Port

Table A-7 shows the cable pinout assignments for the Ethernet port operating in 10/100-Base-T mode and also operating in 1000Base-T mode.

Table A-7. Ethernet Pinouts

Ethernet 10/100Base-T Pinouts

Gigabit Ethernet Pinouts

Pins Assignment

Pins Assignment

1 Transmit +

1 Transmit/Receive 0 +

2 Transmit –

2 Transmit/Receive 0 –

3 Receive +

3 Transmit/Receive 1 +

4 NU

4 Transmit/Receive 2 +

5 NU

5 Transmit/Receive 2 –

6 Receive –

6 Transmit/Receive 1 –

7 NU

7 Transmit/Receive 3 +

8 NU

8 Transmit/Receive 3 –

NU = Not used

External SCSI Port Connector

Figure A-2 shows the external SCSI VHDCI connector pin locations for the external SCSI connector. This connector is located on the IO9 base I/O card in the IX-brick. Table A-8 shows the SCSI VHDCI pin assignments.

Figure A-2. External SCSI Connector Pin Locations

External SCSI Connector Pin Locations

Table A-8. SCSI VHDCI Pin Assignments

Pin Number

Signal Name

Pin Number

Signal Name

1

+DB (12)

35

-DB (12)

2

+DB (13)

36

-DB (13)

3

+DB (14)

37

-DB (14)

4

+DB (15)

38

-DB (15)

5

+DB (P1)

39

-DB (P1)

6

+DB (0)

40

-DB (0)

7

+DB (1)

41

-DB (1)

8

+DB (2)

42

-DB (2)

9

+DB (3)

43

-DB (3)

10

+DB (4)

44

-DB (4)

11

+DB (5)

45

-DB (5)

12

+DB (6)

46

-DB (6)

13

+DB (7)

47

-DB (7)

14

+DB (P0)

48

-DB (P0)

15

Ground

49

Ground

16

DIFFSENS

50

Ground

17

TERMPWR

51

TERMPWR

18

TERMPWR

52

TERMPWR

19

Reserved

53

Reserved

20

Ground

54

Ground

21

+ATN

55

-ATN

22

Ground

56

Ground

23

+BSY

57

–BSY

24

+ACK

58

–ACK

25

+RST

59

–RST

26

+MSG

60

–MSG

27

+SEL

61

–SEL

28

+CD

62

–CD

29

+REQ

63

–REQ

30

+IO

64

–IO

31

+DB (8)

65

-DB (8)

32

+DB (9)

66

-DB (9)

33

+DB (10)

67

-DB(10)

34

+DB (11)

68

-DB (11)


Serial Ports

The IX-brick features two 9-pin serial ports standard and an additional two serial ports as an option. These ports are capable of transferring data at rates as high as 230 kbps. Other features of the ports include the following:

  • Programmable data, parity, and stop bits

  • Programmable baud rate and modem control

Figure A-3 shows a serial port.

Figure A-3. Serial Port

Serial Port

Table A-9 shows pinout assignments for the 9-pin male DB-9 connector.

Table A-9. Serial Port Pinout

Pin

Assignment

Description

1

DCD

Data carrier detect

2

RXD

Receive data

3

TXD

Transmit data

4

DTR

Data terminal ready

5

GND

Signal ground

6

DSR

Data set ready

7

RTS

Request to send

8

CTS

Clear to send

9

RI

Ring indicator


Stereo Jack Connector

Figure A-4 shows the stereo jack connector conductors that are used for the RT interrupt input and RT interrupt output ports of the IO9 base I/O card. The IO9 base I/O card is located in the IX-brick. Table A-10 lists the conductor assignments for the stereo jack connector.

Figure A-4. Stereo Jack Connector Conductors

Stereo Jack Connector Conductors

Table A-10. Stereo Jack Connector Conductor Assignments

Conductor

Function

Tip

 +5 V

Ring

Signal; interrupt (active low)

Sleeve

Chassis ground and cable shield


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