SPARCserver 630 akaSUN 4/630


Processor History

  • Model 52 later became the Model 512
  • Model 54 later became the Model 514

    SPECint92

  • Model 41 is 52.6
  • Model 52 is 58.1 x 2
  • Model 54 is 58.1 x 4

    SPECfp92

  • Model 41 is 64.7
  • Model 52 is 71.4 x 2
  • Model 54 is 71.4 x 4

    SPECthruput89

  • 50.9 (Model 120 ) w/compilers from KAI
  • 91.1 (Model 140 ) w/compilers from KAI
  • Model 41 is not applicapable
  • Model 52 is 109 (estimated)
  • Model 54 is 218 (estimated)

    MIPS

  • 28.5 per processor, Models 120 or 140
  • 2 (120) or 4 (140) processors per system
  • max MIPS 4 processors is 114 MIPS
  • Model 120 is 57 combined mips
  • Model 140 is 114 combined mips
  • Model 41 is 96.2 mips
  • Model 52 is 200+ mips
  • Model 54 is 400+ mips
  • 1, 2 or 4 processors per system
  • max MIPS 4 processors is 400+ MIPS

    MFLOPS

  • 4.2 per FPU (Models 120 & 140)
  • 2 or 4 FPU's per system (Models 120 & 140)
  • max MFLOPS is 16.8 (Model 140)
  • Model 41 is 17.2 mflops
  • Model 52 is 38 mflops
  • Model 54 is 76 mflops
  • 1,2 or 4 FPU's per system
  • max MFLOPS is 76 (Model 54)

    MBUS

  • there are no processors directly on the motherboard
  • CPU's are 1 or 2 per MBUS module
  • there is a max of 2 MBUS modules per SS10 system
  • speed is 320MB per second peak and 95MB sustained
  • MBUS is a SPARC International spec.
  • Super SPARC is the TI processor we use

    PROCESSOR

  • Texas Instruments Super SPARC
  • Super SPARC or Viking is a super scalar
  • implementation of SPARC that follow Version 8
  • what this means is that it can execute more then
  • 1 instruction per clock cycle
  • Viking has 20KB of instruction cache on-board
  • Viking has 16KB of data cache on-board
  • Viking has an optional external cache of 1 MB
  • Model 30 is the only processor that does not have
  • the external 1 MB cache

  • Cypress, 40 MHz (ROSS Modules 120 & 140)
  • 40 MHz; 28.5 MIPS (ROSS Modules 120 & 140)

    FPU

  • TI8847 40Mhz 4.2 Megaflops (ROSS Modules 120 & 140)

  • Model 41 at 40 MHz, (1 processor) external cache
  • Model 52 at 45 MHz, (2 processors) external cache
  • Model 54 at 45 MHz, (4 processors) external cache

    MMU

  • Viking (Models 41, 52 & 54 ) support 64,000 contexts
  • Viking supports V8 of the SPARC
  • Reference MMU spec
  • This allows for QUAD Precision 128 bits also

    CACHE

  • Model 41 at 40 MHz, (1 processor) 1MB external cache
  • Model 41 20KB of instruction and 16KB of data cache on-board
  • Model 52 at 45 MHz, (2 processors) 1MB external cache
  • Model 52 20KB of instruction and 16KB of data cache on-board
  • Model 54 at 45 MHz, (4 processors) 1MB external cache
  • Model 54 20KB of instruction and 16KB of data cache on-board

    SBUS

  • there are 4 SBUS slots available on the 600 board
  • only 3 are available if you have a 4 processor system
  • the reason for this is the second MBUS module sits
  • over the fourth SBUS slot
  • sustained thruput is 30 to 50MBs per second
  • The reason for SBUS on the 600 series is to
  • take advantage of the large # of SBus Cards
  • On a 514 you loose TWO of the SBus slots
  • because of the size of the processor modules
  • Clock is 20MHz
  • CPU 32 byte burst transfers in 11 clock cycles =
  • 58MB/sec
  • DVMA 32 byte burst transfers in 12 clock cycles =
  • 53MB/sec

    MEMORY

  • max memory is 128MB (4 SIMMS) OR 512MB (16MB SIMMS)
  • There are two memory banks of 16 slots each
  • expansion memory cards are not supported

