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HP 3000 Corporate Business Systems CS 990, CS 992/100, CS 992/200, CS
992/300, CS 992/400, Technical Data

HP 3000 Computer Systems

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The HP 3000 Corporate Business Systems are highly expandable, high
performance computers offering superior value and ease of use for
their performance class. They deliver mainframe performance, data
center management functionality, and high availability, at a
significantly lower cost of ownership than traditional mainframe
systems.
   These systems combine the advantages of HP's leading-edge
Precision Architecture RISC (PA-RISC) technology and symmetrical
multiprocessing together with mainframe-class memory and I/O bus
architectures to deliver leading edge performance today, and
expansion for performance upgrades in the future. Powerful hardware
is driven by a robust operating system, MPE/iX, designed to handle a
variety of business critical data processing applications. MPE/iX
offers powerful system management utilities, high availability
options, tools for performance measurement and monitoring and
built-in features to ensure data integrity.
   All HP 3000 systems are complemented by a full range of high
quality HP peripherals, industry standard networking, a rich set of
application development facilities, several high performance database
management solutions, and advanced PC integration products. Since the
HP 3000 Corporate Business System is compatible with other HP 3000
systems, a multitude of business solutions are available which meet a
wide range of business needs.

Features
o 16.7 ns system clock cycle and five-stage instruction pipelining
  for fast instruction execution with virtually every clock cycle
o Large high-speed instruction and data caches (2 Mbytes each) for
  optimized hardware performance
o High-performance floating point co-processor standard for increased
  performance in compute intensive applications
o Single chip VLSI CPU on single-board processors provides high
  reliability
o Symmetrical multiprocessing for convenient, modular growth
o Enhanced, high-speed bus structure and memory mapped file system
  optimized for I/O intensive relational database and IMAGE database
  management applications (Processor Memory Bus - 1 GB/sec peak
  bandwidth)
o Optional windows--based OpenView PC console for customizable,
  exception-based systems management through highlighted icons.
o Optional high availability, systems management and PC-based
  performance analysis and capacity planning software.
o Corporate Business System DX packages provide standard PC-based
  performance tools, factory pre-installation of the OpenView PC
  console, and selected high availability software with optional
  pre-installation.
o Air-cooled design for low power and cooling requirements.
o Compact system cabinet and external cabinets for rackmounted I/O
  bays and peripherals minimize floorspace requirements.
o 192 Mbyte--2 Gbyte Error Correcting Code memory expandable in 64,
  128 or 256 Mbyte increments for balanced system I/O and application
  performance
o Maximum of 690 Gbytes of disk storage for very large database
  support
o Standard battery backup, powerfail recovery to prevent data loss
  after a power failure
o Support for a wide offering of high quality, high-speed HP disk
  arrays, tapes, printers and other peripheral devices connected by HP
  SCSI, fiber-link, and HP-IB (IEEE 488)
o Support for thousands of applications to meet your business needs

Table 1. Specifications

                 |990        992/100     992/200   992/300   992/400
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Relative         |1          1.25        2.1       2.9       3.5
  Performance    |
CPU clock        |21         16.7        16.7      16.7      16.7
  cycle (ns)     |
Maximum users    |2300       2300        2300      2300      2300
Standard/Maximum |
 Memory (Mbytes) |192/2      192/2       256/2     256/2     256/2
                 |Gbytes     Gbytes      Gbytes    Gbytes    Gbytes
Cache Size       |4 Mbytes   4 Mbytes    2 x 4     3 x 4     4 x 4
  (I plus D)     |                       Mbytes    Mbytes    Mbytes
Maximum Disk     |690        690         690       690       690
                 |Gbytes     Gbytes      Gbytes    Gbytes    Gbytes

Powerful, Low Cost Hardware Design

HP Precision Architecture RISC
The HP 3000 CS 99X business computers use HP's Precision Architecture
RISC (PA-RISC) technology to provide high performance and reliability
at a low cost.
   PA-RISC is built upon Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC)
principles, a design approach that delivers greatly simplified
computers that are optimized to provide the highest performance for a
given integrated circuit technology. The inherent simplicity of
PA-RISC implies that computer systems can be implemented with fewer
components to achieve vastly superior reliability when compared to
older Complex Instruction Set Computer (CISC) systems.
   At the core of PA-RISC is an instruction set containing 140
carefully selected, fixed format instructions. Because the
instruction set is simplified, instructions can be hard-wired
directly into the CPU. Hard-wiring eliminates microcode and the
necessity to decode complex instructions. This allows the processor
to operate at maximum performance.
   PA-RISC utilizes a load/store design and register-to-register
operations to reduce the number of memory accesses. To further
enhance performance, optimizing compilers schedule instructions and
manage the instruction pipeline. With hard-wired control, a
load/store design, and optimizing compilers, instructions can be
executed on virtually every clock cycle. Single cycle instruction
accounts for much of the superior performance of PARISC.
   As one of the first major vendors to deliver a RISC-based system,
Hewlett-Packard is one of the leading manufacturer of RISCbased
computers today.