    MONITOR

  • optional; color 16" and 19"; 19" monochrome

    PACKAGE

  • 56" 16 slot cabinet; VME bus; 22MB/sec bandwidth

    PERIPHERALS

  • 1/4" tape, 1/2" tape, IPI disks, CD-ROM

    PORTS

  • 2 RS232/423 ports on cpu board
  • 1 SCSI, 1 ethernet, 1 JTAG

    TAPE

  • tape is 150MB SCSI 1/4" tape
  • Front Load 6250/1600/800 HP tape drive
  • also can accommodate 2.3 GB 8mm

    DISK

  • This is the initial max on the 630
  • 26 GB of SCSI Disk capacity using 1.3 GB SCSI
  • up to 1.3GB of SCSI in the main cabinet
  • the expansion rack can have up to 10.4GB
  • there is max of three expansion racks
  • the absolute max is 20 SCSI drives on the 630
  • up to 4 SBus SCSI host adapter with 4 drives
  • on each and 4 on the motherboard SCSI host adapter
  • the 1.3's have a seek time of 11.5ms and transfer
  • at 3 to 4.5MB per second using ZBR (zone bit
  • recording)

    SCSI

  • CD-ROM comes standard; up to 3 5 1/4" devices

  • The current max is 41GB - using 2.1
  • This is calculated:
  • (2) DSCSI Expansion pedestals 16.8GB each (33.6GB Total)
  • using (8) 2.1GB DSCSI's per pedestal
  • all 4 SBus slots are used with (2) DSCSI Expansion pedestals
  • this is because you can not go from one tray to the bottom
  • there is a limit of 4 DSCSI's to the DSBE in this scenario

  • There is always a cdrom in the 630
  • we can connect 6 (1 internal 5 external ) 1.3's (7.8GB
  • Total )
  • This takes us to the 41 GB max (41.4 actual )

    BUS

  • VME bus
  • 1 9u VME slot is available
  • 2 6u VME slots are available

    OPERATING SYSTEM

  • 4.1.2 was the first release for the 120 and 140 models
  • 4.1.2 has 4.1.1 binary compatibility
  • SOLARIS 2.0 is available as of June 29, 1992
  • SOLARIS 2.0 will be SVR4/MT (multi-threaded)
  • 4.1.3 is the the first release for Model 41
  • SOLARIS 2.x will be available in winter 92
  • at this point you will be able to add a second
  • processor module ie a Model 52 and/or 54
  • It is important to tell your customer that in
  • order to transition to multiple Vikings (Model 52 or 54)
  • you MUST also transition to Solaris 2.x

    UPGRADES

  • customers who have 4/330, 4/370, 4/390
  • 4/470 or 4/490 can board level upgrade
  • to the new 4/600 systems
  • all 911 and 1GB IPI drives are supported
  • as well as 1/2" tape, SCSI disk and 1/4" drives
  • and 2.3GB 8mm tape drives
  • qualified 300 series SIMMS are supported
  • from both 370 and 390 systems
  • Below are examples of MBus upgrades
  • SPARCserver 600MP Model 120 to SPARCserver 600MP Model 41
  • SPARCserver 600MP Model 120 to SPARCserver 600MP Model 52
  • SPARCserver 600MP Model 140 to SPARCserver 600MP Model 54
  • SPARCserver 600MP Model 41 to SPARCserver 600MP Model 52
  • SPARCserver 600MP Model 52 to SPARCserver 600MP Model 54

    PACKAGE

  • 5 slot VME (3 9u & 2 6u ) system

    POWER

  • power supply is 200-240VAC, 1200 watt
  • auto-ranging

    DBA

  • < 55 dba for CPU and < 65 dba for expansion rack

    DATABASE

  • 134.9 tps using Sybase TPC-B
  • Model 41 TPS is 120 estimated
  • Model 52 TPS is 180 estimated
  • Model 54 TPS is 220 estimated

    NFS

  • with the SBus prestoserve and the NC-400
  • the 600 series make EXCELLENT file servers
  • with both we can achieve high NFS ops per/sec
  • TBD performance #'s for the 41, 52 & 54

    CODENAME

  • Galaxy

    Date this file was last modified

  • December 26, 1995