VLSI Technology Leadership
PA-RISC was designed to provide user benefits independent of the
particular semiconductor technology implementation. HP's use of
submicron CMOS Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) technology allows
the entire CPU to be integrated onto a single chip. The entire
processor including the cache, Translation Lookaside Buffer (TLB) and
floating point coprocessor are implemented on a single printed
circuit board. Reduced complexity allows fewer components and higher
reliability, and a resulting lower cost base.

Low Cost of Ownership/Small Footprint
Traditionally, business computers of this power have made use of
liquid cooling. Mainframe vendors supplying older technology,
CISC-based systems use hundreds of chips and components so closely
packed that they are at risk of overheating unless liquid cooling is
used. The HP 3000 Corporate Business System's advanced RISC-based
VLSI allows use of CPU technologies that provide very high
performance without the complexity that creates the need for liquid
pumps and exorbitant tubing. This results in a system that has 1/12
the footprint of traditional mainframes, requires much less complex
site preparation and maintenance, and is significantly less expensive
to produce, own and operate.

Designed For Growth
The Corporate Business Systems were designed from inception to allow
for future scalability and expandability. For example, the Corporate
Business System 99X has a virtual address capability with an
addressing range of 256 terabytes, allowing for substantial
expandability to meet growing software requirements. In addition,
the hardware architecture is designed to handle higher degrees of
multiprocessing, including 8- and 16- way, and to capitalize on emerging
technologies such as processor redundancy and fault tolerance.

Symmetric Multiprocessing
The HP 3000 Corporate Business System currently supports tightly
coupled, symmetrical multiprocessing of up to four processors.
Multiprocessing (MP) allows for economical, modular growth of
processing power as system performance requirements increase, and
performance capabilities will be augmented in the future with the
introduction of higher degrees of multiprocessing in the CS 99X
package. Multiprocessing in the MPE/ix software environment is
entirely transparent to the application, end users and system
administrators. This means that existing applications can benefit
from the increased MP system performance without having to execute
any rewrites or modifications. In addition, MP provides increased
system availability. If one CPU fails, MPE/iX notes the failure upon
reboot, deconfigures the failed processor, and continues normal boot
and operation.

In-Cabinet Processor Upgrades
Simple processor board replacements and additions allow you to grow
your CS 99X system from one performance level to another. Through an
easy processor addition today and/or a future processor upgrade
tomorrow, you can increase your system performance, protecting your
initial investment in the HP 3000 Corporate Business System.

Virtual memory
Virtual addresses are 64 bits in length, ensuring ample expandability
to meet your growing software needs. Virtual memory is divided into
65,535 spaces with each space 4 Gb in length. Spaces are further
divided into fixed-length 2-Kbyte pages, with a page holding either
code or data. A single data structure can be up to 1 Gbyte in length
and the virtual memory scheme can accommodate memory of more than
260,000 Gbytes.
   Virtual-to-physical address translation is done by the Transaction
Lookaside Buffers (TLB) that cache recently accessed virtual page
translations and convert the 64-bit virtual address into a 32-bit
physical address. For example, the CS 99X TLB holds translations for
8192 virtual pages (enough room to map 16 Gbytes of system memory).
The memory for the virtual pages is split into two parts, half for an
instruction TLB and half for a data TLB. This split allows parallel
translation of instruction and data addresses.
   All HP 3000 high-end systems provide page-level access protection,
and the TLB hardware supports protection mechanisms to ensure that
the currently executing process has sufficient authorization to
perform the requested data, code, or I/O access. The TLB also uses
parity checking which signals the CPU when errors are detected.

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Advanced Processor Technology

Cache
The use of cache memory enhances system performance by minimizing CPU
requests for instructions or data stored in memory. By storing
frequently used instructions and data in a high-speed cache memory
instead of relying on system memory, the CPU can execute instructions
or process data without overloading the Processor Memory Bus. This is
particularly important for multiprocessor systems.
   The HP CS 99X processor board uses a 2 Mbyte instruction cache and
a 2 Mbyte data cache. This cache operates in a write-back mode.
Write-back means that the cache writes modified data to system memory
only when the processor needs the cache location for other data, when
the operating system flushes the cache location due to a direct
memory access operation, or upon power failure. This efficient cache
operation provides maximum system throughput. Parity checking
protects the cache and a parity error triggers a recovery algorithm
that resolves cache failures.

Instruction Pipelining
Instruction pipelining is a technique that overlaps instruction
processing so that one instruction can begin to execute before the
previous one has finished. The net effect is that one instruction
completes with essentially every instruction clock cycle. The
efficient use of pipelining greatly increases system performance. The
HP 3000 CS 99X systems utilize five-stage pipelines with fast 16.7
nanosecond cycle times.

Floating Point Coprocessor
Single and double precision floating point calculations are performed
by the floating point coprocessor (FPC), which comes standard with
every system. The coprocessor significantly decreases the time
required to perform floating point calculations. The FPC unit allows
floating point operations to overlap with CPU operations, as long as
there is no interlocking data. This ability to operate in parallel
allows for increased performance in applications which are
compute-intensive.

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System Organization

Memory and I/O subsystems
The HP 3000 Corporate Business System uses 4 Mbit dynamic RAMs and is
expandable in 64, 128 and 256 Mbyte increments. Up to 2 Gbytes of
main memory are supported. Refer to the Table of Specifications for
specific memory sizes.
   The HP 3000 CS 99X has a mainframe-class bus structure which
provides high system throughput to handle very heavy processing and
I/O demands. This bus structure is two-tiered to provide an optimum
balance between processor and I/O requirements. An important
augmentation to system hardware performance is MPE/iX's ability to
reduce disk I/O significantly when compared to traditional mainframes.
MPE/iX employs an improved disk caching capability referred to as
"mapped files", which enables the system to take advantage of large
memory sizes to increase performance in I/O intensive applications by
using main memory as a buffer for disk. This ability to minimize
disk I/O is a crucial factor in providing responsive systems for
critical application processing, and provides our customers with a
competitive advantage by improving system performance without costly
peripherals or complex system administration.

High speed Processor Memory Bus
Central Processing Units access main memory over a 1 Gbyte/second
(peak) high-speed Processor Memory Bus (PMB). Its separate address
and data paths have been designed to maximize speed and throughput of
memory bound transactions. Additionally, the PMB was designed to
minimize bus contention for high-performance multiprocessing
applications by having special hardware to ensure processor cache
coherency. The bus speed and cache coherency hardware allow for
efficient performance scaling for multi-processing applications such
as OLTP.

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HP-Precision Bus
The HP-Precision Bus supports I/O expansion cards for interfacing to
peripheral devices and providing data communications functions. The
PMB supports up to 8 HP Precision Busses (HP-PB) through separate dual
bus converters. One dual bus converter connects to two HP-PBs. The
Precision Bus provides a 32-bit data path and can support a peak data
transfer rate of 32 Mbytes/sec. In the maximum Precision Bus
configuration, aggregate I/O throughput is 256 Mbytes/sec.

Peripheral connections
Disks are connected via Precision Bus Fiber Optic Link interfaces
(PB-FL), which support up to eight disk drives each. Disks, tapes and
system printers are connected either via an industry standard SCSI
channel card or a Precision Bus Adapter Interface Bus (PBA-IB)
channel card which supports the 8 bit wide, IEEE-488 standard
Hewlett-Packard Interface Bus (HP-IB). One SCSI channel card is
integrated into the system and provides connection for up to seven
peripheral devices. One PB-FL is integrated into the system for
support of up to eight disk drives, and one PBA-IB is included for
support of up to 6 peripheral devices. In addition to peripheral
interface cards, the HP-PB card cage supports Programmable Serial
Interface (PSI) cards, allowing HP 3000 900 Series systems to be linked
to other computers in a distributed computing environment, and an 802.3
Local Area Network Interface Channel (LANIC) for system-to-system
datacommunications. A Corporate Business System with a full complement
of card cages supports a maximum of 40 PB-FL cards, 40 SCSI cards, 16
PBA-IB cards or 8 PSIs.

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Workstation and serial printer connection
Connections for workstations, serial printers and other serial
devices are provided via Data-communications and Terminal Controllers
(DTCs) that are distributed over an IEEE 802.3 standard Local Area
Network (LAN). This flexible connection scheme allows DTCs to be
situated in the department that they serve, saving the cost and
effort of running cables from the system processing unit to each
workstation. The DTC 48 can support up to 48 directly connected ports
or 36 modem ports. A LAN/Console card is integrated into the system
for connection to the DTC LAN, connection to the system console and
system-to-system datacommunications, if desired.
   PCs can also be connected to the HP 3000 through HP LAN Manager
and Novell Netware LANs. Physical connections can be via HP
EtherTwist which is a local area networking scheme using unshielded
twisted pair (or phonewire). Both workstations that are connected via
a DTC, and PCs that are connected via a LAN can communicate with HP
3000 systems and servers sharing the same LAN.

Systems Management
The HP 3000 Corporate Business Systems have robust functionality for
managing large data center environments. Available from
Hewlett-Packard and its third party partners is a wide variety of
systems management solutions in the areas of performance management,
system accounting and configuration, security, availability,
operations control and storage management.

HP OpenView Systems and Network Management
HP OpenView System Manager provides a flexible, integrated approach
to systems and network management and a consistent management
framework for an organization's entire network of information and
computing resources. Through exception-based system management,
operators are notified of system events graphically and automatically
by the HP OpenView network map. Operators can define which events to
report, providing flexibility and eliminating unwanted notifications.
The HP OpenView console is a version of HP OpenView System Manager
that provides the benefits of OpenView for a single HP 3000 system.
Task-based filtering of events lets the operator focus on specific
categories of messages all at once, e.g. all tape messages or all
printer messages, and an automatic response feature brings the system
one step closer to being self-managing. The HP OpenView console is
standard on the DX version of the Corporate Business System.

High Availability
The HP 3000 Corporate Business System meets the high availability
requirements of mission critical applications through a variety of
software and hardware elements. This system features error correction
for the system bus and main memory, a battery backup capability, and
redundant I/O channels. In the event of a power loss, the powerfail
battery backup protects the system. If AC power is lost, the state of
the processor is secured in memory for at least 15 minutes. Maximum
storage time depends on the amount of memory in the system. If power
is restored within this limit, the system restores itself and resumes
processing with no loss of data.
   Hardware redundancy also extends to on-line storage as available
disk arrays provide RAID-3 level data protection. Software provides
capabilities for transparent disk mirroring through Mirrored Disk/iX.
SPU Switchover/iX detects systems failures and allows for switchover
from a primary to a secondary processor in the event of a processor
failure. Unplanned downtime is further minimized by AutoRestart/iX
which automatically and immediately saves the system state after a
software failure, and system availability is further improved by
Turbo-STORE/iX II, which provides high speed, unattended, on-line
backup. Turbo-STORE/iX II and AutoRestart/iX are standard on the DX
version of the Corporate Business System.

Performance Management
HP GlancePlus, a performance monitoring and diagnostic software tool
for the HP 3000, provides information on current system resource
usage and process activity to help system managers and operators
quickly isolate and resolve performance bottlenecks when they occur.
HP LaserRX software provides the comprehensive system activity
information needed to manage your HP 3000 system for optimal
performance, helping to contain costs, streamline data processing
operations, and efficiently deliver defined levels of service.
RXForecast works with LaserRX to support ongoing capacity planning
and to allow you to perform regular system resource forecasting. All
three of these performance management tools are standard on the DX
version HP 3000 Corporate Business System.

Security
Operating system security is an essential component of systems
management. To protect your system from unauthorized access and data
corruption, the HP 3000 provides robust system security. The
operating system is designed so that the user capabilities, the
account structure, the file system, and system security are
integrated. All MPE/iX systems provide Department of Defense (DoD) C2
functionality when combined with a user interface package. Every
file and device can optionally have an access control definition
(ACD), which specifies which users have access to that file or
device. An ACD can restrict read, write, and append access, and can
restrict printing access to a particular device to a specific user or
set of users. System security is further augmented with multi-level
logon access security and auditing.

Open Systems Functionality
All HP 3000 900 systems provide OLTP performance and functionality
while also supporting industry and de facto standards. The HP 3000
provides interoperable networking (ARPA, OSI and IBM SNA services)
and application portability through standard application programming
interfaces (POSIX, industry and defacto standard languages and
relational database management systems).

Industry Standard Networking
HP networking solutions are based on defacto and industry standards.
These standards include: Open Systems Interconnect (OSI);
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP); Systems
Network Architecture (SNA), and the Open Software Foundation's
Distributed Computing Environment (OSF/DCE). A networking solution
based on standards enables effective communication between a variety
of computer systems. In addition, it protects your current computer
equipment investment and gives you the flexibility to choose the best
technologies and applications for your future needs.

System-to-System
For system-to-system communications, the HP 3000 has a complete
offering of local and wide-area networking services. ARPA Services,
NFS, and NCS allow for transparent file access, file transfer, and
sharing of resources in a TCP/IP environment. In OSI networks, FTAM
allows users to transfer files between different vendor computers. In
addition, the HP 3000's X.400 product, based on the industry standard
OSI model, lets users send and receive electronic mail messages
across a multivendor environment. For HP 3000 to HP 3000
communication, HP Network services provides virtual terminal and file
transfer capabilities.

PC Integration
The HP 3000's family of PC Networking products (Novell Netware and
LAN Manager) enable PC users to access enterprise-wide information
and computing resources. This provides users with the best of both
worlds: access to PC applications plus access to the power and
resources of the HP 3000.
   HP 3000 Networking Services and PC Networking products are
supported over industry standard links: Ethernet/802.3, and Token
Ring for local-area communication and X.25 for wide-area connection. NS
Point-to-Point is also supported for a direct connection between HP
3000 systems.

IBM Coexistence
For seamless integration into an IBM computing environment, the HP
3000 offers a complete array of SNA and BSC connectivity products,
including: interactive communication products SNA IMF for 3270
emulation and SNA DHCF for IBM 3270 access to the HP 3000; batch
communication products SNA/RJE and BSC RJE; LU 6.2 PU 2.1 API for
program-to program communications; and electronic mail communications
through either SNADs or X.400. SNA/SDLC Link, BSC Link and SNA/X.25
provide the link for HP-to-IBM communication in SNA and Bisync
environments.

Information management
The HP 3000 has several database management products for information
storage. HP ALLBASE/SQL is HP's strategic relational database
management system (RDMS) for HP 3000 900 Series systems. This
database is based on the industry standard, SQL. In addition, leading
third party relational database management solutions are also
supported. HP TurboIMAGE is a networked database management system
that provides the best DBMS performance on HP 3000 systems. Software
developers are provided with a rich selection of programming
languages and CASE tools that support these databases. Reporting and
presentation tools are available to allow access to the stored data
without programming.

Support services
A wide range of hardware and software support services are available
worldwide for all HP 3000 products. Available specifically for the HP
3000 Corporate Business System, is HP Premier Account Support, which
is designed to meet your complete support needs for your HP 3000 CS
99X system. Included is complete hardware and software support,
personalized HP Response Center service, network support, consulting
and training. Contact your HP sales representative for details on
this and other available support services.

System software and supported peripherals
For a complete list of supported system software and peripherals,
refer to the "900 Series HP 3000 Supported Products Listing."

Ordering Information
The HP 3000 Corporate Business System is available preconfigured with
HP TurboIMAGE DBMS, ALLBASE/SQL RDMS, and MPE/iX Fundamental
Operating Software, and standard memory as outlined in Table 1. The
HP 3000 Corporate Business System DX includes all of the above plus
the HP OpenView console, HP TurboSTORE/iX II, HP AutoRestart/iX, HP
GlancePlus, HP LaserRX/MPE, HP RXForecast, and HP ThinLAN 3000/iX.
   All software above, excluding LaserRX and RXForecast, is available
factory pre-loaded. Return credits are available when upgrading from
other HP 3000 systems to these systems.

Table 2. HP 3000 CS 99X Technical Specifications

Electrical specifications
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AC power input                  200-220 VAC 50/60Hz
                                200-240 VAC (L-N), 346-415 VAC
                                 (L-L) 50 Hz
Maximum current                 7.5 amps @ 400 VAC
                                13.1 amps@ 208 VAC
Maximum heat dissipation        4260 Watts

Environmental Characteristics
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Temperature
 Operating                       +5 to +40C
 Recommended                     +20 to +25C
 Non-operating                   -40 to +70C
Humidity
 Operating (non-condensing)      15% to 80% at 40C
 Recommended                     40% to 60%
Maximum Altitude
 Operating                       3,045m (1 0,000 ft)
 Non-operating                   4,572m (1 5,000 ft)

Regulatory Compliance
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Electromagnetic Interference    Complies with FCC, Part 15, Subpart B
                                as Class A computing device
                                Complies with CISPR22/EN 55022 Class A
                                VCCI Class 1 Registered
Electromagnetic Immunity        Complies with PR EN 55024-2 (ESD)
                                Complies with PR EN 55024-3
                                 (Radiated Immunity)
Safety                          UL Listed, CSA Certified
                                Complies with IEC 950, EN 60950
                                Contact local HP sales representative for
                                European Datacom license numbers.
Acoustics                       7.5 Bels (A) Sound Power at ambient
                                temperature less than 30~C
Ventilation                     Forced air cooling (two-speed fans);
                                air flows from top to bottom

Physical Characteristics
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Dimensions
Height           1620mm
Width            750mm
Depth            905mm

Technical information in this document is subject to change without
notice.
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Hewlett-Packard Company 1991 All Rights Reserved. Reproduction,
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